Trends in digital health care and why you should care

1. Trends in Digital Health
and why you should care
Dr. Armaan Singh

2. We are all gettingolder

3. 2012 2050
2 billion people will be aged 60 or more by 2050
22 %
of world
population
10 %
of world
population
650
million
2
billion

4. Over the same
period the number of
people aged 80 or more willquadruple to
million

5. And we are getting sicker

6. Over
860 million
individuals worldwide
are suffering from
chronic diseases.

7. Individuals with diabetes worldwide (in millions)

8. Chronic diseases
are representing
of all annual deaths.

9. “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

10. of health-care costs
are related to
chronic diseases

11. Many chronic diseases
are lifestyle-related
Deaths per year:
6,0 million
2,8 million
3,2 million
2,5 million
Main risk factors:
Tobacco use
Unhealthy diet
Physical inactivity
Harmful use of alcohol

12. Today‘shealth care systems
cannot solve these problems

13. But cantechnology ?

14. Digital Health
is the convergence
of the digital and
genetics revolutions
with health and
healthcare.
- Paul Sonnier

17. Empower individuals and patients to better
manage their conditions and life healthier lives.

18. Allow relatives and professional care givers to
more accurately monitor and coach chronic disease
patients and elderly individuals living independently

19. Lead the way toward a more personalized,
precise and cost-efficient medical care

20. Quantified Self
for nerds only?

21. 23

22. Sensorsare everywhere
Detect Earthquakes
Machine monitoring
Aircraft navigation
Auto-rotate displays
Game input
Activity Tracking
Sleep Analysis

23. Avoiding traininginjuries

24. Walking the Walk
Nike+ FuelBand

25. Heart rate, stress level and breathing
at the tip of your fingers © Azumio

26. The DashIn-ear
Computing

27. 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

28. Puttingdiabetes patients back incontrol

29. Cellnovodiabetes
management system

30. Proteus
Chip-in-a-pill
Improving theefficiency of existing
pharmaceutical treatments

31. Low adherence is
one of the biggest
challenges in
healthcare today
Source: Andree Bates, „Ensuring Profitable Patient Adherence Programs“, Eularis, March 2010

36. CE mark 2010
FDAclearance 2012

37. Taking care of loved ones
Helius Caregiver solution

38. Tailoring treatment
to each person individually
Digital
Medicines
Body
Sensors
Personal
Genomics
+ +

39. Universality
Interoperability
Commercial availability
Global reach
Joy of Use
Data Privacy
What does it take?

40. Government
Pharma companies
Insurance companies
Medical service providers
Technology companies
Start-ups
Who will win this race?

41. From prorietary platforms
to connected ecosystems

42. iWatch
Healthbook
(iOS8)
NikeFuel software
Nike+ platform

43. And who will you trust
with your health data?

44. Dr. Armaan Singh
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Digital Medical Consultant