Shaping the Future: The Role of Digital Health for Personalised Care
Thursday 25th September 2025
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We are delighted to announce our forthcoming Shaping the Future: The Role of Digital Health for Personalised Care half-day virtual conference on Thursday 25th September 2025, as part of Personalised Care Week 2025.
This event is designed to bring together healthcare professionals, policy leaders, researchers and innovators to explore how digital solutions can enhance personalised care. We will examine practical applications, emerging technologies, and real-world case studies that demonstrate the power of digital health to transform patient outcomes.
The conference will feature a keynote address from Professor Partha Kar OBE. A trailblazer in diabetes care, Professor Kar has transformed how technology is used to empower people living with type 1 diabetes across the NHS and beyond.
In his national NHS role, Professor Kar has championed the Hybrid Closed Loop system and online digital self-management platforms, along with co-creating a Type 1 diabetes comic series with Diabetes UK.
Joining Professor Kar will be an inspiring line-up of expert speakers, including Dr Matthew Dolman, a General Practitioner for 29 years, and NHS South West Region, Clinical Advisor Digital Neighbourhood Programme and Professor Rob Wilson who is Professor of Digital Social Innovation in the Department of Sociology and member of the Policy and Evaluation Research Unit (PERU).
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from some of the most influential figures in contemporary medicine and join us for a week of educational activities as we explore the growing role of digital health in facilitating personalised care.
Full programme and registration details coming soon!
Call for abstracts
We are inviting abstracts for oral presentations to be presented at the half-day conference on Thursday 25th September 2025.
Submissions are welcome from research, service evaluation, or quality improvement projects relevant to the conference theme. Download the Abstract Submission Form 2025 or email info@personalisedcareinstitute.org.uk for further info.
The closing date for abstract submission is Monday 30th June 2025 at 23:59.
Personalised Care Week 2025
From Monday 22nd to Thursday 25th September 2025, we will be hosting 5 webinars and a half day conference focussing on key aspects of digital health and personalised care, featuring expert-led sessions on innovative and practical healthcare approaches.
Interested in sponsoring our events?
Put your brand on the centre stage and connect with hundreds of healthcare professionals driving the future of personalised care by getting involved as a sponsor.
We offer a range of flexible sponsorship packages — from spotlighting your organisation in the main conference programme to owning a dedicated webinar session during PCI Week.
This is your chance to:
- Align with innovation in digital health
- Showcase your expertise to a highly engaged audience
- Reach over 42,000 PCI members through targeted digital marketing and promotion
Whether you’re looking for broad exposure or a focused platform, we’ll help you find the right fit.
Contact Hayley Dunn, Senior Programme Manager, at hayley.dunn@personalisedcareinstitute.org.uk to arrange a chat and explore the opportunities.
2025 Conference Speakers
Professor Partha Kar
Professor Partha Kar comes from Kolkata India- who works in the NHS who as a Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK He holds a national role in the NHS –and has led to make technology standard care in Type 1 Diabetes care- across all ages-along with use of online digital self-management platforms- while recent work has been to ensure Hybrid Closed Loops become standard care for Type 1 Diabetes in the NHS. His other work has involved championing “Language Matters”; principles of Peer support for Type 1 Diabetes as well as Co- creator of Type 1 Diabetes comic (Volume 1 to 4). He is one of the leading users of social media in diabetes care- and writes a monthly blog for the British Medical Journal. He has also been recognized as one of the most influential figures from the ethnic minority population across healthcare in the UK by consecutively from 2020 to 2024. He received an OBE for services to Diabetes care in 2021. He is also the Clinical Lead for Breakthrough T1D- in its efforts to help improve Type 1 Diabetes care in India.
Dr Matthew Dolman
Dr Matthew Dolman is a clinician who is focussed on the person, families and carers that I am supporting. I am a clinician who has been on the journey of personalisation for over 30 years and is excited as to how new technologies can support better conversations and present stories and data that are meaningful to citizens and health and care teams alike. How we develop the knowledge, skills and confidence as joined up teams is an evolving special interest.
Dr Rob Wilson
Rob Wilson is Professor of Digital Social Innovation in the Department of Sociology and member of the Policy and Evaluation Research Unit (PERU). His interests are in relational public services including the role of information and data in the management and delivery of public services, social innovation and digital citizenship (including digital health and social care). He currently serves as Programme Director of the Masters in Public Administration (MPA).
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