Holst Memorial Lecture

The Holst Memorial Lecture and Symposium are organized by Philips Research and the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e). This year’s Holst Lecture, the 39th since 1977, will be held by Prof. Bastiaan Bloem, consultant neurologist at the Department of Neurology, Radboud university medical centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Bastiaan Bloem is founder and director of the Parkinson Centre Nijmegen and is widely regarded as a healthcare innovator. The venue for the 2015 Holst Memorial Lecture and Symposium is the Auditorium, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
 

Symposium Connected Health

The world population is aging, chronic diseases are on the rise, 75% of healthcare expenditure is spent on managing chronic conditions. Consumers want to be more in control of their health and need to do more themselves to keep healthcare expenditures under control. Prevention is becoming more important. Many players are entering the market with health applications and services to support health management. Technology plays an important role in developing connected systems for continuous personal health. How can Connected Health help us to relieve the burden of chronic disease, address the shortage of professionals, decelerate the cost increase to the healthcare system and empower people to lead a healthy life? Eminent speakers from both the academic, healthcare industrial research communities will address scientific and other developments impacting Healthcare in 45 minute presentations.

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