Walgreens Chief Medical Officer, Harry Leider, To Deliver Keynote Address At 2014 mHealth Summit Leider to discuss company’s innovate approach to leveraging mHealth technology and consumerism to encourage healthy behaviors
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The mHealth Summit today announced that Walgreens’ Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Harry L. Leider, will open the 6th annual Summit with a keynote address on December 8. The mHealth Summit, the largest global conference and expo focused on the intersection of mobile/ wireless and healthcare delivery, will include pivotal discussions on the mobile health ecosystem and the future of innovation.
Walgreens is the lead sponsor of the new Consumer/Patient Engagement Pavilion at this year’s mHealth Summit. The pavilion will focus on the application of wearables, sensors, trackers and other devices for aging independently, as well as personal health technologies that are being implemented within clinical practice or adopted by consumers for health self-management.
Dr. Leider has more than 20 years of experience as a physician executive in a variety of innovative healthcare organizations. At Walgreens, he is responsible for ensuring enterprise-wide health and wellness service offerings and outcomes that provide customer value and improve patient lives. Walgreens, the nation’s largest retail pharmacy chain, with more than 8 million customers engaging daily, has launched a number of innovative mobile health (mHealth) programs to encourage healthy behaviors and engage individuals to better manage their wellness.
"We are delighted Dr. Leider will be a featured keynote speaker at the mHealth Summit, representing one of the leading organizations committed to engaging consumers in health self-improvement, and enhancing customer experience, through personal connected health technologies," said Richard Scarfo, Director, mHealth Summit, and Vice President, Personal Connected Health Alliance. "This year, the Summit is creating unique programming for healthcare providers, payers and the life sciences industry, adding to our diverse delegation. Dr. Leider’s perspective and experience in critical areas, including disease management, medication adherence and managed care, will be of great interest to our attendees."
Taking place December 7-11, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in the Washington, DC area, the mHealth Summit will put a spotlight on disruptive innovation, evidence, research, trends, opportunities and big ideas shaping an emerging global shift in healthcare that puts consumers at the center and makes health and wellness an engaging part of everyday life.
mHealth Summit convenes domestic and international thought leaders in healthcare, technology and industry, government officials, researchers, advocates and investors to advance the use of mobile and connected health tools and facilitate their integration into healthcare delivery. It is part of the newly formed Personal Connected Health Alliance, an international non-profit established by Continua, mHealth Summit and HIMSS to represent the consumer voice in personal connected health.
GENERAL REGISTRATION: Registration for the 6th Annual mHealth Summit is now open (www.mhealthsummit.org/registration).
MEDIA REGISTRATION: For more information about the mHealth Summit, or for complimentary Media Registration, please contact Gina Cella at 857-239-9198 or gcella@pchalliance.org, or visit the mHealth Summit Newsroom.
About the mHealth Summit
The 2014 mHealth Summit, the global convener of the expanding mobile health ecosystem, explores the disruptions, challenges and opportunities of the integration of mobile and wireless technologies into the healthcare system, and in consumer and patient engagement, for the delivery of better health outcomes. The 6th Annual mHealth Summit will take place December 7-11, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Focusing on four fundamental platforms – technology, business, research and policy – the mHealth Summit is presented by HIMSS, in partnership with Continua, the Foundation for the NIH and the mHealth Working Group. mHealth Summit is part of the Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHA), an international non-profit organization established by Continua, mHealth Summit and HIMSS to represent the consumer voice in personal connected health. Visit the mHealth Summit for more information; and follow at @mhealthsummit or #mHealth14.
Walgreens CIO to deliver keynote at ITsavvy Symposium
ITsavvy just announced that much-admired Walgreens chief IT executive, Timothy J. Theriault, will be the keynote speaker at the 2014 ITsavvy Symposium on Oct. 2.
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Theriault will present insights on technology-driven strategies and innovation at Walgreens; how the company’s IT team leverages current IT trends and integrates cutting-edge IT solutions into its business model.
ADDISON, Ill. (PRWEB) September 16, 2014
ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing technology companies in the U.S., just announced that much-admired Walgreens chief IT executive, Timothy J. Theriault, will be the keynote speaker at the 2014 ITsavvy Symposium on Oct. 2.
The address, Leading Walgreens to New Frontiers, features the executive named last month to become Chief Global Information Officer when Walgreens combines with Alliance Boots GmbH to become the first global pharmacy-led health and wellbeing enterprise. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015.
Theriault will present insights on technology-driven strategies and innovation at Walgreens; how the company’s IT team leverages current IT trends and integrates cutting-edge IT solutions into its business model.
Theriault, whose current full title is Senior Vice President, Chief Information, Innovation and Improvement Officer, Walgreen Co., oversees the company’s health IT infrastructure. He has been featured in Forbes Magazine and the Wall Street Journal as a leading CIO. Theriault currently leads initiatives to use technology to better understand the customer, enhance online business, and integrate new healthcare products that support core retail activities. Recent awards and accolades include:
Computer World’s Premier 100 Award for top IT leaders
A profile in InformationWeek
An invitation to speak at the Wall Street Journal’s upcoming CIO Network
The symposium’s vendor sponsors, include Aerohive, Dell, EMC, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Toshiba, VMware, Zebra Technologies, and others. The sponsoring organizations will showcase their products and services through live demonstrations and interactive Tech Talk sessions.
This year’s ITsavvy Symposium is an expanded version of the company’s annual ITsavvy Showcase—with a full day for more demos, more vendors, more networking, more food and cocktails, and more brainstorming.
The event is slated for Thurs. Oct. 2 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. It is open to IT professionals and executive leadership working for organizations across the U.S, as well as the media. For more information and/or to register go to: http://www.itsavvy.com/about/events/symposium/ or #ITsavvySymposium.
ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing companies of its type in the U.S., is a recognized leader in tailored end-to-end IT product and service solutions. ITsavvy built its reputation as a value-added reseller with industry-leading product availability, design and implementation, client support and delivery speed through 46 distribution centers across the U.S. ITsavvy also has data center locations in New Jersey, Illinois and New York. The company’s new, user-friendly website provides hundreds of concise, leading-edge IT decision-making resources, including an e-commerce site with real-time pricing and availability. ITsavvy is headquartered in Addison, IL
