Connected Healthcare Conference
Shannon Aquino, vice president of development, and staffer Chris Hoeh at the United Spinal Association say advocacy issues for those in wheelchairs include AI, autonomous vehicles and other tech for full equality of life.
Teva Pharmaceuticals EVP Sven Dethlefs talks about how the company's new ProAir Digihaler gives the patient and provider valuable insight by detecting when the inhaler is used and measuring inspiratory flow.
Bradford Power, founder of Reengineering Cancer Treatment and an author focused on process improvement, speaks from experience on why oncology treatment needs to become more personalized.
Jay Spitulnik, associate director of the health informatics graduate program at Northeastern University, talks about how the clinical IT professionals of the future are becoming more attuned to the needs of patients.
Nonin Medical's Chris Holland and telehealth consultant Mark VanderWerf discuss how the usability and logistics improvements made to Nonin's pulse oximeter make the device more desirable for the elderly.
Ian MacIntyre, head of digital at NHS Leadership Academy, discusses how the dialogue of fear around technology is changing as the culture is increasingly inclusive of tech teams within hospitals.
Livpact offers a "one-stop shop" for tools and resources for adult children caring for aging parents with Alzheimer's or other chronic conditions, says MaryAnne Sterling, the company's EVP of caregiver experience.
Virtual care delivered from the school nurse's office is improving students' access to doctors, says Nick Woods, co-founder of California-based Hazel Health.
Anders Strömberg, head of the wearable platform department at Sony, discusses the B2B mSafety platform, which features a smartwatch with built-in sensors, a simple user interface, a secure back end and long battery life.
Daniel Stein, president of the Stewards of Change Institute, says his group is convening diverse industry stakeholders to tackle big challenges such as patient matching.