Digital Healthcare has undergone a dramatic acceleration during 2020. The requirement to deliver care remotely has accelerated adoption of new technologies, new care pathways and new learning like never before.
This event is in partnership with the Digital Health Team at De Montfort University will provide an insight into the latest developments in this area, supporting the future of healthcare.
This webinar will cover:
-Examples of real-world application of digital technology in health and social care.
-Examining the challenges and solutions to enhancing equitable access.
-Exploring the benefits of digital health for patients, healthcare professionals, and society.
-Understanding how partner organisations can demonstrate their digital health intervention delivers value.
This webinar is open to all organisations keen to explore and understand the digital health landscape.
Duration: 1 hour
This free to attend webinar will be held as part of the SoLSTICE programme – a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. For further details please click here. This event is classed as State Aid to participating businesses, the value of which is £127, but is delivered completely free of charge to participants.
The webinar is part of the programme of events for Leicester Business Festival 2020, De Montfort University are proud to be Headline Partner. For further details on the festival, please click here.
Speaker Profiles:
Dr Simon Oldroyd, Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Dr Simon Oldroyd is the University’s Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor (iDVC). Simon is Deputy to the Interim Vice-Chancellor on all academic matters. His responsibilities include day-to-day academic leadership of the university and strategic and operational oversight and line management of the faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor/Deans and three cross cutting Pro Vice-Chancellor portfolios.
Professor David Mba, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise)
Professor David Mba was appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Computing, Engineering and Media in August 2017. In May 2019, he also took on the role of PVC (Enterprise), and in March 2020 he also took on the role of PVC (Research).
David’s current research is focused on machine condition monitoring, machine fault diagnosis, model based prognostics and machine performance prediction.
Professor Bertha Ochieng, Professor of Integrated Health and Social Care
Bertha Ochieng is Professor of Integrated Health and Social Care, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University. A key aspect of her research is in examining digital solutions that support development of integrated models of health and social care and community engagement.
Professor Barnaby Poulton, MRPharmS FFCI; Hon. Professor of Digital Medicine and Director Digital Health and Care Unit. Digital Health Strategist
Barnaby is a pharmacist by training who has switched his focus to digital health. He has built and led multiple digital health companies and co-founded the Digital Health and Care Unit at DMU to support the evaluation of novel technologies, enabling them to enter market and deliver benefits to patients.
