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Clinique romande de réadaptation, sion
December, 4th 2025
– 2024 theme –
Hospital at home : a new model in the digital age ?
Homecare is well established in Switzerland, but the idea of extending it to inpatient care is gradually emerging in our country, thanks to technological advances and a model that has already been tried and tested internationally.
At this 12th edition of Digital Health Connect, we explore how the hospital at home can transform patient care by taking advantage of digital solutions.
Join us for a half-day of inspiring discussions!
This exceptional conference will bring together healthcare players, researchers, entrepreneurs and political decision-makers to discuss the opportunities, challenges and implementation of the hospital at home in the digital age.
Our speakers will provide an insight into the issues raised by this theme:
What can we learn from international experience of hospital at home?
How does technology make homecare easier?
What are the clinical, logistical and organisational challenges ?
Who is adopting this model in Switzerland, and what framework conditions need to be considered?
Speakers 2024
– Real stories and inspiring paths –
- 26 August 2024
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Pr Daniel Lasserson
- 23 September 2024
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Chloé Schorderet
- 8 October 2024
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Laura Treccani
- 22 October 2024
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Dr Severin Pöchtrager
- 22 October 2024
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Gianni Imbriani
- 4 November 2024
- Speakers 2024
Euryanthe Sprachta
– DHC 2024 at a glance –
Take the opportunity to find out how the hospital at home model can be adapted and implemented in Switzerland.
Inspiring keynotes and discussion panel
Renowned experts Professor Daniel Lasserson, pioneer of the hospital-at-home model in the UK, and Dr Henrik Bjärtun, creator of the first digi-physical model of acute care at home in Sweden, will share their experiences and results with you. The Swiss Hospital at Home Society will bring together key players – hospitals, homecare organisations, insurers and digital experts – to discuss the issues of reimbursement, technological challenges and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Professional networking
Every year, Digital Health Connect is a resounding success, bringing together a large community from both the healthcare and medical informatics sectors. Your participation provides a unique opportunity to expand your professional network, exchange ideas and collaborate to shape the future of acute homecare.
Decoding the Swiss model
The future prospects for acute home care in Switzerland will be decoded by Swiss experts, through case studies – in particular the CollHome project – and a session dedicated to models currently being developed in Switzerland.
Startup Pitch
Discover the latest Swiss innovations in remote monitoring and homecare technologies, presented by the founders of promising start-ups.
More than a conference
Digital Health Connect is a conference packed with content. For its 12th edition, discover the Insights studio on our website, where you can watch articles and videos to find out more about this year’s theme. You can also access the Replay of DHC conferences to watch and re-watch speeches from previous editions.
Program 2024
Sébastien Mabillard, President of the Swiss Digital Health Association
Laurent Sciboz, Director of the Institute of Business Informatics of the HES-SO Valais-Wallis
Luc Fornerod, Vice-President of the IRISS Foundation
Introductory views from internationally recognised experts in the design of innovative models for acute home care.
How much of the acute hospital can we replace with hospital at home care models?
Pr Daniel Lasserson, Clinical Lead for Acute Hospital at Home, Oxford University Hospitals & Founding member of UK Hospital at Home Society
Implementation of Sweden's first digi-physical hospital-at-home care model for high-acuity patients
Dr Henrik Bjärtun, CMO & Co-founder of Medoma
The home care model is developing as an alternative to hospitalisation; the CollHome study aims to explore these dynamics and formulate recommendations to optimise collaborative care in French-speaking Switzerland.
CollHome - Exploration of collaborative practice in home care in French-speaking Switzerland
Chloé Schorderet, Physiotherapist & Scientific associate at School of Health Sciences, HES-SO Valais/Wallis
Overview of the Hospital-at-Home model development and implementation in Switzerland. Reflection on the main issues to be considered in order to promote the long-term implementation of this concept.
Acute hospitalisation at home: a model for the future in Switzerland?
