Rethinking Healthcare Technology Innovation: Design for Behavior Change
Scope
Healthcare technology innovation is not solely a technical challenge but a behavioral and systemic one. This workshop explores innovation as a design and development process aimed at influencing behaviors, not only of users and patients, but also of healthcare professionals and other stakeholders. In complex social-ecological systems, successful innovation requires more than technology-push; it demands inclusive, human-centered approaches. We invite healthcare practitioners, design researchers, technology developers, behavioral scientists, policy makers, and users and patients to share their experiences with human-centered design in healthcare technology. Together, we will examine barriers and enablers in the design, development, implementation, adoption and persistent use of these innovations. We aim to collectively identify principles and practices that lead to more effective, ethical, and sustainable solutions in healthcare.
Topics
- Systemic design approaches for behavior change
- Patient-centered design in healthcare technology
- Stakeholder involvement in designing for behavior change
- Acceptance of behavior change technologies in healthcare
- Barriers and facilitators of adoption and implementation
- Ethical, legal, and social aspects of behavior change technology in healthcare
- Design and evaluation of behavior change technologies in healthcare
- Designing for long-term patient engagement
- Embedding PROMs (Patient Reported Outcome Measures) and PREMs (Patient Reported Experience Measures), e.g., using (EMA) Ecological Momentary Assessment, into healthcare technologies
Timeline
Submissions deadline: 20 July 2025
Notification deadline: 3 August 2025
Camera-ready deadline: 15 August 2025
Format
- Brief introductions by organizers
- Two short invited talks from experienced professionals (healthcare design and
behavior change) - Breakout group activities centered on real-world cases
- Facilitated plenary discussion to share insights and develop takeaways
- Creation of a shared document outlining promising practices and open questions
Paper Submission
Workshop papers should be submitted through EAI ‘Confy+‘ system, and have to comply with the Springer format.
Workshop papers paper length:
- Regular paper: 12-15 pages,
- Short paper: 6-11 pages,
- Other entry: 2-5 pages (published as a part of the EAI PervasiveHealth 2025 Conference Proceedings in a non-indexed Annex section).
All submissions will be reviewed by the organizers of the workshop. The review process will evaluate:
• Relevance to the workshop theme
• Thoughtfulness of the perspective
• Potential to contribute to a diverse and productive discussion
Based on these criteria, we will select a balanced group of participants to ensure a diverse and balanced group. The accepted submissions will be included in the conference proceeding.
Publication
All registered workshop papers will be submitted for publishing by Springer and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library.
PervasiveHealth proceedings are indexed in leading indexing services, such as Web of Science, Compendex, Scopus, DBLP, EU Digital Library, Google Scholar, IO-Port, MathSciNet, Inspec, and Zentralblatt MATH.
All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track of:
Papers should be submitted through EAI ‘Confy+‘ system, and have to comply with the Springer format (see Author’s kit – Instructions and Templates).
Workshop Chairs
Yuan Lu
Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
Joyca Lacroix
Philips Research
Karin Coninx
Universiteit Hasselt, Belgium
