http://www.business.pitt.edu/katz/healthtech-conference-2016

Integrative Conference on Technology, Social Media, and Behavioral Health

Join University faculty and guests for the inaugural Integrative Conference on Technology, Social Media, and Behavioral Health. Organized by the faculty from the Katz Graduate School of Business and the Schools of the Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, including the Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technology, this cross-disciplinary conference will host a variety of expert panelists who will present exciting new developments in the fields of health tech and social media.

Organizers:

J. Jeffrey Inman, PhD, MBA
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty
Professor, Katz Graduate School of Business

Bruce L. Rollman, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technology
Professor, School of Medicine

Lora E. Burke, PhD, MPH, RN
Director, Hub for Excellence in eHealth Research
Professor, School of Nursing

Michael Spring, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences

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Participants will have the opportunity to:

Attend plenary and breakout sessions led by local innovators and entrepreneurs
Network with NIH/NSF-funded area researchers and software developers
Brainstorm new ideas for how to improve patient care through health tech
Interact with software developers and clinical investigators over lunch and a casual networking cocktail reception

Who Should Attend?

University faculty, students, technology enthusiasts, designers, and health care entrepreneurs interested in applying health tech, social media, and other means to improve population health.

Venue and Date:

Monday, May 2, 2016
8:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. 

Mervis Hall Presentation Room
Katz Graduate School of Business
Roberto Clemente Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

 
Program Cost:

$50 Regular Admission

$25 Students

Contact Sakena Washington for more information about the conference: 412-692-4758

 
About the Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technology

The Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technology is a new cross-disciplinary group within the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Medicine.  The Center’s goals are to: (1) spur innovation by linking individuals from across the University of Pittsburgh’s Schools of the Health Sciences, Katz Graduate School of Business, UPMC, Carnegie Mellon University, and the local entrepreneurial community; and (2) provide an academic home for talented new and junior faculty interested in eHealth interventions to improve behavioral health.