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Alfred Poor, PhD "Wearable Technology for Health and Medicine, MEETING DATE: September 18, 2015 |
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Alfred Poor, PhD "Wearable Technology for Health and Medicine, MEETING DATE: September 18, 2015 |
Fitness trackers such as the Fitbit have captured the media’s attention, but most of the action – and the money – is in the health, wellness, and medical applications for wearable technology. Wearable devices available today or within the next year or two are capable of amazing feats, from monitoring heart beats and blood pressure to tracking blood sugar levels and administering insulin automatically as needed. Editor of the free Health Tech Insider website and weekly newsletter Alfred Poor will spin tales of technical wonder, as you’ll hear about pacemakers that are powered by a patient’s beating heart, bionic devices to assist or replace damaged or missing body parts, and custom 3D body casts for disable children that can be made in days instead of months. You’ll even hear about a new product that you can place on your head that is designed to alter your mood on command. Brave new world or the first days of Skynet’s dominance? Perhaps it’s a little of both. Come take part in this engaging and entertaining discussion.
Editor and author of Health Technology Insider (www.healthtechinsider.com,) Alfred Poor, PhD has been fascinated by science and technology from an early age. With a Biology degree from Harvard, he went on to spend 30 years writing about a wide range of technology topics, including more than 22 years writing for PC Magazine and other major computing titles. Author or co-author of more than a dozen books, he continues to be fascinated by shiny, sparkly things that can make a difference for the better in people’s lives.
