In October 2008 I set up the mHealth networking group as a tribe for Linkedin members who are interested in the opportunity for mobile to advance health.
Back then I was the only member of linkedin who used the term mHealth in their profile so it’s great to see that today there are more than 763 members who are using the term in their profile. There are also more than 32 other mHealth networking groups that have been set up.
But best of all there are now more than a 1,000 members in this high quality group and they’re all working in the mHealth industry and getting involved in networking with their peers, posting of discussions, news, jobs and promoting their services.
The following should give you an idea of what’s happening over there if you’re not already a member:
List of members on Twitter:
3gdoctor, AARPAbroad, AbdulMuqeetpk, AssetmanVenture, BarbaraRapchak, bart, BioPharma12, Bossmed, carofig, Chrisx620, ClarityHealth, CreativeCos, deetelecare, DereckCurry, devices4, dlschermd, DouglasMedlen, DrMauricePreter, drnic1, drruchibhatt, flaureys, h2cm, hbrofman, iheedinstitute, janelwood, janicebakeRD, johnhalsey, jw_mihealth, jcorrao, JoCranwell, kakirksey, kannannari, kishanganjazad1, kyield, lysam8, MaggieRegan, maisybones, martinekoopman, medhand, metzlab, mhealthed11, mHealthCon, mHealthexpo, mHealthTech, michaelpliskin, mlatzel, mobilecollectiv, motherchild, mobilehealth_nl, MobileMaggie, PalominoInc, paulmccarthy1, quality1, rawegd, RedWoofer, repyke, richscarfo, RxREOBcom, sandeolson, SimonSikorskiMD, SkipFleshman, speckhard, spsood, srinaldi, swsunmd88, taskcommcare, telepsych, telepsychology, thehealthmaven, TonyBurkson, ToreRis, Trace-it, veltsos, Vitadock, vitorpamplona, WiredRD.
Member Introductions:
David Albert
My name is David Albert and I am a physician, inventor and entrepreneur. I am co-founder of AliveCor which has developed the iPhone ECG (and Android ECG). I have started and sold several medical device companies and have several startups now. I sold a company I started, Data Critical (DCCA:NASDAQ) to GE in 2001 and left GE in 2004 as Chief Scientist of the Cardiology Business. I received both a patent and 510(k) for a PDA-based medical device in 1997 and I am not worried about FDA issues regarding mHealth. They are a concern to anyone who does not understand the concepts of a “Quality System” or “Software Design Controls”. That is a group which includes most App developers. Diagnostic tools are medical devices. Many informational Apps are not medical devices.
Robyn Whittaker
I am a public health physician and researcher from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Our unit has developed and tested in large pragmatic RCTs cell phone-based interventions. This has included a text messaging smoking cessation intervention that has since been implemented in NZ as a free national programme funded by the Ministry of Health. It has also been the subject of an RCT in the UK. Since then we have developed a video messaging/role modelling cessation intervention for young adults, and a multimedia messaging depression prevention intervention for adolescents. We are now working on an exercise support and dietary module for people with cardiovascular disease. I am currently based in Washington DC on a Commonwealth Fund harkness fellowship. My harkness project will bring together learnings from NZ and the US, and includes interviews with key informants in mobile health in the US.
Laura Brown
I help busy professionals develop diet and lifestyle strategies for having more energy and increasing resilience for handling stress, without being overwhelmed by the complexity. I offer mobile health coaching, utilizing www.healthtxts.com to allow clients to sign up to receive health-oriented SMS text messages on their mobile phone, and to set up their own behaviour-change reminders. My bio is here.
I am a certified holistic health coach, and I often pick up where physicians and dieticians leave off, helping clients to implement wellness strategies suggested after a check-up or diagnosis. My current mhealth project is www.mymobilehealthcoach.com (under development) which facilitates mobile health coaching for myself and other coaches by providing the tools and techniques required.
Richard Posey
2010 brought a nascent interest in eldercare into a major personal focus. I helped both of my parents deal with recovery from a hip replacement in one case and an upper femur break from a fall in the other. At the same time, I was struggling trying to develop a business in mobile marketing … and, partly because of my parents’ trials, finding a waning personal commitment to it. I re-framed my ideas into the direction of mobile healthcare technologies, something that at least has a bit of synergy with other things I am trying to do in eldercare. I am now working to market some of the products shown at the Digital Health Summit, an event held as part of the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. I think we have reached a Perfect Storm of limitations in Medicare, rising healthcare costs, the Baby Boomer tsunami hitting its crest and the appearance of mHealth technologies that may well help mitigate the whole mess.
Angela Stainthorpe
I work on the agendas for the GSMA’s various events – including Mobile World Congress and the upcoming Mobile Health Summit. The GSMA is a global alliance that represents the mobile industry and the interests of those ecosystems connected to mobile, including mHealth.
Call for papers is now open for the inaugural Mobile Health Summit, which we’re working on in partnership with the mHealth Alliance. The event will take place in Cape Town on 6-9 June 2011.
Please feel free to have a look at the website to formally submit an abstract or contact me if you have something interesting to say!
Frank Ille
My name is Frank Ille and I am the CEO and Co-founder of HealthSaaS.
HealthSaaS is a pioneer in creating connected health solutions and has created the first and only mobile chronic condition management app (Glucose Tracker +) that connects to our DiabetesPHR offering and Microsoft HealthVault.
Our patent pending Patient Outcomes Framework is the foundation for disease and condition specific Personal Health Records, white labeled offerings, telehealth support tools, and mobile applications. Connectivity to personal health platforms including Microsoft HealthVault and Dossia enable us to deliver solutions that improve results and lower costs for patients, employers, clinicians, provider networks and payors.
HealthSaaS is currently in discussions with several device and cloud based software vendors to integrate their solutions into our framework or license the framework for white labeled solutions.
I have a diverse background of IT management, sales and marketing experience that spans 20 years including employment with Microsoft and Oracle. My expertise includes solutions architecture, co-development, product integration, branding, Partner/Alliance management, marketing, joint sales campaigns, international account strategy, complex contract negotiation and onshore/offshore project management.
My background in technology, strategic alliances, health IT, and business are helping to define a new paradigm for managing personal health information.
At HealthSaaS we will continue to lead as we create new solutions designed to improve outcomes, efficiencies and lower costs for all.
Tony Davis
Tony Davis, European executive search consultant supporting m-health recruitment requirements throughout EMEA.
Pete Paasivirta
My name is Pete Paasivirta, I am a consultant working on regulatory, privacy, and security –related matters in Nokia’s Wellness Diary program (wellness.nokia.com). The last 1.5 years I have concentrated on the gray area between wellness and medical in order to define feasible product offerings in the currently uncertain regulatory environment both in USA and Europe. I have a strong background in IT and management with over 15 years of experience, of which 11 in USA, in various management and consultant positions. I am currently located in Europe with professional network extending to India and USA. Please see my complete linkedin profile.
Howard Steinberg
I come to healthcare via the world of Consumer Marketing which has given me an appreciation for the HUGE opportunity around engaging people with diabetes as consumers living a lifestyle vs patients suffering with disease and the accompanying opportunity to engage them in new and different ways. The agency I founded and later sold, Source Marketing, did the things that get consumers to take action – be it buy, subscribe, utilize, retain, etc – behaviors that at their core are translatable to Healthcare via optimization of technology and media, particularly in the mobile channel.
I’ve lived with Type 1 diabetes for most of my life and formed dLife in 2005 to engage this burgeoning population in better 24/7 self-care by taking a more consumerized and pragmatic approach. It seems to be working. dLife has rapidly become the dominant diabetes consumer source, with well over one million monthly visitors to dLife.com, over one million registered members, and nearly half a million viewers tuning in each week to dLifeTV. We expanded our model from just direct to consumer to include Payor solutions and have recently completed a Randomized Clinical Trial with the Geisinger Health System that further validated the power of media channels in health outcome. Mobile is a very critical focus for us as we expand our reach and solutions.
We seek collaboration with other innovators in the space as well as great senior executives who may be interested in joining our team: dlife.com
Larry Suarez
I am the software architect of the mHealth group at UC San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. I work with medical researchers at UCSF in addition to providing research in software frameworks for mHealth solutions. You can see our mHealth projects described in a powerpoint presentation on SlideShare. My primary area of research is dynamic patient care flows on mobile devices.
Marvin AL-Khafaji
I am the CEO of Allegiance Health Care which is a national home care group that specializes in Telhealth for rural and suburban patients with chronic illnesses. I am also the CEO of VIT Global which is focusing on delivering mhealth and Telehealth services to the middle east.. at the same time I am the founder and partner intarget20crm.com
Raghu Mannam
Hi I’m Raghu Mannam from Atlanta. I am a firm believer in treatment at home (and work from home), and am launching a cardiology at home service in India very soon. (Early May). I very much welcome your suggestions, comments and collaboration to make this endeavor successful. If anyone is interested in knowing more or interested in joining me in this launch, they are welcome. You can reach me via linked In or at raghuramATruralhealthusaDOTcom
Michael Scharf
Hi, I’m Michael Scharf. I’m a serial entrepreneur focused on the mobile space. A year ago, I sold my interest in a specialty SMS (text Messaging) firm. Since then I have been focused on how to use mobile devices to improve patient outcomes while reducing costs. Feel free to check out my website, MichaelScharf.us. There are a couple of white papers linked from the downloads page that you might be interested in. Currently, my team is working on funding a new venture and doing some consulting in the mHealth space.
Chris Crockford
Hi, I am Chris Crockford, UK entrepreneur and failed Astronaut. I am fascinated by the world of mHealth and have developed several cardio products I am working my way through the myriad of CE and FDA approvals for. I developed a cardio product that was very easy to use for home health, my aged mother came rushing in one day and demanded to use the product, she was suffering cardiac pause, she used the product, saw her sinus rhtyhm return and went about her normal daily life in under 2 minutes. I have that personal justification and drive to get products to market. The market has to change and we need to lead that drive!
Scott Ellis
Hi, Scott Ellis with T-Mobile USA, I work with the M2M team and we are always looking for companies to partner with. We specialize in connecting devices to the internet via our cellular network. T-Mobile USA does not sell any mHealth services or devices directly, instead we choose to partner with the experts in the field to help them deliver a product to the market.
Let me know if you need help with getting your device connected or if you are in the early stages of development I would be happy to refer you to some of my contacts for support on hardware etc.
Jerry Miller
Accenture Health and Public Service – Currently working on Texas Medicaid with TMHP – Accenture plc (Accenture) is a management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, which has offices and operations in more than 200 cities in 53 countries. Its business is organized in five operating groups and their 19 industry groups. Its five operating groups include communications & high tech, financial services, health & public service, products and resources.
Jamie Driver
I am Jamie Driver of Medhand International. We produce mobile versions of traditional medical & drug text books. Please follow us on Twitter @medhand, and feel free to watch the exciting video that we recently produced with RIM.
I am hoping to engage with Healthcare workers (clinical, ICT and library) and also any partners that we can collaborate with.
Peter Kuhar
Hi, I’m Peter Kuhar, the developer of a popular heart rate monitor app for iPhone and Android called Instant Heart Rate. I’m a co-founder of a mobile health startup Azumio Inc.
Luis Fernandez Luque
I am a PhD canditate at the University of Tromsø (Norway). I have been involved in mHealth projects since 2006 and currently we focus on mHealth applications to promote physical activity. My main focus of research is health social media.
Denis Zhereschin
I’m a Lead Software Developer at IBM Ireland. Have developed both mobile app and backend for BiancaMed.com (they own UI and analitycs). See more here
Peter Jones
Hi, Peter Jones here – another failed astronaut. I work in the Lancashire NW England, NHS my role is Nursing Home Liaison and trainer HoNOS / STORM. Also Independent Scholar & Informatics Specialist RMN, RGN, CPN(Cert.), PGCE, BA(Hons) Comp/Phil, PG(Dip)COPE.
I champion a conceptual framework the health care domains model. Presented recently in Paipa, Colombia and Kings College London. The model can help support socio-technical perspectives and approaches. There is a blog with a bibliography and growing archive of innovative and creative posts and a website. Blog – Welcome to the QUAD Hodges Health Domains Model [H2CM] h2cm: help2Cmore – help-2-listen -help-2-care Informatics resource listing Twitter: @h2cm I’d be pleased to network.
Barbara Rapchak
Nice to meet you all… My expertise is in technology development and behavioral informatics—helping people use technology to improve the healthcare experience. I’ve led R&D programs for the National Institutes of Health and corporate accounts, and am a member of the scientific review panel for NIH. Most recently, I have been involved in the use of telemonitoring in transition care — using cellphones to monitor and manage adherence and outcomes among heart failure patients to reduce hospital readmissions.
Jacqueline Thong
Hello, I’m Jacqueline Thong. I am co-founder and CEO of Ubiqi Health, a start-up that provides consumers with web and mobile-based disease management tools. Our first application is for migraine sufferers. You
can check out our website at www.ubiqihealth.com. Follow me on Twitter and follow my company via @ubiqi.
Ian McNicoll
Hi, I am Ian McNicoll, I am a UK-based health informatician working with Ocean Informatics and the openEHR Foundation on developing international clinical models for use in EHR and mHealth systems.
I am a former Scottish GP, have been working in the healthIT field for almost 30 years and am an active member of the UK British Computer Society Primary HealthCare Specialist Group (PHSCG)
One of the interesting challenges in mHealth is how to integrate with the traditional EHR and we are actively looking for mHealth developers to join the PHCSH, so that we can explore this area at Primary Care 2011 and at more informal workshops.
Sander Baraké
Hi, Sander Baraké, innovation manager for KPN (main telco in The Netherlands). I work for the Healthcare department and my focus areas are bringing healthcare services to the consumer’s home and mHealth. We develop services B2B, B2B2C and B2C. Would like to exchange best practice examples of mHealth. We work closely together with healthcare providers, insurance companiies and technolgy partners to contribute to a more efficient healthcare system in the Netherlands.
Tobias Alpsten
I am Tobias Alpsten,CEO of iPLATO Healthcare, an mHealth market leader in the UK. We are currently looking for partners to expand internationally – especially targeting the US.
Christian Assad-Kottner
My name is Christian Assad-Kottner and I am a first year Cardiology Fellow at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston/The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center. Several years ago I had to decide which career to do and I was between Medicine and Information Technology. I believed that if I chose IT as my first choice I would like it so much that changing careers in the future to Medicine was unlikely. On the other hand I thought If I got into medicine there was a reasonable chance to change to IT in the future. I never changed… Finishing medical school I went to The Methodist DeBakey Heart center where I worked as a Cardiology Research fellow for little over a year. In this short period of time I discovered an anti-cardiac antibody in the myocardial tissue of people with heart failure utilizing immunofluorescence. Recent results from our lab show that 70% of patients (n=100) with heart failure have positive anti-cardiac IgG while normal controls (n=40) was 0%. This has led to further research and evaluating treatment with plasmapheresis as a possible modality in patients with heart failure. During this time I was also the first in the Research Lab to incorporate a Heart Failure Mouse Model utilizing L-Name pumps which I surgically implanted in their backs (For those animal lovers I did the process painless as possible). This model is still being used several years later
After doing my Cardiology Research Fellowship I went on to do Internal Medicine in UTMB and 4 years later I am now finishing my first year as a Cardiology Fellow and waiting to initiate my 2nd and 3rd year where I will finally be exposed to the Cath Lab and EP Lab because of how our program is structured. Regarding other interests. I am a computer “geek” who loves to try out different technologies and incorporate them to my daily life. I am currently designing systems of Information that can change how medical students, residents, fellows and even faculty study by incorporating an innovative system into Patient Rounding. Several other Ideas are in storage but have to address them one at a time due to mu schedule.
Have a Blessed Day!
John Abraham
Hello, my area of interest (and work) is data security and HIPAA compliance. I am the security evangelist at Redspin and I blog here:http://www.redspin.com/blog/. As security auditors, we test networks and applications to ensure they are secure. While security might be a technical discipline on the surface (and our office which is full of hackers and network security engineers might imply that), security is really about practical enterprise risk management and operational discipline. As such, I enjoy learning from others to see how they are solving security problems and managing risk – which is what brings me to this group. I am happy to volunteer any insight I can provide for any threads pertaining to security.
Bart Collet
Besides being an owner and manager of a home for the elderly since 1995, I’m also the initiator of Zorgbeheer.com (zorgbeheer = caremanagement), an internet-platform for “captains of care” which started in 2006. The reason why I’m commenting on this topic is that I have profound knowledge of developing software for carehomes (care registration + invoicing + management + intranet + workflow + domotics) and employee scheduling software. Furthermore I have vast experience with database design, programming, webservers, network infrastructure, software development, social media and collaboration-applications.
I’ve been evaluating wireless monitoring and communication solutions in healthcare intensely since 2005, as I see multiple (and pragmatic) ways this technology will improve health and healthcare.
