EPBS Conference “The Digital Future in Biomedical Science – Fantasy or Reality?”

Hourly Schedule

Event Program

08:30 - 09:00
Delegate Registration and Networking
09:00 - 09:15
Opening Address
Fernando Mendes, EPBS President
09:15 - 09:45
Plenary Lecture: European Challenges in Digital Health and Care
Tapina Piha, Finland
10:00 - 10:45
BioTriCK: Blended Collaborations on Education
Gry Sjøholt, Norway
10:45 - 11:15
Refreshment Break
11:15 - 11:45
Digital Cell Morphology and its Contribution to the Haematology Laboratory
Susanne Martin Germany
11:45 - 12:15
Digital Pathology- Transforming Cancer Treatment
Fernando Schmitt, Portugal
12:15 - 12:45
Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics in the Clinical Laboratory
Cathal O'Brien, Ireland
12:45 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00
Parallel Workshop Sessions
Session A: Games and Simulations for Learning
14:00 - 16:00
Parallel Workshop Sessions
Session B: Blended Learning in Biomedical Laboratory Science
14:00 - 16:00
Parallel Workshop Sessions
Session C: Design Thinking For Innovating Education
16:00 - 16:30
Refreshment Break
16:30 - 17:00
Digital Tools in the Delivery of BMS Training
Elisabeth Ersvær, Norway
17:00
Conference Closing Address
Fernando Mendes, EPBS President

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