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ISDH 2020

Session 1

Digital Health Initiatives in the COVID-19 Crisis and Their Sustainability

Session 2

Future of Digital Health in the
Post-COVID-19 Era

Welcome.

The International Symposium on Digital Health is an annual event which aims at connecting experts from both the healthcare and engineering sectors in the world and promoting interdisciplinary research in Digital Health. This year, various interprofessional experts will join us to share about their latest digital health initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic and their vision on digital health in the post-COVID-19 era.

ORGANISED BY

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FROM

(in alphabetical order of the names of organisation)

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SPEAKERS/FACILITATORS FROM

(in alphabetical order of the names of organisation)

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SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS

(in alphabetical order of the names of organisations)

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Speakers.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

(arranged in alphabetical order by last name)

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Mr Steve Davis

Co-chair

Digital Health Technical Advisory Group

World Health Organization

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Dr Ashley McKimm

Editor-in-Chief

BMJ Innovations

SPEAKERS

(arranged in alphabetical order by last name)

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Prof Josip Car

Director

Centre for Population Health Sciences

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Nanyang Technological University 

Singapore

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Prof Jonathan Chen 

Assistant Professor

Center for Biomedical Informatics Research

Stanford University

United States

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Prof Dean Ho

Provost’s Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Pharmacology

National University of Singapore 

Singapore

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Prof Kendall Ho

Professor

Department of Emergency Medicine

University of British Columbia

Canada

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Prof Tomohiko Moriyama

Vice Director

Telemedicine Development Center of Asia

Kyushu University Hospital

Japan

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Prof Homero Rivas

Professor of Surgery

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences

United Arab Emirates

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Prof Björn Schuller

Professor of Artificial Intelligence

Imperial College London

United Kingdom

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Prof Anthony Smith

Director

Centre for Online Health

The University of Queensland

Australia; 

Editor-in-Chief

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

FACILITATORS

(arranged in alphabetical order by last name)

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Ms Afsana Akhter

Chief Growth Officer

Kiio (Digital Solution for Musculoskeletal Care)

United States

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Dr Michelle Morris

University Academic Fellow

University Academic Fellow

Leeds Institute for Data Analytics

University of Leeds
United Kingdom

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Prof Bryant Lin
 

Clinical Associate Professor

Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

Stanford University, United States 

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Dr Esther Talboom-Kamp

Chief Innovation Officer

Unilabs

Programme 

Thursday, 3 December 2020 (Pacific Standard Time, UTC -8)

14:00 - 14:05

Opening Speech

Prof Kelvin Tsoi, Associate Professor, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, 

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

14:05 - 14:10

Introduction of Session 1

Dr Michelle Morris, University Academic Fellow, Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Dr Esther Talboom-Kamp, Chief Innovation Officer, Unilabs

Session 1: Digital Health Initiatives in the COVID-19 Crisis and Their Sustainability

14:10 - 14:35

The Digital Innovations from the COVID Pandemic That Will Make the Biggest Impact on Health by 2030

Dr Ashley McKimm, Editor-in-Chief, BMJ Innovations, United Kingdom

14:35 - 14:50

Mobile Digital Health for COVID-19: Ready, Set, ... Go?

Prof Björn Schuller, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Imperial College London, United Kingdom

14:50 - 15:05

Australia’s Telehealth Response to COVID-19

Prof Anthony Smith, Director, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland, Australia; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

15:05 - 15:20

Discovering and Distributing the Latent Knowledge Embedded in Clinical Data: Enabling Digital Consultations

Prof Jonathan Chen, Assistant Professor, Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, Stanford University, United States

15:20 - 15:35

Harnessing Digital Medicine to Optimise Drug Development and N-of-1 Healthcare

Prof Dean Ho, Provost’s Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Pharmacology, 

National University of Singapore, Singapore

15:35 - 15:55

Panel Discussion

Dr Ashley McKimm | Prof Björn Schuller | Prof Anthony Smith |

Prof Jonathan Chen | Prof Dean Ho  

21:45 - 21:50

Summary of Session 1

Dr Michelle Morris, University Academic Fellow, Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

21:50 - 21:55

Introduction of Session 2

Ms Afsana Akhter, Chief Growth Officer, Kiio (Digital Solution for Musculoskeletal Care),

United States

Prof Bryant Lin, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, United States

21:55 - 22:20

Digital Health in a Pandemic: Lessons and Opportunities Arising from Covid-19

Mr Steve Davis, Co-chair, Digital Health Technical Advisory Group, World Health Organization

22:20 - 22:35

Digital Emergency Medicine @UBC: From COVID to Sustainability

Prof Kendall Ho, Professor,  Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada

22:35 - 22:50

Taking Digital Therapeutics Mainstream: Where Are We Today?

Prof Josip Car, Director, Centre for Population Health Sciences, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

22:50 - 23:05

The Role of Telemedicine in COVID-19 Era

Prof Tomohiko Moriyama, Vice Director, Telemedicine Development Center of Asia, Kyushu University Hospital, Japan

23:05 - 23:20

Adapting to survive beyond COVID-19- Fostering an Innovative Mindset in Healthcare as our best vaccination

Prof Homero Rivas, Professor of Surgery, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

23:20 - 23:40

Panel Discussion

Prof Kendall Ho | Prof Josip Car | Prof Tomohiko Moriyama | Prof Homero Rivas

23:40 - 23:50

Closing Speech

Prof Bryant Lin, Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University, United States

Session 2: Future of Digital Health in the Post-COVID-19 Era

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