Apple's ResearchKit, Open mHealth and the future of clinical research
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Hey Open mHealthers, this is Open mHealth’s (http://openmhealth.org) first ever Meetup event in SF! Given the recent and exciting news about Apple's ResearchKit, let's talk about what it means, how it impacts Open mHealth and what this might mean for the future of clinical research. Open mHealth is a non-profit that makes it easy for developers to share and integrate digital health data with the right clinical context. Learn more about Open mHealth’s technical offerings (http://github.openmhealth.org).
We have an exciting event lined up.
6:30 - 7:10 - Networking (finger foods and drinks)
7:10 - 7:20pm - Welcome from host, Executive Director of Open mHealth David Haddad with some quick updates on new developments at Open mHealth.
7:20 - 7:30 - Brief intro to ResearchKit presented by David Haddad
7:30- 7:45 - Mike McConnell, MD, Stanford University, will give a first-hand account of MyHeart Counts.
7:45 - 8pm - Ida Sim, MD, Co-founder of Open mHealth and Professor of Medicine at UCSF, will talk about how to think about the future of clinical research with Research Kit and other platforms.
8 - 8:30 - Discussion + QA + mingling
If you'd like to chip-in and donate to Open mHealth, chip-in today. (https://secure.meetup.com/Open-mHealth-Bay-Area/contribute/)
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Parking: On Mission Bay Blvd, there is two hour free street parking as well as metered street parking nearby. The 450 South parking garage is one block south of the RockHealth office (one day maximum is $18.00), and just across from an outdoor parking lot (one day maximum $14.00).