Trends in Digital Healthand why you should care
Michael Weber, May 2014
We are all getting older
2012 2050
2 billion people will be aged 60 or more by 2050
22 % of world
population
10 %of world
population
650 million
2billion
Over the sameperiod the number ofpeople aged 80 or more will quadruple to
million
And we are getting sicker
Over
860 millionindividuals worldwide
are suffering fromchronic diseases.
Individuals with diabetes worldwide (in millions)
Chronic diseasesare representing
of all annual deaths.
“For some countries, it is no exaggeration to describe the situation as an impending disaster; a disaster for health, for society, and most of all for national economies”
- WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan
of health-care costsare related tochronic diseases
The annual economic impact on the U.S. economy of the most common chronic diseases is calculated to be more than ...
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Many chronic diseases are lifestyle-related
Deaths per year:6,0 million 2,8 million3,2 million2,5 million
Main risk factors: Tobacco use Unhealthy diet Physical inactivity Harmful use of alcohol
Today‘s health care systemscannot solve these problems
But can technology?
Digital Healthis the convergence of the digital and genetics revolutions with health and healthcare.
- Paul Sonnier
© Vancive Medical Technologies
Empower individuals and patients to better
manage their conditions and life healthier lives.
Allow relatives and professional care givers to
more accurately monitor and coach chronic disease
patients and elderly individuals living independently
Lead the way toward a more personalized,
precise and cost-efficient medical care
Quantified Selffor nerds only?
23© Nicholas Felton
Sensors are everywhere
Detect Earthquakes Machine monitoring Aircraft navigation Auto-rotate displays Game input Activity Tracking Sleep Analysis
Avoiding training injuries
Walking the Walk Nike+ FuelBand
Heart rate, stress level and breathingat the tip of your fingers
© Azumio
The Dash In-earComputing
Wireless in ear headphone
Waterproof
Music player (1000 songs)
Fitness tracking (steps, cadence, pace, rotation, g-force, turns)
Body sensors (heart rate, heart rate variability, oxygen saturation, energy
spent, body temperature)
Distance
Kickstarter funded $3,390,551
Putting diabetes patients back in control
Cellnovo diabetesmanagement system
Proteus Chip-in-a-pill
Improving the efficiency of existing pharmaceutical treatments
Low adherence is one of the biggest
challenges in healthcare today
Source: Andree Bates, „Ensuring Profitable Patient Adherence Programs“, Eularis, March 2010
CE mark 2010 FDA clearance 2012
Taking care of loved ones
Helius Caregiver solution
Tailoring treatment to each person individually
Digital Medicines
Body Sensors
Personal Genomics
+ +
Universality
Interoperability
Commercial availability
Global reach
Joy of Use
Data Privacy
What does it take?
Government
Pharma companies
Insurance companies
Medical service providers
Technology companies
Start-ups
Who will win this race?
From prorietary platformsto connected ecosystems
iWatchHealthbook(iOS8)
NikeFuel softwareNike+ platform
And who will you trustwith your health data?
Michael Weber
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