Fungi, robotics and universal health coverage. Perspectives on health from nano to macro level

The focus of the conference is on the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary development of research ideas suitable for joint projects. The conference will provide a forum where participants can flesh out their ideas or develop their thoughts working with others.

The conference will address the following questions:

• What is health and what kind of health do we want to achieve

• Can (population) health be modeled, measured and improved? How individual is health?

• What keeps us healthy and what makes us ill?

• How should a healthcare system function?

• How can we reconcile the need for effectiveness and efficiency in the health system with the needs of the patient?

• What does a healthy environment look like? How can urban planning, spatial planning and traffic planning as well as architectures and neighborhoods be designed for the benefit of health?

• What role can technological innovations play in maintaining and improving health?

• What does a healthy future look like - for people and the systems that surround them?

The topic for the conference has been developed with the scientific advisory panel of the ideation conference. The panel consists of the following members:

• Prof. Dr. med. Reinhard Busse, Department of Health Care Management, Faculty VII

• Prof. Dr. Markus Feufel, Division of Ergonomics, Faculty V

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Vera Meyer, Chair of Applied and Molecular Biology, Faculty III

• Prof. Dr. Verena Vogt, Chair of Health Care Services Research and Quality Management in the Ambulatory Care Sector, Faculty VII