Stefan Hochwarter

As a senior scientist at the research group Digital Healthcare Solutions (DHS), I am responsible for acquisition of new research projects and collaboration, scientific monitoring, and project management. The research group is mainly focusing on improving medical treatment processes by developing advanced eHealth and mHealth solutions for both professional users and patients.

Member of the research group Digital Innovation, Department of Informatics.

Research on Responsible AI (project: AI4Users) in welfare and healthcare services from a human-centered perspective.

Member of the research group Digital Health, Center for Health Services Research.

Research on systems for active participation of patients in their therapy.

Member of the research group Information Systems and Software Engineering, Department of Computer Science.

My research focused on the design, implementation and use of welfare technology (eHealth). More details in section Education below.

The fellowship took place at the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), where the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (NEPTHN) systematically collects, analyzes and publishes health and environmental data.

My work focussed on providing easy access to these data for the public and health care providers. This was accomplished by creating a visualization library (D3) and integrating environmental public health data with clinical data (SMART on FHIR).

I also worked with the Southern Nevada Health District to streamline the data collection of the local syringe exchange program for people who inject drugs.

Besides other projects:

Planning and development of data repository for the startup 23 degrees.

Lead developer of a web-based and community-driven education platform.

Implementation of a portable documentation system for pediatric nurses.

Lead implementation of myoncare, which is now a digital health platform that offers digital and scalable health support through automated treatment pathways and remote monitoring.

Member of the Department of Global Public Health Sciences.

Work on the EU-funded ARCADE projects (capacity building across Africa and Asia).

Pilot implementation of a HIV/AIDS clinical decision support systems in three hospitals in Vietnam (field visits).

Study on electronic health record systems in Vietnam.

Thesis title: The Home as the Centre of Care: A Case Study on Moving Healthcare Services into Homes

Supervisors: Eric Monteiro, Babak A. Farshchian, Margunn Aanestad

Disputation date: January 12, 2023

Thesis title: Innovational educational technologies to strengthen health research in Asia: Study of the performance and adaptability of a Minisip ARCADE implementation in low- and middle-income countries

Supervisor: Nabil Zary

Evaluation and implementation study with partner universities in India and China.

Thesis title: colorXtractor - a technical aid for people with color blindness

Supervisor: Tobias Andersson-Gidlund

(Erasmus program)

Study of the bachelor program Medical Informatics (completed during Erasmus stay in Sweden)