Program 2024
Prepare for CME lectures, stimulating impulse talks, effective lightning rounds, critical hands-on experiences, Medical XR tech demos – and plenty of networking time
Day 1
Welcome Reception
5.30 pm – 7.00 pm (CEST)
September 18, 2024
Alte Aula
Universität Heidelberg
Grabengasse 1
69117 Heidelberg ↗
Sip & Settle: Relaxed Easing into the Congress
6.00 pm
A few Words of Welcome
Dr med Lars Riedemann & Sebastian Smieja
Shift Medical Organising Committee
6.15 pm
Introduction to the Open Development Workshop
Dr med Lars Riedemann
Scientific Director Shift Medical GmbH
University Hospital Heidelberg
6.30 pm
Opening keynote presentation
Prof Dr Daniel Roth
School of Medicine and Health
Technical University of Munich
Welcome Dinner
8.00 pm – 11.30 pm (CEST)
September 18, 2024
Zum Güldenen Schaf
Hauptstrasse 115
69117 Heidelberg ↗
Day 2
Presentations
8.45 am – 11.00 am (CEST)
September 19, 2024
BDC Heidelberg
Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Ring 5
69124 Heidelberg ↗
8.45 am
Congress Opening
Dr med Lars Riedemann & Sebastian Smieja
Shift Medical Organising Committee
9.00 am
Ethical Aspects in Medical XR
PD Dr Markus Herrmann
University Hospital Heidelberg &
National Center for Tumour Dieseases Heidelberg
9.15 am
Ethical Considerations of AI-Powered Chatbots Medicine
Jun. Prof Dr Philipp Kellmeyer
University Medical Center Freiburg &
Universität Mannheim
9.30 am
The Ethical and Philosophical Implications of the Application of XR in Psychiatric Settings
Dr Maria Marloth
University Hospital Cologne
Networking and Coffee Break
9.45 am – 10.30 pm (CEST)
September 19, 2024
Presentations
10.30 am – 11.30 am (CEST)
September 19, 2024
10.30 am
Augmented Intelligence in Medicine
Dr med Lars Riedemann
Scientific Director Shift Medical GmbH
University Hospital Heidelberg
10.45 am
Legal aspects with regard to the use of VR and AR in the area of medicine
Dr iur Dr rer pol Hans Steege
Institute of Economics and Law
University of Stuttgart
11.00 am
Harnessing the Power of Evidence-based Medicine
Prof Dr Dennis Steininger
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
11.15 am
Introduction to the Augmented Intelligence Workshop
Dr med Lars Riedemann
Scientific Director Shift Medical GmbH
University Hospital Heidelberg
Networking Lunch and Open Development Workshop (Part 1)
11.30 am – 1.00 pm (CEST)
September 19, 2024
Social activities
1.00 pm - 4.00 pm (CEST)
September 19, 2024
Heidelberg City and Surroundings
1.00 pm
Transfer to Starting Points
Shuttles are available for each tour to transport congress guests to the starting point of the respective tour.
2.00 pm
Option 1
Heidelberg University Hospital Tour
Experience one of Europe’s largest Medical Centers
2.00 pm
Option 2
Abbey Brewery Tour
Learning the Art of Heidelberg Beer at the Brewery zum Klosterhof in the Benedictine Abbey Stift Neuburg
2.00 pm
Option 3
Heidelberg Old Town Tour with Boat Trip
Discover the beauty of Heidelberg and the magnificent Neckar Valley and go on a short Boat Trip with Heidelbergs one and only Solar Ship
2.00 pm
Option 4
Heidelberg Old Town Tour and Pub Visit
Discover the beauty of Heidelberg and the magnificent Neckar Valley and go for a short visit of one of Heidelbergs oldest Pubs in town
2.00 pm
Option 5
The famous Philosopher's Walk – Heidelberg at its prettiest
the Philosopher’s Walk draws people in with unique views over the town, the river, the Old Bridge, the Castle and the almost 600-metres high Königstuhl
2.00 pm
Option 6
Heidelberg Castle Tour
With a tour through the castle courtyard and the castle garden, you can immerse yourself in the colorful history of the world-famous structure.
Rest break
4.00 pm – 5.00 pm (CEST)
September 19, 2024
4.00 pm
Time to relax
Refresh yourself in your hotel room, or enjoy snacks and drinks on our relaxing event outdoor area, just enjoy life.
4.00 pm
Alternative
No need to relax?
If you have too much energy: Work with our tech team, catalysts, and your new friends in our open Medical XR tech corner on your own product and concepts.
