New Delhi : 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, walking 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 :

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

• Prof. Saurabh Gupta, Assistant Professor, NIT Raipur

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

• 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.