Presentations from the 3rd mHealth Networking Conference

The third mHealth Networking Conference was held on March 30-31 in Chicago, IL.  The presentations from the conference can be found here.  The full list of presentations can be found below.  It doesn’t take an in depth look to see that the scope of mHealth is broadening widely and rapidly.  The technology that exists in our world would be wasted if we did not take advantage of it to improve our health.

BANT: A Diabetes App for the Teen – Joseph A. Cafazzo. Lead, Center for Global Health Innovation, Toronto General Hospital

Cellular Telephones Measure Activity and Lifespace – Evan H. Goulding, Addiction Psychiatry Fellow, Northwestern University

Data-driven Health Behavior Change and mHealth – M. Courtney Hughes PhD, Approach Health

Drug Adherence and Diet Selection through Cell Phones – Parloop A. Bhatt, Professor, LM College of Pharmacy, Gujarat, India

Effects of Medication Telemonitoring on Compliance and Rates of Re-Hospitalization in CHF and Pneumonia Patients: Pilot Study – Barbara Rapchak, Leap of Faith Technologies

Engaging the Patient with Text, Email, and Social Media – Mike Unger, Managing Director, Mikko

Explosion of mHealth Services in Africa: Any Implications for the US? – Enoma Alade, Partner, Andach Group

Future of mHealth, The – Jay Srini, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh

Going Mobile in the Emergency Department: Early Experiences – Dennis Cochrane MD and Ed Kocher, Emergency Medical Associates

Healthcare Delivery and Remote Monitoring – David Kovach, Managing Member, Reflection Solutions

Helping Patients Make Health Decisions – Jonathan White, iTriage

Information Society and Healthcare, The– C. Peter Waegemann, Vice President, mHealth Initiative

Integrating System, An: Mobile Clinic Service and Prescription – Luis Tavares, Professor, OPET, Portugal

Managing Health Information on Mobile Devices – Claudia Tessier RHIA, mHealth Initiative

mHealth and the Wired Generation: Quitting Smoking with Text Messages – Catherine Lavoie-M., Project Manager, Canadian Cancer Society, and Rachel Fournier, Evolution Health

mHealth by and for Women – Patricia Mechael, Director of Strategic Application of Mobile Technology for Public Health and Development, Center for Global Health and Economic Development, Earth Institute at Columbia University

mHealth is the New Lifestyle Diet –Michel Nadeau, P.Eng., Tactio Software

mHealth Unleashes Pharmacy 2.0 – Michel Nadeau, P.Eng., Tactio Software

Mobile Device-enabled Remote Coding – Richard Vander Burg, DOMA Technologies

Mobile Medicine in Portugal – Tiago Tavares, Veterinary Master, OPET, Portugal

Next Step for mHealth, The: Medical  Device Connectivity – Phillip Olla, Founder and CEO, Mobile Diagnostic Services

New Partnerships for mHealth: Creating Collaboration Across Public, Private, and Research Institutions – Evan Russell, MD/PhD Candidate, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Operation ASHA: Using Biometrics to Prevent MDR-TB – Sonali Batra, CTO, Operation ASHA

Role of Telecommunications Companies in mHealth, The: A Discussion: C. Peter Waegemann; David Shilharvey, Healthcare Accounts Manager, Sprint; David Kovach, Reflection Solutions

Text Messaging as a Tool to Reduce Health Disparities: A Pilot Study – Shantanu Nundy, Medical Resident, University of Chicago Hospitals