Networking and Open Development Workshop (Part 2)
5.00 pm – 6.00 pm (CEST)
September 19, 2024
Presentations
6.00 pm - 6.45 pm (CEST)
September 19, 2024
BDC Heidelberg
Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Ring 5
69124 Heidelberg ↗
6.00 pm
Training in Virtual Reality (VR) - Enhancing Situational Awareness and Patient Safety in the Operating Theatre
Prof Dr med Miriam Rüsseler, MME
Goethe University Frankfurt
University Hospital Frankfurt
6.15 pm
Creative Solutions for the Medical Field, a Designer’s Point of View
Susanna Götz
Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
6.30 pm
Regulating the Future: Navigating the Complexities of XR Medical Devices in Regulatory Affairs
Prof Dr Christian Johner
Johner Institut
Social Dinner
6.45 pm - 8.00 pm (CEST)
September 19, 2024
6.45 pm
Opening of the Social Dinner at Business Development Center
7.00 pm
Social Dinner
8.00 pm
Evening keynote presentation and Open Discussion
Nick Schneider
Head of Division 511 – New Technologies and Data Use
Federal Ministry of Health
Congress Day 2 Night Revel: Beats, Bites, & Bright Moments
9.00 pm - 11.30 pm (CEST)
September 19, 2024
Day 3
Presentations
9.00 am - 10.30 am (CEST)
September 22, 2023
Business Development Center
9.00 am
Harnessing the Power of Evidence-based Medicine and Entrepreneurship: A Unified Approach to Healthcare Innovation
Prof Dr Dennis Steininger
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
9.15 am
The Med1stMR-Project - Overview and status
Stefan Mohr and Gabriel Salg
Heidelberg University Hospital
9.30 am
Solving Critical Eye Accomodation and VAC Problem with Multi Focal AR Architecture in Medical Use Cases
Ilmars Osmanis
Lightspace Technologies, SIA
9.45 am
XR Technologies as a Cognitive Prosthetic: Insights from Cognitive and Learning Science
Madeleine Keehner
Exponent
10.00 am
Creating the Virtual Medicine Centre at HUG Geneva
Oliver Kannape (PhD)
Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève
10.15 am
Practice Readiness Through XR in the Curriculum
Michael Ackerman
The Ohio State University - College of Nursing
Networking and Open Development Time
10.30 am - 11.00 am (CEST)
September 22, 2023
Presentations
11.00 am - 12.15 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
11.00 am
Fighting Auditory Hallucinations by using VR Simulation Training
Simon Lajboschitz
Khora Aps
11.15 am
Affective AI Technologies for Emotion Detection and Voice Biomarker Analysis: Applications and Integration Opportunities
Soroosh Mashal
audEERING GmbH
11.30 am
Meta for Education Transform your Students’ Learning with Immersive Technologies
Eva Ivancic
Meta
11.45 am
Next-Generation Healthcare Education: Leveraging Extended Reality and Spatial Computing with Low-Code and No-Code Content Creation Tools
Prof Dr. George Papagiannakis
ORamaVR SA
12.00 pm
Enhancing Rehabilitation through Hybrid Technologies: Wearable Robotics and FES in Virtual Reality
Rebecca Schuster and Lucia Buatier
Heidelberg University
12.15 pm
Qualitative and Quantitative Evalution of XR and Global Health Perspectives
Prof Dr Jagtar Dhanda
VRIMS, Ltd.
Networking lunch and Open Development Time
12.30 pm - 1.00 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
Presentations
1.00 pm - 2.00 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
1.00 pm
Disrupting Nursing Education with XR
Stephanie Justice
The Ohio State University - College of Nursing
1.15 pm
Medical Simulation in VR based on Clinical Research
Jacob Sangild
VitaSim Aps
1.30 pm
Advancements in Medical XR: Revolutionizing Healthcare Delivery and Education
Athanasios Raikos and Panagiota Kordali
Medis Media Pty Ltd - 3D Organon
1.45 pm
VheaRts, unveiling lessons learned and future opportunities from a VR experience that enhances clinical planning and training in congenital diseases
Claudio Capelli
University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital
Networking and Open Development Time
2.00 pm - 2.30 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
Presentations
2.30 pm - 3.45 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
2.30 pm
The ARMED (Augmented Reality assisted, Forensic Medical Evidence collection and Documentation) project
PD Dr Dorothea Kaufmann
Heidelberg University Hospital
2.45 pm
KARVIMIO: AI-Based AR Visualization of Operating Instructions for Medical Instruments in the Operating Room
Julian Kreimeier
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
3.00 pm
Enhancing Surgical Training through XR: The Need for an Inclusive Platform
Umut Elestekin and Tolga Güngör
Non Nocere GmbH
Networking and Open Development Time
3.00 pm - 3.30 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
Presentations
4.00 pm - 5.15 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
4.00 pm
Building spatial design teams
Arnab Chakravarty
Fundamental VR
4.15 pm
4.30 pm
Clinically scalable VR/AR System for Surgical Planning of Oncologic Liver Resections and Living Liver Donors for Adults and Paediatric Patients
David Sibrina
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM)
4.45 pm
Immersive training of clinical decision making with AI driven virtual patients – a new VR platform called medical tr.AI.ning
Dr Marvin Mergen
Saarland University
5.00 pm
Future Outlook
Dr Lars Riedemann
Shift Medical