Curso
Emerging Technologies To Support Health Care And Independent Living"Empowering Elderly Care Through Digital Health Ecosystems and Advanced Technologies"
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The Summer School is designed to bring together international experts, students, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and researchers in an innovation ecosystem focused on the design and development of integrated health services with new-generation technologies, focused on healthy and productive ageing in the Latin American context.
The programme offers a unique platform for collaboration between academia, the healthcare system, government, the productive sector and start-ups to co-create sustainable digital health solutions that empower older adults, promote their autonomy, social inclusion and access to integrated, user-centred healthcare services. Our partner companies will have the opportunity to present their innovative technologies and incorporate them into the course's case studies, establishing strategic alliances that expand their impact in the dynamic digital health market, including the latest advances in artificial intelligence.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn about and apply current advances in artificial intelligence in the field of health, together with methodologies for innovation and development of solutions focused on the well-being of older adults, such as Lean Canvas, Problem Canvas, Biodesign, business models, user archetypes, affinity maps and elevator pitches, aimed at designing viable and scalable digital health services.
During the course, real case studies will be addressed related to the challenges of integrating emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, smart medical devices, assistive robotics, telemedicine, interoperable digital platforms, and digital health ecosystems within the healthcare services infrastructure. These technologies will be applied to address issues affecting older adults, such as chronic disease management, fall prevention, mobility limitations, medication adherence, and cognitive and functional decline.
The programme is geared towards practical, interactive and applied experience, based on real cases involving older adults, through the development of interdisciplinary workshops, simulation laboratories and the use of agile innovation methodologies such as Design Thinking and Lean Health Innovation. Participants will design, prototype and validate technological solutions integrated into health services that are ethically responsible, aligned with international standards and regulations, economically sustainable, environmentally responsible and socially impactful.
During the Summer School, an Innovation Challenge will be held under the Hackathon model, in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams, aimed at creating innovative and scalable solutions that promote the comprehensive well-being of older adults, considering their physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and transcendental dimensions.
Participating teams will be supported by international mentors who are experts in innovation, entrepreneurship, emerging technologies, digital transformation, business models, and healthcare service development.
The programme promotes interdisciplinary integration between engineering, health sciences, social sciences and industry, strengthening global networks for the development of sustainable initiatives in technology and health service design with regional impact.
The course aims to integrate innovative and sustainable healthcare models with digital technologies, where it is crucial to understand older adults in all their dimensions and in their real context in order to properly use emerging technologies in healthcare and social inclusion models.
Under a Digital Health 4.0 vision, the programme delves into cutting-edge technical pillars such as cybersecurity, data interoperability under international standards, and the use of cloud-based health services.
Priority will be given to the study and implementation of predictive analysis models using artificial intelligence. This seeks to ensure that the transformation of data into clinical decisions is carried out under ethical and responsible criteria, by specialists dedicated to healthy ageing care.
The methodology is based on disciplinary convergence, bringing together Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Engineering to solve real challenges in the silver economy. This training is delivered through a ‘learning by doing’ approach, implementing practical workshops using emerging technologies from our partners in the productive sector. Students will explore the potential of technologies at the Clinical Simulation Centre of the Faculties of Medicine and Nursing, as well as in the state-of-the-art laboratories of the Faculty of Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
Finally, the course guarantees a robust ethical perspective on digital self-care and patient safety. It critically addresses the challenges of algorithmic ethics, sensitive data protection, and compliance with current regulatory frameworks. We seek to ensure that technologies are not only innovative but also guarantee universal accessibility and equity within the entire digital health ecosystem.
Objetivos
The aim of the Summer School is to introduce participants to the convergence of emerging technologies for digital transformation and the design of integrated and sustainable health services, focused on the well-being and social inclusion of older adults in Latin America. The programme promotes the development and integration of viable technological solutions in digital health ecosystems, taking into account cybersecurity, interoperability, connectivity and innovative models, with the aim of supporting decision-making and promoting healthy and sustainable ageing.
Analysing the Convergence of Emerging Technologies in the Elderly Healthcare Ecosystem:
Assess the integration of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and interoperability in digital health ecosystems, with a view to improving the sustainability of services and promoting the well-being of older adults in Latin America.
Develop service solutions supported by emerging technologies, taking into account current ethical and regulatory aspects in digital health:
Identify the real needs of older adults in order to design integrated and sustainable health products and services supported by emerging technologies, taking into account their physical and cognitive functional abilities and context of use, as well as the responsible use of predictive analytics in clinical decision-making, the protection of their data privacy, and compliance with current regulatory frameworks.
Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Digital Health:
Apply innovation methodologies to analyse real problems, design and prototype solutions, develop viable business models and validate technological proposals, with older adults as the main beneficiaries and integrating the actors involved in their clinical environment.
Promoting the Development of Sustainable Digital Health Services:
Integrate ethically responsible, secure technological solutions that comply with standards and regulations, strengthening the quality, accessibility and sustainability of digital health services.
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Module 1: Innovation in Digital Health and Emerging Technologies for the Well-being of Older Adults
Description:
This module introduces participants to the digital health innovation ecosystem focused on healthy ageing in the Latin American context. It will address the impact of emerging technologies such as telemedicine, wearable devices, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), artificial intelligence, remote monitoring, and digital health platforms on improving the quality of life of older adults. Students will understand the technical functioning of these technologies, their integration into healthcare models and services, and their application in the management of chronic diseases, risk prevention, functional autonomy, and social inclusion.
