From Ideas to Impact: Symposium on Digital Therapeutics

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President Beilock says the time to realize the potential of digital health is now.

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Arvind Pillai and Meghan Deshais
Arvind Pillai, a PhD student in computer science, talks with Meghan Deshais of Rutgers University. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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The  event convened health care leaders across academia, government, and industry at the Hanover Inn on Oct. 25.

Hosted by the , the digital heath summit, now in its second edition, is the only one of its kind situated in an academic institution. Besides clinical and computer science researchers, it brings together diverse stakeholders鈥攑roviders, regulators, payers, and investors, as well as representatives from global pharma鈥攖o create pathways for translating ideas in the space of digital health to impact.

In her welcoming remarks at the event  emphasized the urgency in realizing the potential of digital health in tackling mental health issues and other areas of health care.

While acknowledging that technology has played a role in exacerbating the mental health crisis, she believes that it can be a part of the solution as well.