Eviscerating Pride and Profit? Young, Interconnected, Innovators Examine Strategies for Multi-Generational Success in the Era of Social Media
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Abstract
Tomorrow's global health innovators aren't sitting around waiting for you to retire; we started tweeting about generational gaps in HIT when you still thought "Twitter" was a sound made by birds.
Our activities disrupt traditional views in academia, push patient-centric design, motivate others to use mHealth, and redefine today's microstartup world.
We're social entrepreneurs gathering on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, Skyping to create interdisciplinary peer groups. Personal productivity is measured via papers hosted on Scribd and presentations on Slideshare.
We meet online in the blogosphere (most of us are Medblogger and HONCode certified), but take conversations offline, gathering in coffee shops all over the world. We call this "business as usual." We spend 'spare' time designing projects using cloud-based wikis and shared Google Docs. We consider presenting at HealthCamps or organizing BarCamps a Friday night well spent.
What else do you need to know about us?
We work fast, we work hard, and we're not asking permission to excel. Panelists have built SMS services for hospitals in Malawi, organized international unconferences, been "twitterviewed" by European medical journals, and worked behind-the-scenes spreading (and critiquing) the Health 2.0 movement.
Aside from a passion for innovation and caffeination, we share a sense of impatience. We're not content to wait passively for future opportunities. You'll find us co-creating value using P2P networking tactics that destroy preconceived notions of the way Gen-Yers do business, all while finishing degrees, volunteering and working on our own startups and consulting gigs.
But our choices are not without cost; personal and professional. We're hyper-committed, at least as long as we can make a living in healthcare innovation. Personal business model evaluation is a constant challenge. You'll hear from each of us how we manage to make it work (or not). Some of the tough choices we've made to excel in our field may surprise you.
We are fierce collaborators who navigate around traditional hierarchies. We are soon-to-be doctors, public health researchers, tech/events experts, and experienced e-patients working in tandem to make healthcare a more efficient, participatory experience.
This panel consists of 4 under-30 innovators who have lived and worked in over 10 countries to date; 2 soon-to-be physicians, 1 e-patient, and 1 mobile health/tech events guru.
Special Guest: A policy-maker with an international track record will serve as a moderator.
Don't expect all talk and no action. The panel offers 12 key points (3 per panelist) for productive engagement from the perspective of today's wireless innovators. In first-person, narrative style we explore how healthcare can bridge the gap between young, workaholic idealists and experienced babyboomers in charge.
Our mission? To push the boundaries of traditional organizations and redefine contemporary healthcare delivery - now!
Your healthcare will be in our hands in less than a decade. Can we make it work? And will we stay in the healthcare field long enough to find out?
We want to work with you, not against you. Come hear the next generation of healthcare innovators speak clearly about challenges we're all facing and offer a 12 point prescription for success.
Our activities disrupt traditional views in academia, push patient-centric design, motivate others to use mHealth, and redefine today's microstartup world.
We're social entrepreneurs gathering on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, Skyping to create interdisciplinary peer groups. Personal productivity is measured via papers hosted on Scribd and presentations on Slideshare.
We meet online in the blogosphere (most of us are Medblogger and HONCode certified), but take conversations offline, gathering in coffee shops all over the world. We call this "business as usual." We spend 'spare' time designing projects using cloud-based wikis and shared Google Docs. We consider presenting at HealthCamps or organizing BarCamps a Friday night well spent.
What else do you need to know about us?
We work fast, we work hard, and we're not asking permission to excel. Panelists have built SMS services for hospitals in Malawi, organized international unconferences, been "twitterviewed" by European medical journals, and worked behind-the-scenes spreading (and critiquing) the Health 2.0 movement.
Aside from a passion for innovation and caffeination, we share a sense of impatience. We're not content to wait passively for future opportunities. You'll find us co-creating value using P2P networking tactics that destroy preconceived notions of the way Gen-Yers do business, all while finishing degrees, volunteering and working on our own startups and consulting gigs.
But our choices are not without cost; personal and professional. We're hyper-committed, at least as long as we can make a living in healthcare innovation. Personal business model evaluation is a constant challenge. You'll hear from each of us how we manage to make it work (or not). Some of the tough choices we've made to excel in our field may surprise you.
We are fierce collaborators who navigate around traditional hierarchies. We are soon-to-be doctors, public health researchers, tech/events experts, and experienced e-patients working in tandem to make healthcare a more efficient, participatory experience.
This panel consists of 4 under-30 innovators who have lived and worked in over 10 countries to date; 2 soon-to-be physicians, 1 e-patient, and 1 mobile health/tech events guru.
Special Guest: A policy-maker with an international track record will serve as a moderator.
Don't expect all talk and no action. The panel offers 12 key points (3 per panelist) for productive engagement from the perspective of today's wireless innovators. In first-person, narrative style we explore how healthcare can bridge the gap between young, workaholic idealists and experienced babyboomers in charge.
Our mission? To push the boundaries of traditional organizations and redefine contemporary healthcare delivery - now!
Your healthcare will be in our hands in less than a decade. Can we make it work? And will we stay in the healthcare field long enough to find out?
We want to work with you, not against you. Come hear the next generation of healthcare innovators speak clearly about challenges we're all facing and offer a 12 point prescription for success.
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