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Di Jiang, team lead for connected health at National Research Council Canada, sees remote patient monitoring and digital cognitive health tools as two big areas of interest in Canada as it seeks improvements to its health system.

Active monitoring can ask questions while a smartphone's sensors can go deeper into mood and anxiety levels, says Rashmi Patel, Fulbright Scholar at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

physIQ Director of Clinical Development Karen Larimer details her company's work to extract raw sensor readings from sensors and highlights the takeaways for clinicians.

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health provides grants to entrepreneurs to help accelerate product development, says Lisa Suennen, chair of the strategic advisory board of TRISH.

Reda Alhajj, a professor at the University of Calgary, says digital transformation has made big strides in Alberta with adoption and the implementation of technology in striving for patient-centric care.

Ilker Köse, technology transfer office director at Istanbul Medipol University in Turkey, says EMRAM is used to manage healthcare, but all stakeholders must work collaboratively to improve outcomes.

Sonia Khayat, general director of International Cooperation at Ministry of Health in Tunisia, says countries such as Tunisia can learn a great deal from Turkey's digital transformation.

Key benefits of attending conferences such as the AHA Scientific Sessions are the chance to make new connections and directly address physicians, says Chris Wasden, head of pharma at Happify Health.

There are a handful of recent academic projects employing algorithms, says Vuno Medical Director Hyunho Park, who describes how similar technologies are making the jump into care.

For those hoping to upend healthcare with novel technologies, "resilience is better than brilliance," claims Qura co-founder and CEO Doug Adams.