I’ll be moderating this session on May 27 at the Global Health Conference in Washington, D.C.
Transformations: Discovering New Strategies Using Proven Technologies
9-10:30 am
The technology evolution is sparking a health-care revolution. The rapid adoption of mobile technology throughout the world, with more than 4 billion mobile phones alone, has resulted in a leapfrogging over the digital divide. Those in remote and resource-poor settings, without the infrastructure to support wired technology, now have the same access to information and communications as those on the other side of the divide. The potential to transform the way we work, teach, learn and connect, one-to-one or one-to-many, is enormous. In the global health field, mHealth – the use of mobile devices to gather health data and to increase access to and dissemination of health information and services – has just begun to tap into this potential. In this session, we’ll explore the concept of technology transformation – adapting available technology to solve problems – and highlight the adaption and adoption of mHealth solutions throughout the world.
The speakers will be:
Paul Meyer, JD
Co-founder, Chairman & President
Voxiva
Katrin Verclas
Co-founder & Editor
MobileActive.org
Andrew Zolli
Curator
Pop!Tech Conference
Fellow
National Geographic Society
