Program 2023
Prepare for CME lectures, stimulating impulse talks, effective lightning rounds, critical hands-on experiences, Medical XR tech demos and plenty of networking time
Day 1
Welcome Reception
5.45 pm - 7.00 pm (CEST)
September 20, 2023
Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut
Sofienstraße 12
69115 Heidelberg
5.45 pm
Sip & Settle: Relaxed Easing into the Congress
6.15 pm
A few Words of Welcome
Sebastian Smieja and Dr Lars Riedemann
Shift Medical organising committee
6.30 pm
Opening keynote presentation
Karthik Patanjali
The New York Times
7.00 pm
Welcome Panel: From Vision to Reality - The Art of Crafting an Innovation Ecosystem
Dr Jan Gradel
City of Heidelberg
Dr Thomas Prexl
Heidelberg Technology Park and Heidelberg Startup Partners Association
Karthik Patanjali
The New York Times
Dr. Lars Riedemann
Shift Medical GmbH
Welcome Dinner
7.45 pm - 11.30 pm (CEST)
September 20, 2023
Zum Güldenen Schaf
Hauptstrasse 115
69117 Heidelberg
Day 2
Presentations
9.30 am - 10.45 am (CEST)
September 21, 2023
Business Development Center
9.30 am
Congress Opening
Sebastian Smieja and Dr Lars Riedemann
Shift Medical organising committee
9.45 am
medicus - computatrum physicus <> computatrum physicus - medicus
Prof Dr Daniel Roth
TU München
10.00 am
Commercial use of patient data generated in a publicly funded healthcare system- ethical aspects
Prof Dr Dr Eva Winkler
National Center for Tumour Diseases
Heidelberg University Hospital
10.30 am
From Pixels to Precision: An Exploration of 510(k)-cleared Medical XR Devices and their Implementation in Healthcare
Dr Ryan Beams
US Food and Drug Administration
10.45 am
Introduction to the Open Medical XR Innovation Workshop
Gian Dubberke and Benjamin Seifert
Shift Medical
Networking and Open Development Time
11.00 am - 12.00 pm (CEST)
September 21, 2023
Presentations
12.00 pm - 1.00 pm (CEST)
September 21, 2023
12.00 pm
Setting the Standard: The Importance and Current State of XR Standardization
Prof Dr Christoph Runde
VDC Fellbach
12.15 pm
Virtual Reality Exposure to a Healthy Weight Body Is a Promising Adjunct Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa
Dr Simone Behrens
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
12.30 pm
The Value Proposition of XR solutions as Digital Therapeutics: Balancing Cost and Benefit
Dr Simon Reif
ZEW – Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
12.45 pm
Regulating the Future: Navigating the Complexities of XR Medical Devices in Regulatory Affairs
Prof Dr Christian Johner
Johner Institut
Networking Lunch and Open Development Time
1.00 pm - 1.45 pm (CEST)
September 21, 2023
Social activities
1.45 pm - 4.15 pm (CEST)
September 21, 2023
Outside
1.45 pm
Option 1
Hiking tour
Follow the footsteps of Goethe and Schiller up the “Philosphenweg”
Option 2
Brewery Tour
Learning the Art of Heidelberg Beer
Option 3
Heidelberg University Hospital Tour
Experience one of Europe’s largest Medical Centers
Option 4
Architectural exploration through Heidelberg’s Old Town
The winding alleys of Heidelberg date back to the Middle Ages
Option 5
Heidelberg Old Town Tour with Boat Trip
Discover the beauty of Heidelberg and the magnificent Neckar Valley
Option 6
Castle Tour
Immerse yourself in the eventful history of the world-famous building
Rest break
4.15 pm - 5.15 pm (CEST)
September 21, 2023
4.15 pm
Time to relax
Refresh yourself in your hotel room, or enjoy snacks and drinks on our relaxing hotel patio, enjoy life.
4.15 pm
Alternative
No need to relax?
If you have too much energy: Work with our tech team, catalysts, and your new friends in our open Medical XR tech corner on your own product and concepts.
