The annual conference of the German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention (DGSMP) (opens in a new window) is one of the most important scientific forums in the German-speaking world for health, prevention, and social participation. This year's conference, held in Berlin from September 17 to 19, focused on the question of how inclusive and participatory approaches can strengthen the right to self-determination and counteract increasing social division in times of growing social and health challenges – especially for disadvantaged population groups.
KompIGA: The importance of participation for digital innovations
Miriam Kappe, research assistant at the DigiHealth Institute, gave a presentation entitled “Between high urgency and limited resources: Participation in digitization projects” as part of the “Digital Health Programs” lecture series. The interview study from the KompIGA research project illustrates how social and healthcare institutions are dealing with the high pressure to transform and why participatory approaches and targeted change management are crucial for the successful introduction of digital innovations.
She also presented KompIGA at two other specialist events: firstly, at the German Congress for Health Services Research (DKVF) (opens in a new window)in Hamburg under the title “Digitalization with obstacles: Perspectives on digitalization projects in social and health care”; and secondly, at the 2nd DGDM Symposium for Digital Medicine in Potsdam under the title “Digitalization in social and health care: Between Openness and Structural Hurdles.”
The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space.
stand-by.care: Intelligent fall detection for greater safety at home
Leona Stolberg, student assistant at the DigiHealth Institute, presented the stand-by.care project as part of a poster presentation in the “Ältere” (Older People) lecture series. Under the title "User-centered requirements for a minimally invasive emergency warning system for seniors living alone: A participatory approach," she presented the results of an interview study and the design of an app as an emergency warning system from the research project, which supports older people in their independence in cooperation with artiso solutions GmbH (opens in a new window).
The project is funded as part of the DATIpilot program of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space.
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