Thanks to Rick Baugh
Ed note: Some monitoring may help, but we need to be careful about medicalizing our lives, constantly knowing of our heart beats, mood, night’s sleep, etc. Perhaps we’ll need to check our wearables to see if we’re still alive!
View in browser  The Role of Data from Wearable Technologies in Improving Timely Diagnosis. Join us for a public discussion exploring how health data collected through wearable technologies may support timely and accurate diagnosis. The webinar will be held on October 26, 2026 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM (ET). Register now Wearable technologies increasingly allow patients and consumers to collect physiological, behavioral, and other health data outside traditional clinical settings. This webinar, hosted by the Forum on Advancing Diagnostic Excellence, will consider the role of data from wearables in supporting timely and accurate diagnosis. Participants will discuss the potential role of wearables in earlier detection, clinical assessment, and symptom monitoring, as well as opportunities to strengthen patient-clinician communication and shared diagnostic decision-making. The discussion will also address challenges faced by patients, clinicians, and health systems in interpreting and incorporating wearable- |