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We are reducing nurses' stress, helping hospitals recharge
About Us
At CoNurse, we believe that digital health solutions the key to revolutionise healthcare
We are a company building digital health solutions for healthcare professional and patients. Our focus is to improve guideline adherence to enhance care quality and outcomes, as well as to reduce adverse events.
Healthcare systems are too complex and prone to human error: this can be positively changed with digital technologies. By working together with hospitals and healthcare professionals, our aim is to build scalable digital health solutions and provide real-time support for clinical staff and patients during their recovery process. We are innovative, open-minded, and doing it all for patient safety.
our mission
Give nurses back their voice and make nursing more enjoyable, less stressful profession
Our mission is to empower and support nurses, making their profession more enjoyable and less stressful by providing clear, interactive guidelines and reducing burnout. Nurses face a myriad of struggles. They are subject to long shifts and are responsible for countless patients and procedures.
Guidelines from hospitals are too lengthy, difficult to access, and not actionable at the point of care. All this together puts nurses under immense stress, sometimes reaching burnout. CoNurse gives nurses back their voice and real-time support for clinical staff.
Having clear, hands-free interactive guidelines greatly reduces the struggle to carry out clinical procedures. Our platform provides support to both junior and experienced nurses, by accompanying them through all kinds of shifts, reducing their stress and burnout. Our mission is to make nursing a more enjoyable, less stressful profession.
We are CoNurse
We take immense pride in our team of nine individuals, each a true expert in their respective fields, with diverse backgrounds that blend expertise in healthcare, technology, and business.
Andres Mellik
CEO and Co-Founder
Andres Mellik, Cognuse’s founder and CEO, boasts two decades of experience in e-learning, embedded systems design, and serious / educational games.
He initiated Juku Lab LLC at just 24 years old, diving into pioneering e-learning standards like SCORM 1.2/2004 and xAPI while emphasizing rigorous testing for scalable learning management systems.
Karmen Markov
CPO and Co-Founder
Karmen has a strong background in neuroscience and medical technology, complemented by expertise in data science and machine learning.
She specializes in translating complex scientific concepts into actionable digital health solutions. She holds a BSc degree in Neuroscience from King’s College London and a Master’s in Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zürich, with a focus on sleep monitoring wearables, signal processing and machine learning.
Her research experience spans neurodegeneration imaging, working with London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank and wearable technology.
Jürgen Järvik
Content Logic Expert
Jürgen leads the content development for CoNurse. He is responsible for the language and the logic of the text of the procedures.
Standing at the junction between the developers, the content experts and the end users, he makes sure that the content grows out naturally from the technical logic of the application, follows pedagogic requirements as well as reflects in detail the practical conditions in which it is going to be used.
As an instructional designer he has been a co-author of a number of e-learning courses for several international organizations, including the NATO CCD COE, OSCE, Frontex and many others. His mission is to make learning easy, effective and appealing.
David Moreno
Marketing
David is a dedicated professional with a rich background in tourism and a fresh expertise in marketing.
Having spent several years as a tour guide and promoting destinations at international fairs, David gained extensive experience in consumer behaviour.
Recently, David augmented his skills by studying marketing, bringing a modern and strategic approach to his work. His combined experience in tourism and marketing allows him to craft compelling narratives and promotional strategies that resonate with diverse audiences.
Merike Liiva
UX/UI Design
Merike Liiva, a UX/UI designer, has specialized in healthtech design, merging data, psychology, and design thinking in her work. Her roles as Lead UX/UI Designer and Freelancer in healthtech reflect her dedication to integrating these disciplines.
Educated at prestigious institutions like Parsons and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Merike blends scientific principles with creativity in her designs. Her bachelor’s project in healthtech design, recognized by the Estonian Research Council and the Estonian Academy of Arts, showcases her ability to combine functionality with thoughtful design to address healthcare challenges.
As a Designer, Merike remains committed to crafting intuitive digital solutions that enhance user engagement and safety through her interdisciplinary approach.
Andrew Menard
Chief Advisor
Andrew R. Menard, JD, is the chief administrative officer – radiology for the Johns Hopkins Health System in Baltimore, Maryland.
Working with the chair of radiology, Menard’s mission is to integrate technical and professional radiology across the Johns Hopkins Health System to realise the system’s goals of high-quality, patient-centred, clinically coordinated, efficient, and cost-effective health care.
Menard received his law degree cum laude from Harvard Law School. He studied economics at Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, where he received a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and was the recipient of the William Notz Medal for Economics.
our nursing advisory board
Developing solutions with nurses, for nurses: Insights from the frontline
At CoNurse, we develop our solutions in collaboration with nursing professionals from North Estonia Medical Centre, Tartu University Hospital, Ida-Viru Central Hospital, and nursing students from Bamberg Sozialstiftung. We also have an advisory nurse from Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Our team of members range from junior to senior nurses and nursing managers, providing valuable insights into nursing practices and frontline challenges.
