Sneak Peek of the NNLM Virtual Symposium Featured Presentation

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Registration is open for the NNLM Virtual Symposium March 29 through 30, 2022. The 2022 NNLM Virtual Symposium, Advancing Engagement through Research: New Trends and Opportunities is designed to provide you an opportunity to explore the current state and future directions of medical and scientific research and advance the use of practices proven to be effective. A wide range of topics will be shared including understanding scientific and biomedical research, concerns in the world of research, and the inclusion of diverse populations in research, both as a participant and as a researcher.

Learn from the following Presentation:

Presenter: Gregory Marcus, MD, MAS, Associate Chief of Cardiology for Research, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Presentation: Digital Phenotyping and Personal Sensing in Cardiology and Beyond

Summary: Fancy new gadgets, wearables, mobile apps, and the internet in general all represent novel tools that might facilitate traditional clinical research, provide insights to “real-life” and “real-time” phenomena within individuals’ natural environments, and might themselves be worthy of study. However, rather than focusing on the glitz a shiny new technology might theoretically inspire, the most meaningful conclusions that can be readily extrapolated to our daily lives require sound and scientifically rigorously research questions pursued utilizing conventional research designs and statistical analyses. Our group has combined these new technologies with these traditional approaches to yield results that have become pertinent to: the lay public, patients seeking care, and clinicians. This includes: understanding how a smartwatch might detect a common arrhythmia, how screen time affects sleep, how a smartphone’s geolocation might help facilitate clinical research, how the pandemic affected overall health such as weight gain, how alcohol can immediately affect the heart, and how coffee or caffeine might (or might not) have adverse cardiovascular effects. Much of this work highlights a new Digital Research Platform called Eureka, an NIH-supported resource built for any interested investigator with the goals of leveraging existing technology to facilitate mobile-health based research of any discipline.

Can’t make all of the sessions? That’s okay! All sessions will be recorded and available on the symposium platform for up to 30 days.

Can we get CE credit? Participants can earn up to 10 MLA continuing education contact hours.

Learn from this panel and more at the NNLM Research Symposium! Register today!

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