Tracking Your Health with Wearable Technology: A Look at What's On the Drawing Board

Speaker: Marvin Slepian, MD,

Dr. Slepian is a professor of medicine at the UA Sarver Heart Center, associate department head and professor of biomedical engineering, UA College of Engineering, and director, Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation (ACABI)

Topic:  Tracking Your Health with Wearable Technology:  A Look at What's on the Drawing Board

Wearable Technology:  Is it a fad or medical breakthrough? These days, many people are tracking their heart rate and movement to improve their general health. Come hear how UA researchers are developing a new class of materials called stretchable electronics to monitor heart health, wound healing, athletic performance, and more.  Marvin J. Slepian, MD, will share his progress on innovations which will directly impact patient care in the future.