Date: 16 October 2026
Venue: Grand Central, Green Heart Forum, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Format: Hybrid Meeting
The DIGIPATHS Annual Meeting 2026 brought together project partners, researchers, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders from Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom to review the programme’s progress, share research findings, demonstrate digital health innovations, and discuss future implementation strategies.
The meeting highlighted significant achievements in community engagement and involvement, evaluation of existing healthcare pathways, development of digital health technologies, and strengthening of research capacity in Sri Lanka. Discussions covered the findings of Community Engagement and involvement activities, rapid evaluations of current care pathways, assessment of clinical guideline recommendations, and progress in developing digitally integrated care pathways for people living with multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs).
Demonstrations showcased key components of the DIGIPATHS digital health ecosystem, including the OpenMRS-based Electronic Health Record (EHR), Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS), patient-facing mobile application, and Dexter research analytics platform. The meeting also explored the upcoming feasibility study, approaches to evaluating complex digital health interventions, and opportunities to strengthen sustainable research infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI) capacity.
Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI) remained a key focus, emphasising the importance of incorporating the perspectives of patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and communities into the design and implementation of people-centred healthcare solutions.
The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to reflect on progress, discuss implementation challenges and lessons learned, strengthen international partnerships, and identify priorities for the next phase of the DIGIPATHS programme.
Through continued collaboration, research, community participation and digital innovation, DIGIPATHS aims to contribute to more integrated, equitable and sustainable primary healthcare in Sri Lanka