Networking and Open Development Time
5.15 pm - 6.00 pm (CEST)
September 21, 2023
Presentations
6.00 pm - 7.00 pm (CEST)
September 21, 2023
Business Development Center
6.00 pm
Immersive Virtual Reality for Rehabilitation - Practical Experiences from Development to Clinical Practice
Julian Specht
Living Brain GmbH
6.15 pm
XR Technologies and Medical Training: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice
Ing Benjamin Roszipal (BSc, MMS, RN)
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
6.30 pm
Hearing is Believing: The Benefits of Spatial Audio in Medical XR
Ana Monte
DELTA Soundworks
6.45 pm
Creative Solutions for the Medical Field, a Designer’s Point of View
Susanna Götz
Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
Social Dinner
7.00 pm - 8.00 pm (CEST)
September 21, 2023
7.00 pm
Opening of the Social Dinner at Business Development Center
8.00 pm
Evening keynote presentation
Paving the Way for Germany’s Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Dr Malte Schmieding
German Federal Ministry of Health
Congress Day 2 Night Revel: Beats, Bites, & Bright Moments
8.30 pm - 11.00 pm (CEST)
September 21, 2023
Day 3
Presentations
9.00 am - 10.30 am (CEST)
September 22, 2023
Business Development Center
9.00 am
Harnessing the Power of Evidence-based Medicine and Entrepreneurship: A Unified Approach to Healthcare Innovation
Prof Dr Dennis Steininger
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
9.15 am
The Med1stMR-Project - Overview and status
Stefan Mohr and Gabriel Salg
Heidelberg University Hospital
9.30 am
Solving Critical Eye Accomodation and VAC Problem with Multi Focal AR Architecture in Medical Use Cases
Ilmars Osmanis
Lightspace Technologies, SIA
9.45 am
XR Technologies as a Cognitive Prosthetic: Insights from Cognitive and Learning Science
Madeleine Keehner
Exponent
10.00 am
Creating the Virtual Medicine Centre at HUG Geneva
Oliver Kannape (PhD)
Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève
10.15 am
Practice Readiness Through XR in the Curriculum
Michael Ackerman
The Ohio State University - College of Nursing
Networking and Open Development Time
10.30 am - 11.00 am (CEST)
September 22, 2023
Presentations
11.00 am - 12.15 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
11.00 am
Fighting Auditory Hallucinations by using VR Simulation Training
Simon Lajboschitz
Khora Aps
11.15 am
Affective AI Technologies for Emotion Detection and Voice Biomarker Analysis: Applications and Integration Opportunities
Soroosh Mashal
audEERING GmbH
11.30 am
Meta for Education Transform your Students’ Learning with Immersive Technologies
Eva Ivancic
Meta
11.45 am
Next-Generation Healthcare Education: Leveraging Extended Reality and Spatial Computing with Low-Code and No-Code Content Creation Tools
Prof Dr. George Papagiannakis
ORamaVR SA
12.00 pm
Enhancing Rehabilitation through Hybrid Technologies: Wearable Robotics and FES in Virtual Reality
Rebecca Schuster and Lucia Buatier
Heidelberg University
12.15 pm
Qualitative and Quantitative Evalution of XR and Global Health Perspectives
Prof Dr Jagtar Dhanda
VRIMS, Ltd.
Networking lunch and Open Development Time
12.30 pm - 1.00 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
Presentations
1.00 pm - 2.00 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
1.00 pm
Disrupting Nursing Education with XR
Stephanie Justice
The Ohio State University - College of Nursing
1.15 pm
Medical Simulation in VR based on Clinical Research
Jacob Sangild
VitaSim Aps
1.30 pm
Advancements in Medical XR: Revolutionizing Healthcare Delivery and Education
Athanasios Raikos and Panagiota Kordali
Medis Media Pty Ltd - 3D Organon
1.45 pm
VheaRts, unveiling lessons learned and future opportunities from a VR experience that enhances clinical planning and training in congenital diseases
Claudio Capelli
University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital
Networking and Open Development Time
2.00 pm - 2.30 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
Presentations
2.30 pm - 3.45 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
2.30 pm
The ARMED (Augmented Reality assisted, Forensic Medical Evidence collection and Documentation) project
PD Dr Dorothea Kaufmann
Heidelberg University Hospital
2.45 pm
KARVIMIO: AI-Based AR Visualization of Operating Instructions for Medical Instruments in the Operating Room
Julian Kreimeier
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
3.00 pm
Enhancing Surgical Training through XR: The Need for an Inclusive Platform
Umut Elestekin and Tolga Güngör
Non Nocere GmbH
Networking and Open Development Time
3.00 pm - 3.30 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
Presentations
4.00 pm - 5.15 pm (CEST)
September 22, 2023
4.00 pm
Building spatial design teams
Arnab Chakravarty
Fundamental VR
4.30 pm
Clinically scalable VR/AR System for Surgical Planning of Oncologic Liver Resections and Living Liver Donors for Adults and Paediatric Patients
David Sibrina
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM)
4.45 pm
Immersive training of clinical decision making with AI driven virtual patients – a new VR platform called medical tr.AI.ning
Dr Marvin Mergen
Saarland University
5.00 pm
Future Outlook
Dr Lars Riedemann
Shift Medical