Saint-Étienne hosted the GISEH conference, Management and Engineering of Hospital Systems, for the first time on July 6, 7, and 8, 2022, organized by Mines Saint-Étienne and AESIO Santé, in partnership with Jean Monnet University and Saint-Étienne University Hospital, with the support of companies and scientific institutions. This 11th edition took place at the Campus Santé Innovations within the Faculty of Medicine.
The GISEH conferences aim to bring together, in a multidisciplinary meeting every two years, researchers and professionals involved in healthcare organizations, particularly hospitals. Dedicated to “the impact of new technologies and Artificial Intelligence on healthcare organizations,” these meetings provided ample space for scientific presentations, industrial booths, co-creation workshops, technical site visits, and specific award ceremonies.
The quality of the organization and services provided, the relevance of the presentations, and the richness of the scientific exchanges were highlighted by the GISEH international committee and by the participants.
A rich scientific programme – GISEH in figures:
- 55 papers presented in 3 parallel sessions
- 151 international French-speaking participants (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Morocco)
- 7 internationally renowned invited speakers:
. Plenary 1 (Post-COVID Healthcare Organization): Paolo LANDA, Health Services Management Research Centre, Laval University, Antoine FLAHAULT, Director of the Institute of Global Health in Geneva, and Bruno POZZETTO, Saint-Étienne University Hospital;
. Plenary 2 (Ethics and Security of Health Data): Mario DI PALMA, Gustave Roussy Centre and Valérie EDEL, Health Data Hub;
. Plenary 3 (Engineering and Operationalization of Healthcare Innovations): Nolwenn NOISEL, School of Public Health, University of Montreal and Jemina FASOLA, TWIICE.
- 11 industrial booths: Hopi Medical, Conex Santé, Hypno VR, Bio Logbook (innovation award winner), WiiCare, Omwave, ProcSim, Mj Innov, be-ys, Fondation de l’Avenir, Aésio Santé
- 4 technical visits: Cité des ainés (innovations for elderly autonomy and home care), Saint-Étienne University Hospital central kitchen (meal tray logistics), Pediatric and adult emergency departments (demonstration of arrival prediction tools used in collaboration with Saint-Étienne University Hospital), Living Lab in Health-Autonomy (the MedTechLab®, co-directed by Mines Saint-Étienne/Aésio Santé).
- Presentation of 3 awards: best paper, best student paper, and best healthcare innovation.
- 3 social events: welcome ceremony during a cruise on the Loire, visit to the international design biennial, gala evening at La Platine in the heart of the Cité du Design.
The conference benefited from financial support from the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Regional Council, LIMOS (Laboratory of Computer Science, Modeling and Optimization of Systems UMR CNRS 6158), Saint-Étienne Métropole, Institut Mines-Télécom, AÉSIO Santé; and from four sponsors: AÉSIO Mutuelle, Aésio Santé, La Fondation de l’Avenir, and Be-Ys Health solutions, which funded the awards.
The mobilization of several partners from the Campus Santé Innovations (Mines Saint-Étienne, Jean Monnet University, and Saint-Étienne University Hospital) made it possible to organize the event at a site dedicated to healthcare engineering, and to offer participants spaces conducive to scientific and academic exchanges. The organizing team fully ensured the administrative, accounting, and logistical management of the event.
A flagship theme
Digital technology and new technologies have for several years played an important role in the transformations observed in the healthcare field. Beyond the scientific and technical advances that these technologies have enabled, it seemed essential to us to take stock of the overall impact that the introduction of these tools has had on the healthcare system, from an ethical and medical perspective, for both patients and professionals. What concrete contributions? What consequences for health information confidentiality and data management? What impacts on professions, organization, and procedures?
The success of these days once again demonstrates the recognition of the activities of the Centre for Biomedical and Healthcare Engineering in the healthcare field, a flagship theme of the school’s strategic priorities. Building on its commitment to optimizing care for nearly 20 years, the CIS, through its #FutureMedicine platform, is increasingly investing in the field of artificial intelligence and its analytical techniques. It brings together a growing number of researchers around the engineering of care delivery in multiple areas (organization of a technical platform, emergency care pathway, home care).
This was the first time this conference was organized in Saint-Étienne. It represented a new experience of a high-level international conference.