Would You Trust an Artificial Pancreas? The Role of Communication in Digital Health
12. May 2026
Join us in exploring the role of trust and communication in digital health in this half-day symposium. See our project page for more information under > Projects
Description:
This half-day symposium explores the role of trust and communication in the use of digital technologies for managing chronic health conditions. Bringing together experts from diverse fields, including trust research, health communication, visual communication, and self-tracking technologies, the event aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on how individuals and professionals navigate rapidly evolving digital health landscapes.
The event will conclude with an apero offering further opportunities for discussion and networking in an informal setting.
- Place: Event Room at the Digital Society Initiative (DSI), University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 69, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- Date: 8. Juni 2026
- Time: 14:00 – 18
Speakers:
Dr. Libby Maman is an award-winning researcher and expert in trust, governance, and accountability in the public sector. With over a decade of experience as a researcher, lecturer, and consultant, she has worked with governments, NGOs, international organizations, and mission-driven companies worldwide. Her work focuses on developing practical and measurable approaches to values such as trust, inclusiveness, and legitimacy, which led her to found Luminata.
Clara Häfliger is a doctoral researcher in Health Sciences at the University of Lucerne and in the Person-centered Health Care & Health Communication research group at Swiss Paraplegic Research. Her research and teaching span person-centered, interprofessional and institutional communication, communication inequalities, self-management and user experience research.
Janina Gaudin, known as Miss Diabetes, is a New Zealand–based comic artist and visual storyteller working at the intersection of comics, health communication, and global health. Her work has been featured by the World Health Organization, BBC, Diatribe, and Bernie Sanders’ campaign and she illustrated a children’s book “It Belongs To The World” about the co-discovery of insulin. Through comics, illustration, and animation, she uses lived experience with type 1 diabetes to challenge stigma, improve health communication, and make diabetes education more accessible.
Dr. Francisco Nunes is a Senior Researcher at Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS, where he researchers how people live with chronic conditions and use technology in everyday life. He has expertise in Human-Computer Interaction, Medical Informatics, ethnographically informed design, User-Centred Design, and Participatory Design. The long-term goal is to impact the industry and research area of self-care technologies, through a deep understanding of self-care practices and appropriate technology designs.