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Digital Health Summit When technology and healthcare converge, promising solutions to a range of healthcare-related issues emerge. From more accurate diagnoses and effective treatments in the doctor’s office, to managing a global health crisis through telemedicine, Digital Health Summit focuses on the most exciting developments in the field. Learn how high-tech products and services are promoting earlier prevention and detection, clearer patient/doctor communication, shorter hospital stays, faster recovery times, lower insurance costs, digitized patient records and much more. |
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Day 1
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 LVCC North Hall, N250 |
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Session Title
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Session Description
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9:00–10:30am
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Welcome: Visionaries Changing the Face of
Digital Health
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Who are the visionaries shaping the future of digital health? Join veteran NPR science correspondent and award-winning TV journalist, Ira Flatow, leading a provocative discussion with three of the most influential and lauded healthcare professionals about genetics, the future of wireless health, the promise of personalized medicine and managing healthcare costs.
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Welcome: |
Jill Gilbert, Co-producer, Digital Health Summit |
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10:40–11:30am
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The Patient as Consumer:
Pushing Digital Health to New Heights
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Mobilizing consumers to contribute to their own well-being has proven successful in multiple markets. For digital health to succeed universally, more consumers need to get behind the movement. How do we make products that take hold and ultimately turn consumers into catalysts to grow the industry?
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Moderator:
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Robert B. McCray, President and CEO, Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance |
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11:35–12:25pm
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Data Liberation: Making Health Data Intelligible for
the Consumer
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Consumer adoption requires easy-to-digest feedback systems. What does all of this data mean, and how are we going to manage the information? We’ll sit down with some of the companies who’ve made outstanding contributions to making data digestible, fun, and most importantly, something we can act on.
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Moderator: |
Ray Maker, Blogger, DCRainmaker |
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12:25–1:25pm
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Luncheon & Keynote:
The Doctor in Your Car
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New platforms delivering health-monitoring applications are being announced frequently these days, but none more interesting than the automobile. Why are leading automobile manufacturers looking to add “healthcare” to help sell cars and what do we expect in the near future as they expand their vehicle options to help people manage their own health?
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Speaker:
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Gary Strumolo, Global Manager of Health & Wellness Research, Interiors and Infotainment for Ford Research and Innovation, Ford Motor Company |
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1:30–2:20pm
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Diabetes and Obesity: How Can Technology Change
the Outcomes?
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Experts predict that by 2030 more than half the U.S. population will be obese, and 438 million people worldwide will be diagnosed with diabetes. Today, nearly 80% of all new diagnoses of Type 2 diabetes are directly attributed to uncontrolled obesity. With yet ineffective pharma and nurse intervention, can technology help control this ballooning epidemic? Join the companies whose life-changing innovations are leading the charge.
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Moderator: |
Anand Iyer, Ph.D., President and COO,WellDoc |
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2:25–3:15pm
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The Connected Healthy Kitchen
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Homebuilders, appliance makers, social and digital media companies, and nutritionists are all teaming up with technology to make science-based, consumer-directed health a reality. The win is personal health as well as lowered health care costs. The trends present significant opportunities for both early-stage companies and global brands to take part in the healthy, connected kitchen.
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Moderator: |
Andy Donner, Director, Physic Ventures |
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3:15–3:30pm
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RECHARGE BREAK
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Sponsored by Audax
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3:30–4:00pm
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Keynote: How Gaming and Social Networking are Revolutionizing Healthcare?
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With 510 million people playing online games in 2010 and over 10 billion social networking accounts worldwide, it was only a matter of time before we saw them converge. What is it about this marriage that is increasing consumer engagement with life-modifying healthy behaviors yet unseen before, and is it the missing link helping consumers achieve simple, healthy living with better outcomes?
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Speaker:
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Grant Verstandig, Founder and CEO, Audax Health |
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4:00–5:00pm
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Is Mobile Making Us Healthier?
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Our health care system is filled with endless inefficiencies causing costs to skyrocket. A myriad of mobile devices and app developers have stepped in, helping consumers manage their own health. How are health care providers, employers, and tech companies advancing the mobile health movement?
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Moderator: |
Daniel Kraft, M.D., Founder and CEO, Intellimedicine |
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Day 2
Thursday, January 12, 2012 LVCC North Hall, N250 |
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Session Description
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9:00–9:40am
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Welcome & Keynote:
The State of the Wireless
Health Industry
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Qualcomm’s Don Jones delivers a standing room only talk about the advancements in digital health technology and the industry’s current state of affairs.
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Speaker:
Special Guest: |
Don Jones, Vice President of Wireless Health, Global Strategy and Market Development, Qualcomm |
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9:50–10:40am
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Simplifying the Architecture
for Connectivity |
When it comes to health, there’s no margin for error or incompatibility. Who’s creating the standards to power the devices we’ll use to monitor, diagnose, and treat our health issues? Hear from the big players that are making it happen.
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Moderator: |
Charles Parker, Executive Director, Continua Health Alliance |
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10:50–11:40am
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Who’s Paying the Bill for e-Health?
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One of the biggest obstacles in the digital health arena is not the technology at all. Rather it’s who’ll foot the bill. Join a leading health care strategist, a pioneer physician in connected health, one of the world’s most innovative wireless health companies, and a key advisor from one of the country’s most influential advocacy groups for this vital discussion.
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Moderator: |
Matthew Holt, Co-Chairman, Health 2.0 |
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11:50–12:40pm
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Managing the Health of the Aging Population
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Americans over the age of 65 now comprise more than a third of our population, and their life expectancy is well into their 80’s.The consequences are an unprecedented need for new services, facilities, and technologies. Global companies and the government are hot on the trail for coping with the graying of the population.
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Moderator: |
Eric Taub, Writer, New York Times |
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12:40–1:40pm
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Luncheon & Keynote:
From the PC Revolution to the Health Revolution
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John Sculley Talks About the Next Great Frontier: Digital Health
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Speaker: |
John Sculley, Director, Audax Health, Former CEO, Apple and PepsiCo |
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1:50–2:40pm
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Is Technology Changing the Doctor-Patient Relationship?
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As preventable medical conditions such as obesity continue to grow so does the need for patient involved healthcare. The doctor-patient relationship is critically important to bridging the gap between passive patients and informed medical consumers. Innovative technologies are the enabling factor for this, but are they succeeding–and how long will it be before we start seeing significant changes?
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Moderator: |
Zachary Bujnoch, Senior Industry Analyst, Frost and Sullivan |
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2:50-3:50pm
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The End of the Couch Potato: How is Technology Motivating Us to Stay Fit and Healthy? |
While many devices have entered the marketplace, the question we need to be asking is: Are they accomplishing what they need to? With obesity skyrocketing, what can we learn from the tech leaders coming to the rescue helping consumers get off the couch, stay engaged and improve their own health?
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Sally Edwards, CEO and Founder, HeartZones Michael Foley, Executive Director, Bluetooth SIG Jef Holove, CEO, Basis John (Ivo) Stivoric, CTO and VP New Products, BodyMedia David Wang, Co-founder and CEO, Striiv |
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4:00–4:30pm
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Consumer Impact: Case Studies in Quality of Life
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Get an inside look at new technologies that are improving consumers’ lives and revolutionizing the way we live—in mobile health and disease management. Learn insights from leading healthcare companies on how technology is profoundly altering the landscape of consumer health.
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Speakers: |
Michelle Ahlman, President, ClearSounds Communications |
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