Training the Next Generation

2024 mHealth
Institute Program

Welcome e-Reception

8:00 am - 10:00 am PT
Welcome
Scholar eIntros
Overview and Structure for mHTI/Team Activities
Vivek Shetty – UCLA
 

Prerecorded Core Lectures

Asynchronous Learning
Understanding Health Behaviors
Changing Health Behaviors
Sensing
Sensed Data to Digital Biomarkers
Machine Learning & Personalized Behavioral Interventions
Asynchronous Learning
Behavioral Economics to Personalize Behavioral Interventions
Design Thinking to Personalize Behavioral Interventions
Machine Learning, AI & Digital Health
Ethical & Regulatory Issues Related to Digital Research
ePlatforms for Implementing mHealth Studies

Webinars

8:00 am - 9:00 am PT
Experimental Designs for Adapting Digital Interventions
Inbal (Billie) Nahum-ShaniUniversity of Michigan
 
9:15 am - 10:45 am PT
Scaling Up mHealth: From Pilots to Population-Wide Impact through Implementation Science
Pedja KlasnjaUniversity of Michigan
 
Byron Powell – University of Washington in St. Louis
 
11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT
Beyond the Tech: Navigating Implementation Pitfalls in Multi-Level Digital Health Programs
Bonnie Spring – Northwestern
 
8:00 am - 9:30 am PT
Demystifying LLMs & Generative AI: A Practical Guide for mHealth Researchers
Shamim NematiUCSD
 
9:30 am - 10:30 am PT
Building for Approval: Essential Regulatory Considerations for mHealth Innovators
Vinay Pai – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
 
10:45 am - 11:45 am PT
Impactful Innovation: Productizing Your mHealth Solution
Aydogan OzcanUCLA
 
mHealth's Next Frontier: Redefining Healthcare with Digital Therapeutics
Lisa MarschDartmouth Center for Technology and Behavioral Health
 

Mentored Sandboxes

8:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Mentored Sandbox #1 (all 5 team meetings conducted concurrently)
8:00 am - 11:00 am PT
Mentored Sandbox #2 (all 5 team meetings conducted concurrently)

mHealth Training Institute

2024 mHealth Training Institute - Registration / Reception
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm PT
Registration / Check-in
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PT
Dinner Reception
2024 mHealth Training Institute - Day 1
8:00 am - 9:45 am PT
Nudging for Health: How Behavioral Economics Makes Health Interventions Stick!
Craig Fox – UCLA
 
10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT
Team Science Session (mentored)
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm PT
Team Science Session
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm PT
Methodology Consultations
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm PT
Social Dinner
2024 mHealth Training Institute - Day 2
8:00 am - 8:30 am PT
Team Reports: Capstone Project Summaries (5 mins each)
8:30 am - 10:00 am PT
Shark Tank for Science: Pitching Your Way to NIH Glory
Dave Clark – NIH, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
 
Audie Atienza – NIH, National Center for Advancing Translational Science
 
Adam Haim – NIH, National Institute of Mental Health
 
Richard Conroy – NIH, Office of Strategic Coordination
 
10:15 am - 12:30 pm PT
Team Science Session (mentored)
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm PT
Team Science Session
2024 mHealth Training Institute - Day 3
8:00 am - 9:00 am PT
No Participant Left Behind: Expanding Reach & Impact in mHealth Studies
Vickie MaysUCLA
 
9:00 am - 10:00 am PT
Decision-Focused Evidence Production to Advance Health Equity
Eric Hekler – UCSD
 
10:15 am - 12:00 pm PT
Team Science Session (mentored)
2024 mHealth Training Institute - Day 4
8:00 am - 9:30 am PT
Capstone Presentations by Teams
9:45 am - 11:00 am PT
Ivory Tower Tactics: Soft Skills for Academic Success
Vivek Shetty – UCLA
 
11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT
Graduation Lunch
12:00 pm PT
Deadline for Submitting Capstone Proposals
12:00 pm PT
Capstone Reviews Released to Teams
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