Perspectives on the Upcoming 5th Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference

 The Healthcare Unbound Conference is a highlight of my year and I always look forward to it!

What’s so special about this conference?

First, the caliber of the people attending.  It’s a stimulating mix of high-level clinical, technical and business types.  The energy is flowing and many people have told me how much they like to go just for the networking.

Second, the caliber of the conference organizer.  I’ve worked with many conference planners, and Satish Kavirajan is not your ordinary conference organizer.

Satish really knows his stuff and he’s a pleasure to work with.  I’m impressed how from a year in advance of the first Healthcare Unbound in 2004 he delved into the substance of the topics.  He read every link and every report I sent him, he talked with experts in the field, he asked deep questions about how best to structure a session or find the right mix of people for a panel.  In addition to many years of conference experience, Satish has an MBA in finance from Columbia — not your typical conference organizer.

Finally, there’s the caliber of the faculty.  Here’s the list of session titles and keynoters for Day 1 of this year’s Healthcare Unbound Conference:

• The Personal Health Information Network (PHIN): Opportunities and Implications for Healthcare Unbound. Vince Kuraitis, Better Health Technologies and David C. Kibbe, The Kibbe Group; American Academy of Family Physicians
• Healthcare Everywhere – How the New Culture of Wellness Is Opening the Door for Healthcare Unbound. Liz Boehm, Forrester Research
• A Behavioral Economist, a Roboticist, and a Healthcare Unbound Advocate Walk Into a Bar: Meanings for the Rest of Us. Mike Barrett, Critical Mass Consulting
• Keynote (title pending). Jay Srini, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• From Mainframe to Personal Healthcare: A Progress Report on Addressing Technology, Policy, and Cultural Challenges. Eric Dishman, National Chair, CAST; Intel Corporation
• The Internet of Bodies. Don Jones, Qualcomm
• Google Health Overview. Jerry Lin, Google
• Continua Health Alliance:  The Next Generation of Personal Telehealth is Here! Dave Whitlinger, Continua Health Alliance; Intel Corporation
• Microsoft HealthVault Overview. David Cerino, Microsoft
• Disruptive Healthcare Innovation – Changing the Rules of Diabetes Management by Marrying Wireless and Clinical Innovation in the Healthcare Ecosystem. Anand Iyer, WellDoc; In-Building Wireless Alliance
• Improving Health Outcomes and Lowering Costs Using a Distributed Care Management Model. Larry Leisure, iMetrikus

I hope to see you at the 5th Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference! Please consider attending, sponsoring and/or exhibiting.