Training the Next Generation

2018 mHealth
Institute Program

mHealth Training Institute

2018 mHealth Training Institute - Registration / Reception
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm PT
Registration / Check-in

(Luskin Conference Center)

5:30 pm - 9:30 pm PT
Dinner Reception / Participant Self-Introductions

(Plateia Restaurant)

2018 mHealth Training Institute - Day 1
8:00 am - 8:05 am PT
Welcome

Jayathi Murthy - UCLA
 

8:05 am - 8:15 am PT
Overview and Goals of mHealth Institute

Vivek Shetty - UCLA
 

8:15 am - 9:05 am PT
Unpacking the Black Box of Health Behavior Change

William Riley - James Madison University
 

8:45 am - 9:20 am PT
Understanding Health Behaviors

Donna Spruijt-Metz - USC
 

9:20 am - 10:00 am PT
Changing Health Behaviors

Bonnie Spring - Northwestern
 

10:00 am - 10:10 am PT
Break
10:10 am - 12:00 pm PT
Team Discussions (Small Groups)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PT
Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm PT
Translating Behavior Change Theories into Models for Adaptive mHealth Interventions

Daniel Rivera - Arizona State University
 

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm PT
From Biosensors to Biomarkers

Ali Khademhosseini - UCLA
 

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm PT
Break
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm PT
Team Discussions (Small Groups)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PT
Group Dinner (Indian Theme)
2018 mHealth Training Institute - Day 2
8:00 am - 9:00 am PT
Enabling Mental Health Care with Digital Technology

Dror Ben-Zeev - University of Illinois Chicago
 

9:00 am - 9:30 am PT
Strengthening Health Systems with mHealth Innovation

Brennan Spiegel - UCLA
 

9:30 am - 9:45 am PT
Break
9:45 am - 12:00 pm PT
Team Discussions (Small Groups)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PT
Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm PT
Unpacking the Black Box of Health Behavior Change

Pedja Klasnja - University of Michigan
 

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm PT
Patient-Led Innovation & n-of-1 Science

Eric Hekler - UCSD
 

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm PT
mHealth, Precision Medicine and 'All of Us'

Steven Steinhubl - Scripps Research
 

2:45 pm - 4:30 pm PT
Team Discussions (Small Groups)
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm PT
Team Report-Backs (Small Groups)
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PT
Group Dinner (Spanish Theme)
2018 mHealth Training Institute - Day 3
8:00 am - 9:00 am PT
Methodology and Analytics: Experimental Designs for Developing Adaptive Behavioral Interventions

Inbal Nahum-Shani University of Michigan
 

9:00 am - 9:45 am PT
Machine Learning for Mobile Health

Benjamin Marlin - UMass Amherst
 

9:45 am - 10:00 am PT
Break
10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT
Team Discussions (Small Groups)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PT
Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm PT
Patient Engagement

Pedja Klasnja - University of Michigan
 

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm PT
Engaging Patients Through Behavioral Economics

Craig Fox - UCLA
 

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm PT
Break
2:45 pm - 5:15 pm PT
Team Discussions (Small Groups)
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PT
Group Dinner (Italian Theme)
2018 mHealth Training Institute - Day 4
8:00 am - 8:45 am PT
Working with Vulnerable Populations

Vickie Mays UCLA
 

8:45 am - 9:30 am PT
Implementation Science for the mHealth Researcher

Alison Hamilton UCLA
 

9:30 am - 9:45 am PT
Break
9:45 am - 12:00 pm PT
Team Discussions (Small Groups)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PT
Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PT
If You Pitch It, They Will Buy

Monte Montgomery - University of Michigan
 

2:00 pm - 5:15 pm PT
Small Group Wrap-ups
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PT
Group Dinner (Persian Theme)
2018 mHealth Training Institute - Day 5
8:00 am - 8:15 am PT
Team 1

Capstone Presentation

8:15 am - 8:30 am PT
Team 2

Capstone Presentation

8:30 am - 8:45 am PT
Team 3

Capstone Presentation

8:45 am - 9:00 am PT
Team 4

Capstone Presentation

9:00 am - 9:15 am PT
Team 5

Capstone Presentation

9:15 am - 9:30 am PT
Break
9:30 am - 10:00 am PT
How to Engage a Technologist or Health Professional in mHealth

Donna Spruijt-Metz - USC
 

10:00 am - 10:20 am PT
Getting Recognition for Interdisciplinary Scholarship

Vivek Shetty - UCLA
 

10:20 am - 10:50 am PT
Academia: Notes to My Younger Self

Vivek Shetty - UCLA
 

10:50 am - 11:30 am PT
Getting Funding for mHealth Projects
11:30 am - 1:00 pm PT
Lunch / Graduation Certificates / Closing Remarks
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