Anil Khanna
Combination of investment Professional & Strategic Consultant I am a Strategic Consultant focused on pharma / healthcare domain…right now focusing more on consulting assignments…have done assignments with companies like – J & J, Bayer, Fertin, Dr. Reddy’s, Axellus, Piramals and others. Consulting work has been largely in the area of india entry strategies, growth strategies and marketing strategies
Prior to doing this was in PE space and made investments in companies like Wockhardt Hospitals, Apollo Lifestyle & Diagnostics, Thyrocare, Lifecell, and others. mHealth is of immense interest to me…companies are open to explore it…I am keen to explore it seriously. Any queries or clarifications would be most welcome. Thank you so much
Mark Bates
Hi Mark Bates from SeNd Technology. Background in SMS text messaging devices used in the industrial market and now designed product for use in health/care industry. SeNCit combines lack of movement detection with room temperature, power cut, night wandering, door wandering and security all from a small discrete device. Sencit.co.uk
We are now in the phase of trying to get awareness of the product to the general public as it is aimed at families who wish to keep a check on elderly relatives so they can offer support when needed. This market awareness is our biggest challenge as well as finding good partners to work with around the world. SeNCit is just one product of a family of devices we are planning to develop in the near future.
Karl Hoelper
My name Is Karl Hoelper, I work for Preventice. Who is a leader in mobile health with Partners like ST mIcro, Merck, and Mayo Clinic. We develop Apps, platforms, subscription plans, and cloud care. Preventice is always looking to reach out and help companies improve their mobile health strategy or partner up and develop a strategy as a team with new companies and industries.
I’m only a mouse click away if you have questions or want a free mobile health strategy evaluation.
Laurie Lamberth
Hello everyone! I’m Laurie Lamberth and am the Founder and VP, Business Development of Lamberth & Associates. We’re a strategic business development and marketing consultancy that helps companies launch connected wireless devices and the services that go with them — including mobile health products such as wireless vital signs monitors, near-field communication networks for patient care facilities, and more. I’m a bit of a guru on the “Internet of Things,” and author the column “Unplugged” in Connected World Magazine.
I blog here and you can follow me on Twitter I’m looking forward to our dialogue!
Raj Sadhu
Hello I am Raj Sadhu CEO and founder of Vyzin Electronics, I am the inventor, patent holder of Remote Health Monitoring solution branded VESAG. We monitor 17 different health parameters remotely, We are rated 1 in top 10 best home health connected gadget by this month connected world magazine, we exhibited our product at mHealth Summit DC, Digital Health Summit, @CES 2011, currently we launched our product in India, We are about to launch in USA, but we are still looking for partners in many country’s. Please do not hesitate to contact me.
Michael Quarshie
Hello, my name is Michael Quarshie. I’m the CEO and Co-Founder of Wellness Foundry. Our main product is MealLogger, a mobile and web service for health care and fitness professionals to provide interactive nutrition coaching to their patients and customers based on images they take with their mobile phones or digital cameras. MealLogger is currently being used by private and public hospitals, corporate wellness service providers, universities, fitness clubs as well as individual practitioners. If you are interested in hearing more about how the product works and how it can be integrated to existing services, please contact me directly.
Jerry Green
My name is Jerry Green and I have created an innovative mHealth solutions which combines the: Emerging functionality of mobile phones, the Growing acceptance of speech recognition and the Instant communication ability of SMS to create a social network that connects friends, families, to each other and the world of service available on the internet using any mobile or line telephone.
Our premier service: The Buddy Check Network, allows family and friends, from just about anywhere in the world, to create a personalized network that enables in-home monitoring of their loved ones using their existing telephone, in home sensors, and medica alerts devices.
The Buddy Check Network acts as a Social Safety Net that gives caregivers peace of mind from knowing that our network will check on their “Buddies” each day and notify them immediately by voice call, text message, and email, in the case of an emergency or if help is needed.
Roy Walters
My name is Roy Walters, the solution is known as iBleep – short for ‘intelligent bleeping’, its an intelligent replacement for paging (locator) systems used throughout the world. Ward staff requiring assistance for a patient, raise the call from a PC screen that is in turn sent to a smartphone or PDA carried by a clinician.
In just a few seconds. a clinician has all the information required to assess the next action – wardID, bedID, nurseID (if he/she needs to call), PatientID, Call Reason (Acute Chest Pain, Drug Charting, etc) and the primary observation detail (Heart Rate, BP, etc) for the patient. All calls are prioritized with the most urgent call always at the top of the list on the clinicians mobile.
There are 3 clear and compelling cases for iBleep:
Clinical: iBleep provides rapid, intuitive comms without the need for additional calls to ward staff. It supports safer patient care, in particular to the potentially deteriorating patient.
Governance: All events for each call are tracked and escalated, if required, to other members of the team. This provides clear evidence to support the actions of clinical and nursing staff in the event of an alleged clinical incident. iBleep optimises clinical focus and efficiency and reduces work associated stress.
Financial: The absolute data trail provides a hospital organisation with clear evidence to streamline its working practices. This in turn, allows that orzanization to provide more effective care, improved patient safety, reduced length of stay, etc and considerable financial savings in the provision of frontline services, far in excess of the cost of the solution.
Thanks David – for the opportunity to describe a few of the benefits of the iBleep system. I’ve joined this group to network amongst mHealth specialists and to investigate considerable markets in the US and in Europe. Please add me to your LinkedIn network. I’m wishing everyone a great day, best regards, Roy
Erick Von Schweber
Erick Von Schweber of SURVEYOR Health. We’re into healthcare trade-off management, currently focused on the risk trade-offs of medication regimens as over 4,000 Americans die each week due to adverse drug events costing the healthcare system $359 Billion a year. We’re applying our DARPA-class innovations to the problem, supporting both mobile devices and the major non-mobile browsers.
Ellen Eide Kislal
Hello everyone. I’m proud to introduce Skin Of Mine an online dermatology solution. Skin Of Mine allows patients to upload photos of their skin via web at skinofmine.com or through our iPhone app (available in about 2 weeks) and quantify various concerns and/or submit the photo to an MD or NP licensed in their state for diagnosis & treatment.
Patrick Mingey
Hello Members of MHealth, my name is Patrick Mingey and I run a social networking website for anyone effected by depression. It is an innovate site which provides each member with there own blog, has the option to create groups which control their own membership and content and allows members to connect with each other and help each other with recovery issues. The site started in January and is free to all users. We have been creating specific online groups for support organizations that do not have a web presence. Please visit us at ShareYourBlues.com
Chris Bullen
Hi, I’m Chris Bullen, Director of the Clinical Trials Research Unit at The University of Auckland, New Zealand. Our multidisciplinary group has a strong interest in testing the effectiveness of mHealth interventions for behavior change using sound theoretical models of what works, user pre-testing of the intervention and rigorous research methods. You can find out more about our work in general and on past and current mHealth-based intervention studies here.
Shad Wheeler
We specilive in web based and mobile practice management, ehr and revenue cycle management software and services that getdoctors paid. We are also researching how to bring more access to care to the home (home being wherever a patient may be).
Miguel Cabrer
Hi all, I am Miguel Cabrer, founder of Medting.com, a social collaboration platform.Formerly I was CIO of a Digital Hospital in Europe and have been working in eHealth for the last 15 years.
Chris Paton
I’m Chris Paton, a medical doctor from the UK, now a Senior Reseach Fellow at the National Institute for Health Innovation. I’m the founder of the HIVE a non-profit website designed to help foster innovation in the health sector. I also run the Health Informatics Forum and chair the IMIA social media working group.
Marion Silverthorne
I am an Information and Communication Technology Project Manager, have broad international experience, and have managed projects in health, education, government administration, and banking sectors. My focus is on system implementation, organizational development, performance accountability, and information and knowledge exchange. I have a special interest in the use of mobile phone technology to gather, monitor, evaluate, and disseminate data and information in the health sector.
Stephen Coleman
I am with the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, focusing on helping Military & Veterans who have bee Spinal Cord Injured or Paralyzed.
The Reeve Foundation is looking to help all persons living with paralysis. We fund Research for the cure…as well as efforts for Quality of Life as we care!
After a long and fulfilling military career…27 years and still counting on the Army Reserve side…I feel good passionate about helping Wounded/Ill/Injured service members and veterans.
Ben Northrop
Hi all, my name is Ben Northrop and I am the CEO and co-founder of Run The Red. Previous work in mHealth includes our role as mobile partner with the Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland on their text messaging smoking cessation intervention that has since been implemented in NZ as a free national programme funded by the Ministry of Health.
Run The Red has over 10 years experience in enabling mobile conversations between organisations and their customers and are very interested in working with partners and applying our experience to mHealth projects.
Run The Red’s mobile CRM (mCRM) platform incorporates messaging (SMS/MMS), mobile internet, apps and has a range of APIs for integration with email, IVR, web/social media.
Conversation data is viewable via the web based reporting dashboard, and can be analysed to gain a greater user understanding and to personalize future communications.
Mick Constantinou
Hello. My name is Mick Constantinou and I focus on implementing employee benefit programs. I enjoy spending time with my family, writing, coaching Pony League Baseball, teaching Junior Achievement,
and being a youth leader at Lighthouse Youth Ministries.
Stefan Galloro
Hi, Stefan Galloro with Rogers Communications in Canada. I am the Healthcare Practice Lead (M2M) for Rogers Wireless.
The Rogers M2M & Partners group brings unique and innovative companies developing M2M solutions into Canada; establishing Rogers as the leading M2M service provider in Canada for connected healthcare applications and devices through core network capabilities, a robust multi-functional platform and unsurpassed client support.
Maclynn Brinton
I am President of InfoGard, an Approved Testing & Certification Body for EHR’s and a Federal Security Laboratory. If anyone is interested in more information on qualifying for the Safe Harbor from HHS breach penalties, more information can be found here our main web site is here.
Christian Kala-Lobe
Hi, I’m Christian Kala-Lobe, Sunutec’s Senior Vice President, we specialized in eHealth solutions for MEA(Middle East & Africa), South America, mostly for emerging countries: mHealth Solutions for emerging countries (MEA, South AMerica, Asia), to leverage eHealth solutions. Great sharing mHealth knowledge, as we have to think out of the box in
Colleen Kennedy
I am Colleen Kennedy and I an RN with an MSW and a focus on organizational program development and evaluation. I have been in the managed care arena for nearly 20 years with the last 12 as a consultant. Most of my consulting work has been in starting up managed care plans and specialty utilization management companies, writing federal and state licensing applications, leading accreditation projects (mostly URAC) and other quality and compliance initiatives. I am convinced that mHealth can effectively link patients, providers and payers, as well as case management and disease management programs, thereby improving clinical outcomes.
Margaret Gold
Hi, I’m Margaret from the Mobile Collective and I’m organising an event on the 3rd of June in London on mHealth which is free to attend – if you’re based in the UK I hope that you can join us! (David Doherty will be speaking in fact, sharing some the practicalities and realities of launching mHealth products and services to market)
The event will be bringing together the mobile technology community and healthcare community to take a collaborative approach to mHealth innovation – it’s all about cross-pollination and sharing know-how to get more ideas implemented. Hope to meet some of you there! mHealth Innovation Camp
Danica Balazova
Hi I am Danica, I work fo Hewlett Packard – Office of Global Social Inovation in health group. We are focusing on areas where we can show how innovative technolgy can crete social impact- see more here
I am located in Bratislava- Slovakia but as we are global team I do projects all over the world- currently I am focusing on India, where we are going to launch couple of pilot projects in mhealth area with focus on mathernal and child health in partnership with local NGO’s.
Mark Boyer
Hi, my name is Mark Boyer. I am currently exploring how to make a career transition into the mHealth space. Though I spent 18 of the past 25 years in the pharmaceutical industry it was never a great fit. That’s a long story, but as I look at the mHealth space it appears to be a great match for my skills, experience and general wiring. My specialty and passion is new product/service commercialization. I’ve done this successfuly in three industries, so I’m hoping there are transferrable skills into mHealth businesses. I’m very excited about being able to apply these skills in a healthcare space that has the potential to bend-the-curve and improve health and lower costs.
I appreciate being able to participate in groups like this one. I’m learning more each day from these discussions. At this time I’m looking for commercial work and/or a job in the commercial function for an mHealth firm. Check out my profile on Linked In and if you’re interested in discussing a project please send me an email.
Thanks for letting me be a part of this.
Laurent Bouskela
I am a product manager focusing on delivering SaaS solutions to the market eager to launch e-health services as soon as I have an opportunity!
Barry Green
My name is Barry Green I am the owner and innovator at Consultants at Large.I have created companies and programs in Pharma and Biotech.Specializing in compliance,adherence and persistency.Helping Branded Pharma as well as Managed care to keep patients on there Meds.New programs are using Mhealth in interesting and creative ways. Check out my Linkedin profile and we can talk
Sunil Parekh
I am a Product Manager focused on bringing new e-Health/m-Health solutions to market.
Nicola Brink
Hi – My name is Nicola Brink from Montana Healthcare Solutions, Johannesburg, South Africa. We are the sole distributor in Africa for Robertson Global Healthcare Solutions’ RHealth. We are currently rolling out RHealth in various versions in the consumer and healthcare space in South Africa and then into Africa. In addition Montana is strongly aligned to The Donald Woods Foundation (DWF) who have amazing rural projects running in The Transkei – one of the poorest areas in SA. For more insight please visit our website. My business partner Ian Puttergill and I look forward to meeting like-minded people in the MHealth space.
Mary Cain, MPH
I’m interested in increasing activation (the connection one makes between their health behaviors and their health outcomes) in individuals across the health spectrum from well to chronically ill. My expertise ranges from forecasting/strategic planning as a consultant to product management and operations management in the trenches of disease management and wellness organizations.
I know technology will continue to play a role in facilitating activation but the current glut of apps and gamification trend isn’t where innovation is really needed. Instead, understanding and plumbing the depths of cognitive behavior change and motivation are where we need to go. Mobile devices have taken on new meaning as extensions of our bodies and their potential to support change is as yet unknown.
Laura Barnitz
I’m a health policy analyst and most of my experience is in advocacy and communications addressing the big 3 global health diseases and maternal and child health issues. Currently working on a USAID-funded project in India. I’m interested in mhealth from the perspective of patient-health care worker-specialist linkages and referral processes.
Dr Asutosh Parhi
Hi I am a doctor of Alternative medice and completed my MBA in Health. I have worked as a Research Oficer with FRHS, India and then as a Research Fellow in Maternal Health with Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Now working as a Program Coordinator Urban Health in Rajkot, Gujrat, India
Richard Mendoza
Hi, Richard Mendoza with Eli Lilly, Singapore. I evaluate e-Channels and Mobility based solutions and their impact on the business. I am always interested in understanding innovative mHealth based solutions that I can showcase internally and discuss/share with industry leaders on trends. I am looking at also partnering ( in some cases) to rollout new products/services. Both companies can share the Intellectual Property that could come out of co-innovating. I cover most of the globe with a particular focus on Emerging Markets.
Gabor Kocsis
Hi, I am Gabor Kocsis, Hungary (EU) I an enterpeneur and my team is focusing on mobile and online business solution, mainly eHealth and mHealth. I’m comming from telecom sector (midle and enterprise) after 10y. So our key partners are T-mobile, Vodafone, Telenor, Telefonica (in EU). In the last 2 years we are connecting with HIS and GP IT providers (like Compugroup AG, Carestream), Medical Device factories (ECG, BPM, BCM, etc.) and working with universities in R&D mHealth projects. We have strategy partnership with Intel Co., to expand our mHealth modell in telco field.
Just we are focusing to introduce a new B2C service in mHealth market with a local mobile operator. And we are planning to make medical projects with international pharmatical companies in this our region.
So if you wants to step in CEE mHealth market, lets contact with me, because we are seeking new partnership and founds.
Ritch Blasi
I am general manager, mobile and wireless, for a PR/Mktg/Biz strategy company called Comunicano, with several clients in the mHeath sector, including the Wireless Life Sciences Association, Diversinet, Independa and Integer Wireless. Our agency focuses on specific companies that innovate and deploy products and services that significantly change the way people work, live and play.
In 2010 I retired from AT&T (37 years, the last 13 in wireless) where I was responsible for media and industry analyst relations, as well as providing executive support, speechwriting and internal communications. I was responsible for handling announcements for AT&T Wireless’ IPO, several network launches (GSM/EDGE/3G) and hundreds of applications, services and devices (including the original iPhone). I often consult for AT&T in connection with network, innovation and healthcare initiatives.
Comunicano represents the next generation of communication services firms and is focused on a few key industries. Through strategic positioning, compelling brand development and aggressive reputation development, 21 Comunicano clients in the last eight years have either successfully IPO’d or been acquired for significant multiples surpassing $850 million dollars.
Tore H Rismyhr
Hi, I´m Tore, and my start-up company is Senior Tele. Aiming to introduce mHealth solutions to home-care users throughout the Nordics (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland). Please feel free to contact me with your products/solutions if you´re looking to enter these markets!
Tom Love
Howdy, I’m a serial entrepreneur with deep experience in software management including 13 years of agile experience. For the past 6 years I have been very involved with a variety of projects related to electronic medical records in the Federal government (VA and DoD, specifically). Previously I held executive positions at ITT, IBM and Morgan Stanley.
I am also involved with www.disruptathon.com – an energetic group encouraging the development of smart phone and tablet applications. I co-founded the company that built the programming language for the iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Macs — Objective-C.