Module 2: Identifying Needs and Designing User-Centred Health Services
Description:
This module focuses on identifying the real needs of older adults through user-centred innovation methodologies. Participants will apply clinical and contextual observation principles inspired by Biodesign, using tools such as Problem Canvas, pain point analysis, user archetypes, and patient experience maps. The physical, cognitive, and social functional capacities of older adults will be studied, along with their context of use and gaps in autonomy, accessibility, and digital inclusion. Based on this analysis, proposals for integrated digital health services will be designed, aimed at improving the patient experience and the sustainability of care models.
Module 3: Digital Health Ecosystems, Interoperability, and Information Security
Description:
This module addresses the technological infrastructure that supports the digital transformation of health services. It will examine the integration of interoperable systems, digital platform architectures, cloud services, and connectivity solutions for the provision of coordinated and sustainable health services. Strategies for clinical data protection, cybersecurity, information privacy, and compliance with regulatory frameworks in the handling of sensitive data of older adults will be analysed. Likewise, the role of interoperability in continuity of care, automation of clinical processes, and coordination among actors in the health system will be explored.
Module 4: Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics for Decision Making in Healthcare
Description:
This module will examine the use of artificial intelligence and data analysis to improve clinical decision-making and personalise care for older adults. Participants will explore machine learning models applied to disease prediction, fall prevention, cognitive decline detection, and chronic disease management. The transformation of data into clinical knowledge, the development of predictive models, and the principles of algorithmic ethics, transparency, and responsible use of information in digital health environments will be addressed.
Module 5: Prototyping, Validation and Innovation in Digital Health Services
Description:
This module introduces agile methodologies for the design, prototyping and validation of technological solutions in healthcare. Students will apply Design Thinking and Lean Health Innovation approaches to develop prototypes of digital health services, build minimum viable products and validate solutions with users, specialists and stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem. The module will cover usability assessment processes, patient experience, evidence-based iteration and the design of sustainable business models that enable the implementation and scalability of solutions in real healthcare systems.
Module 6: Digital Health Innovation Challenge – Interdisciplinary Hackathon
Description:
This module integrates the knowledge acquired through the development of an innovation challenge in interdisciplinary teams. Participants will design, conceptually prototype, and validate technological solutions aimed at the comprehensive well-being of older adults, considering physical, cognitive, social, and emotional dimensions. The process will include defining the problem, designing the digital health service, validating its technical feasibility and social impact, and the final presentation of proposals to experts, mentors, and representatives of the productive sector.
Conferencistas
• Prof. Kan Pin Lin, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Chinese Taipei, President of IFMBE.
• Prof. Virginia Laura Ballarín, Department of Electronic Engineering, National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina, President of CORAL, Vice President of IFMBE.
• Prof. Ratko Magjarevic, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Past President of IFMBE, President of IUPESM.
• Prof. Shankar M. Krishnan, Past Vice President of IUPESM, Past President of IFMBE.
• Prof. Martha Zequera, Department of Electronic Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, Past Ordinary Members of IFMBE. IFMBE Chair of Student & Recent Graduate Committee. Senior member of IEEE-EMBS, Ex - AdCom, CORAL.
• Prof. Piotr Ładyżyński, Director of Nalecz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering Polish Academy of Sciences, Ordinary Member of IFMBE, Chair Industry Committee of IFMBE.
• Prof. Fabiola M. Martínez, BME, MENG, Electrical Engineering Department, UAM Iztapalapa, Mexico, Ordinary Member of IFMBE.
• Dra. Nubia Arroyo, Colombian Association of Optometry.
• Dr. Michael Javier Cieza Terrones, Head of Biomedical Engineering UPCH Médico Staff Clínica Angloamericana, Universidad peruana Cayetano Heredia.
• Luis Miguel Zamudio Fuentes, Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) scholar, 2026. CERES scholar funded by the Jacobs Foundation, Years 2023-2025. Candidate to Ph.D.
• Dr. Eduardo Guillermo Pinos Vélez, Electronic Engineer, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana.
• Esperanza Peña Torres, Decana Facultad de Enfermería Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
• Dr. Eduardo Guillermo Pinos Vélez, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Ecuador.
• Ing. Álvaro Ríos Poveda, CEO at Human Assistive Technologies, Startup Mentor -Seedstars, Mentor - IEEE EMBS, University of South Florida.
Digital certification will be granted to those who have completed at least 80% of the scheduled activities.
Descuentos
4% For early payment: This discount is the only one that can be accumulated and applies if payment is made one month before the program starts.
10% For being a graduate or currently enrolled student (undergraduate or postgraduate) at Universidad Javeriana.
10% For affiliation to the Cafam compensation fund.
15% For groups of 3 to 5 participants in the same program.
20% For groups of 6 participants in the same program and on the third consecutive diploma course.
Opening and Start Date: The opening and start date of the program will depend on the minimum number of registered participants established by the University.
Certification: Certification will be awarded to those who have completed at least 80% of the scheduled activities in the classroom.
Payment Method: Cash, cashier's check, credit card (we accept all cards, invoicing).
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