Where: Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Harvard Medical School

Feature: Keynote address by Julian M. Goldman, MD

This inaugural conference devoted to the topic of medical device connectivity will explore and frame the issues that will help shape the future of connectivity. This year's conference features an outstanding agenda with recognized experts from academia, provider organizations, manufacturers, and elsewhere. These are the experts drafting and implementing standards, leading the response to new regulations, and developing and implementing today's connectivity solutions.

Continued pressure to improve patient safety and outcome, and the adoption of EMRs, are the principal drivers for connectivity today. In addition to the general scope of connectivity, the conference zeros in on the point of care, whether in the hospital, patient's home, or anywhere in betwen.

Feature Keynote Address: Connecting Operational and Strategic Perspectives

Speaker: Julian M. Goldman, MD; Medical Director of Biomedical Engineering, Partners Healthcare System, Director CIMIT Program on Interoperability and Medical Device Plug-and-Play Program, Massachusetts General Hospital

When: 9:am, Sept. 10

Dr. Goldman will frame connectivity across four variables or subject areas: standards, technology, reevaluating clinical need, and gaining clinical acceptance. The variety of connectivity enabled solutions available today necessitates the reevaluation of clinical needs, especially at the point of care where many devices and systems center on the individual patient. Gaining clinical acceptance has become an important new hurdle for connectivity, tied more to system design and workflow automation that any specific technology or manufacturer.

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