Wearables

Wearables are becoming part of daily life for many people and the wearable potential for data collection and behavior change is fascinating, and controversial. Even the definition of wearables is under debate. Learn more about the latest technologies and trends from two very different specialists - one is a clinical informaticist who is implanted with RFIDs, working to establish novel methods for sensor-based, passive, longitudinal data collection; the other a fashion designer who engineered a safer, more empathetic protective suit for medical staff workers on the front lines of the Ebola epidemic. Experience, play with, try on, and talk about some of the latest innovations in the field.