Laura Treccani, Member of the board of directors of the Swiss Hospital at Home Society
This panel will highlight emerging pilot projects in Switzerland and open the discussion on the necessary framework to initiate acute hospital care models at home.
Discussion Panel
Moderated and organised by Laura Treccani, Member of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Hospital at Home Society
Panelists:
Hospital-at-Home, Klinik Arlesheim, Bâle-Campagne
- Dr Severin Pöchtrager, Lead Physician for the Hospital-at-Home platform & President of SHaHS
- Euryanthe Sprachta, Nursing specialist
We4You, Einsiedeln, Schwytz
- Dre Kerstin Schlimbach, Lead Physician of We4You
- Claudia Günzel, Managing Director of Spitex Höfe
Patient@home Project, Centre Hospitalier de Bienne
- Gianni Imbriani, Head of Project Management Office
These companies leverage cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, peer-to-peer collaboration, real-time monitoring, and predictive care to deliver advanced hospital-grade treatments directly to patients' homes.
Pitch of Swiss remote monitoring solutions
- Remote patient monitoring – Domo.Health
- Medical IoT infrastructure connecting various devices in a unified cloud – Medisanté
- Fall prevention and patient mobility monitoring – QUMEA
- Communication platform that facilitates the coordination of home care – Clever.Care
MERCI +++
Pour les belles rencontres, les belles discussions, et l’ambiance chaleureuse.
Christian Lovis
Médecin-chef HUG | Orateur édition 2023Merci pour l’accueil et l’événement, très bien organisé (quelques rencontres intéressantes !).
Toujours très plaisant d’échanger de façon ouverte.
Yannis Papadaniel
Responsable santé à la Fédération Romande des Consommateurs | Orateur édition 2022It was great attending the event, thanks so much. I already added coming back to my to-do list as well as recommended to a bunch of friends.
Yariv Adan
Product lead on the Google Assistant, speaker at the 2019 editionJ'ai découvert avec plaisir votre conférence et les présentations étaient extrêmement intéressantes et de très grande qualité. Ce niveau de qualité n’est pas si fréquent !
Pr Luc Soler
R&D Director, IRCAD | Orateur édition 2018L’évènement fut une réussite, avec un très grand nombre d’interactions, avec des personnes qui ne sont pas typiquement nos interlocuteurs. Cela a rendu l’échange d’autant plus intéressant.
Manuel Michaud
Tech Evangelism Lead Holographic Computing in Healthcare, Microsoft | orateur édition 2017Une belle journée, qui m'a donné des idées de développement de projets.
Dr K.
Participant à l'édition 2018Félicitations pour l'organisation de cette journée phare dans l'année!
Pierre-Jean W.
Participant à l'édition 2017Journée super enrichissante, intervenants de qualité. Merci.
Elisabeth C.
Participante à l'édition 2016Bravo pour l'organisation. C'est top de pouvoir bénéficier d'un tel condensé de thèmes avec des intervenants sortant du cadre romand.
Julien B.
Participant à l'édition 2018I would like to congratulate the organization of the event and thanks for the opportunity to be there getting in contact with this new and fascinating area of health.
Carlos Alberto M.
Participant à l'édition 2016Vous faites œuvre de pionnier en Suisse, félicitations !
Dominique M,
Participant à l'édition 2014
Practical information
ACCESS
Clinique romande de réadaptation (CRR-SUVA) – Salle polyvalente,
Avenue Grand-Champsec 90, 1950 Sion.
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TICKETING
Access to the conference at the Clinique romande de réadaptation (including breaks and evening aperitif).
Access to all web content.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT - BUS
We recommend that you use public transport to reach the conference venue.
From Sion station, line 11 of the Sédunois bus service takes you directly to the clinic (Suva stop). A bus every 10 minutes.
TRANSPORT - CAR
If you prefer to come by car, we invite you to use the Hospital’s parking lot. You can also use the Echutes parking lot and take line 2 of the Sédunois buses to get to the clinic.
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