
Wearable Sensors for Monitoring Health and Health Quality
The 2021 Federal Wearables Summit is a broad effort supported by several federal agencies and intended to bring the discussion on wearable sensors for monitoring health and health quality closer to all people. The Summit is open to the public and will address issues of interest, such as the perspectives of patients and medical care professionals, data security specialists, the regulatory bodies, and federal agencies.

Event Schedule
10:00 – 10:05
Welcome
Gary Disbrow, PhD. Director, HHS / ASPR / BARDA
10:05 – 10:15
Summit Introduction, Goals, and Objectives
Sandeep Patel, PhD. Director, HHS / ASPR / BARDA / DRIVe
10:15 – 11:00
Medical Care Provider’s Perspective
Steve Xu, MD MSc FAAD. CEO, Sibel Health / Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Moderator: CAPT Hui-Hsing Wong, MD, JD. Clinical Advisor, HHS/ASPR/BARDA
11:00 – 11:45
Technology and The Consumer Health Care Experience Panel
Susannah Fox; Principal, Internet Geologist LLC
Dana Lewis; Creator, Do-It-Yourself-Pancreas-System
Moderator: Melinda J. Hamer, MD, MPH, FACEP LTC, MC, US Army. Director, WRAIR / Clinical Trials Center
11:45 – 12:30
Data Security
Speaker: Jennifer Goldsack, MChem, MA, MBA. Executive Director Digital Medicine Society (DiMe)
Moderator: Niels Olson, Chief Medical Officer, Defense Innovation Unit
13:00 – 13:45
Federally Funded Research & Development Panel
Šeila Selimović, PhD, Program Manager, HHS / ASPR / BARDA / DRIVe
Tiffani Lash, PhD, Health Scientist Administrator, NIH/NIBIB
Dana Wolff-Hughes, PhD, Program Director, NIH/NCI
Moderator: Andrew Weitz, PhD, Program Director, NIH/NIBIB
13:45 – 14:30
Stakeholder Panel – The Future of Wearables for Health Monitoring
Marion Couch, PhD, MBA, FACS. Senior Vice President / Chief Medical Officer, Cambia
Bakul Patel, MBA. Director, FDA / Digital Center of Excellence
Moderator: Kimberly Sciarretta, PhD. Program Manager, HHS/ASPR/BARDA/DRIVe
14:30 – 15:15
Wearables and Behavior
Wendy Nilsen, Acting Deputy Division Director, NSF/IIS
Moderator: Dana Wolff-Hughes, PhD. Program Director, NIH/NCI
Šeila Selimović, PhD, Program Manager, HHS / ASPR / BARDA / DRIVe