1.
Global Health Challenges
Private Sector Innovations to Keep Us Healthy
(while Profiting From Each Step We Take)
Prof. Katarzyna Wac 1,2
1 Human-Centric Computing, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2 Quality of Life Technologies lab, University of Geneva, Switzerland
EMAIL: katarzyna.wac@unige.ch & wac@di.ku.dk
WEB: www.qol.unige.ch
TWITTER: @katewac
LINKEDIN and SLIDESHARE: /KatarzynaWac
Digital
Health
for
Healthy
Lives
and
Wellbeing
for
All
A
high-­‐level
Policy
Dialogue
on
Digital
Health
Geneva,
23-­‐24
May
2016

2.
Tremendous Speed and Impact
Digital
Health
for
Healthy
Lives
and
Wellbeing
for
All
A
high-­‐level
Policy
Dialogue
on
Digital
Health
Geneva,
23-­‐24
May
2016
Prof. Katarzyna Wac, UNIGE & UCPH

3.
Bracelets, Bands, Smart Watches
(And Weight Scales)
Digital
Health
for
Healthy
Lives
and
Wellbeing
for
All
A
high-­‐level
Policy
Dialogue
on
Digital
Health
Geneva,
23-­‐24
May
2016
Prof. Katarzyna Wac, UNIGE & UCPH
Steps
(kcal)
AcIviIes
Sleep
HR,
Temp,
GSR
Phone
noIficaIons

4.
Keeping Us Engaged
Digital
Health
for
Healthy
Lives
and
Wellbeing
for
All
A
high-­‐level
Policy
Dialogue
on
Digital
Health
Geneva,
23-­‐24
May
2016
Prof. Katarzyna Wac, UNIGE & UCPH

5.
Global Health
• Bullets
Digital
Health
for
Healthy
Lives
and
Wellbeing
for
All
A
high-­‐level
Policy
Dialogue
on
Digital
Health
Geneva,
23-­‐24
May
2016
Prof. Katarzyna Wac, UNIGE & UCPH

6.
Angels…
• Design Principles
– Miniaturized, wearable, (always) connected wirelessly, waterproof
~ Personalized, fashionable
~ Easier to use, relatively cheap
~ Battery-efficient
– Gamification to increase“compliance” ( à smartphone)
– Towards: actionable feedback addressing
psychological biases
• e.g., myopia (“short-term vs. long-term”state)
• overconfidence (“not me”)
Digital
Health
for
Healthy
Lives
and
Wellbeing
for
All
A
high-­‐level
Policy
Dialogue
on
Digital
Health
Geneva,
23-­‐24
May
2016
Prof. Katarzyna Wac, UNIGE & UCPH

7.
…or Devils?
• “Colonization phase”
– Unreliable (‘what is a step?’) vs.
ground truth
– Data is locked in, not standardized,
no interoperable
– Privacy & Security: tracking you
anywhere, selling data for profit
– Not clinically validated (vs. liability,
standardization)
• Diagnosis, rehabilitation, treatment
support?
Prof. Katarzyna Wac, UNIGE & UCPH
Digital
Health
for
Healthy
Lives
and
Wellbeing
for
All
A
high-­‐level
Policy
Dialogue
on
Digital
Health
Geneva,
23-­‐24
May
2016

8.
Global Health Challenges
Private Sector Innovations to Keep Us Healthy
(while Profiting From Each Step We Take)
Prof. Katarzyna Wac 1,2
1 Human-Centric Computing, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2 Quality of Life Technologies lab, University of Geneva, Switzerland
EMAIL: katarzyna.wac@unige.ch & wac@di.ku.dk
WEB: www.qol.unige.ch
TWITTER: @katewac
LINKEDIN and SLIDESHARE: /KatarzynaWac
Digital
Health
for
Healthy
Lives
and
Wellbeing
for
All
A
high-­‐level
Policy
Dialogue
on
Digital
Health
Geneva,
23-­‐24
May
2016