Department of Community Medicine, KMC in collaboration with Centre for Digital Health, Applied Research and Technology, Prasanna School of Public Health (PSPH), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal jointly organized the Manipal Digital Heath Symposium 2025 on Friday, June 27, 2025 at 08:45 hours IST in 2A, Interact Lecture Hall Complex, KMC, Manipal.

Dr Kirthinath Ballala A B (Associate Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, KMC, Manipal) welcomed the dignitaries.

Speakers for the event:

o   Dr Karthik Adapa (Regional Adviser, Digital Health, WHO-SEARO)

o   Dr Cherian Varghese (Director, Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE, Manipal)

o   Dr B Reshmi (Associate Dean, Professor and Head of Department, Department of Health Information Management, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal)

o   Dr Jeny Ranjan (Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore)

o   Dr Manjunath Kamath K (Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security), NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte)

o   Dr Balachandra (Professor, School of Computer Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal)

o   Dr Dasharathraj K Shetty (Associate Professor, School of Computer Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal)

o   Dr Shirley Lewis Salins (Professor and Head, Department of Radiation Oncology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

The theme of the conference focused on, but not limited to

o   Artificial Intelligence in modern medical education and Clinical practice

o   Ambient AI and Clinical Efficiency

o   Innovations in Digital Health for Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance

o   Empowering stakeholders through Health Informatics for self-management of NCDs

o   Applications of Al in Radiation Oncology

o   Digital Health and Cybersecurity

o   Ethics and Equity in Scaling Al Innovation