NEWS
DTx Workshop at MIE 2023 by Kerstin Denecke and Tobias Kowatsch
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 [...]
Announcement of the winners of the 2023 EMEA Garmin Health Research Grant
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 [...]
CDHI at HSGforscht!, 13 May 2023
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 [...]
New Publication: LvL UP, a digital preventive care intervention for non-communicable diseases and common mental disorders
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 [...]
Welcome to PhD student Laura Bitomsky investigating “equity-by-design” design principles for DTx
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 [...]
Welcome to Estelle Pfitzer predicting success of companies with healthtech growth equity investor MTIP
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 [...]
Please welcome our new Executive Director Giuliana Breu!
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 [...]
A warm welcome to PhD student Odile-Florence Giger strengthening our CSS Health Lab
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 [...]
Call for Master’s Thesis: Towards Inclusive Healthcare – Defining Diversity in Digital Health Interventions
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 [...]
Call for Master’s Thesis: Diversity in Digital Therapeutics – A Review of Design, Implementation, and Evaluation Strategies
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 [...]
Congratulations to Caterina Bérubé for her successful PhD thesis defense
The team at CDHI, together with the co-supervisors Prof. Dr. Elgar Fleisch, Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch, and Dr. Baki Kocaballi want to congratulate Caterina Bérubé for successfully [...]
Guest lecture on Natural Language Interactions with Virtual Human Counselors: Stefán Ólafsson, 26 April 2023
Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 3PM CEST/ 1PM GMT About Stefán Ólafsson Stefán Ólafsson is an assistant professor at the department of computer science at Reykjavik [...]
Full Stack Software Engineer DTx Design & Trial Service at Med-HSG (100%)
The Next Generation of Evidence-based Medicine (Nature Medicine, 2023), The New Science of Wellness (Scientific American, 2022), The Promise of the Metaverse in Cardiovascular Health (European Heart [...]
Mental Health Apps: How effective are digital therapists? An interview with Tobias Kowatsch, 10 March 2023
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cases of anxiety disorders and depression have risen sharply worldwide in recent years. But sufferers often have to put [...]
30. Ärzteforum Davos – Introduction to DTx by Tobias Kowatsch, 10 March 2023
The 30th edition of the Ärzteforum Davos took place at the beginning of March. The educational program is the product of many professionals interested and specialized [...]
Guest lecture on Operationalizing and Implementing Generative Pretrained Language Models and Large Language Models in Healthcare: Emre Sezgin, 6 April 2023
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 4:00 - 5:30 PM CET About Dr. Emre Sezgin Dr. Emre Sezgin is a Principal Investigator at Nationwide Children's Hospital & [...]
PhD Position: Emerging Business Models in Digital Healthcare at Med-HSG
The Next Generation of Evidence-based Medicine (Nature Medicine, 2023), The New Science of Wellness (Scientific American, 2022), The Promise of the Metaverse in Cardiovascular Health (European Heart [...]
Optimizing Digital Therapeutics, Spring 2023, University of Zurich
Fitbits detect lasting changes after Covid-19 (New York Times, 2022), The promise of the metaverse in cardiovascular health (European Heart Journal, 2022), Can Virtual Reality Help Ease [...]
Guest lecture on Building digital health for chronic diseases across Europe with Oviva: Kai Eberhardt, 24 March 2023
Friday, 24 March, 10:00-11:30AM CET About Kai Eberhardt Kai Eberhardt is CEO and co-founder of Oviva, a digital health company focusing on treating diet-related, [...]
Please welcome our new Student Research Assistant Luisa Lager!
Please welcome Luisa Lager as our newest Student Research Assistant to the Centre for Digital Health Interventions. Luisa will be working on a Market Analysis for [...]
CDHI at HSG Open SQUARE Day, 25 February 2023
Today, we presented our research at the Open SQUARE day at the University of St.Gallen to the public. Marc-Robin Grüner and Tim Leistner supported by Jessica Helbling [...]