Teaching medical students and doctors about the health tech that their patients use is crucial in today’s healthcare landscape. How can they best harness the power of the data and technology in a patient’s hand, on their wrists and in their homes?

Technology is quickly changing many aspects of medicine, giving people more power to take charge of their own health and to improve their quality of life. At present, advances in healthcare technology have already begun to bring forth a range of eye-popping and futuristic digital tools, including wearable technology and healthcare monitoring apps, to cater to the consumer’s needs.

With many patients already embracing these changes, however, so too must tomorrow’s doctors. To explore this fascinating theme, Keeping up with Consumer Tech aims to deliver an exhilarating and awe-inspiring showcase of technology innovation to connect medical students and doctors with the healthcare technology as used by their patients in today's ever-evolving age of digitisation. This track aims to feature global experts in wearables, ingestibles & implantables, virtual home assistants, consumer healthcare apps, personalised diagnostic home testing kits and beyond