On 05 February 2021, HNU’s DigiHealth Institute hosted the first project conference as part of the HNU research project DIGEMED (Digital Business Processes in Medicine). Within the project, the potential of digital biopsy in neuropathology is being investigated. The "Convivo" laser endomicroscope, developed by the company Carl Zeiss AG, enables real-time tissue examination by visualising cellular structures on a monitor.
The event was opened by project leader Prof. Dr. Walter Swoboda. He was followed by welcomes from Thorsten Freudenberger, Administrator of the Neu-Ulm district, and HNU’s President Prof. Dr. Uta Feser. The subsequent presentations about the DIGEMED project and other digitalisation topics were followed by approximately 50 online participants. Several current approaches were discussed, from the use of artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of brain tumours, to the use of robotics in neurological therapy, to digitalisation in nursing under the concept of a "magnetic hospital". Last but not least, the ethical aspects of digitisation in medicine and nursing were discussed, including an introduction to the Joint Ethics Committee of the Bavarian Universities (Gemeinsame Ethikkommission der Hochschulen Bayerns, GEHBa).
Professor Dr. Walter Swoboda
Research Professor at the Faculty of Health Management
Head of the DigiHealth Institute
Chairman of the Joint Ethics Committee of the Bavarian Universities (GEHBa)
