A Focus on Digital Health at the 5th Edition of the International Conference InnoHEALTH 2022 organized by IIIT Delhi and InnovatioCuris.

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi co-organized and hosted the InnoHEALTH 2022 on 9th and 10th of December, 2022. InnoHEALTH is an annual event of InnovatioCuris (IC), a unique organization, which brings deep healthcare expertise, a scientific rigour on applying global innovation models & management processes by leveraging IT to deliver healthcare at an optimum cost.

The theme for this year’s event was Digital Health, a key area identified for the G20 summit 2023 under India’s presidency. Wwalking in the path of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. Policymakers, healthcare thought leaders, providers, academicians and scientists, and innovators were invited to deliberate on Healthcare Delivery, Health Research & Development, Affordable Treatment, and Digital Health Infrastructure in the country.

The event hosted discussions on diverse areas of digital health, including universal health coverage, artificial intelligence, healthcare data, ethics, and inclusion and digital skilling of the healthcare workforce. It aligns with the goals and objectives of the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017, National Education Policy 2020, and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to create a digital infrastructure for providing healthcare services across the country.

Speaking on the occasion Prof. Ranjan Bose, Director IIIT-Delhi said “By pursuing a cohesive, sustainable approach with the help of new-gen technologies, healthcare delivery is witnessing rapid innovation and improved outcomes. Embracing such innovative technologies, the digital-first approach can enhance patient-centricity and is the need of the hour”. He also added that “IIIT-Delhi started the Centre of Excellence on Healthcare two years back. Since then, the centre has been making tremendous progress in this space. The centre also designed WashKaro app which was very useful during the Covid times. Two faculty members from the Institute were also on the team to develop the Delhi Governments’ official Delhi Corona App.”

IIIT-Delhi and ScanBalt also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with during InnoHEALTH 2022 conference. This partnership aims to develop cooperation in the digital health field jointly. Supporting each other in the outreach on relevant Digital Health activities and events. The collaboration will also help in exchanging best practices through one–to–one meetings and public webinars/seminars between EU and India.

During the Inaugural session Dr. Jaanus Pikani, Chairman, ScanBalt & Tartu Biotechnology Park said “The acceptance of digital health applications, including teleconsultations, is at much higher levels post covid 19. I think that a lot of governments, policymakers and healthcare providers have now realised that they need to accelerate the use of these digital services for end to end delivery of healthcare facilities”

The campus saw an impressive line of panels and speakers during the course of two days.

Day 1:

Pre Conference Workshop: Dealing with Healthcare Data for Clinicians
Dr. Tavpritesh Sethi, Head of the Centre of Excellence on Healthcare at IIIT-Delhi
Dr. Gitanjali Yadav, NIPGR, IISER Bhopal
Session 1: Inaugural
Prof. Ranjan Bose, Director, IIIT-Delhi
Dr. V K Singh, MD, InnovatioCuris
Mr. Margus Solnson, Deputy Head of Mission Estonian Embassy in India
Dr. R K Srivastava, Senior Advisor for innovation and public health
Dr. M. Vishnu Vardhana Rao, Scientist G and Director ICMR-National Institute of Medical Statistics
Tavpritesh Sethi, Associate Professor (CB), IIIT-Delhi
Dr. Jaanus Pikani, Chairman, ScanBalt & Tartu Biotechnology Park
Ms. Shipra Mishra, CEO & MD, Delhi Research Implementation and Innovation
Mr. Utkarsh Uppal, Deep Learning Solutions Architect, NVIDIA

Session 2: Invited Talk on Digital Health Implementation / Case Studies
Dr. Vijay Agarwal, President, CAHO
Dr. Sujay Kar, Chief Medical Information Officer & Vice President Apollo Hospitals
Dr. Jaanus Pikani, Chairman, ScanBalt & Tartu Biotechnology Park
Dr. K Madan Gopal, Senior Consultant (health), NITI Aayog
4. Session 3: AI / SaMD implementation challenges and opportunities
Dr. Harsh Mahajan, Founder & Chief Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging
Mr. Sachin Gaur, Director Operations, InnovatioCuris
Dr. Tavpritesh Sethi, Associate Professor (CB), IIIT-Delhi
Dr. Rakesh Lodha, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Dr. Vibha Jain, Principal Consultant, Synergy Digitals
Dr. Sujay Kar, Chief Medical Information Officer & Vice President Apollo Hospitals
Dr. AI, Natural Language Processor, Large Language Model (Internet)
Day 2

