EXPANDING THE HORIZONS OF IT RESEARCH: ACTIVITIES OF THE "MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES" RESEARCH GROUP IN THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH INFORMATICS

On February 4, 2026, as part of the activities of the research group, academic staff and students from the Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design participated in an international in-person workshop titled "A Curriculum for Health Informatics," which focused on modern approaches to teaching and the practical application of health informatics.

The event took place on the DHUB platform a defense engineering and prototyping platform and brought together representatives from leading Ukrainian higher education institutions, including the State University "Kyiv Aviation Institute," Mariupol State University, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, and the National Technical University "Dnipro Polytechnic."

The participants focused primarily on discussing the structure of bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in the field of Health Informatics. Key topics of discussion included telemedicine, the integration of medical data, the interoperability of information systems, digital healthcare, and the practical application of information technologies in the medical sector.

An important component of the workshop was the exchange of international experience, involving experts and practitioners from leading universities and research institutions in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, and Norway. In-person presentations were delivered by Dr. John Chelsom a specialist in artificial intelligence in medicine, telemedicine, and digital health, a visiting professor at the University of Oxford and Fordham University, and a consultant for the World Bank as well as Dr. Conceição Granja Bartnes, a senior researcher at the Norwegian Centre for E-health Research, coordinator of WARIFA LINK, and an expert in telemedicine and medical data interoperability at Nord University.

Also joining the professional discussion online were Chris Paton, Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Digital Health & AI, and author of the «Textbook of Digital Health» and Navid Dogar, a PhD from the University of Oxford and an expert in open electronic health record systems and biomedical informatics.

Participation in the workshop facilitated an introduction to international practices for training specialists in the field of medical informatics, broadened the professional perspective of students, and enabled a discussion on integrating modern digital technologies into the content of educational components. The experience gained is significant for developing research competencies, fostering inter-university collaboration, and enhancing the training of information technology specialists in alignment with the current demands of the digital transformation of healthcare.

04.02.2026