PAEDIATRIC INNOVATION DAY 2026 Helsinki
PROGRAMME
Registration and Coffee
8:00 - 9:00
Welcome Address
Päivi Miettinen, Deputy Department Director of the Helsinki New Children's Hospital
9:00 - 9:15
Opening Remarks
Jukka Salminen, Chief Medical Officer HUS Helsinki University Hospital
9:15 - 9:30
THEME 1: ``Human-Centred Paediatric Care: Play, Mental Wellbeing and Family Support``
``Do We Really Need to Play?: Reimagining Paediatric Innovation through Children's Perspectives``
Dr Paulina Pérez-Duarte, Clinical Paediatrician and Medical Anthropologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital
9:30- 10:00
Panel Discussion: ``From Diagnosis to Daily Life: Innovative Approaches to Supporting Children's and Families' Mental Wellbeing``
Chair: Marie Korhonen, (Chief Physician PhD, Paediatric Psychiatry – HUS Helsinki University Hospital)
Panel: Paulina Pérez-Duarte (Clinical Paediatrician and Medical Anthropologist – Great Ormond Street Hospital) Linnea Karlsson (Co-founder and PI of FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study and Co-leader of the Center for Population Health Research at the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital), Casper Mathiesen (Lead Play Designer – Mary Elizabeths Hospital, Copenhagen)
10:00 - 10:45
“Play in HUS New Children’s Hospital, Finland”
(Nordic hospital video)
10:45- 10:50
``Family-Centred Innovations Improving Mental Wellbeing in Paediatric Care``
Monika Rogalska, President & CEO, K.I.D.S. Foundation
10:50 – 11:10
``Play in Hospitals: Norway``
(Video: Nordic hospital themes)
11:10 – 11:15
``Digital Mental Health Care: From Evidence to Engagement and Real-World Impact``
Karri Budde, Psychologist and Development Manager, Internet Therapies, Digital and Psychosocial Treatments, HUS Helsinki University Hospital
11:15 - 11:35
“Play in Mary Elizabeth's Hospital, Denmark”
(Nordic hospital video)
11:35 – 11:40
Lunch
Theme 2: ``Data, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Paediatric Healthcare``
``High Frequency Data & AI in Healthcare – Real World Applications``
Joseph J. Frassica, Professor of the Practice at MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) and Executive Director of the MIT–Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub
12:25 - 12:55
Panel Discussion: ``Data and AI in Paediatrics``
Chair: Pekka Kahri, Development manager, strategy & development unit at HUS Helsinki University Hospital
Joseph J. Frassica (MIT IMES and MIT–Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub), Andrew Taylor (Director of Innovation, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust), Aida Felipe (Paediatric Intensivist, Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children's Hospital)
Joseph J. Frassica (MIT IMES and MIT–Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub), Andrew Taylor (Director of Innovation, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust), Aida Felipe (Paediatric Intensivist, Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children's Hospital)
12:55 – 13:40
``Launch of the Paediatric Health Data Space (PHDS)``
Rubén Díaz, Executive Director ECHO - European Children’s Hospitals Organisation
13:40 -13:55
Coffee Break
Theme 3: ``Solving Real Clinical Challenges: Innovation for Impact``
Paediatric Hospital Innovation Challenge 2026 Project Showcase
Participating Projects:
1. ``The Stick Adventure`` (Karolinska University Hospital - Sweden)
2. ``The Check-In Tools`` (Great Ormond Street Hospital - UK)
3. ``Antek`` (Children’s Memorial Health Institute - Poland)
4. ``Connected Paediatric Care`` (Hospital Pedro Hispano, ULSM - Portugal)
5. ``AI-Powered Pediatric Appointment Optimization`` (Children`s Clinical University Hospital - Latvia)
1. ``The Stick Adventure`` (Karolinska University Hospital - Sweden)
2. ``The Check-In Tools`` (Great Ormond Street Hospital - UK)
3. ``Antek`` (Children’s Memorial Health Institute - Poland)
4. ``Connected Paediatric Care`` (Hospital Pedro Hispano, ULSM - Portugal)
5. ``AI-Powered Pediatric Appointment Optimization`` (Children`s Clinical University Hospital - Latvia)
14:20- 15:35
``IMPACT4KIDS: A Transatlantic Partnership for Pediatric and Maternal Health Innovation``
Elisabet Rosàs, Assistant Director of Impact1 at Stanford Biodesign
15:35 – 15:50
``Can AI Survive a 3-Year-Old?``
Professor Laughalot
15:50 - 16:05
Paediatric Hospital Innovation Challenge 2026 Awards
16:05 - 16:20
Closing Remarks
Arnau Valls, i4KIDS I i4KIDS-EUROPE Director and Innovation Coordinator at Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children's Hospital
16:20 – 16:30
End of Event
SPEAKERS
Our speakers are experts in the world of innovation, science, entrepreneurship and health within the fetal, paediatric and maternal field.
Päivi Miettinen
Deputy Department Director,
Helsinki New Children's Hospital
Marie Korhonen
Child Psychiatrist I Chief Physician,
Helsinki University Hospital's
Linnea Karlsson
Co-leader of the Center for Population Health Research,
Turku University Hospital
Karri Budde
Psychologist and Development Manager, Internet Therapies, Digital and Psychosocial Treatments,
HUS Helsinki University Hospital
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