This 4th edition marked a key milestone with the launch of the 2ᵉ strand of the national "AI and health data" strategy, to structure and frame the uses of AI in the service of healthcare. It is part of a broader dynamic driven by the "Digital Health" strategy and France 2030, which support hundreds of innovative projects. G_NIUS celebrated 5 years and over 500,000 supported innovators, confirming the ambition to make France a leader in e-health.

Back to the plenary: between major announcements and visions for the future

• Opening of the plenary by Aymeric Perchant, coordinator of the "Digital health" acceleration strategy (DNS)
• Ministerial address by Stéphanie Rist, Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy and the Disabled.
• Presentation on AI and clinical research by Fabrice André, Professor-oncologist and Director of Research at Gustave Roussy:
  • 1ʳᵉ part: how AI optimizes operations in clinical research
  • 2ᵉ part: role of generative AI in oncology decision-making
• Presentation of the results and perspectives of France 2030 by Bruno Bonnell, Secretary General for Investment
• Presentation of the new governance of digital healthby Hela Ghariani, co-responsible for DNS
• Presentation of the new AI strategyby Yann-Mael Le Douarin, head of the health and digital transformation department (DGOS), and Aymeric Perchant
• Round table testimonials from winners of the strategy:
  • Pr Maurice Hayot (École de Santé Numérique Montpellier ESNbyUM)
  • Samantha Pasdeloup (Healthcare Data Institute)
  • Antoine Guyonvarch (Impulse by ICO)
  • Guillaume Calmon (Business Development & Marketing)
Presentation of 5 years of G_NIUSby Julien Plagnes, G_NIUS Project Manager, Agence du Numérique en Santé
• Closing plenary session

Two workshop sessions punctuated the afternoon, open to all participants. They provided an opportunity to discuss a variety of digital healthcare issues: innovation, artificial intelligence, data, prevention, training, medico-social... and much more.

Find below the list of all workshops:

• Workshop 1: Strategies and prospects for conquering the DMN market
• Workshop 2: Innovation and psychiatry: deciphering biomarkers and digital phenotypes
• Workshop 3: Artificial intelligence for healthcare: building the national strategy together
• Workshop 4: How Tiers-Lieux d'Expérimentation support digital healthcare companies
• Workshop 5: Mon espace santé serving prevention and patient pathways: what potential for innovation?
• Workshop 6: Collectively building the Répertoire national des Ensembles de Données
• Workshop 7: Convincing buyers and measuring the impact of the use of professional-use DMNs: keys and strategies
• Workshop 8: Training in digital health skills: panorama of national initiatives and integration of AI into the curriculum
• Workshop 9: Digital health at PariSanté Campus: research, innovation and collaboration
• Workshop 10: Improving transparency on the secondary use of healthcare data
• Workshop 11: Aging well in the digital age: what solutions for medico-social care?

This session revisited the lessons learned from the 11 workshops, with one representative per theme, moderated by Aymeric Perchant.

• Training in digital health skills: panorama of national initiatives and integration of AI into curricula - Pascal Staccinni, Physician PU-PH in Digital Health and AI, Université Côte d'Azur
Digital Health at PariSanté Campus: research, innovation and collaboration - Samira Bekhti, General Secretary of PariSanté Campus
• Tiers-Lieux d'Expérimentation: how they support digital health companies - Elsa Creac'h, Mission Manager, Agence du Numérique en Santé
• Strategies for conquering the DMN market & Convincing buyers and measuring the impact of professional DMNs - Vincent Vercamer, Project Director, DNS
• Innovation and psychiatry: biomarkers and digital phenotypes - Ludovic Samalin, Physician PU-PH in psychiatry, Co-director of the Grand Défi Santé mentale, CHU Clermont-Ferrand
• Mon espace santé and prevention: what potential for innovation? - Claire Vigier, Project Director, DNS
• Well-aged in the digital age: solutions for the medico-social sector - Morgane Berthelot, Head of the medico-social division, DNS
• AI at the service of healthcare: building the national strategy together - Yann-Mael Le Douarin, Head of Health and Digital Transformation Department, DGOS
• National Directory of Datasets & Transparency on secondary use of health data - Julie Richard, Project Director, DNS

The day concluded with a talk by David Sainati, Co-responsible for the Délégation au Numérique en Santé.

You can find the press release from the day: click here