Around 100 delegates from the NHS, academia and industry attended a Healthcare Innovation Day hosted by the West of Scotland Innovation Hub (WoSIH).
The event, on the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow, was held as part of Glasgow Tech Week, which runs until Saturday, May 31.
Speakers included Dr Katriona Brooksbank, Research and Innovation Lead for the WoSIH and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, as well as the health board’s Director of Research and Innovation, Professor Jesse Dawson.
Presentations were led by Professor David Lowe, an Emergency Consultant at the QEUH and Clinical Director of the University of Glasgow’s Digital Health Validation Lab (DHVL), NHSGGC Consultant Radiologist Dr Mark Hall, and Dr Ana Talbot, a Consultant in Older Adult Medicine with NHS Lanarkshire.
There were detailed discussions on the benefits of using Artificial Intelligence in healthcare, including the ethical and legal considerations that must take place.
Other topics covered included Touchless Technology in Neonatal Units, genetic testing to reduce adverse drug reactions in young babies, and the importance of collaboration to introducing new innovation in healthcare.
The event, at the Imaging Centre of Excellence, also saw an innovation showcase, with innovators available to explain some of the projects that the WoSIH supports.
These included the DHVL, Hi: Children’s Healthcare Innovation, Adora Digital Health and Orthovis, with representatives giving live demonstrations of the company’s orthopaedic augmented reality headset.
A panel discussion with Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement participants also took place, highlighting the importance of continuous patient feedback.
Dr Brooksbank said: “Our Healthcare Innovation Day was a brilliant event which allowed us to showcase some of our most successful, challenging and exciting collaborations.
“We were pleased to bring together our colleagues in the NHS, academia and commercial partners, as well as patients, to take part in a number of insightful discussions.
“The main take home message was the importance of communication and collaboration in everything we do.”
She added: “We want to hear from any of our NHS workforce across the West of Scotland – get in touch if you’ve got ideas you think innovation can help support.
“We also want to hear from collaborators in academia and commercial partners who have ideas for new innovations in healthcare. Come and speak to us to see if there’s a need for that solution.”
Get in touch with the West of Scotland Innovation Hub by contacting innovation@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
