Boston, September 24, 2018 – WEGO Health, the world’s largest network of patient opinion leaders and health influencers, today announced that Founder and CEO Jack Barrette will speak at the annual MedTech Conference on Wednesday, September 26 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Barrette will join a live panel discussion on “Patient Access to New Technologies: Is the Patient Voice Relevant?”
“Patients are increasingly becoming a trusted voice and critical asset for healthcare organizations looking to improve the patient experience,” said Barrette. “For medical devices, patient insights are invaluable to researchers, developers and marketers in learning what and where the needs are, how a patient may use a device and what is most important in the decision to use one technology or another.”
The panel will focus on how the medical device industry must continue to innovate in the face of clinical and economic burden, using the patient perspective to satisfy stakeholder needs, including those of regulators and payers.
The MedTech Conference is an annual meeting sponsored by the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed). It attracts more than 3,000 attendees from 30 countries and features speakers such as Johnson and Johnson CEO, Alex Gorsky, Baxter CEO, Joe Almeida, and world leaders such as George W. Bush and Tony Blair. AdvaMed is a trade association that leads the effort to advance medical technology in order to achieve healthier lives and healthier economies around the world. AdvaMed represents 80 percent of medical technology firms in the United States and acts as the common voice for companies producing medical devices, diagnostic products and health information systems.
About WEGO Health
WEGO Health is a mission-driven company connecting healthcare with the experience, skills and insights of patient leaders, working across virtually all health conditions and topics. WEGO Health’s network collaborates with startups, life sciences companies, non-profits, agencies, government and all types of organizations across healthcare. WEGO Health offers enterprise and on-demand solutions that allow organizations to leverage patient experience and expertise in the design, development, and promotion of their products and services.
WEGO Health brings patient experts directly into the healthcare industry to drive patient-centered innovation. The company’s network includes more than 100,000 vetted patients and caregivers who manage chronic and complex health conditions. WEGO Health Experts is the first on-demand platform that matches companies seeking patient expertise with vetted patient leader advisors, collaborators and influencers.
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