Industry Leader Sessions
Tuesday, 16 March
MICROSOFT
Lessons from the Real World: How Software is Transforming Health Delivery Around the Globe
16.00 – 17.00
Room: 113
Despite growing evidence of information technology benefits; we are still seeing minor industrialisation and scale in the delivery of health ICT in many countries. What can we learn, from around the world, and from our own doorstep to help us realise the potential for improving health around the world with software innovation?
Neil Jordan, Managing Director
Worldwide Health, Microsoft
CONTINUA HEALTH ALLIANCE
Advancing Information Technology in the Personal Health Solutions Ecosystem
16.00 – 17.00
Room: 115
Common open standards within the telehealth and healthcare industries are spurring the worldwide innovation of connected health applications while removing barriers to implementation. The panelists will discuss the efforts of their groups to establish an ecosystem of interoperable and connected personal health solutions to empower organizations and individuals to better manage health and wellness, monitor chronic diseases and live independently with advanced age.
Chuck Parker, Executive Director of Continua Health Alliance
Wednesday, 17 March
PHILIPS
eICU – using clinical transformation to implement a new care paradigm
11.00 – 12.00
Room: 115
Tele-health applications will be reviewed with a special emphasis on tele-ICU care. The presenter will demonstrate the benefits of remote care enabling scarce intensive care specialists across wide geographic areas and to hospitals without the required level of expertise. The presenter will demonstrate how centralized care can also be extended from the home to the hospital.
Dr. Mike Breslow, Senior Director, Research and Product Marketing, Philips Patient Monitoring Informatics
