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Pervasive Technologies Will Transform Health Care
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May 10, 2010 from 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM |
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Mehran Mehregany
West Wireless Health Institute
Monday, May 10, 2010 at 1:00PM
54-134 Engineering IV Building
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Abstract: Technology advances in ubiquitous sensing, wireless communication, cloud computing and social networking platforms have the potential to truly transform health care as we know it. These pervasive technologies will enable individualized, preventative medicine in the form of remote monitoring, medication compliance and mobile imaging. The result is a new infrastructure-independent model centered on lower costs, patient centered care and better outcomes. The West Wireless Health Institute believes this new model will alleviate some of the tremendous stresses on our current health care system, where the burgeoning cost of episodic care in hospitals and other facilities is unsustainable. Infrastructure independent health care will empower patients and families to take greater responsibility for their own health, with the promise of improving engagement, satisfaction, outcomes and cost. The presentation will describe the premise of wireless health technology and provide examples of meaningful innovation related to wireless health.
Biography: As EVP of Engineering and Chief of Engineering Research at the West Wireless Health Institute, Dr. Mehregany is driving engineering research and academic initiatives to accelerate the emerging field of wireless health. His groundbreaking work in microsystems is particularly critical for the industry.
Dr. Mehregany has over 300 publications describing his work, holds 18 U.S. patents and is the recipient of a number of awards and honors. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990. From 1986 to 1990, he was a consultant for pioneering developments in microelectromechanical systems at the Robotic Systems Research Department at AT&T Bell Laboratories. In 1990, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Case Western Reserve University where he has served as a faculty member, center director and department chair, and held distinguished endowed chairs including the Goodrich Professor of Engineering Innovation.
Dr. Mehregany is an innovator and entrepreneur who has founded, financed and managed a number of technology start-ups. His interest centers on novel technology-enabled products and new innovation models for broader enterprise impact.
Video: http://www.eeweb.ee.ucla.edu/videos/EE297_Unspecified_2010-05-10_01-07-AM.htm
