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By University of Rochester Center for Health + Technology

Expert insights from innovators at the intersection of health and technology. Brought to you by Dr. Ray Dorsey and the University of Rochester Center for Health + Technology.
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Nakela Cook | Diversity and Disparities in Health Care, Training, and Research

CHeT TalksJul 21, 2021

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Nakela Cook | Diversity and Disparities in Health Care, Training, and Research

Nakela Cook | Diversity and Disparities in Health Care, Training, and Research

Dr. Nakela Cook, executive director of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), talks about preventing health disparities and their consequences with a patient-centered approach.

Jul 21, 202132:10
Carolyn Magill | Using Real-World Evidence to Inform Health Care's Most Critical Decisions

Carolyn Magill | Using Real-World Evidence to Inform Health Care's Most Critical Decisions

Carolyn Magill, CEO of Aeiton, Inc, talks about utilizing real-world data as evidence when making important decisions in health care.

Apr 13, 202128:59
Robert Wachter | Tweeting a Pandemic: Advancing Public Knowledge through Social Media

Robert Wachter | Tweeting a Pandemic: Advancing Public Knowledge through Social Media

Dr. Robert Wachter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, talks about using social media services to forward medical knowledge to the public.

Mar 02, 202130:44
Patrice Harris | The Reshaping of American Health Policy

Patrice Harris | The Reshaping of American Health Policy

Dr. Patrice Harris, immediate past president of the American Medical Association, talks about reshaping health policy in the U.S.

Feb 09, 202131:48
Bakul Patel | Charting the Course for Digital Health Innovation

Bakul Patel | Charting the Course for Digital Health Innovation

Bakul Patel, Director of Digital Health at the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, talks about conducting clinical trials over digital devices.

Sep 11, 202044:42
Anne Wojcicki | The Power of Genetic Information

Anne Wojcicki | The Power of Genetic Information

Anne Wojcicki, CEO of 23andMe, talks about using genetic information to prevent diseases.

Sep 10, 202052:29
Tom Lee | Future of Healthcare from One of Its Architects

Tom Lee | Future of Healthcare from One of Its Architects

Dr. Tom X. Lee, Founder of Galileo and One Medical, talks about developing healthcare practices that provide effective, affordable, and accessible care.

Sep 08, 202042:53
Trent Haywood | Will Insurers Pay for Telemedicine?

Trent Haywood | Will Insurers Pay for Telemedicine?

Dr. Trent Haywood, Founder of KNOWALITY, LLC, talks about the increase in digital health and its implications for healthcare.

Sep 01, 202050:53
Robert Califf | Drug Development in the Digital Age

Robert Califf | Drug Development in the Digital Age

Dr. Robert Califf is the Head of Clinical Strategy and Policy at Verily and Google Health, Donald F. Fortin, MD, Professor of Cardiology and former Vice Chancellor for Health Data Science at Duke University, founding director of Duke Forge, and former FDA Commissioner. In this episode, he talks about drug development, COVID-19 testing and vaccine development, and initiatives at Verily and Google Health.

Aug 26, 202056:01
Lee Shapiro | The Future of Diabetes Care: Inside Look at Digital Health's Rising Star

Lee Shapiro | The Future of Diabetes Care: Inside Look at Digital Health's Rising Star

Lee Shapiro, Chief Financial Officer at Livongo, talks about how Livongo uses smart monitoring devices and data collection to help people with diabetes manage their conditions and stay healthy.

Aug 18, 202043:60
Albert Blankley | Tracking COVID-19 at the Community Level

Albert Blankley | Tracking COVID-19 at the Community Level

Albert Blankley, Chief Operating Officer at Common Ground Health, talks about data-informed decision making and the ROC-COVID Project, which uses a daily symptom tracker to manage COVID-19 at the community level.

Aug 11, 202037:34
Charlotte Yeh | Reimagining Aging with Technology

Charlotte Yeh | Reimagining Aging with Technology

Dr. Charlotte Yeh, Chief Medical Officer at AARP Services, Inc., talks about technology use and telehealth for older adults.

