2026 ISfTeH Student Contest & Award: Session 2

The International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH) invites you to the second session of the 2026 ISfTeH Student Contest & Award, taking place online on Friday, September 18, 2026, at 5:00 pm CEST. The contest provides a platform for student members to present innovative research and projects in telemedicine, digital health, artificial intelligence, mHealth, and healthcare technology before a jury of ISfTeH members.

The second session will feature the following selected presentations:

• Effectiveness of Telemedicine-Based Interventions in Primary Health Care: A Systematic Review in a Universal Health System
  Gustavo Maciel Oliveira, Faculdade Santa Marcelina, São Paulo, Brazil
• AI-Powered Mental Health Support: A Personal Experience with Digital Platforms as an Alternative to Traditional Psychotherapy
  Shahd Allam Mohamed Othman, Sadat Academy for Management Sciences, Egypt
• Neurotalks: A Scalable Podcast-Based Digital Health Education Model for Neurological Literacy and Community-Driven Knowledge Translation
  Matias Pinheiro de Macedo Neto, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil
• moviMENTE-se: Movement, Memory, and Community – A Hybrid Digital Health Model for Dementia Prevention and Caregiver Support
  Laura Carolina Nardi Motta, Lutheran University of Brazil, Brazil
• Usability and Pilot Evaluation of a Digital Platform Delivering a Hybrid Multidisciplinary Program to Prevent Deconditioning in Older Adults
  Nesrine Koubaa, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
• Digital Health and Dengue Epidemiological Surveillance: An Intelligent Early Warning System Based on Multifactorial Data Integration
  Natália Castro Dullius, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil
• From a Brazilian Federal University Hackathon to Research: Digitizing Legacy Analog Electrocardiogram Devices and Comparing Deep Learning Architectures for ECG Analysis and Clinical Triage at Hospital Santa Casa de Porto Alegre
  Natally Martins da Costa, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Biomedical Informatics, Brazil
• mHealth Solution for Remote Monitoring of Physiological Variables Related to Stroke Occurrence in Elderly Individuals Using IoMT, Wearables, and Multi-Connectivity
  Pamela Cristina França Piovisan, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil
• INSUL: Closing the Gap Between Home and Clinic for Children with Diabetes Through an AI-Supported Connected Care Platform in Saudi Arabia
  Saja Alamer, Riyadh Elm University, Saudi Arabia
• AuditCare: A Permissioned Blockchain-Based Solution for Emergency Telehealth Auditing
  Victor Octávio Rodrigues Alves, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil
• Integrating Synchronous Teleinterconsultation into Primary Health Care: An Experience Report on Digital Health and Medical Education in Brazil
  Virginia Costa Figueira, Faculdade de Medicina de Petrópolis, Brazil

The presentations highlight the breadth of emerging digital health research, addressing primary healthcare delivery, mental health support, neurological literacy, dementia care, healthy ageing, infectious disease surveillance, cardiovascular and stroke monitoring, diabetes management, blockchain-based auditing, and digital health education.

The session will offer an opportunity for healthcare professionals, researchers, students, policymakers, and digital health stakeholders to engage with new ideas and learn from the work of the next generation of telemedicine and eHealth innovators.

Join the Session

Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
Time: 5:00 pm CEST
Format: Online webinar
Registration: Register for Session 2

We look forward to welcoming members and digital health professionals from around the world to this inspiring session of the 2026 ISfTeH Student Contest & Award.