Wednesday 11 March 2026 | 14:30-15:15
Stream: Tech Innovation

In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, digital pathways offer unprecedented opportunities to enhance patient engagement, streamline clinical workflows, and support healthcare staff onboarding. This presentation will explore the design, implementation, and impact of digital care pathways for diverse patient groups.

Attendees will gain insights into how digital tools can be leveraged before, during, and after elective and emergency procedures to improve patient autonomy, decision-making, and overall experience. We will discuss the challenges encountered, lessons learned, and future directions in integrating digital pathways within hospital systems.

Through real-world case studies and data-backed metrics, this talk will demonstrate the benefits of returning decision-support and autonomy to patients while balancing the needs of staff and workflows. The presentation will conclude with actionable strategies and a call to action aimed at empowering healthcare professionals to take meaningful digital steps in their own organizations.

After this session, participants will be able to:

• Understand the scope and application of digital patient pathways across multiple clinical areas.
• Learn how digital tools can enhance patient autonomy.
• Explore strategies for digital onboarding of healthcare staff and students.
  

Isa Holmboe Surgical department, NSR Hospitals; Denmark