The Medical Informatics Europe will take place in Gothenburg from 22 to 25 May. The conference theme this year is: "Caring is Sharing - Exploiting Value of Data for Health and Innovation". The event focuses on the opportunities for health informatics and research within the EFMI [...]
We are very happy to announce that Marc-Robin Grüner, Anja Bischof and Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch are among the winners of the 2023 EMEA Garmin Health Research Grant powered by Fitrockr! The awarded pilot study investigates whether a woman’s menstrual cycle stage and associated symptoms affect [...]
Last weekend we had the pleasure to present our research at HSGforscht! at the University of St.Gallen to the public. Luisa Lager, Marc-Robin Grüner and Tim Leistner presented the following research projects: Holographic physiotherapy coach Alex LvL UP - A preventive care intervention for Singaporeans Slow-paced [...]
LvL UP 1.0 is a smartphone-based lifestyle intervention designed to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and common mental disorders (CMDs). The newly published paper outlines the multidisciplinary team-led intervention design process. It outlines the intervention components, including health literacy and psychoeducational coaching sessions, daily "Life Hacks," breathing [...]
We are thrilled to announce that Laura Bitomsky will join the HSG School of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch) as an external doctorate candidate. As a PhD student at HSG, Laura will investigate how to advance health equity when developing digital therapeutics. Laura has a strong [...]
The Centre for Digital Health Interventions and MTIP share a common goal of transforming global healthcare and enhancing the well-being of individuals. To this end, we are thrilled to announce that Estelle Pfitzer will be involved in a collaborative project between MTIP (Dr. Christoph Kausch), a [...]
We are happy to welcome Giuliana Breu as our new Executive Director at the Centre for Digital Health Interventions. Giuliana holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Marketing Management both form the University of St. Gallen (HSG). After her studies, she gained [...]
A warm welcome to Odile-Florence Giger as our newest research assistant. Odile is a doctoral student at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) and is now a core team member of the CSS Health Lab at CDHI, a joint initiative of HSG (Institute of Technology Management, Prof. [...]
Master thesis: Towards Inclusive Healthcare - Defining Diversity in Digital Therapeutics Understanding and addressing diversity barriers ensure that digital therapeutics (DTx) are inclusive and effective for everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. This is important for two reasons: First, DTx can potentially improve health outcomes for [...]
Master thesis: Diversity in Digital Therapeutics - A Review of Design, Implementation, and Evaluation Strategies Understanding and addressing diversity barriers ensure that digital therapeutics (DTx) are inclusive and effective for everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. This is important for two reasons: First, DTx can potentially [...]
