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Transcript of James Nakagawa, How technology made us healthier, GCF2012 presentation
James H. Nakagawa CEO & Chief Care Architect
“Entrepreneurship is about Sacrifice”& How technology made us Healthier!
GCF 2012“The Entrepreneurship Imperative”
21-24 January 2012
The Problem: Current Medical Devices and Medicines for DIABESITY have not led to better health outcomes.After all, testing is not managing!
CurrentState
Medical Device Medicine Call Center
DIABESITY in the GCC is an Epidemic!!In Saudi Arabia alone:
1) an estimated 22% of the population is a Type 2 Diabetic2) 70% of the population is considered obese3) 54 % of people with diabetes show signs of early-stage kidney disease
*International Diabetes Federation 2011** Saudi Diabetes and Endocrinology Society
The lifewatcher Solution:Pictures don’t lie! You are what you eat
- Explosion of healthcare apps:
- but 'single silo/vertical’, doing
only one thing at a time
- lack of integration with health
providers/systems
- Changing attitudes to healthy diets
- Emergence of integrated lifestyle
management emerging in National
health priorities (e.g. Abu Dhabi,
Medicare in USA)
All adds up to:
1. Opportunities for improved
clinical treatment, earlier
interventions, better disease
control and better behaviours
2. Huge opportunities in lifestyle
data mining
What’s Different this year
Serious Cognition Games for Preventing & Delaying Early Dementia and Alzheimer’s in DIABESITY patients
Lessons Learned
1. Traditional H/C enterprises face real challenges
innovating in this field
2. Most innovation is occurring in SMEs
3. Entrepreneurship and Big company collaboration is an
imperative!
Behavior change is possible
Real-time lifestyle data capture
Testing is not Managing
Serious games for Healthcare
Thank You