Anmol Sood
Hi – Anmol Sood, CEO at Hidalgo Ltd in Cambridge, UK. Hidalgo is the world leader in mobile human monitoring systems, the ability to capture, view, transmit and analyse, in real time, physiological data from a human in a free living environment. Our brand is known as Equivital and we have a keen interest in the M-Health space. Our system is a multi-parameter monitoring system that is both FDA and CE approved. Please see our website. Being able to measure Heart rate, breathing rate/effort, skin and core temp, activity (speed, distance, calories burned etc), movement (internal tri-axis accelerometer) amongst other measures whilst seamlessly connecting to multiple external devices and then interpreting the data in a contextual way, all from a 37g sensor module and then creating the front end software to view and analyse this data (either in real time or play back mode) gives huge benefits to multiple applications. I would love to hear from anyone with interesting collaboration, partnership or commercial opportunities. Please contact on this site or anmols_AT_jaltek-group_DOT_com.
Thomas M. Loarie
Hi, Tom Loarie who a career life science executive with 30 years of growing multi-national medical technology companies and successfully commercializing over twenty innovative medical devices including ehealth and drug/device combination products. I serve as Executive Chairman for LOF Technologies, Inc., Mercator MedSystems, Inc., Silicon BioDevices, Inc., and as a board member for Clarity Medical Systems, Inc., and the SinoMed Group, LLC (Hong Kong).
LOF is an ehealth company with a protected platform technology focused on medication management. Our platform achieved 98% compliance in a NIH funded controlled clinical trial and in numerous other studies. Our patent covers connectivity between any telecom device, any pill dispenser with active or passive identification (eg. RFID, or other electronic signal, bar codes), and a server.
Silicon BioDevices is a diagnostics company focused on point-of-care patient testing (a lab on a chip) with results provided within 5 minutes and results that can be wirelessly transmitted to a physician or payor.
Donna Cusano
Hello, Donna Cusano, whom you may know as Editor North America for Telecare Aware, the international news digest of connected health, founded (and still edited) by Steve Hards in the UK 2005. I am also a versatile marketer and communicator who advises early-stage, mid-sized and established companies in the healthcare services and connected health fields. Please see my profile for what I’m up to lately, and feel free to contact me through LinkedIn.
Lawrence Wasserman PhD
Lawrence Wasserman PhD Served WHO Asia and The US Public Health Service. Working 3+ years in mobile learning and mobile health specifically. Worked in 25 countries mainly in the ASIA region. Focusing on patient and health care education and mobile health frame solutions. Reside Washington DC area the focal point for health policy, regulation and funding. Associate of several health related enterprise companies and consultant to variety of public and private sectors.
Duncan Rose
Hello, I am Duncan Rose. My mission has been to sell solutions into medical service areas with untapped markets. I strive to anticipate and respond to market changes and customer service preferences, while identifying new business opportunities. I see Mobil Health as a new paradigm that can change the way healthcare interacts across the sectors of post acute care.
Michel Nadeau
Michel Nadeau, P.Eng, Founder and CEO of Tactio Software. We’re on a mission to provide the world with mobile health systems to guide users into lifestyle changes that will make them healthier, and happier. Tactio Software is entirely devoted to mobile health. Already with over 1,250,000 users, with Top 50 ranking in iPhone Apps in over 50 countries, Tactio’s TargetWeight System is making people worldwide with weight issues feel better by being driven to a healthier them with a new focus and energy. We partner with home health medical device manufacturers (scale, blood pressure, glucose, oxymeters, ECG, …) to integrate their data into our health auto-pilot trackers for the benefit of our users.
Kovid Sharma
Hi, Kovid Sharma with Hewlett Packared and work with CMS division, I have been instrumental in introducing two global health care giants to Indian Telcos and developed an interest in the Mobile Health care, Working on our efforts to build an mHealth eco system in India. While m-health creates a whole world of opportunities in healthcare delivery, the key question is whether it can be a sustainable business model and specifically India the biggest challenge would come in the form of language diversity.
Dale Mary Sandberg
Hello, I’m a South African researcher, writer and advocate for mHealth. I’ll be starting my MSc in International Health Policy at the London School of Economics in Sept ’11. I believe mHealth and mHealth education are critical in generating creative, sustainable health care solutions in developing countries.
I’d like to collaborate with existing mHealth projects in transitional economies to increase data around behaviour change and cost-effectiveness. I hope to contribute to an evidence base that focuses on scalability, socio-economic sustainability and innovative means of breaking out of health care silos.
If you have similar areas of interest, or data that you would like to make available for analysis, please do get in touch
Marcia Noyes
I am Healthagen’s Director of Public Relations for the iTriage mobile healthcare platform. We are focused on empowering consumers with information to answer two vital medical questions: What might I have? and Which is the best provider to treat this condition? For healthcare providers, we offer a mobile solution that targets those patients that have an immediate need that the provider can treat. I’m delighted to promote such a rich, intuitive application developed by two emergency physicians who saw this hole in the healthcare system and worked tirelessly to fill it.
On a personal level, I’ve spent the past year transforming my life and recapturing two goals I’d held close to my heart since 1978 — to finally become healthy and fit, as well as to qualify for the Boston Marathon. Here’s a recap of the changes, along with photos.
Christopher Seow
Ephone International (EPI) is a healthcare technology company at the heart of providing technology driven mobile health monitoring solutions, health concierge services and virtual health monitoring systems. We have innovated medical lifestyle breakthroughs including integration of health monitoring functions with mobile lifestyle technology. Our three main areas of focus include our product EPI Life & EPI Mini, the world’s first ECG mobile phone supported by our 24-hours medical support centre, the EPI Health Concierge and our personal Virtual Health Folder which enables customers to access their medical information anytime and anywhere via the Internet.
We have won numerous awards:
World Summit Award (WSA) e-Health and Environment
Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards 2010 (APICTA 2010)
National Infocomm Awards, SIngapore 2010
We are actively looking for partners around the region
Penny de Luna
Hello, I’m Penny de Luna with RIM and I work within the Global Alliances group. My role is to work with system integrators and professional services companies and help them develop their mobile solutions, service offerings and mobile products on the BlackBerry (and PlayBook) platform. Recently, I’ve been focused on Healthcare and I believe that mobility can have dramatic changes to the way our health services are delivered and consumed, closing the gap between provider and patient. I’m eager to learn about the challenges and opportunities that present themselves in bringing this to reality
Jonathan Webb
HI, I’m Jonathan Webb. I’m responsible for the generation, communication and drive to implementation of Nokia’s smartphone strategy for device design and form factor as well as the connected ecosystem including mobile health, in-car and home use.
Philip Carroll
I am currently responsible for managing the recruitment and business development aspect for AT&T’s co-sell partners in Industry & Mobility Alliance Program (IMAP). Our area of IMAP manages a 3rd party mobility ecosystem that primarily focuses on selling Line of Business Solutions to Enterprise and Government customers. My responsibilities include relationship management, strategy, marketing and partner recruitment The Alliance Program supports over 400 Mobility partners, including Laptop Manufacturers, Rugged Handheld OEMs and a variety of Line-of-Business and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Solution Providers. I attended The University of West Georgia and received a degree in Computer Science from Control Data Institute. I am a dedicated professional with extensive experience in marketing and technical sales. I have excellent communication and collaborative skills that enhance relationship building, solution sales, and business development. My experience spans knowledge in providing cellular devices to Fortune 1000 including BellSouth and extensive experience in SMB and Enterprise channel solutions as well as Federal/Public Sector channels. I am knowledgeable in market trends and I’m experienced in the unique requirements of SMB channel resellers. I serve on the Gerson Lehrman Technology Council and with over 20 years experience in solution sales and marketing I am uniquely qualified and considered a trusted adviser by my clients.
Specialties
· Business Development and Recruiting, Mobility Applications Consultant,IBM Channel Sales. Fortune 1000 , Mid-Market and Federal.
· Marketed to various government contracts: ITES-II, WSCA, SEWP, and DHS First Source. Knowledgeable in High Performance Computing environments and Green Data Center initiatives
Luke Diorio
Hi, I’m Luke Diorio. Manager, Business Development at the Association of American Medical Colleges. I’m responsible for managing and supporting the Business Strategy and Development team at the AAMC. We’re currently working on developing our innovation and ventures model as we continue to work with and develop products that align with our mission and support our members. This includes some mHealth related technologies for medical education in and out of the clinic.
John Stubbington
Dear all, My name is John Stubbington I work for Medicover the largest private provider of integrated health services in central and eastern europe. I am exploring how we can use more tele and mobile medical solutions in our proposition and how specifically how this could work with aged care. I would be interested to hear of the solutions available but please ensure they work in Poland. I look forward to hearing from you all
Kimberly Schaefer RN, BSN
Hello, My name is Kimberly Schaefer and I am a critical care nurse with a background in medical device, pharmaceutical sales and nursing informatics. I am currently an Industry Solutions Practice Manager for the Healthcare vertical at AT&T. I am considered the organization’s line of business subject matter expert for Hospitals, clinics, physicians and device manufacturers. As the ISPM, I am expected to possess a deep knowledge of the healthcare industry, including information technology, local and national policies and day-to-day operations. I am called upon by other groups within the organization to provide education, collaborate on new opportunity identification and sales closure. As the ISPM, I am frequently asked to speak at industry related events. I will be in attendance at the World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit in Boston on July 28-29. If anyone from this group will be present, then I will see you there! Thank you for inviting me to join this group.
Randal Fitzhugh
Hi, I’m Randal Fitzhugh and I work as a consultant with a company that provides mobile medical devices for remote healthcare initiatives with a focus on chronic issues, many derived from obesity. These devices have connectivity through phone line, internet and cell phone. The focus is to provide affordable, interactive tools that remotely communicate biometrics to healthcare providers. These devices also allow realtime communication from the provider to the patient via the device. My goal is to learn as much as possible about mHealth and find opportunities to network with industry professional.
Markela Psymarnou
Hi all, I’m Markela Psymarnou, working as the managing director of Vidavo, a specialized e-service company, targeting the health sector. We are established in Greece, but are also interested in other European markets and Africa. We mainly focus on m-health solutions, for patients on the move, ranging from vital signs monitoring to telepsychiatry and more. I’m particularly interested in viable m-health business modeling as well as assessment of novel applications, targeting user satisfaction.
Francisco Martinez Rilo
Hi, I´m Francisco Martínez, Sales Director at Imaxdi Real Innovation. We are Spanish company focused on R&D for Health. Our objective is developing new products and solutions to extend mHealth culture. Experts in sensor systems, mobile apps (blackberry, android), telecare, telehealth, etc. We already have some products in the market and some others in beta testing. Actively participating in European projects FP7 and looking for good partners to collaborate, provide or distribute mHealth technologies
Arden Bennett
Greetings to the mHealth Group, I currently serve as VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT with MEDIGLOBE USA a Healthcare Business Development Organization, committed to facilitating affordable healthcare services for ALL Americans. Based in the US with offices and affiliated organizations in United Kingdom and India.
Previously, I served as Chief Executive Officer (Director General) of the CIMA Hospital in San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America. A Joint Commission International (JCI) accredited acute care hospital operated by International Hospital Corporation (IHC). IHC operates high quality accredited hospitals in Mexico, Costa Rica and Brazil, providing world class patient care and healthcare technology.
Dirk Mueller PhD
My life has been blessed with three successful adult children, a great wife Muriel, and a solid education from The University of Michigan, Harvard and Colombia. My experience includes being a University Director, CEO of an $84M enterprise, owner of several small businesses and currently an active supporter of telehealth and telemedicine in the USA. HealthNationInfo
Bob Silverstein, HIRE ME!, rcsilversteinATaolDOTcom
AAA, results-oriented, broad experience in Healthcare Sales with expertise in Homecare / Hospice, clinical Point-of-Care, Mobile Physician Desktops, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Document Management Workflow Solutions, Transcription Outsourcing Services, Speech Recognition solutions, Coding solutions, Revenue Cycle, RAC audit, and hosted EHR / PM / EMR solutions to University Health Centers. Document Management & Workflows, Med Device Sales. RELO no prob
Joanne Wong
Hi everyone: My name is Joanne Wong. I will be soon joining the University of Toronto in their Masters of Health Informatics program (expected graduation in 2012). I am very excited to be learning more about this field! I have previously worked at the University Health Network in Toronto in the Shared Information Management Services with the Medical Informatics and the Family Health Team. Here, I gained a lot of knowledge in requirements analysis, and quality assurance in software development. My interest lies in information communication technologies and mHealth. The use of mHealth for self-management and allowing for patients to have more personal responsibility perks my interest. I am very interested in working in the San Francisco Bay Area on up and coming mHealth technologies. I will be searching for a 4 month placement from May 2012 to June 2012 for my practicum. If you are interested in having an eager person to join your company – feel free to contact me!
Peter Leijdekkers
Hi, I am Peter Leijdekkers. We developed an Android application for remote health monitoring using one or more Bluetooth enabled sensors such as weight, blood pressure, heartrate etc. For details see http://myFitnessCompanion.com We are looking for companies that deal with remote health monitoring and want to extend their remote health monitoring with a highly flexible, mobile application for their customers. We are also looking for a partner that has gone through the CE/FDA process and is able to assist us.
Suzanne Gunter
Hi, I am Suzanne Gunter, senior manager of Medical Affairs for a large global medical manufacturer. My primary role is to provide medical and clinical customer-focused expertise and perspective to the organization in relation to health economics and reimbursement. I support business development using my expertise and perspective in relation to product performance, safety, and efficacy in its intended markets. I also work with the various departments to identify and analyze key successes and risks factors for new initiatives; short and long term opportunities for new technology, as well as key features that will enable future products to be viable and competitive in our target markets.
While we have several connected products to our platform, we continue to identify and evaluate many opportunities to compliment our family of products. I continue my research to identify the right product/service that will fill the patient’s/physicians unmet need, improve outcomes, is easier to use ( & perform better than existing products), can be done more efficiently, and at a lower price point. If you know of that product, feel free to send me an email.
Tom Caswell
Hi, I’m Tom Caswell with Creative Mobile LLC. Creative Mobile develops mobile websites for the healthcare industry with a focus on allowing anytime, anywhere communication between the provider and the patient. Our mobile platform improves upon current standard practices related to patient reminders, appointment scheduling, bill pay and patient communication by leveraging smartphones and tablets. For more information, go to www.thecreativecompanies.com or send along an e-mail.
Cheers,
Tom
Martin Binks
Hi everyone. Glad to be part of the group. I am an Obesity researcher and clinician and clinical psychologist. Among several of areas of focus I do considerable work in web and other technology-based clinical intervention and research. My bio is located here I look forward to hearing from this list.
Regards
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Raza Chevel
Hello Everyone, I am a Healthcare Conference Producer with Informa in Dubai. Under the umbrella of the world’s 2nd largest B2B in Healthcare, Arab Health, I am launching an mHealth conference from a clinician’s perspective. 24th January 2012 will see a room full of regional medical professionals keen to understand practical solutions which they could implement at their practice right away. I would be pleased to hear from both speakers and sponsors with an interest in the region.
Kind regards, raza.chevelATinformaDOTcom, Senior Producer, Informa, Dubai
Cassandra Sinclair
Hi, Cassandra Sinclair with Sudler & Hennessey. We specialize in education, marketing and communication to health care providers, patients and health focused consumers. We have been consulting with a number of mhealth and ehealth focused companies as well as pharmaceutical clients who want to use digital and mobile tools to improve compliance and interact with patients.
As a global agency, Sudler & Hennessey has a wealth of healthcare experience and expertise. We focus on adding and leveraging value for our clients through strategic and impactful communication campaigns ranging from initial investigator research and advisory boards/KOL adoption to strategic and creative marketing campaigns that are results focused. Our offices have significant in-house expertise ranging from client service teams with experience in most therapeutic categories, creative and medical writing teams and strategic and medical advisors. We are focused on offering the best local and global business value to our clients, their brands and their business.
Ian Philip
Hello Group. Anvil is a UK based MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) specialising in 3G technologies ideal for Telemedicine, Telecare & M2M applications. We have both voice and data services and are keen to collaborate with vendors of products and services where security, privacy, consistency and reliability are required. Our professional grade of mobile broadband uses fixed IP addresses and private internet connections so that traffic does not traverse the public internet at any point. For those who want to know the details go to http://www.anvilmobile.com/products/simply-connect and click on download our data sheet. This service is perfect for video and high bandwidth applications. Our voice service features land line numbers on a 3G SIM that fits any 3G unlocked phone and can have call recording activated either as “always on” or “on demand” (where the whole call is recorded by pressing *5 at any point in a call). Ideal for out of hours doctors using mobiles to be contacted. We also have anti-bullying/grooming services and location tracking with alerts for emergency situations. www.anvilmobile.com for more information.
Tom Richards
Hi. I’m Tom Richards. I’m an emergency department physician in Wyoming and also have a background in computer science – a Master’s Degree from the University of Utah in Medical Informatics. I’m the principal investigator for a two year, state funded Wyoming Telepsychiatry Pilot Project. I’ve also started a company that develops health care focused apps for mobile devices – currently we’re focused on the iPad with 5 apps in the pipeline… oh, and I still work full time in the emergency department at our community hospital. I’m trying to find time to get a photo taken… it’ll probably be an action shot since I’m usually in motion.
