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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

BDC Heidelberg
Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Ring 5
69124 Heidelberg

5.30 pm

Sip & Settle: Relaxed Easing into the Congress

6.00 pm

A few Words of Welcome

Dr med Lars Riedemann and Sebastian Smieja
Shift Medical Organising Committee

6.15 pm

Words of Welcome

Dr. André Domin
Heidelberg Technology Park

Dr Thomas Prexl
Heidelberg Technology Park and Heidelberg Startup Partners Association

6.30 pm

Opening keynote presentation

Prof Dr Daniel Roth
Technical University of Munich

Welcome Dinner

7.30 pm – 11.30 pm (CEST)
September 18, 2024

Day 2

Presentations 

8.30 am – 10.00 am (CEST)
September 19, 2024

BDC Heidelberg
Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Ring 5
69124 Heidelberg

8.30 am

Congress Opening

Dr med Lars Riedemann and Sebastian Smieja
Shift Medical Organising Committee

8.45 am

Redefining Collaboration: Novel Approaches to Innovation in MedTech and XR

Dinesh Punni
Immersive Insiders

9.00 am

Ethical Aspects in Medical XR

PD Dr Markus Herrmann
University Hospital Heidelberg and
National Center for Tumour Diseases 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

9.45 am

JMIR XR: Role of Peer-Review and Open Science Practices in Evaluating XR Interventions

Prof. Gunther Eysenbach
JMIR Publications Ltd.

Networking and Coffee Break

10.00 am – 10.30 pm (CEST)
September 19, 2024

Presentations

10.30 am – 12.30 am (CEST)
September 19, 2024

10.30 am

Augmented Intelligence in Medicine

Christian Steiner
Journalist and XR Strategist

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

Strategic Value-creation with AI in Healthcare Organizations

Prof Dr Dennis Steininger
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau

11.15 am

Tech-forward Approach to Storytelling

Karthik Patanjali
The New York Times

11.30 am

Professional Software Development with Users?

Dagmar Bornemann and Michael Wolf
db&w Bornemann und Wolf GbR

11.45 am

Augmented Intelligence Workshop (Part 1)

Dr med Lars Riedemann
Scientific Director Shift Medical GmbH

Networking Lunch

12.30 pm – 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

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 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.

Presentations

5.00 pm - 7.00 pm (CEST)
September 19, 2024

BDC Heidelberg
Carl-Friedrich-Gauß-Ring 5
69124 Heidelberg

5.00 pm

Augmented Intelligence Workshop (Part 2)

Dr med Lars Riedemann
Scientific Director Shift Medical GmbH

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

6.45 am

Artekmed – Augmented Reality Teleconsultation in Medicine

Nadine Liebchen
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Social Dinner

7.00 pm - 9.00 pm (CEST)

September 19, 2024

7.00 pm

Social Dinner

8.00 pm

Evening keynote presentation and Open Discussion

Christoph Wagenblast
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 - 12.00 am (CEST)
September 20, 2024

Business Development Center

9.00 am

Spatial Audio for Medical XR Applications

Daniel Debois and Markus Auer
DELTA Soundworks

9.15 am

TURKANA – The omnidirectional treadmill for VR

Jaime Comes
Nómada Omnimotion S.L.

Financially supported by HTC

9.30 am

Medical XR Update

June Hsieh
HTC Corporation

9.45 am

VR for neuro-ophthalmology - The eyes are a window to your brain

Samuel Schenk
machineMD AG

10.00 am

Skilled Worker Shortage: XR, AI and Gamification in Training

Boris Kantzow
Weltenmacher GmbH

10.15 am

VR in psychiatry - From pain distraction to AVATAR therapy

Simon Lajboschitz
Khora Aps

10.30 am

Futures Lab - Evaluate Futures Before You Create Them

Silvio Martin
Karlsruhe Institute for Technology

10.45 am

XR Healthcare Simulation: Why Physicality remains essential

Michael Conrad and Dr Jan Eckert
Swiss Center for Design and Health AG

11.00 am

Augmented Intelligence Workshop (Part 3)

Dr med Lars Riedemann
Scientific Director Shift Medical GmbH

Networking Lunch

12.00 am - 1.00 pm (CEST)
September 20, 2024

Presentations

1.00 pm - 1.45 pm (CEST)
September 20, 2024

1.00 pm

Using XR to Immerse Athletes, Attain Flow and Reduce Pain

Steven Warsh
Concordia University

1.15 pm

Building a Global Platform for Lifesaving Education in Virtual Reality

Grant Nelson
Desert Regional Medical Center

1.30 pm

Harnessing Deep Learning in Neuroradiology: From Neural Networks to the Future of Augmented Reality in Medical Imaging

Mustafa Mahmutoglu
University Hospital Heidelberg

1.45 pm

Reality First – The Power of Assisted Reality Glasses

Tobias Kusch
avodaq AG

Panel Discussion

1.45 pm - 2.45 pm (CEST)
September 20, 2024

Presentations

2.45 pm - 3.30 pm (CEST)
September 20, 2024

2.45 pm

The Internet of Surgical Things (IoST)

Richard Hart, BA, MD, FRCSC
NextGenSurgery Inc.

3.00 pm

Growing the Virtual Medicine Centre at HUG Geneva

Oliver Kannape, PhD
Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève

3.15 pm

Immersive Exergaming: Advancing Orthopaedic and Neurological Therapy

Michael Schmidt
ICAROS GmbH

3.30 pm

Revolutionising Pediatric Care: Sane VR Health’s Gamification Approach to Cognitive, Behavioral, and Motor Skill Development in a Playful Way

Katarzyna Koba
SensiVR Health

3.45 pm

HoloHeart – Augmented Reality in cardiovascular education, Needs
assessment for the development of a longitudinal AR – curriculum in HeiCuMed

Pascal Schlegel
University Hospital Heidelberg

4.00 pm

Augmented Intelligence Workshop (Part 4)

Dr med Lars Riedemann
Scientific Director Shift Medical GmbH

The End

4.30 pm (CEST)
September 20, 2024

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