Session 4: InnovateHER: Inspiring Women Leaders in Digital Health
Dr. Sunita Chauhan, Director, Robotics & Mechatronics Engineering and Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Monash University Australia
Ms. Upasana Arora, Director, Yashoda Super Speciality Hospitals
Dr. Kamini Khillan, Senior Consultant, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Dr. Debleena Bhattacharya, Assistant Professor, Marwadi University
Dr. Gitanjali Yadav, Scientist, NIPGR New Delhi, Adjunct Professor of Data Science, IISER Bhopal
Session 5: Digital Health Services for Non Communicable Diseases / Preventive Health Care
Dr. Ravi Gaur, Founder & Director Unipath DRG Specialty Laboratories Chairman Medical Advisory Committee Unipath Specialty Laboratories Ltd
Dr. Sanjay Sharma, Co – Founder, FootSecure, Yostra Labs
Ms. Khushboo Agarwal, Founder, Zyla Health
Mr. Bhuvan Srinivasan, Chief Business Officer, Ultrahuman
Dr. Amit Raj, Managing Director, Plexus Cardiac Care
Session 6: Getting Healthcare Data Right
Ms. Brahmajyot Dhillon, Healthcare Analytics Solutions and Delivery Leader Marsh McLennan
Mr. Partha Dey, Founder & CEO, U4RAD
Dr. Hemant Kumar, Visiting faculty, FMS, University of Delhi
Dr. Vibha Jain, Principal Consultant, Synergy Digitals
Dr. AI, Natural Language Processor, Large Language Model (Internet)
Fireside Chat: Counselling by effective communication in wellness
Ms. Poonam Bhargava, Director, VNAND – The Learning Academy
Dr. Ravi Gaur, Founder & Director Unipath DRG Specialty Laboratories, Chairman Medical Advisory Committee Unipath Specialty Laboratories Ltd
Session 7: Preparing Indian Healthcare workers for Digital Services
Dr. Gopichandran Lakshmanan, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, AIIMS
Mr. Devdatta Puntambekar, Founder & CEO, Sattvarise Technologies
Dr. (Prof) Raminder Kalra, Principal, Holy Family College of Nursing
Ms. Achala, Assistant Director, Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India
Dr. Lekha Vishwanath, Principal, Nursing College & Deputy Director, Nursing Service at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad
Session 8: Code of Medical Ethics
Dr. Hara Prasad Mishra, Physician, University of Delhi

To celebrate and encourage innovation, particularly in the healthcare sector, InnovatioCuris Foundation of Healthcare and Excellence and Arvind Lal Vandana Lal (ALVL) Foundation jointly organised “Young Innovator Award” the session was judged by :

a. Prof. S. Venkataramanaiah, Professor of Operations Management, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

b. Prof. Saurabh Gupta, Assistant Professor, NIT Raipur

c. Dr. Mohit Gambhir, Innovation Director, MHRD Innovation Cell, Government of India

d. Mr. Saurabh Kumar Chaubey, CEO, iHub Anubhuti-IIITD Foundation

This year’s Young Innovator’s Award received a total of 102 nominations from various parts of India. The innovations included, innovation like Clip-on light tracker (MyLyt) for estimating light exposure in real time, Embedded device to detect harmful gases and dangerous situations in coal mines, Micro ECG – A compact and portable ECG machine, Prescribe diets for reducing the glycemic index and detect diabetic complication issues using machine learning and neural networks, Reduce fluorine levels in the drinking water through natural fluorine filter (water pot) and natural materials, IoT based device to Track leg motion activity of normal and orthotic person and suggest an exercise based on their Gait analysis.