Christina Baggott
Greetings – I am on the faculty of the School of Nursing at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). I have been working on an eDiary for pediatric oncology patients. The app has been tested among 10 adolescents with cancer and we will soon conduct psychometric testing (validity and reliability assessment). I’m waiting to hear back on a federal grant to use the app in an intervention study aimed at reducing nausea and vomiting during chemo treatment.
I look forward to seeing the creativity and energy in this group.
Michael J. Kelley
As an academic experimental psychologist, my travels into eHealth started 40-years ago as a consultant to a NIH project using computer generated behavioral profiles linked to behavioral-contracting strategies to treat chronic delinquents. After decades of teaching psychopharmacology, I more recently took an unexpected little side trip (a few published papers) to study using mobile phones to enhance relapse prevention. This then turned into a full new adventure about a year ago, when we developed an innovative video-modeling app to treat autism, Ther-Ad (i.e. therapeutic advertising).
Having dipped my intellectual toe into the more recent exciting world of eHealth, and see the long development cycle for generating quality (evidence-based) applications, I am looking for full-time employment to devise solutions that will be proven to be actually efficacious, effective, and efficient. My impression is that the most funding is unfortunately for software that is largely not even close to being up to speed. I am optimistically hoping to make contact here with entities with adequate resources who understand the realistic timeline to develop the cognitive/behavioral side of eHealth.
Robbin Hunter
Hi, I am Robbin Hunter. I am designing the GoPatient mHealth app. The ability for the patient to chart their fastest access to the physician, when and where, they choose. The GoPatient PaaS Platform is designed to work within & without a healthcare physician network.
Robert Houtenbos
Hi, I’m Robert Houtenbos from Dutch health insurance combination Univé-VGZ-IZA-Trias. We have around 4.2M members in The Netherlands (approx. 25% of the population). It is our goal to empower and facilitate. We have released a number of mobile applications for patients (see http://vgz.nl/mobiel (Dutch)) and will continue to do so. We believe in cooperation and standardization and are therefore always looking for new business partnerships. Feel free to contact me!
John Brownlee
I’m John Brownlee, President of Q2 Health, Inc in Minneapolis, MN. We’re developing telemedicine and mHealth applications for consumers, payers, and providers. I developed a telemedicine service specifically for corporate emergency preparedness which was used widely by large employers during the H1N1 Pandemic. I’m very interested in making connections globally with others who are developing mHealth business models.
Jeff Gaus
Hello all, I am Jeff Gaus, CEO Prolifiq Software. Prolifiq equips Life Sciences reps with mobile applications. With Prolifiq, salespeople easily find, share, discuss and measure managed, compliant content during customer interactions. Prolifiq manages and enforces Good Promotional Practices throughout mobile sales and marketing workflows making customer interactions auditable and discoverable in order to mitigate government, regulatory and compliance risk.
With Prolifiq, reps respond immediately during customer interactions, accelerate sales processes and use controlled selling messages. Prolifiq reduces marketing spend by eliminating physical collateral and shipping expenses, and marketing can measure which materials are the most effective. Prolifiq’s electronic Communication History Record (eCHR) provides management, measurement and reporting to ensure regulatory compliance.
David Lee Scher, MD
I am a physician who recently left practicing cardiology after 30 years in Medicine. I have extensive experience as a pioneer in the utilization of remote monitoring of cardiac rhythm devices. I am an mHealth consultant specializing in business development of mHealth for larger medical device companies and establishing clinical study protocols for mHealth technology. As a cardiac electrohysiologist, i was a clinical investigator, IRB Chairperson, and Medicare Advisory Committee member.
David Balshaw
Hello, I am a Program Director at the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences at NIH. I oversee our portfolio in emerging technologies including an effort to develop mobile technologies to characterize the personal environment including chemical exposures, physical activity, dietary intake and psychosocial stress.
Rick W Hogan
My passion to introduce technology to healthcare that reduces clinician stress, improves the quality of care, reduces serious mistakes and increases efficiencies that reduce costs and serves a broader point of care.
Rick’s expertise lies in sales leadership; business development; sales force development; distribution strategy; reseller / VAR / broker strategy; partner / strategic alliance facilitation; national account negotiation and contracting; marketing strategy, meeting facilitation, customer retention and acquisition.
Howard Rosen, MBA
Hi, I am Howard Rosen (CEO/Founder of LifeWIRE Corp) and have the typical healthcare story. I graduated with an MBA (International Finance & Marketing) and spent 25 years producing over $100 million of feature films and television programs. It was while working on an interactive DVD on Type II Diabetes that led to my interest in developing/inventing Life:WIRE®, a patent pending technology designed to foster patient engagement pairing interactive mobile technology with content. I guess I have become a knowledge leader in the mobile health industry playing a pioneering role in the use of mobile technology and patient engagement. He has spoken at numerous conferences on innovation and patient engagement. My perspective in the area of engagement having previously been a prominent figure in the North American entertainment industry, having played a leadership role in the strategic, development and management aspects of the sector in both the traditional and digital media environments.
Nathan Winkelman
Hi, I am Nathan Winkelman, from Salt Lake City. I am currently working with mHealth start up Orca MD. I currently head up our Marketing and am also involved with Business Development. We have and are continuing to develop medical iPad, iPhone, and Mac Apps. Our apps are beautifully rendered 3D sections of the anatomy. The anatomy is interactive, offering 360 degree views and a range of mobility that the anatomy can perform with touch of your finger, as well as conditions that afflict that region of the anatomy. We are involved in mHealth because we want to provide personalized, mobile tools to improve patient education and bring greater efficient to the interaction between the health professional and the patient. Our website is orcamd.com. Please contact with me with any questions if you are interested in Orca MD or any of our products.
Richard Strobridge
I am based in San Diego and the CEO and co-founder of an mHealth company named Entra Health Systems. We are an online chronic disease management company with mobile apps on a variety of platforms. Our wireless Bluetooth glucose meter for diabetics is the first CE and FDA cleared meter with wireless capability. More info at www.myglucohealth.net. The meter and platform is currently in use in 35+ countries and links patients with their careteam through automated messaging and alerts.
Chris Isaacs
Hi, I am Chris Isaacs from London, UK. I have a background in mobile communications and application/service creation. I am currently using this experience to create a global M2M network for Alere with the aim to connect various diagnostic products and meters wirelessly and to create compelling solutions and services.
Stefano Picozzi
I am conducting research in the field of neuroleadership (neuroscience applied to management). My specific interest is how emerging mobile wearable sensor technologies can be applied to the organizational change management, coaching and wellness segments such as to help manage and monitor the effectiveness of intervention programs.
Petr Molacek
Petr Molacek, Ness Technologies in Prague (Czech Republic), we develope and implement mobile messaging services and internet applications for mobile carriers and companies. mHealt is a big opportunity for us. Therefore we are looking for partners and solution we could offer and implement in our conditions. Now we are looking for mHealth monitoring solution with GPRS/3G connectivity to the cloud application.
Homero Rivas, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S.
Hi, I am Homero Rivas. I am a digestive surgeon at Stanford University School of Medicine. While I am mainly a clinician with expertise in Minimal Access Surgery and Digestive/Bariatric Surgery, I am at heart an entrepreneur. I have a passion for new technologies inside and outside the operating theatre, and those technologies include mobile health. I look forward to meeting very interesting people in this online community with the same passion for mHealth.
John Scheel TeleMental Health in Texas. John Scheel, TeleMental Health Consultant
Telemedicine (TM) is a passion of mine; and specifically to bring TeleMental Health (TMH) to the San Antonio and surrounding areas. This would make MH services available to many more people who need, but do not receive, services. Working in the Mental Health field for over 35 years, my experience has enabled me to become very familiar with the needs of persons with mental issues. I am amazed at how groups of Prosumers, NAMI, Mental Health Association, and a wide variety of providers and consumer families all have the same basic concerns and issues. When I talk with any one familiar with mental health or medical access, I see that Telemedicine, or specifically TeleMental Health, could benefit the consumer, the family provider and their organizations. In speaking to people in San Antonio about TeleMental Health, most do not know what TMH is. With a little information, people quickly see the benefits, think it is a great idea and most would like to have access to doctors, psychiatrist, psychologist, counselors, etc. thru teleconferencing. There are many companies that do provide online TMH services across the country to video-conference with the psychiatrist, psychologist or counselor with insurance or thru private pay. However, there are not many Mental Health service agencies that provide TeleMental Health locally. An effort is being made to find out who is using TeleMental Health or Telemedicine services in San Antonio, to network and support one another. Much can be learned from the many agencies who are experienced with TeleMental Health. A tailored system design will lead to the best practical solution to meet an agency’s service needs, to extend the area served, and to increase the number of persons assisted. TeleMental Health provides an opportunity to reach out and help more people in need.
Dan Rhon
Hi, I’m Dan Rhon and have many interests related to technology, mobile devices, and medical care. I think we are often drowned with information and vetting information, guidelines, and sources of that information is very important in medical practice. We’ve just started up a peer-review process for medical apps by relevant subject-matter experts called the “Medical App Journal”. It will always be a free service. We are looking for qualified reviewers that might want to be involved in the process. You can learn more about it here. I think this is something very much needed in mhealth. We have peer-review process for medical journals and all the trials, studies, research that gets published in them, but anyone can publish a medical app and we have very little to go off other then user reviews on iTunes. The utility of apps is ever expanding and now as the FDA is beginning to step in to regulate these, I think a peer-review process should be even more imminent. Visit our site or send me a message if you are interested in learning more. Thanks, Dan
Tom Elliott
Hello, all. I’m Tom Elliott. I follow mobile communications in the developing world for Strategy Analytics, a market information and consulting firm with offices in Boston (where I am), Milton Keynes in the UK, and a few other locations around the globe. mHealth is of great interest to our mobile operator and mobile device clients.
Denis Khitrov
Hello Collegues! I’m a Product Manager with a technical background in SW development, math and Telecom. We’ve developed mobile products since 2001. Now we are working on a multi-platform Mobile Health Monitoring solution for our client. I’m highly interested in partnership with portable medical device manufactures, remote medical consultation service providers and enterprise mHealth consumers. spb.com
Brandi March
Hello everyone, my name is Brandi March, I have worked in the IT field for the past ten years at various companies. The reason why I am interested in mHealth and the health care industry overall is because I recently lost my mother in May of this year to mestatic breast cancer. She was first diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer 19 years prior and was only given a 3% chance of living. She continued to beat the odds as the cancer returned numerous times. A few years ago, they found a massive inoperable tumor in her intestines. She went through an ileostomy and then a reversal a year later. She was unable to eat so she lived on TPN for a year and a half. The cancer spread to her bones and eventually she got to the point where she felt she could no longer fight the terrible battle any longer. Throughout this process of being shifted from various hospitals to LTACs, to SNF then eventually down to hospice I was extremely frustrated with our current system, the disconnects and fighting to get medical records in a timely manner. However, I came across many passionate people in the industry that were willing to do anything help. Others, not so much. I was glued to my laptop collecting research from New England Journal of Medicine, searching case studies, spending hours searching through information online to find the best doctors, learning the terminology to be able to speak with 7 different specialists at a time and managing communication between them all. I promised my mother that I would find a way to make a difference. And so here I am.
John Daniel
I am a strategy, operations and healthcare finance executive focused on HIT and mobility for improved health outcomes. I am an advisor to a large medical association and currently interim CEO Hospital Vision Network, a CDN for patient education. I am co-founder nXt Mobile Solutions, a turn-key managed mobile data services new media company that “wrangles technology” addressing the need for a simple, cost-effective, end-to-end mobile solution for Medical Professionals who have extremely limited time to devote to these endeavors. nXt is creating partnerships with mhealth technology leaders, and will integrate and manage a host of data and content services that meets the needs of our customers via an affordable, easy to use, integrated technology platform for creation, management, publication, distribution and monetization of “any health media” content for the web and other devices and destinations.
I am looking for an offshore mobile web-site developer organization.
John Scheel
Update…Telemedicine (TM) is a passion of mine; and specifically to bring TeleMental Health (TMH) to the San Antonio and surrounding areas. This would make MH services available to many more people who need, but do not receive, services. TeleMental Health in Texas (TMHinTX) is being developed to assist organizations, clinics, and individuals who need to set up telemedicine services thru videoconferencing to provide services at a distance and provide consultation to establish or expand services to fit into the routine flow of services. Currently, we are looking to expand the network of providers and those who would like to utilize speciality medical services in the San Antonio area and throughout the South Texas area. Let’s work together to build a strong, flexible, and cost effective telemedicine network.
Jim Connor
Hi, Jim Connor with Infectious Diseases R&D at GlaxoSmithKline. In addition to my responsibilities in ID, I serve on a team investigating Mobility issues that are relevant to the progression of drug discovery and drug development. To this end, I hope to participate in discussions where Mobility issues are explored relative to highly regulated work environments. There are so many areas where the information needs of our highly mobile scientists and clinicians will drive us to innovate the way information flows into our organization for research purposes and out of our organization in meeting the data needs required by the Pharmaceutical Industry Regulatory Agencies. I look forward to learning from this highly connected and informed community.
Rick Doerr
I have a background in business development in the technology sector with experience in emerging market technology consulting, and I recently completed my Masters’ at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) at UC-San Diego. I recently completed my Master’s in International Development from UC-San Diego with an interest in using technology as a tool to improve health and economic statuses in developing nations. I have worked on a few projects focused on eHealth/mHealth in Africa through Vital Wave Consulting. I am currently looking for a position in the ICT4D/mHealth sector which I can combine the business acumen from my previous private sector employment with my research and knowledge of leveraging technology innovation for development purposes in developing countries..
Livia Bellina
I’m livia bellina, medical, pathologist..In 2008 in Lampedusa Island(where I was woking) a migrant come to me with malaria, and necessity to have a diagnostic confirmation…….. So I created Mobilediagnosis (a way for take and use diagnostic image from microscopic field, using a simple cheap mobile with camera….) and Itook my decision , to share with all poor and isolated health workers my method. Since 2009, I went for share my method(Mobilediagnosis) to rural and isolated communities where I taught on the job I have been in Uganda, Gulu, Bangladesh(Comilla, Tangail , after Muhammad Yunus invitation) and Dinajpur(PIME Mission) I created my link, and my Association Mobilediagnosis, and my mission is permit access to care and education to all WHO published Mobilediagnosis on compendium of innovative technologies and Now I’ partnership with AISPO(Italian Cooperation) Bocconi Cergas(Coordinator is Eduardo Missoni, my best friend and co-hautor and co-founder of Mobilediagnosis) and I have accept from Global Health Workforce Alliance (see WHO Mobilediagnosis) and m-health alliance My next goal is creation of global solidarity network Hope you like it and hope to hear your suggestion and proposals
Joseph Shavit
My name is Joseph Shavit and I am VP Product for Mobilestorm.com. We are a leading communication services provider and provide HIPAA compliant mobile and secure app communication solutions to the many of the leading healthcare payers and providers in the US.
Hina Mushtaq
Hi, I am Hina. I am Software Engineer by profession and working in the development sector. I utilize ICT (Information Communication Technology) to address global health. Recently I have been selected for Atlas Corps Fellowship to work with Public Health Institute in the USA where my research domain is ehealth and mhealth. I am working for the projects that support approaches to managing the health of populations, preventing disease and enhancing health interventions.I ahve also worked with ITU – UN Headquarters in Geneva where I conducted research on the national ICT strategies and e-health policies for a number of countries.
Steven Greene
Hi, Steve Greene with mHeathcon Conferences. We organize one day regional conferences dedicated to top innovators in the sector. Our next event is 12/1 at Rutgers NJ featuring exhibits, and speakers including: Mayor Corey Booker, City of Newark, Tom Wheeler, Chairman, mHealth Alliance Partnership, Jayant Parthasarathy, SVP, Mobile United Healthcare Group, Serge Loncar, CEO, CareSpeak, Richy Glassberg, COO, MedHelp, Ryan Sysko, CEO, WellDoc, Gopal Chopra, CEO, pingmd, Al Shar, VP, Technology, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Let me know if you have an interest in attending, exhibiting, sponsoring or just want to connect.
Nari Kannan
My name is Nari Kannan. I am the Founder and CEO of appsparq.Inc. We specialize in mobile applications and are developing a series of mobile apps that can build a bridge from Medical Devices and their measurements to the cloud and then onwards to Fitness and Health Portals, Insurance Wellness Portals and Disease Management systems. We believe that wireless technologies can liberate data from medical devices at home or remote locations and send them where they are neede, significantly reducing the costs of remote health and patient monitoring. You can find the company here. You can find our blog here. Look forward to learning, listening and discussing interesting developments with mobiles and health!
Lorien Abroms
I am a professor at GWU. My research is on mobile technology and smoking cessation. I am the author/designer of Text2Quit, a text messaging for smoking cessation program
Dr Gerhard Lingg MSc
from www.imi-health-technology.com
“The inventor Dr. Dr. Lingg MD came up with the idea of a prescreening and remote monitoring tool while managing a hospital in Sunderbaans, India. Giving people the power to know more about their health and wellness status means empowerment and emancipation for all people – independent from borders, race, gender or age. It will also bring those people to the MD who really need help. And last but not least we want to keep people healthy and aware of their health instead of supporting the treatment once they become sick.”
