Other Workshop: Design and Delivery of Personalised Interventions for Chronic Disease
Chronic diseases represent a significant global health challenge, affecting millions of individuals and placing immense strain on healthcare systems worldwide. Addressing these complex health issues requires innovative approaches that go beyond traditional one-size-fits-all interventions.
Welcome to an interactive Workshop on Personalised Interventions for Chronic Disease together with Professor Ralph Maddison, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
Ralph is an expert on digital health with special focus on design, development, and evaluation of digital health interventions for the prevention and management of chronic disease in particular cardiometabolic disease. He is also appointed Foreign Adjunct Professor at MedH from 1 July 2024 (linked to the Centre for Nutrition at Karolinska Institutet).
The aim of this workshop is to envision innovative solutions that will transform the landscape of chronic disease prevention and management. By integrating cutting-edge research with real-world insights, we hope to empower individuals, improve health outcomes, and build resilient healthcare systems capable of meeting the challenges of chronic disease in the 21st century. In this workshop, we aim to ideate personalized interventions that are not only evidence-based but also practical, scalable, inclusive and responsive to the needs of diverse populations.
Together, let us embark on this journey towards personalized health interventions that have the potential to make a profound difference in the lives of millions worldwide.
Registration
Register to the workshop by 26 August by doing 1 and 2 below:
- Send an email to Emmie Söderström (PhD student) with the following information: name, organisation and any specific requirements for food (lunch will be provided).
- To optimize the value of this workshop, please log in and submit your main areas of expertise, and current research program on this digital whiteboard (Miro board)
If you have any problems with creating an account and submitting your information in Miro, please send an email to: emmie.soderstrom@ki.se
Workshop outline
Objective
To collaboratively ideate innovative solutions that will transform the landscape of chronic disease prevention and management and outline potential funding opportunities that support personalised interventions.
Participants
- Researchers and clinicians specializing in prevention and management of chronic diseases, with a focus on:
o medicine and allied health
o lifestyle modification (e.g., nutrition, physical activity)
o mental health
o digital health
o data science or big data
o registry linkage - Experts in personalized medicine and healthcare innovation
- Experts in machine learning and artificial intelligence
Programme
Welcome and workshop objectives overview.
Icebreaker activity to familiarize participants with each other's expertise and perspectives.
Overview of the importance of personalized interventions in chronic disease management.
Presentations on current challenges in chronic disease prevention and management and the potential of personalized interventions. Includes case studies or examples of successful personalized interventions. Some suggestions are provided below (to be finalised dependent on final participant list after registration deadline 26 August).
- Current Challenges and Opportunities (15 minutes)
- Digital health for disease management (15 minutes)
- Mental health (15 minutes)
- Role and potential of artificial intelligence (15 minutes)
Breakout groups (divided by expertise or interest) facilitated by workshop moderators (could include 1 slide outline for participants describing their expertise and research).
Brainstorming session to generate ideas for funding opportunities, considering:
Target diseases or conditions
Specific personalized interventions (genomics, digital health tools, etc.)
Collaborative approaches (academic-industry partnerships, international collaborations)
Each group selects a spokesperson to summarise key ideas.
Reconvene as a whole group.
Presentation of key ideas from each breakout group.
Discussion on feasibility, impact, and potential funding sources for proposed ideas.
Group discussion to refine and prioritize top funding opportunities.
Small group discussions on action steps:
- Identifying potential collaborators and partners.
- Outlining responsibilities for proposal development.
- Establishing timelines and milestones.
Report back and discussion on collective next steps for pursuing funding opportunities.
Summary of key takeaways and action items.
Thank you to participants and facilitators.
Opportunity for final questions and networking.
- Compilation of workshop outputs and key ideas into a report or summary document.
- Distribution of contact information for participants interested in further collaboration.
- Survey or feedback collection to assess workshop effectiveness and gather suggestions for improvement.
Organisers
Marie Löf, Professor, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, and Coordinator of the Centre for Nutrition, KI, together with Professor Ralph Maddison, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia and Foreign Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet.