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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Highlights from CTIA’s “mHealth Solutions and Policy Forum”

Avid blog readers already know that we held the “mHealth Solutions and Policy Forum” on Wednesday with some of the leading medical and policy experts on how wireless technology can play a major role in improving healthcare. While we’re compiling some video clips for you to see and hear these speakers, we thought we’d share some photo highlights of the event.   





Steve Largent, President & CEO of CTIA-The Wireless Association®, welcomes medical and policy experts to the “mHealth Solutions and Policy Forum” at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center.

   

 

Representative Adam Smith (D-WA-9th) gives a keynote address discussing the importance in deploying cost-effective wireless technology solutions which will reduce healthcare costs and expand affordable healthcare options for millions of people. 
 

 



Dr. Eric J. Topol demonstrates Corventis’ “smart bandaid” which provides real-time electrocardiogram monitoring.  







  

 


The first panel of speakers is focusing on “Innovating Through Healthcare Reform: The Mobile Solution.”  Several speakers are medical innovators who are applying existing, commonly used mobile applications to address a variety of chronic care and other health conditions.

 

 

Sprint representatives are on-site to showcase live demonstrations of innovative mobility solutions for the healthcare industry.

 

  

 


In the second panel, policy experts are discussing how to keep pace with technology innovation.  

 

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