Data capturing through a mobile device integrated in a smartphone
The measurements are effected and the data is collected by using sensors on the back of a mobile phone. The process is non-invasive and requires the user to place his/her fingers on the sensors for two minutes twenty seconds which is all the time needed to determine the state of vital signs at that moment. Twelve key questions are required, on the first occasion only, as a benchmark and these include: gender, weight, height, age, etc.
The measured and calculated vital signs include 3 basic measurements:
One channel ECG, Pulse, Blood oxygen
Based on that and through calculations and algorithms the following information can be provided:
Blood pressure, Pulse wave transit time, Arterial stiffness, Heart Rate Variability, Stress level, Metabolic state, Nutrition advise (based on Schole and Lutz), Bodywave application (trigger information for ANS), Fitness observer (optimal training path)
The collected data is uploaded to a secure server where it is analyzed and a short text message as well as detailed report (on the internet platform) provided. The data can be stored or, with permission, sent to GP or hospital to be used to assist in assessments of the users. After the aspired FDA approval it will even be a medical diagnosis tool.
Sande Olson
Hi Sande Olson, healthcare executive back working in behavioral health for-profit with 200 hospital system; waiting to see opportunities in technology. Successfully executed development of telemedicine network (providing admission pre-certs and first 24-hr medical consults… in some facilities follow-up H&Ps… to 20 hospitals across Texas using primary care physicians). PCPs seeing more than 1,000 patients each month using telemedicine…plus consults; both on and off-site. Product, systems, and delivery development; also sold services, trained staff, and remained as first point-of-contact for three months at each facility; plus HIPPA/HITECH/security issues. Worked remotely with multi-cultural team in distributed office environment (operations in three countries). If you read my Twits you will see my primary focus is telemedicine…. smile. Still waiting for tipping point; believe that Skype and everyday use of technology (plus MUA/P need) will drive growth; doctors do not wait for permission.
Philip DuPont
My name is Philip DuPont, with Dice Corporation. We develop enterprise-level telehealth, PERS monitoring, and alarm monitoring software, hardware and infrastructure. We specialize in the PERS industry, with hardware and software solutions for businesses looking to monitor patient health and provide remote emergency response services.
Peter Vicars
VGo replicates a person in a distant location. See, hear, talk and move around as if you were there. For remote experts, workers and visitors in healthcare, business, development, manufacturing and education. The story that speaks for itself can be found at http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/10/29/robot-goes-to-class-for-student-with-dangerous-allergies/
Philippe Paul Verstraete
Hello everyone, I’m particularly interested in mHealth initiatives for malaria control. Have a look at my LinkedIn profile for a full description, but in a nut-shell: my career started in ICT for education then jumped into malaria control, and mHealth has been a convergence point of both paths, a way to reconcile both passions.
I’ve been following one particular mHealth initiative in malaria control: SMS for Life (http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/psm/smsWhatIsIt.html) that some of you might know.
Why is mHealth pertinent to malaria control? Most malaria-endemic countries world wide are quickly developing their mobile networks and services. Africa is the fastest growing mobile consumer market and is also the region of the world where the burden of malaria is the greatest. Many malaria-endemic countries have already embraced the potential of information and communication technology (take mobile banking in Kenya for example),
From lessons learned in the past, a silo approach for each disease, or public health issue, is short-sighted, so before developing malaria-mHealth initiatives, let’s see where we can build on what’s already being done 
– and let’s discuss how others can build upon malaria-related mHealth initiatives!
Looking forward to exchanging with this group
Hal Myers
Hi
I’m Dr. Hal Myers, President and co-founder in 1975 of Thought Technology Ltd.
I conceived of and designed the original Thought Technology products, including the world’s best selling (over 600,000) GSR2 biofeedback home trainer. Since then, I have defined and directed all new product development at what is currently a 60 person company, with an annual R&D budget of approximately 1.25 million dollars.
I earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University & Northeastern University respectively, and a Doctorate in Experimental Medicine (a combination of Behavioral medicine, Cardiology, and Biomedical Engineering) from McGill University.
The vast majority of our products are in the medical field and are used by psychologists, physical therapists, nurse practitioners to treat a wide variety of disorders. We also continue to develop portable devices, which can be used in the consumer/wellness market.
We private label our products for a growing number of companies and market in over 40 countries.
I am most interested to talk to anyone who can use our expertise or product lines to understand psychophysiological responses and to create or joint venture in the development of unique products.
Ray Bugg
Hi Ray Bugg working for Holyrood Communications in Edinburgh. I organise Scotland’s Telehealth & Telecare Conference (May 2012), with M-Health now a major part of our proposed agenda. Additionally I organise Scotland’s Annual E-Health Conference with the Scottish Government.
Any companies wanting to conduct business in this geographical area, please drop me a line.
Sunny Sharma
Hi, Sunny Sharma here, Market Researcher with Synovate who will become Ipsos Mori in the new year.
I have an academic interest in Telehealth. Whilst studying for my MSc in International Healthcare Management at Imperial College I was published in the British journal of Healthcare Management with an article which explore barriers to adoption of telehealth in the NHS.
I took my academic interest into my career and am working for Synovate who are strong in healthcare/pharma research and international studies.
I am an aspiring mhealth entrepreneur with hundreds of ideas, I am here for inspiration
Lysa Morrison
Hi. I currently work part time for Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) looking at quality across all of the support and care services from homeless young people through to the elderly and those with long term health conditions. I am currently leading on ‘Lifestlyes’ for the YHN Dallas (delivering assisted living lifestyles at scale) bid, of which YHNs ‘The Wellness Partnership’ is one of the final 17 community seeds in the process. We have a really innovative vision on how we can transform traditional telecare and telehealth services across the North East so we are always interested in new innovative products and services to help make our vision a reality and transform the quality of lives of our fabulous older adults, their families and carers, those with long term health conditions and the wider community at large to help people be connected, well and happy.
For anyone who saw the presentation made by our community lead Alyson Bell, around a use case scenario focussing on a customer called Rita, Rita was my Gran who I loved very much who died over 10 years ago. She lived in a council house, was severely disabled and was a carer for her mother who was bed-ridden with Dementia. She was a telecare client and had various pieces of kit – none of which made her life any easier or improved the quality of her life. It was there as a safety net but nothing else. Throughout the Dallas process my own Mum who was also called Rita was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. She became very ill and we installed various bits of kit in her house but still once again, over 10 years after my Gran had kit, it didnt help. It didnt improve the quality of her life. It didnt give her choice, control, connectedness or more importantly to her, it didnt help her die with dignity. She died on the 25th of October this year and it was her 59th birthday on the 10th of November the day when Alyson delivered our pitch at the Manchester Dallas event. The YHN Wellness Partnership wants to change this. We want to make things different and I can honestly say that myself and the rest of the team who are involved in changing the way we deliver services in the North East have never been more passionate about wanting to help people to live their lives in the most fulfilling way possible, regardless of their circumstances.
I also own Lysa Morrison Associates which is a training and consultancy organisation specialising in coaching, change management, achieving outcomes, well-being and much more. You can find my website at www.lysamorrison.com and you can also find me on twitter @lysam8.
Ralph Passarella
I’m a second year MD/PhD candidate at Johns Hopkins University. I’m interested in the intersection of technology, patient empowerment and chronic disease prevention/management. My team and I have developed smartphone and text message based interventions for cancer risk reduction and weight management, and we’re developing a social network that makes it easy to engage in physical activity.
Williams Kwarah
Hi, Williams Kwarah is with Grameen Foundation, USA, working on the MOTECH project in Ghana where I reside. We are constantly looking for potential collaborators to help mobilize the potential of mhealth to reach out to the poorest poor, empowering them with useful health information which will improve health outcomes and promote development.
I am happy to provide more details if requested and also refer you to my colleagues for any assistance. Thanks
I would love to touch base with anyone from academia or industry interested in these areas. I’m also open to attempting to forge strategic collaborations between Johns Hopkins and others in the space.
Hilde Eugelink
I am currently working for the Community Relations team of IICD. In my position I focus mainly on linking up with actors active in the field of health, both in developing countries and in Western-Europe, US, Canada.
IICD is a Dutch NGO, specialised in the use of ICT to solve development issues in sectors health, education and for entrepreneurs, mainly within the agricultural sector. We are active in Africa and Latin America where we support schools, hospitals, local governments, farmers’ organisation with training, consultancy, coaching and funding to help them integrate ICTs within their own organisation to ultimately improve the livelihoods and quality life of less privileged people in developing countries.
With regard to applying mobile to health: we have just started implementing 7 new projects in Mali, Malawi, Uganda and Ghana. Tanzania will hopefully follow soon.
We are quite keen on sharing our experiences to help build evidence and are of course open to opportunities to share and market our experience and learn from others.
Syed Naqvi, MB,CCRP
My qualifications bring a perfect blend of business and scientific acumen as an accomplished and innovative clinical research consultant. Skilled in project management, research development and business services. Highly skilled in new research protocols and site development and company operations nationally. Proven leadership and communication skills that exceed client and sponsor expectations.
Management of institutional IRB department and regulatory affairs committee. Oversight of clinical research operations, compliance of clinical research protocols, informed consenting, Conducting medical statistics, expedited chart review and QA & QC reviews and case reports including FDA and FWA compliance. Working closely with Quality Improvement and Senior Analysts to ensure accuracy of research data and quality assurance procedures of the Institutional Review Board and the Institution as a whole.
Final Note: I’ve greatly enjoy my work, and working with top noted clinicians, physicians and companies. I greatly enjoy training new and interested individuals in the field of clinical research. I admire those who see great potential in me to extend my contracts.
Specialties: Areas of expertise are Clinical Consultant, Project Management & (R&D), Clinical Operations/Design, Strategic planning, Clinical trials/Regulatory, Revenues/Growth potential, Site Development, Data Management and Communication, Compliancy/QA/QC and Finally Training and Development.
Skip Fleshman
A Partner at Asset Management Ventures in Silicon Valley who is interested in investing in companies developing mobile health products. Current related investments include Lark, HealthTap and Proteus Biomedical.
Patty Wash
Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Festivus! I am an Executive Recruiter specializing in HIT, and working with top players in mobile health technologies. I am always open to clients looking to hire top talent, and I invite top talent to connect with me. I am currently sourcing top Sales talent. I work with Software, middleware, clinical systems, services and solutions. If we haven’t met- we should. My email is visible on my LI profile status update. All the best in 2012!
Murad Sayfuddin
Hello, I am Murad Sayfuddin, MD at mCure Ltd – R&D company of a new medical wireless devices. Method of electromagnetic therapy (EMT) was already acknowledged by the international medical community in the middle of the past century. This discipline is taught in all medical universities. The greatest progress in this area of focus is made in Russia. We have created portable individual devices of non-contact (cordless) impact. These devices can be associated as a pharmacy in the pocket. The usage of the device allows avoiding such consequences of the conventional medical therapy as allergies, tight restriction of dosage, contraindications for pregnancy and other functional statuses. Today it is the only way of direct impact on virus infections, helminth eggs in human body. Method of electromagnetic therapy allows to impact directly on the cause of disease (worms, protozoa, fungi, bacteria, viruses), without affecting the structure of the body, in contrast to chemotherapeutic drugs. At the same time, our devices are able to tune the organs and tissues of the body to a normal rhythm, bringing out of a pathological condition by exposure to normal harmonic frequencies, according to the principle of similarity, using the phenomenon of vegetative resonance. The introduction of the method of EMT into clinical practice yielded positive results in the treatment of such diseases as atherosclerosis, hepatitis, diabetes, infertility, ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract, benign and malignant tumors, tuberculosis, epilepsy, asthma and other intractable and incurable diseases. For the first time ever we have obtained positive results in the treatment of infantile cerebral paralysis. Application of the EMT allowed to avoid such surgery as stenting vessels of the heart, coronary bypass surgery, cardiac pacemaker installation, kidney removal in case of polycystic, prostate removal in case of prostatitis, epididymis removal in case of orchiepididymitis, veins removal in case of varicose. Treatment of these categories of patients was carried out by using portable devices therapy only. The devices have unique capabilities of detoxification (allopathic medicine is lacking such medications). At present, scientists of the world are trying to use nanotechnology in order to solve the problem of targeted delivery of drugs to the affected organs. The application of our devices erases this problem. Taking into account the possibility of integration of our devise with mobile devices, we declare a new trend in modern medicine, namely the appearance of a convenient low-cost therapeutic device for treatment without side effects, for which it is possible to download the necessary electronic medication though the network of mobile operators. Given the fact that a most of global brands is involved to mHealth industry and wireless healthcare we would consider it an honor to discuss with any interested sides a possible cooperation.
Dr NN Raju
I am a senior researcher having worked for many multinationals and other research organizations and doing CNS clinical trials. So far I conducted about forty trials in the last ten years. I am active in clinical research. I also work as Vice Dean in a medical college and head a unit of psychiatric education, research and training young basic doctors into a specialist in neurological and psychiatric specialties. I am an honorary adviser to a foundation with goals of imparting education and health. I am a trainer of organization which is involved in clinical research training.
I am planning to launch centers for acute psychiatric care with on-call ambulance services and a chronic care center for long standing neurologically and mentally ill.
Dana McDonald
Howdy! I am a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) in Houston, Texas and the founder of WiredRD, LLC. The mission of WiredRD is to increase access to evidence-based nutrition and physical activity education and information via wireless health technologies.
Dezso Csajagi
Hi, Dezso Csajagi from Hungary. Acting IS application manager I am looking for mobile applications and solutions, while there is a big mobile OS race. I am supporting (earlier also developed) on-line ordering system and med reps’ system. There are excellent solutions – dedicated/optimized for one tool. I have think global, taking into account all the functions must be covered by the reps.
Baya Kishore
I have a MBBS degree supported by MD in Community Health Administration (including Hospital administration) from Delhi University and a MSc in Epidemiology and Health Planning from the University of Swansea, Wales, UK.
I am presently working as a Deputy Commissioner in the Training Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is involved in the capacity building and training of health personnel under the National Rural Health Programme (NRHM).
Prior to that, I worked as an Assistant Commissioner in the Research Studies and Standards Division in the Ministry and was mainly responsible for handling Reproductive Health issues including establishment of Standards for male and female sterilizations, quality assurances and male reproductive health proposals and projects.
I later moved to the Child Health Division as an Assistant Commissioner (Child Health) and handled the national child health programme including essential New born care, anaemia control, prevention of Vitamin A deficiency, control of diarrhoeal diseases, implementation of Hepatitis B project and the child survival IMNCI strategy under Reproductive Child Health programme II / National Rural Health Mission in the country.
I have also served as United Nations (UNICEF) staff and worked as their Health and Nutrition Officer for the State of Maharashtra, India.
Shiva shrestha
Hi all, I am Shiva Shrestha from India. I work with PATH under the USAID funded TB project. We support the NTP in India in laboratory strengthening, Advocacy Communication and Social Mobilization, Air Borne Infection control and MDR TB. I am very keen in learning more about use of mobile technologies in improving health and particularly fighting TB.
Sande Olson
I am a seasoned business development executive (20-year healthcare career spanning both med surg and behavioral health). I recently built a behavioral health telemedicine network in Texas contracting with 20 facilities; system handles more than 1,000 calls each month plus back-end services. I am experienced in developing successful distributed office teams. My skill set supports business development from design to delivery and technical training. I am passionate about the use of technology in health care delivery.
William Niu
Hello, I’m an eHealth Development Technical Lead in Sonic Healthcare, Australia. We eHealth team helps our doctors/specialists to review and react on patients’ pathology and radiology results effectively, securely and ubiquitously. Our recent projects aim to add mobility to current applications, strengthen security and robustness of existing systems, and streamline the procedures to order pathology tests.
My passion and experience on mobility, Web development and user experience greatly influence the eHealth development in our organisation.
D Mark Robertson
Greetings. I have more than 30-years’ experience in STM and health/wellness publishing, and I’ve dedicated the past decade to working on how to get needed information to practitioners via electronic delivery. The company I am with now has spent two years digitizing its video and book content, and we are aggressively working to create outreach and distribution channels for all user groups. We have more than 2,500 DVDs and 300 books; plus, we work with some of the finest nonprofits in health/wellness, sports medicine and exercise science.
Vera Rulon
Hello All, I’m Vera Rulon currently at Pfizer, Inc. in Manhattan. I am a strategic communicator for External Medical Communications in Pfizer Medical. I’ve also served on the Board of Directors of the American Health Information Management Association http://www.ahima.org/ as president elect, president, and past president-director (2008-2010) and as a director for 3 years (2002-2004). I’m greatly interested in improving healthcare through access to important and accurate health information and mobile enabled devices, in my view, are an important part of the HIT equation.
I also blog for Pfizer’s Think Science Now. My most recent blog was around mHealth and an excellent keynote speaker from the recent mHealth Summit. Here’s a link.
Outside the healthcare front, I also have a great passion for the arts and am currently president of a local 501C3 organization called Arts Angels.
Prior to my role as communicator for Pfizer, I’ve also served in a chief of staff role for external medical affairs in the US and as lead for the global trial master file process for Pfizer. I’ve also worked for a managed care company as a manager of clinical informatics and at various hospitals in health information management departments.
