Times are changing and healthcare industry is getting smarter than it was ever. Artificial intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data, Internet of Things, Telemedicine, Robotics & Wearables are the new hands and brains in healthcare enabling the fundamental shift in the way healthcare is delivered and the way outcomes are measured. While the digital technology is disrupting healthcare industry, there is an increasing pressure to perform and sustain while facing a continuous challenge of assimilating the right technology at the right place, for the right use to serve the new age of tech-savvy patients.

IIHMR Bangalore organised a Digital Health Symposium for healthcare professionals, healthcare administration students, aspirants of healthcare industry and launched ADMIRE – Centre for Advancing Digital Healthcare (Advancing Digital Healthcare, Management, Innovation, Research and Entrepreneurship). The symposium focused on the transition enabled by technology, challenges, strategies to move from conventional to digital healthcare enterprise and new job roles in the sector.

Digital health symposium was held on 26th NOVEMBER 2022 at The Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore. Event stated at 9:30 AM and inaugurated by Dr. S D Gupta Trusty Secretary IIHMR Society, Prof. S Sadagopan Former Director IIIT-B, Dr. C S Kedar IAS (Retd.) Former Director General ESIC and Dr. Usha Manjunath Prof. & Director IIHMR-Bangalore. Event continued with Technical Session on various themes which include Digital Health Transformation, Strategies for Sustaining and Managing Digital Health Advancements, Managing Change in Digital Health Ecosystem and Moving Forward Academia Industry Collaboration followed by panel discussion with experts from healthcare, MedTech, Health-Tech and Pharma Industries. The symposium was attended by three hundred plus delegates includes students, healthcare professionals, experts from industries (MedTech, Health-tech and Pharma) and academicians.

When symposium was running with wonderful technical sessions and digital exhibition, there was extraordinary event was presented by IIHMR-Bangalore which was launch of ADMIRE – Centre for Advancing Digital Healthcare. ADMIRE was launched by a Special Guest Sri. Randeep D, Commissioner Health and Family Welfare Services, Government of Karnataka and Congratulated the launch through sending letter by Hon’ble Chief Minister Sri Basavaraj Bommai and accompanied by Dr. S D Gupta Trusty Secretary IIHMR Society, Prof. S Sadagopan Former Director IIIT-B, Dr. C S Kedar IAS (Retd.) Former Director General ESIC and Dr. Usha Manjunath Prof. & Director IIHMR-Bangalore.