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After 12 inspiring lectures that will present the latest innovations in the area of digital health, this closing keynote speech will summarise the future benefits and challenges for digital healthcare and focus on the way forward.
What is the concrete role of digital health technologies in the future of medicine and healthcare? Which are the promising advancements that we see in this area and how will the patient journey change?
Speaker:
- Bertalan Mesko, PhD, The Medical Futurist, Director of The Medical Futurist Institute, Author of My Health: Upgraded and The Guide to the Future of Medicine
Dr. Bertalan Mesko, PhD is The Medical Futurist and the Director of The Medical Futurist Institute analyzing how science fiction technologies can become reality in medicine and healthcare. As a geek physician with a PhD in genomics, he is also an Amazon Top 100 author. He is also a Private Professor at Semmelweis Medical School, Budapest, Hungary.
With 500+ presentations including courses at Harvard, Stanford and Yale Universities, Singularity University's Futuremed course at NASA Ames campus and organizations including the 10 biggest pharmaceutical companies, he is one of the top voices globally on healthcare technology.
Dr. Mesko was featured by dozens of top publications, including CNN, the World Health Organization, National Geographic, Forbes, TIME magazine, BBC, and the New York Times. He publishes his analyses regularly on medicalfuturist.com.
Timing: 2 October, 12:15 until 13:00
Background information
This session is part of the CONNECT University Autumn School on Digital Health open for everyone. Check the full programme.
The CONNECT University is an initiative of the European Commission’s Directorate General on Communication Networks, Content and Technologies (DG CONNECT) which aims to inform about the latest digital trends and challenges which are highly linked with EU's relevant policies and serve as a platform for sharing knowledge through thematic discussions, workshops and seminars.