Marcia Noyes
Hi all, I’m Marcia Noyes with the free, consumer-based healthcare technology platform iTriage. As the Director of Public Relations, I work on National PR initiatives and media outreach for iTriage. As one of the first few employees working with the iTriage application, I took on various roles within the company, including social media outreach, blogging at http://blog.itriagehealth.com/, B2B and B2C marketing.
I have a strong passion for what mHealth can ultimately do for those struggling with health issues. As a marathoner, I have an increasing interest in watching the dramatic rise of health & fitness apps and how these can empower individuals to fight obesity.
Yes, I was an obese person, which is well documented online. Here are a couple of articles that highlight that journey: iTriage Blog; NPR; Innovation for Endurance
Tom Caldwell
Hi, Tom Caldwell, President of new Cloud startup named LonoCloud. After 10+ years at Cisco focused on telecom, I teamed up with a UC San Diego computer scientist to develop new cloud technology. We are very focused on enabling future mHealth cloud services with security, reliability, and performance. Our software algorithm creates a highly intelligent and distributed cloud fabric that is well suited for a geographically distributed set of users with highly variable usage patterns.
Tom Northey
Hi, Tom Northey with CORHIO (Colorado’s HIE). I’m responsible for convening communities and key healthcare stakeholders including hospitals, MH, BH, LTC, PCPs, Specialists, radiology and imaging centers, Medicaid RCCOs, and health plans in Colorado to drive community adoption for HIE. Additionally, for innovative business development strategies, creating business models that drive revenue to CORHIO (lab and imaging center participation models, referral networks, and large IPA/MSO/Medical Center/LTC participation models), Coordination of Care/Transitions of Care/Hospital Re-admissions clinical workflow and data analysis. EHR Interoperability Steering Committee member HITRC ROI Taskforce Member (EHR).
I’m interested in how we can leverage “mobile health” applications for ehrs/remote monitoring equipment and for the “last mile” re: HIT. Strategic Alliances as well. Thanks, Tom
William Morin
I’m an end user of some of the new health and fitness tracking devices. Admirer of technology, science, history, personal finance, my health and fitness. I also enjoy keeping up to date with the latest electronic consumer products.
Saverio M. Rinaldi
From eHealth to mHealth. Since 2002, I’m been working to create patient focused software products.
Clarity Healthcare Solutions is our web accessible inPatient assessment tools used by clinicians to gather data to improve quality of care.
Since 2008, we have worked to create a family consumer health application, Clarity Health Journal allows families to take charge of the health by collecting, monitoring and sharing health info.
Our inpatient products for rehabilitation, mental health, long-term-care and home care are deployed in Ontario, Canada.
Our plan is to extend the web app to mobile platforms in 2012. You can use the web version with smartphone and tables using browsers. Future products will allow for local functionality to incorporate mobile features to enhance the user experience and also facilitate sharing and interoperability.
Keith S. White
I have been a results-oriented branding and marketing entrepreneur with 20 years of experience. Have led many fortune 1000 companies through corporate marketing, product management, strategic planning, sales, and business development within the highly competitive medical device and healthy lifestyle industries.
Charles Jaffe
I’m Chuck Jaffe, the CEO of Health Level 7 (HL7). I have been involved in healthcare informatics for over three decades, both in academia and in the corporate world.
Prior to my role at HL7, I was responsible for strategy at the Digital Health Group of Intel. In addition, I have served as the global head of Medical Informatics at AstraZeneca and the VP of Life Sciences at SAIC. During my career, I have done bench research (at NIH), clincial research (at several universities), and patient care (at the Lombardi Cancer Center and Scripps). Currently, I am Professor of Medicine at UCSD.
HL7 provides the interoperability specifications for virtually all healthcare systems in the US and Canada, as well as in over 40 countries worldwide. In addition, HL7′s Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) provides the framework for “meaningful use” in the US, and serves as the transport technology for clinical summaries and electronic prescriptions in 27 countries within the EU (epSOS Project).
At HL7, we have an overarching commitment to clinical decision support, services aware architecture and functional modeling for electronic health records. Moreover, we have an increasing interest in enabling mobile healthcare architecture and transport specifications. Most importantly, we collaborate closely with IHE and with other standards development organizations, including ISO, CDISC, NCPDP and X12.
I am eager to help support the mHealth group at LinkedIn
Richard McTague
Hi, Rich McTague with AT&T here. My background has been very mixed, with Sales, Marketing, Management and Consulting, but the one thing that has always remained consistent in the past 28 years is Healthcare. I have always worked in the Healthcare Market, even working in a 500 bed hospital prior to my graduation from Temple University with a BBA in Marketing and a Minor in Healthcare Economics.
Currently, I am a Mobility Applications Consultant in Healthcare with AT&T’s Enterprise Solutions Team. It is my role to bring solutions to my customers that will help them change with the Healthcare Market, reduce costs and drive revenue. mHealth is one of the areas that my Healthcare customers must prepare for, whether they receive insurance / government compensation, they will be able to reduce their overall costs and drive revenue, since they will be able to reach their patients anytime and anywhere, through the use of mobile technology (Smartphones, tablets, etc.). I am very excited about this upcoming market segment of mHealth and all the benefits that it will provide patients and Healthcare Providers – feel free to contact me anytime.
Donna Speckhard, CHEP, ABCP, PCP
I am an emergency manager that specializes in health preparedness. I have done everything from building courseware, outreach campaigns, sustainable development in third world countries, vulerabillity/risk assessments, phyical security, exercise planning, continuity plans (including Anthrax, Pandemic, Devolution, COOP), I have worked with county health departments, CERT, MRC, and special needs populations. I have worked with and developed plans for crisis communication and the use of social media. I am always looking for a good opportunity for my skillset.
Dean Gifford
Hi there, I’m Dean Gifford a freelance User Experience (UX) designer and creative technologist currently based in London. I’ve had over 12 years of experience with interaction design and currently am focussing my efforts on mobile and tablet. I’m interested in the mHealth space as I’ve just spent some time with a very good friend of mine who’s a psychologist looking critically at the current app offerings in the mental health space and how they could be made better through applied UX best practices and applied psychologial principles. Lots of room for improvement and lots more benefit for users and clinicians alike. Ask me any questions about user interfaces, app planning, prototyping and development and mobile hardware, sensors and capabilities.
Chris Reid
Hi, I’m Chris Reid and I’ve spent the last 23 years helping Internet start-ups navigate the new business markets of EMEA and SE Asia.
I’m working for Sycamore/IQstream in the 3/4G mobile networking space, identifying new business opportunities within the EMEA mobile operator market for specific bandwidth reduction technology.
In those discussion any ‘video/rich content’ related services that mobile operators provide/support is of great interest, and hence my desire to better understand the implications of mHealth technology and how and where such services are being deployed.
I first got involved with the network/bandwidth implications of mHealth on the Dubai Marina project some 10 years ago, and now see a potential conflict between the roll-out of critical mobile(Smart phone or Tablet) mHealth and the underlying networks ability to cope, especially in rural areas. I’d be fascinated to get feedback from your members on this topic.
Andrew Wyborn
Hello, my name is Andrew Wyborn. I am managing director of greenmash a software and services company focused on delivering mobile health solutions in to the developing world. We own, deploy and manage a software platform known as mango. Typical projects include supporting the strengthening of health related supply chain systems using standard mobile phones and sms messages combined with Web technology to deliver real time reporting in maps, graphs and reports. We work with a range of partners including the local health ministries, local network providers, large NGO’s, large donor’s and private companies such as Novartis. Recent projects include the SMS for Life program in Kenya, Ghana and The DRC where we enable the ministry of health to have real time visibility of their malaria related drug stocks and treatment levels in health facilities across the country.
Annette Ghee
I am Senior Adviser for Research for Global Health working at World Vision International. I coordinate our internal interest group focused on e/mHealth with an internal mailing list of 40+ professionals and growing!
Scott Beale
Hi everyone, I’m the CEO of Atlas Corps, an international exchange program for rising nonprofit leaders. I’m amazed at the great work in mHealth you all are doing, and we are recruiting international eHealth and mHealth professionals for a June 2012 Fellowship with a global public health organization in the U.S. Please check out our discussion on the Jobs page of this group to see if it is something that might interest you, or if you know anyone who might be a good fit!
Bruce Diamond
Hello, I have worked in healthcare my entire career and have been involved in building markets, products and programs for both small and large companies. I believe that ‘Meaningful Mobility’ has the promise of helping to address many of the challenges we face in healthcare today. I work for Airstrip Technologies, a pioneer in the development of a reusable scaleable platform for mobilizing data across the continuum of care.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me regarding collaboration or discussion on how as mHealth professionals we can work together to advance this space.
Steve Bazinet
Hi All! My name is Steve Bazinet and I’m the founder of Creative Mobile – a mobile communications services firm focused on architecting, developing and deploying user centric mobile communications solutions for the healthcare marketplace.
As part of The Creative Companies, our expertise in healthcare has been forged over the years by providing print & mail (paper) and traditional web presentment solutions to some of the largest hospitals in the country (7 of the top 14 in fact). About a year ago, we realized we didn’t offer our customers a mobile communications platform and decided to focus our expertise in maximizing the value of data, to bring mobile views of information critical to patient engagement that are functional, contextual, and easy to use to a world that is increasingly demanding their information on an anytime, anywhere basis.
For every mobile engagement, we start by working with the institution to understand the goals of their patients; how they communicate with them today; what critical information they need access to; and where, when, how they prefer to be communicated with. Understanding that mobile users are generally task-driven, we bring this information together to design a solution with a ‘user-first’ mentality by ensuring that the most common operations are immediately visible and predictable — giving users what they expect, when and how they want it. Creative Mobile enables our clients to connect with, engage, motivate and activate their patients. Take a look at our blog page for a sampling of some of the solutions we are providing today.
Sande Olson
I am a med surg and behavioral health business development, marcom, and operations professional. My first excursion into healthcare IT was an automated physician appointment scheduling project many years ago. I just knew doctors could be more accessible; from home and from work. Then an online surgery scheduling project caught my attention at Houston Northwest Hospital when I was with Tenet Healthcare Corporation; I was hooked.
Most recently I completed a 20-hospital behaviroal health telemedicine network across Texas providing a complete telemedicine solution from application and equipment to physician providers. I was involved from design to delivery; it was great fun and educational in terms of changing regulations and state interpretation of federal law.
The network is handling more than 1,200 calls each month and is set to go mobile. On-site, I recently used my personal iPad to help a physician conduct a face-to-face consult when hospital systems were down; it was a moving experience for me.
Now post acute care environments (long/short term care, skilled nursing, assisted living, home health, and hospice) have caught my attention, smile. I firmly believe that we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg in telemedicine applications.
I am passionate about telemedicine because I love the challenge of making something few believe in happen. Most importantly, I enjoy creating solutions to help providers deliver compassionate care more timely… and creating efficiencies. If you want to retain physicians today, help them save time; help make it easier for them to take care of their patients.
Ed Dodds
I’m working with the HIMSS World Bank Task Force research effort looking at which of their eHealth projects might evolve into mHealth ones. 3) Booster of the (now HIMSS) Medical Banking Project with a special emphasis on mPayments, XBRL, IHE.net, etc. and how this may all “moosh” together. Greetings, All!
Loretta Schlachta-Fairchild
Greetings! Cut my teeth on mHealth in the US Military in the 1990′s when it was called telemedicine ……..I’m a nurse, researcher, healthcare administrator and CEO of iTelehealth Inc. For 11+ years iTelehealth has helped organizations (vendors, providers, payors) develop, test and implement advanced technologies in healthcare. The devices change, but our experience is that provider acceptance, overcoming resistance to change, workflow impacts, a sustaining business case and usability continue to be the critical themes for telemedicine/telehealth/eHealth/mHealth acceptance and usage. Find us at itelehealthinc.com
Andrew Ebling
Hi everyone, I’m Andrew Ebling an iOS developer working at Shazam. Prior to joining Shazam I ran my own business for 2.5 years offering bespoke mobile development services as well as selling a mindmapping application called iBlueSky in the iTunes App Store. In a previous life I also worked on the original pilot of the now famous M-Pesa microfinance initiative in Kenya. mHealth has been on my radar for a while now, but I found a Mobile Monday event on the subject particularly inspiring and thought provoking, hence I decided to join this group and network with like minded individuals.
John Odden
Hello all of mHealth! I’m John Odden, consulting on health IT under my own flag and with friends.
My angst: Is HIE at least partially “my fault?”
When I was at First Consulting Group (now largely forgotten), we put up an HIE pilot in 2000, before there was even an acronym. It worked. But everyone who claimed the pilot as “their brainchild” (clear sign that *something* was successful there) wanted to use the HIE thing as a “Patient Data Vacuum Cleaner.” Tsk, tsk. I always thought the point was to help Patients connect with all of their Physicians – not to “hoover up patient eyeballs for research purposes…” Silly me!
So I build Health IT Strat Plans and advise on gnarly integrations. And it is fun to do in a world where Health IT is quite a bit more “cool” than back when FCG was a trusted name in provider / payer / life sciences Health IT consulting.
I’m still amazed at how little the provider-side wants to touch HIE. And even MORE amazed that folks doing HIE think they’re running some kind of “Hoovering Of Patient Data” – and telling me how many millions of eyeballs they’ve captured.
Captured? THEM vacuuming up MY health data to sell (de-identifed) for “research” and “marketing?”
I still think of healthcare as very personal. Me. Physician. Nurse. Pharmacist. Therapist. And I take pride in knowing how to marshall complex software to keep it that way…
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Right now I’m busy helping re-start an inner city community hospital.
And working to create a kind of personal, private “mobile velcro for my health data” so that I can catch and hold “my health data” and take it with me “anywhere, anytime I need care.” It looks to me like mHealth (the industry sub-segment) may be Just Barely Mature Enough that we will make a start, and FAST. Will this be a Meteor Shower or will we Go Orbital? I think the answer is seen in all of those who’ve joined this group.
Color Me AMBITIOUS and HOPEFUL for 2012!
Elizabeth Kulin, M.S.
Marketing consulting team for startups (Kulin Marketing) with experience in the healthcare and mhealth space. We help health startups find ways to be unique, reach their target audience, and startup the right way.
We only work with startups that we believe in, and only take on projects that we believe we can truly add value to.
Learn more at KulinMarketing.com (full website coming soon), or email me at lizATkulinmarketingDOTcom. Would love to hear your startup ideas.
Dr Shirani Rajapaksa
Hi. I am an acute physician and management consultant in healthcare. Currently clinical lead for Serco Health Advisory Services and leading our company’s thinking around mHealth. We have health contracts across the sector globally and are spreading the application of technology in our models of care. Our approach stands on the principle of bespoke development of health technology to enable healthcare delivery systems and thereby not limited by historic systems. We are a forward thinking company with strong reputation and credibility in transformation and integration of new systems into existing and new delivery systems.
Currently we are looking to investigate the potentials of mHealth and how we can being to embed it into our approach. I’m interested in connecting with suppliers and innovative models of care.
Eve Kupferman, PhD
Hi, I’m Eve Kupferman, a research and clinical psychologist at University of California San Francisco. In my previous career, I was a producer at National Public Radio and Executive Producer and VP of Programming at an Internet Media company back in the dot com days. I am interested in mHealth for behavior change. I’m currently leading the development of an app at UCSF for a study on psychological stress and cell aging (measured by telomeres). The app will have tracking, social, continuous breathing rate monitoring and feedback all along with brief mindfulness activity exercises.
Great to meet you all be in this group!
Williams Kwarah
Hi, I am Williams Kwarah, working with Grameen Foundation on the Mobile Technology for Community Health (MOTECH) project in Ghana.
MOTECH is a mobile-phone-based health information technology intervention, with the ultimate goal of improving health outcomes by building a local client database on which the system runs. In addition, we provide a service called Mobile Midwife where clients registered into MOTECH have the option of enrolling into the service to receive weekly educative health information in local languages in voice format on their mobile phones. Also, the system send out alerts and reminders to clients and nurses, informing nurses about defaulters and reminding clients to go to the health facilities care.
We started as a pilot in the Kassena-Nankana District and now moving on to the Central and other regions in Ghana. Let me know if you need more information. Many thanks
Bruce Laidlaw
I have been involved in healthcare systems work for about a dozen years. Most of that work has been on projects implementing components of the Canada Health Infoway electronic health record Blueprint. Through my membership within HL7 I have been privileged to be a contributing author of the now international standard for a health services directory which supports eReferral and wait list management.
I have worked on teams implementing at the provincial and regional levels especially concerning: client registry, provider registry, lab results, and medication profiles. I have also provided designs for the guts of an ehr : namely consent management, application and message registry, terminology registry and audit systems.
I am available for consulting engagements anywhere the need arises.
Jack Bowman
Hi, Jack Bowman, CEO of pHresh Technologies, currently focusing on mobile systems to enhance authentication and security processes for the end user, whilst exploring new ways of data compression to ensure large volumes of data are available offline on smartphone applications.