Jul 21, 202048:33
Dan Gebremedhin | The Digital Health Financial Landscape Post-COVID

Dan Gebremedhin | The Digital Health Financial Landscape Post-COVID

Dr. Dan Gebremedhin, Partner at Flare Capital Partners, talks about virtual care and the digital health financial landscape following COVID-19.

Jul 07, 202038:55
Chris Boone | Real-World Data Advancing Health Care

Chris Boone | Real-World Data Advancing Health Care

Dr. Christopher Boone is the VP and Global Head of Health Economics and Outcomes Research at AbbVie and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. In this episode, he talks about the need for data sharing in healthcare.

Jun 16, 202050:27
Bruce Leff | Hospital at Home

Bruce Leff | Hospital at Home

Dr. Bruce Leff, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Transformative Geriatric Research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, talks about Hospital at Home, a home-based acute care model.

Jun 02, 202051:41
Derek Bowen | Digital Dashboards

Derek Bowen | Digital Dashboards

Derek Bowen, Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at Blackfynn, talks about aggregating and analyzing clinical research data.

May 28, 202053:38
Susan Dentzer | Health Care Without Walls: A Roadmap for Reinventing U.S. Health Care

Susan Dentzer | Health Care Without Walls: A Roadmap for Reinventing U.S. Health Care

Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Fellow at the Robert J. Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University, talks about her Health Care Without Walls strategy, which emphasizes adoption of telehealth and virtual care.

May 21, 202051:16
Isaac Galatzer-Levy | Using Big Data to Enhance Clinical Trial Success

Isaac Galatzer-Levy | Using Big Data to Enhance Clinical Trial Success

Dr. Isaac Galatzer-Levy, Chief Scientific Officer at AiCure, talks about collecting data through cell phone platforms and building models to detect neurological symptoms for clinical trials.

May 12, 202053:22
Craig Lipset | Disruptive Innovations in Clinical Trials

Craig Lipset | Disruptive Innovations in Clinical Trials

Craig Lipset, Advisor and Founder of Clinical Innovation Partners, talks about decentralized clinical trials.

May 06, 202056:20
Andy Coravos | Risks and Benefits of Connected Sensor Technologies

Andy Coravos | Risks and Benefits of Connected Sensor Technologies

Andy Coravas, Co-Founder and CEO of Elektra Labs, talks about remote monitoring and biometric data collection using connected sensor technology.

Apr 30, 202057:37
Cynthia Horner | Inside Look at Telemedicine During the Pandemic

Cynthia Horner | Inside Look at Telemedicine During the Pandemic

Dr. Cynthia Horner, Medical Director at the Amwell Medical Group, talks about her experience as a physician providing telehealth, especially during COVID-19.

Apr 21, 202057:29
Krista Drobac | Telemedicine Policy and COVID-19: The Present + Future

Krista Drobac | Telemedicine Policy and COVID-19: The Present + Future

Krista Drobac, Partner at Sirona Strategies, talks about changes in health policy due to COVID-19 and the future of telemedicine policy.

Apr 17, 202056:07
David Brailer | Accelerating Healthcare Into the Digital Era

David Brailer | Accelerating Healthcare Into the Digital Era

Dr. David Brailer, Executive Chairman at Health Evolution, talks about adopting and integrating health IT.

Apr 16, 202057:35
Dina Katabi | A Breakthrough Device: Insights from Parkinson's + COVID-19

Dina Katabi | A Breakthrough Device: Insights from Parkinson's + COVID-19

Dr. Dina Katabi, the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, talks about Emerald, a touchless sensor and machine learning platform for health analytics.

Apr 09, 202052:08
Ernesto Ramirez | Tracking COVID Behaviors: A 150,000 Person Study

Ernesto Ramirez | Tracking COVID Behaviors: A 150,000 Person Study

Dr. Ernesto Ramirez, a data scientist at Evidation Health, talks about tracking COVID-19 perception and behavior through Evidation Health's Achievement app.

Apr 07, 202049:20
Peter Bergethon | On the Frontiers of Digital Innovation

Peter Bergethon | On the Frontiers of Digital Innovation

Dr. Peter Bergethon, Vice President and Head of Digital and Quantitative Medicine at Biogen, talks about digital innovation in medicine.

Mar 31, 202024:50