The conference organizers of the
2010 mHealth Summit announced that the wireless health research and technology providers, Abbott, Microsoft Research, Pfizer, Qualcomm, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Skype and Verizon Wireless, have joined the 2010 mHealth Summit as sponsors.
The 2010 mHealth Summit is a partnership of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, the National Institutes of Health and the mHealth Alliance. It focuses on advancing cross-sector collaboration in the use of wireless technology to improve health outcomes.
The conference, according to 2010 mHealth Summit officials, will connect the providers in health, government, the private sector, academia and not-for-profit organizations to advance discussion and decision-making related to the intersection of mobile technology, health practice and research, and policy in the United States and abroad.
Approximately 2,000 attendees, including international and domestic C-level executives, medical professionals, technologists, researchers, and policy-makers, are expected to attend the event along with over 150 exhibitors.
The conference will be held Nov. 8-10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. A diverse group of sponsors is offering their support, from charitable organizations, to pharmaceutical and technology companies, wireless carriers and media groups to the conference, 2010 mHealth Summit officials added.
Anthony Lewis, VP, open development, of Verizon Wireless, says Verizon Wireless in 2010 mHealth Summit will discuss its ideas on enabling innovation in patient participation, the quality of preventative care and cost controls as well as enhancing communication among medical professions, hospitals and patients. The attendees can learn more about the role wireless will play in the future.
Qualcomm will host a technology pavilion on the exhibitor floor, which will consist of 40 companies covering a broad spectrum of innovative wireless health companies.
The second annual mHealth Summit will feature an expanded format that include keynotes delivered by leading corporate executives, philanthropists, policy-makers and social entrepreneurs; super sessions with key stakeholders from policy, research and technology communities; concurrent sessions addressing a range of relevant topics such as the intersection of mHealth and mFinance, and opportunities for mHealth in the current policy and regulatory environments; and, networking events to drive collaboration.
Research! America, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, PEPFAR, the Rockefeller Foundation, United Nations Foundation and Vodafone Foundation are some of the supporting organizations. MobiHealthNews is the premier media partner. Other media partners include Virtual Press Office and PR Newswire.
The
focus of the 2009 mHealth Summit was to develop a new roadmap related to the integration of science and wireless solutions to improve public health delivery, particularly to underserved populations, in the U.S. and around the world.
Edited by
Alice Straight
