The Future is Digital – International Perspectives on Healthcare Transformation
Dates: August 13-14, 2026
Venue: Aalborg University Copenhagen
A. C. Meyers Vænge 15, 2450 Copenhagen, Denmark (DK)
Join international experts, researchers, and innovators for two inspiring days exploring how digital technologies are transforming healthcare systems worldwide. This conference brings together leading voices from academia, healthcare, and digital innovation to share knowledge, spark collaboration, and shape the future of health. Discover new perspectives on digital health, welfare technology, research, and real-world implementation across healthcare systems.
Featured Speakers
- Morten Elbæk, CEO, sundhed.dk & Digital Health Denmark
- Thea Kølsen Fischer, Head of Research & Professor, University of Copenhagen
- David Lindeman, Executive Director, CITRIS Health, UC Berkeley
- Kathy Kim, Professor, UC Davis School of Medicine & CITRIS Health, UC Berkeley
- Kristian Kidholm, Professor, CIMT, Odense University Hospital
- Helle Spindler, Associate Professor, Aarhus University
- Janus Laust Thomsen, Professor, Center for General Practice, Aalborg University & Aalborg University Hospital
- Birthe Dinesen, Head of Research & Professor, Aalborg University
Why Attend?
- Gain insights from leading international experts
- Explore cutting-edge digital health solutions
- Connect with researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and innovators
- Be part of shaping the future of healthcare transformation
Organizing and scientific committee
- Birthe Dinesen, Professor, ExerciseTech, Laboratory for Welfare Technologies – Digital Health & Rehabilitation, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aaborg University (AAU), DK (Chair)
- Kristian Kidholm, Professor, CIMT – Center for Innovative Medical Technology, Odense University Hospital, DK
- Helle Spindler, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Behavioral Science, Aarhus University, DK
- Kathy Kim, Professor, UC Davis School of Medicine & CITRIS Health, UC Berkeley, CA, USA
- David Lindeman, Executive Director, CITRIS Health, UC Berkeley, CA, USA
Submission of abstracts
We invite you to submit an abstract to this international scientific conference focusing on the use of digital technologies in healthcare. The conference will include thematic tracks within the following areas:
- Hospital at Home
- Person- and community-centered care
- AI in clinical practice
- Implementation of digital technologies (from pilot projects to large-scale implementation)
- Use of digital technologies in child and adolescent psychiatry
- Social robots (testing and implementation)
- Use of digital platforms across sectors to improve care coordination
- Use of digital technologies in psychiatry
- Patient communication and empowerment through digital technologies
- E-health literacy and digital technologies
Accepted authors will be given 10 minutes to present their study, followed by 5 minutes for questions and discussion.
Proceedings will be published including the accepted abstracts.
All abstracts must follow the template provided here and sent to the email address: lwt@hst.aau.dk
Timeline
May 15, 2026: Deadline for submissions
June 1, 2026: Notice on acceptance/rejection of abstracts
Program at glance
Registration
Please register here – deadline is June 30, 2026
Fee
- Ordinary participants: DKK 3185
(approx. $ 495, € 425) - PhD students: DKK 1500
(approx. $ 235, € 200)
Questions
If you have questions, please send them to professor Birthe Dinesen, email: bid@hst.aau.dk
Hotels in Copenhagen
We recommend the following hotels close to the venue of the conference:
- Scandic Sydhavnen, Sydhavns Plads15, 2450 Copenhagen SV
- Scandic Sluseholmen, Molestien 11, Sydhavnen, 2550 Copenhagen
- Moxy Copenhagen Sydhavnen, Sydhavns Plads 2, Sydhavnen, 2450 Copenhagen SV
Sightseeing in Copenhagen
Get to know Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark – see VisitCopenhagen for inspiration
