HIDA 2025 – A Successful Conclusion
2025 International Conference on Health Informatization and Data Analysis · Guangzhou, China
The 2025 International Conference on Health Informatization and Data Analysis (HIDA 2025) has successfully wrapped up in Guangzhou, China!
Cutting-edge Exchanges · Gathering of Minds
On June 14, 2025, the 2025 International Conference on Health Informatization and Data Analysis (HIDA 2025), co-hosted by Nanfang College · Guangzhou and Nanjing University, drew to a grand close in Conghua, Guangzhou. This academic event bringing together top scholars worldwide centered on the theme"Empowering Healthcare with Technology, Driving the Future with Data". Through keynote sessions and three parallel sub-sessions, participants engaged in thought-provoking exchanges, charting a forward-looking roadmap for innovation in the healthcare sector.
Opening Ceremony: Distinguished Speakers Gather to Kick Off the Academic Journey
At 9 a.m., the opening ceremony commenced, hosted by Professor Xu Chen, Vice Dean of the School of Nursing and Health, Nanfang College · Guangzhou. Academician Yang Shuanghua, Vice President of Nanfang College · Guangzhou, and Professor Wang Xinhua, Presidential Advisor, delivered keynote remarks successively. They highlighted the strategic importance of health informatization and data analytics in healthcare transformation. The conference also received strong support from institutions including the Jiangsu Big Data & Blockchain Professional Committee and the SIR Forum, with an international perspective running through the whole event.
Plenary Session: Seven Keynote Speeches Decoding Industry Challenges
FromDeep Learning-based Motif Mining of Biological Sequences toMechanisms of Physical Activity for Promoting Public Health, seven renowned scholars at home and abroad conducted in-depth analyses focusing on hot topics such as AI healthcare applications, multimodal health analytics and geriatric disease management.
Prof. Zhang Jianqing — Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Nursing Executive, CEO of Chinese Hospital and Chinese Community Health Plan at San Francisco Chinese Hospital, and Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Keynote:Technology, Innovation and Leadership in Future Healthcare: Forward-looking Reflections from a CEO in the US Healthcare System
Prof. Liu Zifeng — Director of the Big Data and AI Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Doctor of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Master's Supervisor
Keynote:Practical Applications of Large Language Models in Medicine
Prof. Huang Deshuang — Director of the Key Laboratory for Multi-omics and Multimodal Biomedical Data Mining and Computing at Ningbo Digital Twin Research Institute, Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Engineering, IEEE Fellow and IAPR Fellow
Keynote:Deep Learning-based Motif Mining of Biological Sequences
Prof. Wang Guocheng — Founding President of the Tung Wah College in Hong Kong, former Vice President and Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Acting Principal of Hong Kong Neng Yan College
Keynote:From Data to Action: How AI Unlocks the Potential of Multimodal Health Analytics in Nursing
Dr. Zeng Wen — Member of the Dementia Working Group of the Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Committee of the Macao SAR Government, Vice President of the Sun Yat-sen University Alumni Association (Macao) and Vice President of the Macao Zhongshan Medical Association
Keynote:Age-friendly Medical Services and Informatization Construction for the Elderly in Macao
Prof. Zhang Meifen — Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and Standing Director of the 8th and 9th Councils of Guangdong Nursing Association
Keynote:Empirical Research on Frailty in Older Adults with Cancer
Prof. Richard Peter Bailey — Full Professor and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts at UCSI University, Malaysia
Keynote:Is Exercise Good for Us? Can Physical Activity Promote Public Health?
Three Parallel Sub-sessions: In-depth Exploration in Specialized Fields, Rising Young Scholars
In the afternoon, three parallel sub-sessions were held simultaneously, focusing on different vertical domains.
Sub-session 1
Prof. Qin Huiying — Guangdong Medical Leading Talent, Vice Chairperson of Guangdong Nursing Association, Chief Nurse and Director of the Nursing Department of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, delivered opening remarks.
- Prof. Gong Fengqiu — Deputy Director of the Nursing Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Chief Nurse:The Future of AI in Surgery Has Arrived
- Prof. Lan Yutao — Dean of the School of Nursing, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University:Connotation of Precision Nursing and Prospects for Professional Practice
- Prof. Qin Huiying —Specialized Practice and Development Prospect of Precision Oncology Nursing
Sub-session 2
Prof. Chen Miaoxia — Guangdong Medical Leading Talent, Director of the Nursing Teaching and Research Section of The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Chief Nurse, delivered opening remarks.
- Prof. Pan Jie — Chair of the Nursing Programme, Medical School of Foshan University:When Nursing Meets Generative AI: Paradigm Restructuring for Clinical Decision Support
- Assoc. Prof. Huang Huiting — School of Nursing and Health, Nanfang College · Guangzhou:Exploration on the Construction of a Home Dietary Nutrition Recommendation System Based on Knowledge Graphs
- Prof. Xiang Meihuan — Deputy Director of the Nursing Teaching and Research Section, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Chief Nurse:Closed-loop Management of Medical Quality (Safety) Adverse Events
Sub-session 3
Prof. Fang Haiyun — Dean of the School of Nursing and Health, Nanfang College · Guangzhou, Chief Nurse, delivered opening remarks.
- Assoc. Prof. Zhang Lifeng — Deputy Dean of the School of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen University:Comparison of the Effects of Technology-assisted Intervention versus Physical Exercise Intervention on Improving Cognitive Impairment
- Prof. Hu Xiling — Director of the Nursing Department, Zhaoqing Hospital of The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Chief Nurse:Application and Promotion of Smart Decision-making Systems for Home Self-medication among Type 2 Diabetic Patients
- Prof. Rao Hongying — Head Nurse, The First People's Hospital of Guangzhou:Construction and Application of an Elderly Fall Management System Based on the Random Forest Method
Award Ceremony: Honoring Innovations and Celebrating Emerging Academic Talents
In Sub-session 1, eight scholars from Shenzhen University General Hospital, Zunyi Medical University, Nanfang College · Guangzhou, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University and Chinese PLA General Hospital presented oral reports. First and second prizes were awarded based on presentation quality, innovation value and on-site performance.
In Sub-session 2, ten scholars from Nanfang College · Guangzhou and Guangzhou Medical University delivered oral presentations, with certificates of first and second prizes granted for outstanding oral reports.
The conference attracted more than 200 experts, scholars and industry representatives from home and abroad. Adopting a multi-dimensional framework of keynote speeches, invited seminars and youth forums, it built an international academic exchange platform and promoted the deep integration of AI algorithms, big data analytics, smart nursing and healthcare scenarios.
Prof. Fang Haiyun, Dean of the School of Nursing and Health, Nanfang College · Guangzhou, remarked in the closing address:"The conclusion of HIDA 2025 is not an end, but a new starting point for the digital transformation of healthcare."
Looking Ahead: Empowering Healthcare with Technology, We Are on the Journey
Against the backdrop of population aging and rising demand for optimized medical resources, health informatization and data analytics have become core driving forces for global healthcare reform. The successful hosting of HIDA 2025 has injected innovative insights into the industry and gathered cross-sector strengths from academia, industry, research and end users. We look forward to meeting again next year to jointly unlock more possibilities for smart healthcare!