John Crawford

Dr Fiona Godlee @fgodlee expressing her point of view on a question from @LindaBauld about the difficulties of getting industry to move more quickly towards environmental improvements in the interest of better public health at the @EdinUniUsher Annual Lecture.

Attending the annual Usher Institute Lecture @EdinUniUsher in Edinburgh with an inspirational speech from Dr Fiona Godlee @fgodlee connecting climate change with health consequences.

I’m delighted to be part of this important project, early diagnosis has the potential to improve the lives of those at risk of dementia.

An opportunity to work on the EDoN project, spearheaded by @AlzResearchUK, using innovative technology to detect the diseases that cause dementia, years before the symptoms appear edon-initiative.org/jobs/

2-3 December 2020: have you registered for this year's #EHTEL_Symposium? The #COVID19 outbreak is helping to remove many barriers to progress in #digitalhealth. Let’s grasp this new window of opportunity.✍️View the agenda and register now: ehtel.eu/symposium-2020 @ehtel_ehealth

Announcement on 11 November that Alzheimer’s Research UK has partnered with global leaders to advance the charity’s Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN) initiative. I'm delighted to be supporting this important work, see this link for more edon-initiative.org

I feel very privileged to be part of the team supporting this initiative.

On February 17 I'm attending Aging2.0 London on the 'Silver Economy': The Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight aging2.com/e/m2baqw/ - exploring 'ageism in marketing', and why we have not yet fully recognised the needs and business opportunities of an older society.

Health Minister of Catalonia @albaverges closing the EHTEL Symposium 2019 after 2 wonderful days on the theme ‘Our data, our health, our care’. Announcing plans to make telemedicine, and training health professionals on digital health, a priority. @ehtel_ehealth #EHTEL_Symposium

The reality of managing Type 1 Diabetes from @grantreilly of the @dhiscotland showing that apps to monitor sleep, activity and blood sugar (linked to an implanted sensor), along with smart scales, BP cuff etc can really make a difference. @ehtel_ehealth #EHTEL_Symposium

Fascinating talk on ethics, and how to apply them to AI systems and the use of health data by @ichileku UNESCO Chair of Bioethics at @UniBarcelona. @ehtel_ehealth #EHTEL_BCN #EHTEL_Symposium

Moving from the health data platforms that exist today, towards’fair data ecosystems’ that provide more access and control for citizens, from @saara_malkamaki of @SitraFund in Finland. Is Europe leading the way in this endeavour? @ehtel_ehealth #EHTEL_BCN #ehtel_symposium

How to collect, share and manage your own health data in the Netherlands with @MedMij presented by Renske Trul of Dutch Patients Federation. Adoption of standards makes it all possible. @ehtel_ehealth #EHTEL_BCN #EHTEL_Symposium

A bold and inspiring ‘philosophy of Nordic Health for 2030’ proposed by @jsinipuro of @SitraFund with a new social contract, data model and business model all aligned to preventing disease and increasing wellbeing. @ehtel_ehealth #EHTEL_BCN #EHTEL_Symposium

Day 2 of the EHTEL Symposium and @jsinipuro of @SitraFund in Finland speaking about ‘sustainable data governance’ and MyData.org to increase our individual control over our health data. @ehtel_ehealth #EHTEL_BCN #EHTEL_Symposium

Listening to @pratolar of @DMCoachTeam speaking about their AI-augmented coaching app for Type 2 diabetes, a good example of a 'digital therapeutic' being prescribed by doctors. Results show that it supports a more honest doctor/patient relationship. @ehtel_ehealth #EHTEL_BCN

At #EHTEL_BCN we hear from Carolina Garcia of about using computers to reduce the inappropriate use of antibiotics with cancer patients. @ehtel_ehealth #EHTEL_BCN

Excellent work, using AI to screen for diabetic retinopathy symptoms from retinal images, including the stage of the disease. Now we need to make this kind of diagnostic available globally to prevent blindness that could be treated.

Using video cameras to detect risk of preeclampsia in pregnant women by looking for changes in the appearance of the skin from Dr Jan Stener Jorgensen of @OUHhospital in Odense, Denmark. Could this be delivered on a smart phone in low resource countries? @ehtel_ehealth #EHTEL_BCN