Michael Engler
Hi, I am Michael Engler and I work as consultant in the space of software as medical device. I am specializing on usability according to IEC 62366 and requirements analysis according to IEC 60601-1 and IEC 62304. I’ve been a usability and requirements engineer for a medical product on a iOS devices. I’ve also helped clients to introduce Scrum to their regulated software development according to FDA and IEC 62304. I’ve done gap-analysis for medical device software development process to ensure regulatory compliance.
Let me know if you need help in the space of medical device software and regulatory compliance.
Paul Bromberg
Hi, I am Paul Bromberg. Until recently I was general manager of Philips Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) in the Boston area, USA. Philips RPM offers telehealth solutions in North America and Europe as well as remote cardiac services in the US.
I am a dutch citizen and have returned to The Netherlands after spending five years with the Home Monitoring businesses in the US. I am currently looking for opportunities to apply my knowledge and experience in Europe (out of Holland).
John Guyatt
Morning all. As suggested – I’m Director of Telehealth/mHealth & Service Development at Solutions4Health. We’re a provider of wellbeing and health improvement healthcare services including stop smoking & chronic disease self management.
We’ve built our success on accessing hard to reach groups including BME & deprived communities and have been a leading light in the growing popularity of Tariff or Payment by Results (PbR) contracts. We also have a telehealth/mhealth division and feel this gives us an edge as we develop our services along with strong feedback from our service delivery arm.
I find working in Solutions4Health a lot of fun which really helps to drive a culture of innovation and ‘let’s get to it’. Please see smokefreelife.co.uk as an example of what we’re doing in the telehealth/mHealth sector – this is a mass market online stop smoking service reaching out to 1.2 million smokers in a range of NHS PCT regions.
Bob Letzeisen
Hello, Bob Letzeisen, EVP at Rover Technology Fusions, Product = RoverINK. We develop mHealth forms driven data capture applications which are user input device agnostic. Users may write with a Digital Pen, Type from a hard or soft keyboard, use a stylus from Tablet PC, or even speak into the form. We manage all input to a rules engine for QA checking (meaningful use, best practice, etc) and the results are an XML output file from voice, handwriting, digital writing or typing. The XML file can provide updates to back office systems such as EHR’s or PM’s. We also have the ability to alert from the XML so in mHealth, my Mother can record if she took her medications and record other vitals. When input data is analyzed alerts are triggered to physicians, mobile health workers or care planners. We also provide an integration to NLP technology and produce a fully coded XML document from structured and unstructured inputs. We code all standards including ICD-10. As users can chose whatever input device works best for them – iPad, Motion C-5, or even a digital pen – we are rapidly deploy able to the mHealth user community – we can even be real time with a digital pen as we have our own mobile communicator (runs over AT&T network) to move ink files real-time.
Simon Sikorski MD
My company http://www.HealthcareMarketingCOE.com helps medical device and mHealth companies with their marketing and advocacy campaigns, especially online. If you need thought leaders, market movers, and market shakers I’m your guy.
Remember, don’t just push your device or app and think it will be a hit. Give something more that doesn’t require adoption or hesitation… and package it together!
If you need to consult on developing a market call us at (646) 648- 1355 for a complimentary 30 min consultation. Ask us anything… seriously. Just don’t ask me to join your company 
… well, let’s talk first.
We’re just finishing our latest White Paper: Why Medical Companies Should Support Health Care Providers’ Online Presence – send me an email to linkedAThmcoeDOTcom to receive a complimentary copy Twitter @SimonSikorskiMD.
Rob Procter
Hi, I’m Rob Procter, director of the Manchester eResearch Centre, Manchester University.
My main research interest is social informatics and healthcare is a major focus of my work. I’m actively involved in telecare and mheatth research. I’m also editor of the Health Informatics Journal.
AULAKH A.S
Hi, I am a Biotechnology engineer with an MBA in Technology Management. Currently employed at Infoobjects Inc as Business Manager. I have the primary responsibility to analyse the competitive market and develop business accordingly. I also do the sales & marketing for our products.
Currently I am more interested in Mobile Healthcare business, with scores of applications allowing you to get diagnosed without ever physically visiting your doctor, kind of virtual clinics.
We are currently working on something in this space for one of our client. We even have our own product iphone app http://itunes.apple.com/my/app/doctor-yellow/id392524749?mt=8
But I am more interested in projects with the ability to expand beyond the clinics and patients only involvement. Multiple party involvement.
We have extremely talented location based services development experts, if you have anything on the lines of above mentioned idea please do not hesitate to communicate at anuragATinfoobjectsDOTcom.
Dick Wallis
Hi, I’m Dick Wallis, ex-Naval Officer with an interest in all aspects of new technology, especially those related to healthcare. Working closely with US associates in micro-electronics and wireless-engineering based in Irvine, Cal. and Christchurch NZ. Will depart shortly for MTANZ conference in Auckland NZ where several v. interesting developments are taking place. My company details are on: http://www.position-systems.co.uk and links to US.
Chris Sanders
Hi my name is Chris Sanders – I am an executive (based in Atlanta) with a passion for operationalizing new businesses and improving existing ones. I am very interested in the increasing use of consumer electronic devices such as tablet computers and smart phones in the workplace, particularly in the Health Care delivery space (home health monitoring, chronic illness, etc).
Please contact me if you are interested in networking, discussing this topic, and/or exchanging ideas christopher_c_sandersATyahooDOTcom
Tony Fry
Hi, Tony Fry, telecom background exploring how smart mobile devices and applications can improve health outcomes, reduce or re-direct UK health spend and make money in the process.
Bruce Diamond
Hello, my name is Bruce Diamond and I work for Airstrip Technologies. We are focused on an enterprise mobility platform which delivers critical and actionable patient data to a smartphone or tablet anytime, anywhere. We have built FDA-cleared, native applications which are currently are used by hundreds of hospitals in labor and delivery, cardiology, critical care and telemetry. Like other companies in the space we believe our solution can help address some of the greatest challenges in healthcare today. I come from the medical device space (Medtronic, Boston Sci) and believe the future will bring more and more convergence in mobile and device technology. I am happy to speak with anyone wishing to discuss how we can collaborate as an industry focused on similar goals.
Deborah Van Dyke
I’m a family practice clinician, humanitarian aide worker with MSF/Doctors Without Borders and am now the founder and director of Global Health Media Project. We are producing clinical videos for front-line health workers in developing countries. They are brief vignettes, shot and formatted for mobile devices, voiced over to enable narration in different languages. Our first project is a series of 35 vignettes on newborn care that follow international guidelines. We filmed in Nigeria and the DR last year and have 10 ready for review and field-testing. We also produced The Story of Cholera, an animated narrative that makes the invisible cholera germs visible, bringing to life the teaching points of cholera prevention.
Santiago Troncar
Hi there! I am Santiago Troncar, from SaludMOVIL. Our company started just months ago, and we develop SMS health educational programs and apps for Spanish Speaking Latin American audiences. Cheers! Santiago
Josef Hapli
Hello all! Josef Hapli here, Founder and CEO of EtherStudios, a creative studio focusing in branding, interactive, marketing, and strategy. We are branching out into mobile apps and web, and are currently developing a patient care mobile app for clinicians.
I would love to connect with physicians, healthcare decision makers, healthcare IT managers, and revenue cycle folks.
Steve Bonney
Hi everyone, I’m Steve Bonney with BayScribe, which develops mHealth applications for clinicians and patients.
Clinicians use our tools to document patient encounters, either via dictation or handwriting, and our system converts the unstructured text into structured codified data for use in EHR & HIE for Collaborative Care, ACO, Meaningful Use, Research, etc…
Patients in both low-tech/no-tech areas can use our tools in a home health environment to report their health information to their care managers via digital ink technology.
Tamizan Nathoo
Hi there. My name is Tamizan Nathoo and I am currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. I am interested in mobile health care delivery system projects / careers within Africa. My background is in Information and communication technologies with a focus on culture and its impact to successfully disseminate information about HIV / AIDS via mobile technologies in Kenya. I would appreciate any information or discussions.
Mehraneh Shantiaei
My name is Mehraneh Shantiaei and I am a Professional specializing in Information Systems, Information Technology and Health-IT. I have over 15 years of experience in IS and IT in numerous capacities including IS&IT designer, senior analyst, lecturer, researcher, project manager, and manager. Furthermore, over the last 3 years, during my current doctoral study, I have concentrated on e-health. I have completed many courses in this area including telemedicine, telehealth, healthcare knowledge based systems, public health informatics, and more. I have also been involved in studies, projects, and research initiatives in a number of subjects in e-health, such as “e-health literacy,” “global public health informatics,” “women’s health,” “concepts of effectiveness and quality in telehealth and telemedicine systems,” “connected health,” “video-based telehealth systems,” “patient education,” “e-patient,” “healthcare workflow management systems,” and more. During the last three years, I have been a very active member of HIMSS in the Southern CA, attending most of its seminars and conferences, in-person or remote. I am also active on Twitter. At the end, I should say that I am so excited to be in this wonderful group with such great members.
Geoff Kaile
Hi, I’m Geoff, a freelance RIA developer and owner of a UX R&D company called Seagull Labs. I have 12 years experience in web application development, specialising in javascript. I left Razorfish after 4 years to balance freelance work with developing products using microcontrollers and emerging ux devices such as Kinect to communicate with the internet in ways that may benefit people unable to use traditional methods.
John Montague
Hi, I’m John. I work for an investment banking and ventures firm that is focused on healthcare technology and services. Our interest in mHealth includes the annual TripleTree iAwards to recognize outstanding mHealth companies at the Wireless Life Sciences Alliance (WLSA) Convergence Summit. We continuously conduct research on this space to gain knowledge and identify business opportunities. Much of my career has been dedicated to solving healthcare problems with innovative technology solutions.
Mark Semsel
Hi, I am Mark Semsel. I’m a developer with technical backgrounds in a variety of coding languages, and after spending many years as a professional in the Business Intelligence / Data Warehousing arena, am now involved in developing mobile apps.
In addition to my interest in developing mHealth apps, I have an interest in transforming existing propriety legacy systems into tools that use a standardized platform for accessing and updating data. Specifically, I’m interested in applying REST techniques and ODATA protocols to systems, to facilitate the communication to mobile apps.
Igor Davidenko
Good afternoon. My name is Igor. I’m working on Israeli-Ukrainian project beecardia, which would allow to remotely Holter-study without the software. Everything will be done through the Web.
Anna Sort
My name is Anna and I’m a nurse practitioner. A while ago I understood there was a need for healthcare professionals to turn into technology experts to change the future of healthcare, so I went for a master’s degree in communication technologies.
After that I started to look for a job in the healthcare&ICT but realised there were no openings because such a job didn’t exist. Then I decided I still wanted to let people know my point of view on things so I created a blog.
I’m working on two projects of my own: an exergaming platform with a projected video game and a health app based on mobile web. I’m currently looking funding for both projects and with Spain in the big economical crisis is quite challenging, so if you know any European institution that is looking for inncuvator projects let me know
Dennis Lottero
Hello. I am Dennis Lottero, a strategic business development executive with over 25 years of experience working with and for small start-ups and Fortune 100 companies to bringing to market wireless and healthcare solutions. I started a M2M clinical information systems company and sold that a few years back. I have significant experience in alliance and channel develoment, software licensing, contracts, sales and bringing to market new products. My business background has provided me with extensive business connections with most of the US wireless carriers, which could be leveraged in bring mhealth products to market.
I believe that a well-designed mHealth/home health care system which includes patient monitoring capabilities (accept data from glucometers, blood pressure readers, etc.) and links to appropriate healthcare providers, coupled with delivery of web based patient education (diagnostic specific dietary recommendation, exercise suggestions, etc.), and social networking will have a significant impact on reducing healthcare costs, patient outcomes as well as provide for the delivery of healthcare to areas not well served by traditional healthcare infrastructure. I am very interested in connecting with individuals and companies that share that vision.
My LinkedIn profile, I can be reached at dlotteroATgmailDOTcom
Patrick Hankey, Ph.D.
VP of Marketing & Business Development for Vivonoetics Inc. a dynamic San Diego based company providing mHealth sensors and software solutions to researchers, healthcare providers, and governmental agencies. We are particularly excited about the recently FDA approved (February 2012) Equivital EQ-02 cardio-respiratory sensor platform which provides the first “sensor to website” solution for mHealth monitoring. Vivonoetics is the exclusive US distributor for EQ-02 platform which has just been delivered to three elite US university/healthcare institutions and a major US governmental agency for use in mHealth projects. Vivonoetics continues to seek delivery and development partners for its mHealth solutions business. Vivonoetics also provides VivoSense best-in-class visualization and analysis software for processing of physiological signals
Napoleon Monroe
This is the group I hoped someone would start. After years in senior management in a public healthcare distribution company, I wanted to go back to inventing new approaches to healthcare. The emergence of the smart phone has enabled mobile electronic medication management (MeMM).
Why MeMM? Without knowing medication history, it is difficult to fully understand the meaning of physioliogic measures and the status of the patient. Mobility is key to patient mental health, physical health and productivity.
All issues related to MeMM are of interest. For context click here. I can be reached at nap.monroeATnewdirectionsconsultingDOTnet
Barbara Rapchak
Nice to meet you all… My expertise is in behavioral informatics—helping people use mHealth and eHealth technologies to improve the healthcare experience. Most recently, I have been involved in the use of mHealth in oncology and transition care — using cellphones to monitor and manage adherence and outcomes among cancer and CHF patients in the outpatient setting. I’ve also led R&D programs for the National Institutes of Health and corporate partners, and am a member of the scientific review panel for NIH.
Dr. Miroslaw Manicki
Hi,I am Miroslaw Manicki, I am trained as a physician healthcare executive focused on translating health care policy into knowledge based health services purchasing decisions. In my opinion design and implementation of the innovative health care provider payment models combining disease prevention and acute care is the key-factor for sustainable development of mHealth
Dr. NN Raju
Hi, I am a psychiatrist based in India having a clinical research expreience of over ten years and more than forty multinational trials. Now I am focusssing on rater assessments and rater training in CNS trials. I am looking at contract consultant for study design, protocol writing and medical auditing in addition to the above needs.
Denise P
Hello, I am Denise living in Toronto, Canada. I have a background in biotech and public health. I am fascinated with mHealth and the possibilities it brings for patients and their families, pharmacists, and physicians. Also interested in IP protection, privacy issues and Regulatory Affairs surrounding apps
Batanayi Matuku
Hi, I’m Batanayi Matuku, an entrepreneur and a systems developer. I’ve recently founded DocPlus healthcare services here in South Africa to function as a Health 2.0 platform. Indeed, it’s a unique service to emerge in an African context and the response we’re getting from the community is just overwhelming. As an enthusiast, I’ve always been interested in healthcare technologies, and currently am pursuing a research titled “The adoption and impact of Health 2.0 in South Africa” at the University of Cape Town. And it’s findings will, in one form or the other, pave the way for subsequent steps for a widespread use of technology in our struggling healthcare system.I’ve worked as a software developer for more than six years and now we’re in the pursuit of nurturing a culture of Health 2.0 within the borders of RSA. Also we’re working towards setting up a Health2.0 governing board to oversee all the the activities and process around healthcare system in South Africa.
From a initiative feasibility point of view we’re indeed looking forward to any form of partnership from those already established global partners to enable us to fully realize a successful Health 2.0 adoption here in a developing world.
Marco Flavio Marinucci
I founded a mobile development studio in San Francisco, and am currently working on an UC San Francisco Medical Group project a new diabetes platform.
Mary Hodorowski
Hi, I’m president of Healthcare Communications Network, a small NYC-based consulting company I founded in 1986. Services include strategic consulting and development of integrated marketing communications programs: professional and consumer education and promotion; training; health management/behavioral interventions; value-added education and resources for managed care organizations. We’ve gained expertise in these areas working with companies like Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson, and Medco. Please see LinkedIn profile for details.
One of the most gratifying aspects of my work has been learning about, and applying, behavior change models and tools—e.g., stages of change, motivational interviewing, plain language, and teach back method—that engage and inspire people to think differently about their health. Please see my blog.
I’m exploring how I can use my knowledge and skills to achieve similar goals with the mHealth and gaming platforms.
Martin Nabor
I am Rev. Dr. Martin Bugri Nabor. A Marriage councilor, peace builder, and a motivational Preacher. I work among the Northern People of Ghana. If any one needs help in these areas, let me know. If on the other hand you have any help of any kind that will enhance my skills, I will welcome it.
Marius de Waard
At the moment I am involved in 2 companies offering different types of telehealth / telemedicine services (diabetes, anticoagulation, heart failure etc..) using Medical Service Centers occupied with nurses and doctors.
I also distribute Mobile PERS and am involved in a software company which builds Mobile Apps (Android). Focus The Netherlands, Belguim and Germany.
Sally Abrahms
I am a writer who specializes in aging and boomers. I write regularly for the AARP Bulletin and blog weekly about caregiving for aarp.org. My second “hat” is corporate writing (online content, marketing materials. ..) for companies that sell products and services to the boomers and aging sector.
Todd Donnelly
Hello, I’m Todd Donnelly. Nutrition, Public Health, and psychology/ behaviour change are my health related areas of expertise, but I also have a commercial perspective. I was Founder/Managing Director of two eHealth companies related to weight loss and population health /productivity management, both of which have been acquired by a corporate which I now work for.
