Thomas Lee and Audun Utengen share social media engagement data on Medicine X.

In an ignite talk, the participant is given five minutes to speak about their ideas and personal or professional passions, to "ignite" the audience on a subject, i.e. to generate awareness and to stimulate thought and action on the subjects presented.

Funding opportunities in digital health are vital to maintaining growth and vibrant innovation in this arena. How do current funding models support research, development of new technologies and entrepreneurship in digital health? How might scientists finding funding for patient-centered digital health research? How are novel methods such as crowdfunding changing the entrepreneurial landscape and increasing opportunities available to individuals and small startups? How might reimbursement...

Stephen Friend, MD, PhD, is president, co-founder and director of Sage Bionetworks.Formerly Senior Vice-President at Merck & Co. Friend co-founded Rosetta Inpharmatics with Leland H. Hartwell and Leroy Hood in 1996.[4] Much of his research has focussed on cancer.

Self-tracking involves the collection of any data that can be measured about one’s self over time. Focusing on the incorporation of technology into data acquisition, the session will present forecasts and stories from luminaries and those leading the self-tracking movement. Sonny Vu, PhD is the co-founder of Misfit Wearables, makers of wearable sensor products for wellness and medical applications. He is also the co-founder of AgaMatrix, which made the world¹s first hardware medical device (a...

Sarah Krüg, CEO of CANCER101, a patient advocacy organization. She has been on the board for three years, in a quest to help patients and caregivers navigate the cancer journey. She is also President of the Society for Participatory Medicine, a patient/provider member driven organization whose mission is to enable collaborative partnerships between patients and healthcare professionals. She serves on the board of the Cancer Patient Education Network, an organization created by NCI over 25...

Self-tracking involves the collection of any data that can be measured about one’s self over time. Focusing on the incorporation of technology into data acquisition, the session will present forecasts and stories from luminaries and those leading the self-tracking movement.

Among the questions and topics being examined during this session are: What are the things patients are doing online that build social capital and connect them with others? How do patients connect with other patients online to form networks of micro-experts? How can doctors communicate and work together to advance the care of their patients? How can doctors and patients connect with each other online? What are the lessons that can be learned from success and failure?

Among the questions and topics being examined during this session are: What are the things patients are doing online that build social capital and connect them with others? How do patients connect with other patients online to form networks of micro-experts? How can doctors communicate and work together to advance the care of their patients? How can doctors and patients connect with each other online? What are the lessons that can be learned from success and failure?

In an ignite talk, the participant is given five minutes to speak about their ideas and personal or professional passions, to "ignite" the audience on a subject, i.e. to generate awareness and to stimulate thought and action on the subjects presented.

Louise Schaper gives us a fresh perspective on Asia.

Self-tracking involves the collection of any data that can be measured about one’s self over time. Focusing on the incorporation of technology into data acquisition, the session will present forecasts and stories from luminaries and those leading the self-tracking movement.

Louise Schaper is the CEO of the Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA). HISA is Australia’s equivalent to AMIA in the USA. Louise’s appointment as CEO of HISA came on the back of 10 years of experience in, and applied passion for, health informatics. With a background as an occupational therapist and a PhD on technology acceptance amongst healthcare professionals, Louise is a world leader in allied health informatics and is intimately connected to Australia’s substantial health...

Lloyd B. Minor, MD, became dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine on December 1, 2012. The oldest medical school in the West, Stanford consistently ranks among the top U.S. medical schools with faculty members who secure the highest amount of research funding per investigator in the country. As dean, Minor is leading the Campaign for Stanford Medicine, which seeks to advance scientific innovation, clinical excellence, and interactive education at the school and at Stanford...

So much of what we do happens in a public space, living these public lives. This session is designed to help physicians, researchers, patients and all healthcare stakeholders understand the potential and pitfalls of social media and implications for managing their social identities online.

Jure Leskovec is an assistant professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. His research focuses on mining and modeling large social and information networks, their evolution, and diffusion of information and influence over them. The problems investigated are motivated by large scale data, the Web and on-line media.

Josh is the CEO & Co-founder of AdhereTech, winner of the 2013 Healthcare Innovation World Cup. AdhereTech has created patented wireless pill bottles that improve medication adherence. These bottles measure the exact number of pills or liquid in the bottle in real-time, wirelessly send this HIPAA-compliant data into the cloud, and remind patients to take their medication via phone call or text. Josh holds an MBA from Wharton and a BA from Washington University in St. Louis. He has...

Funding opportunities in digital health are vital to maintaining growth and vibrant innovation in this arena. How do current funding models support research, development of new technologies and entrepreneurship in digital health? How might scientists finding funding for patient-centered digital health research? How are novel methods such as crowdfunding changing the entrepreneurial landscape and increasing opportunities available to individuals and small startups? How might reimbursement...

In an ignite talk, the participant is given five minutes to speak about their ideas and personal or professional passions, to "ignite" the audience on a subject, i.e. to generate awareness and to stimulate thought and action on the subjects presented.

Jack is a Maryland high school student who, at age 15, created a novel paper sensor that detects pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer in 5 minutes and costs as little as 3 cents. He conducted his research at Johns Hopkins University and is the winner of the Gordon E. Moore award at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, as well as the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award. He is the youngest speaker at the Royal Society of Medicine and has been featured on 60 Minutes, World News...