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The Fourth Wave: Digital Health Update ⋅ Paul Sonnier ⋅ May 16, 2018 ⋅ #326
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I’ve added several new events to the crowdsourced calendar of digital health-relevant conferences that I maintain. If you notice an omission, please do submit it for consideration. Instructions are at the top of the page.
I’m available to speak at global conferences and corporate events. My keynote presentation provides a unique lens through which all audiences will better see, understand, and succeed in the Fourth Wave of human progress being created by Digital Health. My talk — which serves as the ideal overarching framework for your conference or event — is amplified with humor, powerful visuals, audio, and animation. While I appreciate the many requests I receive to speak for free — or in return for paid travel and lodging only — I’m unfortunately not in a financial position to do this, as I’m independent and do not currently work for nor do I represent an organization or a company. If interested in retaining my services, please contact me for information including my biography, media kit, speaking fee, travel, and other requirements. For added reference, I’ve created a new ‘Speaking’ page on my website.
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The Fourth Wave: Digital Health Newsletter for May 14
Amazon has generated controversy with the introduction of its new AI digital assistant focused on children. The Alexa-based device is called the Echo Dot Kids Edition, and in a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos authored by U.S. Senator Edward Markey and U.S. Representative Joe Barton, they ask him how the company plans to protect the privacy of children who use the device and how children using this product will not be negatively affected. Also expressing concern is Josh Golin, executive director of the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, who adds: “Amazon wants kids to be dependent on its data-gathering device from the moment they wake up until they go to bed at night. AI devices raise a host of privacy concerns and interfere with the face-to-face interactions and self-driven play that children need to thrive.” Moreover, Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, states that: “Commercially-produced voice-recognition technologies, such as Amazon Echo, are primarily designed to promote products and brands. Amazon is acting irresponsibly by urging parents to unleash an AI-driven Alexa product into their children’s lives, without first ensuring that it will not harm their cognitive and emotional development. Echo Dot Kids is designed to encourage children to give up their personal information so it can drive even more revenues for the E-Commerce colossus.”
Ominously, Sam Biddle writes in The Intercept: “What’s the best way to keep adults from questioning the use of a deeply problematic product? Get them started when they’re too young to question anything. Amazon has a new addition to its line of voice-commanded artificial intelligence Alexa assistants, marketed for use by children as young as 5 years old, who can barely grasp a box of juice, let alone digital privacy. Now, a coalition of children’s privacy and psychology advocates are warning parents away from Amazon’s latest, cutest device, saying it could normalize surveillance and harm children’s mental development.”
Feel free to share your thoughts on this in the Digital Health LinkedIn group discussion.
Dr. David Feinberg, CEO ofGeisinger Health System in Pennsylvania,announced that the healthcare system will use DNA sequencing in the course of preventive care delivery. According to Feinberg: “We’re going to start doing it the same way we would talk to patients about getting a cholesterol check. We didn’t want to wait, we thought too many lives would be lost if we waited until it was really wrapped in a neat bow in a research capacity.” The program will start with 1,000 patients before being scaled up to the entire system. Geisinger is basing its decision on the results of a parterneshp with Regeneron, which surfaced a 3.5% actionaable medical intervention rate from sequencing the DNA of thousands of patients. Feinberg reportedly believes this rate will go up in the new program.
RESEARCH
Verily and the Michael J. Fox Foundation have built a smartwatch for use in researching Parkinson’s disease. The device, which will be issued to more than 800 patients, reportedly “may help speed advancements in earlier diagnosis, and new treatments and therapies, and better disease management. Eventually, it may even provide invaluable clues toward the development of a cure.”
LIVING AND SOCIETY
Klout, the website that measured how important you are on social media, isshutting down. It was purchased in 2014 for $200M. Now you will never know if you equal Justin Bieber’s perfect Klout score of 100.
A new company will audit algorithms to see how biased they are. Founded by mathematician Cathy O’Neil, the company will both examine the AI ‘black box’ as well as human bias programmed into the system.
WEARABLE TECH
Fitbit has introduced new female health tracking features, e.g. period tracking, for its lineup of smartwatches. The smartwatches and companion app will help women to log menstrual data, record symptoms (like headaches, acne, and cramps), help them to be more informed about their health and life planning, including enabling the sharing of specific health details with doctors in order to receive more personalized care. There is also a ‘Period 101’ feature that helps women learn more about the menstrual cycle, ovulation, fertility, and common misconceptions.
FUNDING
Solv has raised $16.8 million for its service that’s decsribed as the OpenTable (restaurant reservations app) for urgent healthcare needs. It’s estimated that 89 million Americans use urgent care for medical problems.
Akili Interactive Labs has raised $55 millionand is seeking FDA clearance for the first-ever mobile video game therapy program used in assessing and treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
GENOMICS
After seeing the above slide on the ‘State of Genetic Sequencing’ tweeted, I repliedasking if the presentation included an estimate of the number of whole human genomes sequenced to date. The ensuing thread — which split off from my original tweet reply in this direction — was very educational and surfaced a bit of apples and oranges comparison
Color Genomics has launched a BRCA cancer testing service for patients. While the company’s tests are more extensive than those sold directly to consumers (DTC) by 23andMe, they do require a doctor’s order.
If you think that your DNA is safe from being stored in a big genetic database because you’ve never had a 23andMe, Ancestry, Color, or other type of genetic testing or sequencing done, it turns out that If you or your child was born in California after 1983, your or your child’s genomic data may be stored in the state’s biobank. Reportedly, this data may be available to law enforcement officials and available for purchase by researchers. The reason is that newborn genetic screening is required in all 50 states. Many parents are not notified that the sample can be destroyed.
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FEATURED EVENTS
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May 15-16 in London, UK
EVENT PROMOTION
Please contact me for options on event promotion, including having your event featured at the top of this list, featured in my weekly Digital Health group announcements, newsletter, and on Twitter.
SUBMITTING AN EVENT
Please provide the event name, date(s), event website link (direct and not a shortened url), one-paragraph event description, the venue name, and location (city and country). Not all events are relevant to digital health and webinars are typically not allowed, but you can ask me about promotion options.
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Paul Sonnier
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