We invite submissions of case studies for “Refining Digital Competences and Capabilities for the Health Workforce: A Stakeholder Workshop”.
We invite extended abstracts presenting research, practice, policy or educational perspectives relevant to digital competences and capabilities for the health workforce. Selected contributors will give a short presentation during an interactive stakeholder workshop. Contributions may report completed or ongoing work and should offer a clear perspective that can inform discussion of workforce needs related to digital transformation across professions and health system contexts.
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!! Deadlines !!
| Workshop Call for Papers (CFP) – Submission deadline | 23 December 2026 |
| Workshop Call for Papers (CFP) – Notification deadline | 28 January 2027 |
| Camera-ready deadline | 7 April 2027 |
Themes of interest
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Digital health education, curriculum development and workforce training.
- Leadership, governance and change management for digital transformation.
- Safe and effective use of digital tools, data, artificial intelligence and digitally enabled workflows.
- Collaboration, adaptability, ethical awareness and patient engagement in digital public health environments.
- Equity, accessibility, infrastructure, digital maturity and resource-sensitive implementation.
- Development, implementation or evaluation of digital competence initiatives, models or assessment approaches.
- Perspectives from patients, communities, policymakers, educators, practitioners, managers and technology specialists.
Submission guidelines
We encourage interested author(s) to submit an extended abstract. The author(s) of an accepted abstract, which is presented in-person at DPH 2027 in London, will be included in the Frontiers DPH2027 Abstract Book proceedings.
For submitting an Extended Abstract, please follow the instructions:
- Please format your submission using Times New Roman, 12 pt font size, with justified alignment. The submission must not exceed 1000 words, excluding the reference list. References are compulsory and should be included in the submission. A maximum of two figures or tables may be included.
- Extended Abstracts could follow the standard structure: Introduction, Background, Methods / Datasets, Results, and Conclusion. Alternatively, computer science and engineering abstracts can follow alternative structure such as Introduction, Background, Framework / Architecture, Implementation, Results (if available), Novelty and Challenges and Conclusion.
- Submissions must be anonymised: the names and affiliations removed, and any references to previous works either substituted with “anonymised” or rephrased.
- All submissions must be submitted in PDF format using the Easychair submission system. Click on the submission button below and choose the “DPH2027 Workshop – Refining Digital Competences and Capabilities for the Health Workforce” track.
- Paste your first section (Aims/Abstract/Overview) to the Abstract field in the Easychair system for ease of processing and review allocation.
NOTE that:
- Abstract submissions will be reviewed by two to three reviewers from the PC and SPC committees and assessed in terms of their quality, relevance to the conference, originality, significance, correctness, and clarity.
- Accepted Extended Abstracts will have to incorporate reviewers’ comments and re-submit their abstract by the Camera-ready deadline. Instructions will be provided.
- An accepted abstract may be selected for either oral or poster presentation depending on review score and topic specificity.
Review and selection
Submissions will be peer reviewed for relevance to the workshop, clarity, contribution methodological credibility, and potential to broaden professional, geographic and digital health system perspectives. Selection will also consider the balance of topics and stakeholder perspectives across the workshop programme.
Tentative Programme Committee
Professor Maria Cordina, University of Malta – Senior Programme Committee member and workshop co-chair.
The additional Programme Committee member is currently being confirmed.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to:
- Professor Maria Cordina – maria.cordina@um.edu.mt
- Bernice Azzopardi Meli – bazzo03@um.edu.mt
SUBMISSION
Submission is via EasyChair.