I am privately working on a number Ecological Momentary Interventions related to eating, sleep and stress management. I have interests in the social aspects of mHealth and mTech in general. My future aim is to develop a research agenda in the field of mHealth in low and middle income countries.
I’m Looking forward to the discussions and making some connections with others in the field.
Bryan Fuhr
I am Co-Founder, VP Business Development at Healthsense Inc.
Healthsense, based in Mendota Heights, MN, is a market leader in providing technology solutions for the future of aging services. Healthsense offers completely integrated systems based on a standard Wi-Fi platform for Personal Emergency Response Systems, Wi-Fi wireless nurse call and remote safety and wellness monitoring. These systems are scalable, flexible and are proven across a broad base of installations. The flagship Healthsense product is the eNeighbor® system, which was developed under the direction of the National Institute of Aging (NIA) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The system monitors individuals in their homes and automatically calls for help if it detects a possible problem. The eNeighbor® system utilizes a series of wireless sensors placed throughout the residence that capture the occupant’s activities of daily living.
Omari Starks
Hello and good day. My name is Omari Starks and I’m heading Practice Fusion‘s API initiatives.
Harriet Turner
Hi, I’m Harriet Turner and am Marketing Executive at the company Crimson Tide. We develop business apps (mpro) for Smartphone, Tablets & PDAs, all on a monthly subscription basis. We also specialise in developing cost-effective medical applications (nursing and patient care) to enhance the level of care received by patients and to remove the burden of paperwork from healthcare professionals so that they have more time to care.
In Ireland, individuals with haemophilia are using our mpro haemophilia smartphone application to safely medicate in their own homes. Through the incorporation of industry standard GS1 track-and-trace bar code system, patients barcode scan their medication vial box to ensure it matches their prescription, it’s in date and their batch hasn’t been subject to a recall. The app further encourages patients to enter reason for the bleed and specific area of the body. All information securely synchronises with the Hospital server – alerting healthcare professionals immediately with results, which has led to better clinical management of a patient’s haemophilia.
This application has huge beneficial implications for the management of other chronic disease groups who require frequent medication in their own home.
Our mpro haemophilia application has recently hit the 100 users mark – for anyone who is interested, you can find the press release here.
Joan Justice
Hello, I am Joan Justice, principal at Joan Justice Consulting and Curator of the healthcare website HealthWorks Collective part of the Social Media Today network. I have a nursing and business background and have worked in international marketing for several large healthcare organizations. See my profile on LinkedIn. At HWC, we are very interested in mHealth. Currently, we are doing a series Mobile Health Around the Globe, featuring a new post each week about mHealth around the world. Take a look at this series and if you have a story about mHealth around the Globe to tell, please email me at joanATsocialmediatodayDOTcom Thanks, and hope to hear from you!
Mark Needham
I’m Mark Needham, and my company Widget UK Ltd is the lead UK distributor for Fitbit, and for TomTom which now has its GPS fitness watch in this market.
Deanna Pogorelc
Hi everyone. I’m a writer for MedCity News, an online trade publication covering innovation in healthcare for an audience of insiders. Right now we’re getting ready for the inaugural CONVERGE summit for healthcare innovation, taking place July 10 in Philadelphia. It’s a one-day executive summit to debate and discuss the leading trends, showcase the hottest startups and share best practices among some of the industry’s most innovative hospital systems and leading medical device, digital health, pharmaceutical and information technology companies. There will be lots of talk about how mHealth is shaping the new healthcare landscape and some great speakers.
Pete Celano
Hello, I’m with Maryland-based NovaSom; we have a Home Sleep Test for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and the test data moves via the Verizon Network. I’m fascinated by Screening/Diagnosis/Therapy offerings that were hospital- or physician office-based, but are NOW moving to the home, representing radically lower costs & far greater convenience. Am especially intrigued when these offerings have smart rigging through to Payers & Healthcare Providers.
Dr Yinka Ayankogbe
Hi everyone. I am a family physician academic working at the College of Medicine University of Lagos as Senior Lecturer and Head of Family Medicine Unit, at the Department of Community health & Primary care. My involvement in rural health and primary health care makes me highly interested in mhealth both as service provider and researcher.We look for collaboration in international mhealth research
Gatri Koshy
Hi I’m Gayatri Koshy and I work for a health editorial agency called Content Consultants based in the UK. We provide health content for various publications with a focus on digital media. For the past number of years we have been working in the field of mhealth, creating content for mobile health programmes for mothers and expectant women in low resource settings. Mhealth is an upcoming field with the focus being more on the technology aspect of it. There’s now a growing interest in content specifically suited for this new medium. We at Content Consultants specialize in creating the right content for the right medium.
Sandra Hoyer
Hello, my name is Sandra Hoyer, I’m working at T-Systems (sub of Deutsche Telekom AG, telco incumbent in Germany) and I’m leading a team for consumer health solutions and pharma industrie. We are focused on mHealth and telemedicine in terms of prevention, lifestyle and fitness/health. Another focus is the consumer approach for chronical diseases like diabets, cardiac issues, hypertension, overweigt, COP etc. This could mean solutions for selfmanagement but also for adherence issues and telecoaching. As a telco operator with fix and mobile (m2m) but also a huge IT competence we can offer integrated solutions. We have our own telemedicin platfom for patient data management for both professional and comsumer approaches.
We always looking partners with dedicated know how in hardeware and software topics for clinical and home care e.g. we are working closely with the VitaDock solutions of Medisana, in the professional environment e.g. with GeteMed, Lavandoo, SAP, Agfa, Tiani Spirit, etc. If you are interessted to take part don’t hesitate to contact me!
Neri Cohen
Neri M. Cohen, MD, PhD is Medical Director of Greater Baltimore Medical Associates (GBMA), President of GBMC Physicians, LLC – specialty, Chief of the Division of Thoracic surgery at GBMC Healthcare Inc. and the President of HealthTeK Consulting, a Healthcare consulting firm in Baltimore, MD. In those capacities he maintains an active and busy clinical surgical practice, oversees the practice administration of the largest non-university multispecialty medical group in Baltimore, MD and he serves several life sciences and information technology companies, large and small, as well as regional and national healthcare systems, on matters of strategic growth and development.
Prior to his current appointments, Dr Cohen was the Head of the Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Surgical Director of Lung Transplantation, Director of the Cardiovascular and Thoracic Residency Training Program and Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research at the Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. He was concurrently Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee of the LifeNet Organ Procurement Organization.
Dr Cohen completed the Honors Masters program with a BA in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and an MS in Neurobiology & Physiology from Northwestern University. From there he went to the University of Maryland at Baltimore where he completed the Medical Scholars (combined MD/PhD) program with a PhD in Physiology & Biophysics, as well as postdoctoral fellowship research as an American Heart Association Research Fellow.
Dr Cohen completed a General Surgery internship and residency, additional NIH funded post-doctoral research fellowship training, and a Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery fellowship at the Medical College of Virginia. His research in cardiac electrophysiology led to the discovery of novel electrical protection strategies for cardiac surgery and thoracic organ transplantation for which he was awarded a US Patent. Choosing to subspecialize in General Thoracic Surgery, Dr Cohen then completed an advanced fellowship in minimally invasive thoracic surgery and lung transplantation at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Dr Cohen is a board certified in both General Surgery and Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and the American College of Chest Physicians and is a member of most major General Surgery, Surgical Research, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Chest Medicine associations. He was awarded the Joel J Roslyn Faculty Research Award from the Association for Academic Surgery and continued a basic science research programs on the molecular biology and biophysics of transplant organ failure and protection, and carcinogenesis and mechanisms of cancer metastasis, concurrent with his attending surgeon and fellowship director appointment at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr Cohen completed the Leadership Program in Healthcare Policy & Management at the Heller School of Public Policy at Brandeis University under an Alley-Sheridan scholarship from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research & Education. While maintaining an active thoracic surgery practice, he remains actively involved in both clinical trials research as an investigator for the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) and in clinical outcomes research formulating algorithms to validate mathematical models using computer simulations to define ‘best clinical practices’ and outcome and performance metrics.
Dr Cohen was appointed to the leadership of the employed provider practice plan at GBMC in 2008. In that capacity he has worked to grow the provider base (physician and allied health practitioner), and create a fully integrated delivery system (IDS) including human resources, information technology, contracting and quality assurance as part of an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) framework.
We are interested to hear from anyone selling technology in the fitness and heath market in the UK, and from other products in this market which are seeking distribution in the UK
Remberto Martinez
Hi, I am Remberto Martinez, representing Extensive Life Inc. We are working on preventive medicine using mHealth. Previous background in Biomedical Engineering, SW and Telecom for M2M at Nokia Siemens Networks. We are introducing the concept of Health-e-Living, a personal health coach to tackle chronic CVD and MDD diseases. We are looking for new customers form Health and Care Providers and possible new applications of our concept.
Bob Pyke
In real life I am a RN and a NP and a a e-health/telehealth mensch… Blog, Twitter.
Iain Mcdougall
Hey Everyone. Great joining you folks. I’m an entrepreneur at the intersection of tech and medicine. 20 years ago I came up with the first wireless pulse oximeter to assess the effectiveness of surgery in cerebral palsy children. Last week I downloaded an app which can do the same and mere for $0.69. Amazing – just surprised it took so long..!
Having just raised a VC round for a biotech, I’m heading off for a great big entrepreneurial explore in and around mHealth in the UK, USA and beyond. Really exciting space and a great place for us entrepreneurs to go play with passion and purpose.
Felasfa Wodajo
Hi Everybody, I am Senior & mHealth Editor and member of the founding team at iMedicalApps.com, the leading on-line publication on mobile health and medical apps for health professionals. I lead creation of content related to mobile health technology, mHealth research, wireless health devices and mobile software for patient care. Click here for the website.
In my day job, I am a bone and soft tissue tumor surgeon (orthopedic oncologist) in the Washington, DC metro region and serve as Medical Director of Musculoskeletal Oncology at Virginia Hospital Center in Northern Virginia. My practice is limited to benign & malignant bone and soft tissue tumors in adults and children. I recently completed a textbook on bone & soft tissue tumors titled Visual Guide to Musculoskeletal Tumors.
You can also find me on Twitter at @OrthoOnc
Tarun R
Hello m-health entrepreneurs, explorers, evaluators & enthusiasts. I am Tarun R, leading MObq (Mobility services of BioQuest) that is committed to patient-centered healthcare services, especially in resource limited settings. We are running projects focused on maternal & child care, cardiac care, diabetes care besides numerous preventive health services across India, SEA & Africa.
Our current portfolio of services/ products are based on SMS, IVR & USSD platforms. We are also in process of launching tablet based solutions that integrate Doctors, Hospitals & patient services.
My experiences as a Clinician and Phrama Marketer have helped us devise innovative & commercially viable solutions that cut across multiple stakeholders. I look forward to networking & interacting with you.
Jordi Solé-Casals
Hi, my name is Jordi Solé-Casals, from the University of Vic (Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain), involved in the Spotmole App and interested in all this field.
Gil Plotnizky
My name is Gil Plotnizky, consultant and entrepreneur focusing in the Healthcare arena. My scope of work cover mainly medical services from upgrading and establishment of medical centers e.g. Hemodialysis, Oncology and Radiology through medical devices and software e.g. diagnostics, clinical support decision systems and EMR to Telemedicine e.g. devices, services centers applications etc.
I’m currently exploring a new project intended for the purpose of developing monitoring medical systems to cater to the needs of the elderly, disabled and chronically ill patients, who require long term care. The scope of the technology will include passive and active patient monitoring. The design system will focus on continuous monitoring medical systems and patient data management solutions for the home care arena.
It will be great to explore mutual collaboration and exchange some ideas in particularly in contactless sensor for monitoring bio-physiological signals, service models in the US, Europe and Japan.
Miguel Quintana
Hello everyone, let me introduce myself to the group. I am Miguel Quintana, mHealth entrepreneur and researcher in Mindfulness-based interventions for stress reduction. I have received training at CFM-UMass in mindfulness. I am the founder of Mindfulnets to help people to train mindfulness online for stress reduction. I have launched Mindfulness TS mobile app to train mindfulness via mobile phone. You can download this for free here on the Apple App Store. You can watch the video here on YouTube.
I am here with the intention of learning from you all and sharing my experience in web and mobile apps development for mental health, stress reduction and well-being enhancement. I would like to offer collaboration for research in stress reduction online and business partnership in mHealth projects. I am based in Madrid. Warm regards, Miguel Quintana
Vanessa Leigh McLaughlin
I’m a serial entrepremeur with a very strong Telemedicine and integrated health delivery implementation background (18 years). Currently my company, Edithforge consults to support large organizational implementation of Telemedicine and integrated health delivery infrastructure. We are getting ready to launch our sister company, Welcome Home Health. This health care service provides patients who are discharging from the hospital 30 days of post-discharge support services to ensure their return to health. It includes med reconcilliation, health coaching and telemedicine follow up visits with primary care providers. We are implementing cellular one button push for patients to reach our call center video health advocates. Early sales and testing efforts are producing great results.
I love this space
Ana Burman
Hi there, I am Ana Burman, trying to finish my PhD with Brunel University in the area of e-Health. My research is exploring how breastfeeing women are using internet and mobile tools to obtain support while breastfeeding their babies. I am very interested in the potential m-health has to support women with their health care, social and emotional needs. I am hoping to start a business after I finish my doctorate and get some of my ideas off the ground. I have a extense background in the IT industry, particurlary network, security and auditing and would love to network with people doing interesting stuff.
John Faltys
Hello, I’m John Faltys from Med-RT, LLC. We provide a managed service for realtime tele health visits. More and more of these services are being provided using mobile technologies. We are beginning to build applications to facilitate mobile tele health.
Valérie Itey
Hi , I am Valerie Itey, an mobile expert since 1998. I have a huge experience in mobile solutions (from content, to payment and advertising or solution development as well as carriers relation). I have done several project in mobile health in African countries where payment solution was request. and also the first mobile diabet solution by mobile in 2006.
I can give informations from the site of mobile solutions , real pricing and developments. I am on the side of mobile but i am very close from the world of medicine. Please feel free to request me whatever you need in the mobile site. Best
Scott Turner
My name is Scott Turner, from Daugherty Business Solutions, a management and technology consulting firm. We are positioned as a highly attractive alternative to the global and national firms, delivering exceptional solutions at best value. I’m responsible for growing our healthcare practice. With a background in telemedicine start-ups, integration with inpatient care systems and real-time data collection, I understand the challenges providers and payers alike experience with effectively utilizing, managing, and deploying clinical decision support. Our firm possesses a depth and wealth of mobile computing solutions, with over 25,000 users on one managed service platform. Feel free to reach out. Scott
Dr Diego Castaneda
Hello fellow mHealth investigators, explorers, entrepreneurs and provocateurs, Thanks to David for providing this space. It is really cool to see so many people actively using and creating diverse applications of health technology. My name is Diego Castaneda and I’m a recent doctor of public health graduate interested in exploring this fascinating interface between the new media technology and our society, specifically how we can leverage these new digital tools to produce the best health outcomes for individuals and communities. Currently, I am working as a consultant on a community intervention that will be using touch based PC’s to guide participants through an interactive and avatar guided health assessment. Exciting stuff! As this project is coming to a close in the next few months I am actively searching for new career opportunities in the world of mHealth, digital health, and/or health information technology. I love the rigors of research but I am most interested in applying this research in real world ways. My dream job is with a company or organization that values interdisciplinary thinking and research to produce practical solutions. I welcome getting to know more of your interesting projects.
VINAYAK PRASAD
Hello all, I am with World Health Organization Tobacco Free Initiative Geneva. I manage Projects. My colleagues (Gini Arnold and Sameer Pujari) and I are working on a new initiative to mainstream NCD risk prevention strategies/early diagnosis and screening of NCDs tools using mhealth solutions. We plan to develop manuals and Standard Operating Procedures to help governments incorporate mhealth into health systems in low and low middle countries. We are seeking to partner with a number of stake holder/expert groups. If there are more questions, we are happy to reply. You can send email: prasadviATwhoDOTint with copy to pujarisATwhoDOTint, arnoldvATwhoDOTint and one of us will get back to you.
Maureen Connolly
Hi, I’m Maureen Connolly – a Canadian living in Sydney, Australia. I have spent the past 6 years working in investment banking in London. I completed a MSc in Public Health (Health Economics) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2010. Post-Masters, I completed a project for the Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation looking at how the European private sector can build the business case to scale up their activities targeting undernutrition in lower and middle income countries.
I have recently moved to Sydney and am interested in getting involved with mHealth technologies for the Australian marketplace. Australia has the highest smartphone penetration rates in the world (Source: Google), and it seems to be a growing market for mHealth technologies. I am interested in becoming involved with a strategy/business development team focused on commercialising mHealth technologies. If you are involved in mHealth in Australia, please get in touch for a chat!
Tammy Lewis
Hi. I am Tammy Lewis. I have been in healthcare marketing for 20 years. My interest in mHealth started before the term mHealth was coined, back when I was the founding CMO for Surescripts (which operates the nation’s largest health information network). My current post as CMO of Skanz, is outside of the healthcare world, but holds some unique opportunities for mHealth, which I am very interested in pursing.
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