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Women in Medtech Forum: Driving Healthcare Forward: Lessons in Leadership and Innovation

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM) (EST)

Description

In the last few years, we have seen dramatic shifts in the healthcare industry. From telemedicine becoming commonplace to remote patient monitoring routine, healthcare is coming into the home. While meeting patients where they are in their own homes is an obvious next step for increasing efficiencies and patient engagement, the unknowns in this ecosystem are sometimes referred to as the “Wild West.” It also presents exciting new opportunities to close the gap on healthcare disparities by providing patients with a mechanism to receive care on their terms.

This Women in Medtech Forum will discuss the evolution of connected care, what it means for the medical device industry and what considerations still need to be addressed in order to make a vision of healthcare in the home a reality.

AGENDA

1:00 pm	Registration & Networking
1:30 pm	Welcome Remarks & Fireside Chat
2:15 pm	Panel Discussion
3:15 pm	Networking

SPEAKERS

	Diana Gelston Chief Commercial Officer Best Buy Health In her role, Diana is responsible for building and strengthening the company’s commercial relationships that aim to enable care at home for everyone.   Diana leads a large, diverse team in creating and executing high-impact, go-to-market strategies that support the company’s mission to enrich and save lives through technology and meaningful connections. At Best Buy Health, she is focused on developing integrated commercial strategies that support consumers wherever they are on their health journey and improve the care-at-home experience.   Previously, Diana has successfully launched and developed more than a dozen sales and marketing teams, with P&L’s of more than $2.1B, in tech, medical devices, digital health, and healthcare information systems at Amazon Business Healthcare, Fresenius Medical Care, Philips Healthcare, and other innovative start-ups.   Diana earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and a certificate in Leadership Development and Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School.
	Elizabeth Hamacher Vice President of Clinical Services & Support Podimetrics Elizabeth is a solutions-driven health care executive with demonstrated success in leading both clinical and administrative growth across multiple health care settings. As Vice President of Clinical Services & Support, she is responsible for scaling Podimetrics’ work to efficiently and effectively serve more patients. Elizabeth has held clinical leadership roles at Consumer Medical, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Coastal Medical, Cape Cod Healthcare Physician Hospital Organization, and Emerald Physician Services LLC, leading strategic planning, leadership development, operations, and quality improvement efforts. She holds a Master’s degree in Healthcare Leadership from Brown University, a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
	Heather O'Sullivan President, Healthcare at Home Mass General Brigham Heather leads the largest Home Hospital operation of acute care episodes in our country, advancing the Integrated Academic Medical Center of the future’s transformational effort to shift services into the home, improve patient outcomes, increase access to care, and lower costs. She brings over 20 years of experience in leading strategic innovation and rapid growth initiatives for payer and provider organizations alike. Prior to joining Mass General Brigham, she was the Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Innovation Officer of Kindred at Home, the largest home health and hospice services provider in the United States, in the period leading up to the successful Humana acquisition. Her expertise and acumen across multiple service lines from clinical and infrastructure operations to fiscal oversight and M&A have allowed her to guide multiple companies through periods of challenge, transition and rapid scale. O’Sullivan and has also worked directly with patients, having served as a nurse practitioner delivering post-acute and longitudinal care to SNF residents.
	Louise Shah Senior Director, Professional Services Best Buy Health Louise Shah leads the Professional Services organization of Best Buy Health for Best Buy Co. Inc. In her role she is responsible for building and advancing the company’s implementation and consulting capabilities, to enable care at home for everyone. At Best Buy Health, she is focused on supporting customers throughout their care at home journey. She leads a large, multi-functional team focused on rapidly implementing and launching innovative care at home solutions while providing clinical guidance and oversight that supports the unique requirements of our customers and their patients. Louise brings over twenty years of experience in strategic operations, customer engagement and product & program management in innovative healthcare technology solutions and delivery of services. She has an extensive background in managing through change in fast-paced, competitive environments and has led diverse cross-functional teams across organizations such as Mass General Brigham, Healthedge, Outseer and Perot Systems Corporation. Louise received her bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from University College Dublin, Ireland. Louise also brings an extensive background in education innovation, having served as a Board Trustee for the Knightsbridge School Education Foundation and as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors for the Marlborough Primary School – both in London, United Kingdom. She also served as the Co-Chair of the Board of Overseers for the Brookline High School Innovation Fund.
	Melanie Turieo Partner, Global Head of Medtech PA Consulting Melanie has over 25 years’ experience in the design and development of regulated medical products. She is a Human-Centered Design expert with experience leading large, multi-disciplinary teams from concept definition through product realization. Melanie brings a unique blend of business focus, market insight, and technical expertise to deliver viable, desirable, and successful solutions to clients ranging from large multi-national organizations to venture-funded startups. She is experienced leading distributed teams, managing risk, working within an ISO-13485 framework, and above all, maintaining a focus on product vision and key commercial value throughout development. Melanie has worked on applications across the care pathway including a tiny, implantable novel drug delivery device, a regulated, direct to consumer wearable, lab-based and point-of-care diagnostics, and a multi-component surgical robotic platform.