Event Calendar

Events in January 2022

  • How To Design a Digital Health App

    How To Design a Digital Health App


    January 12, 2022

    In the world of digital health apps, patient-centered design is king. FREE ebook upon registration!

    Keys Features:

    ✅ 2+ hour instructor-led training (Self-paced using Teach:able Platform)

    ✅ Certificate of Completion – powered by The Mindshop School

    ✅ Hands-out materials and unlimited access to the recorded session

    What is this MINDSHOP™ about?

    In the world of #mhealth design, usability is king. Softwares, valuated for millions of dollars, are abandoned due to its lack of appreciation of the power of usable design principles.

    This course emphasizes the importance of mobile user experience in designing effective healthcare e-solutions: how different populations of healthcare consumers select and utilize mobile apps in their daily lives, why they sustain or abandon use, and the health benefits and predictive outcomes that are caused by this usage.

    Module 1: Gathering Insights from providers and patients' point of view

    • Understand design thinking framework through case studies in healthcare
    • Identifying users pain points (patients and providers)
    • Learn how to gather data and contextualize them into a meaningful architecture

     

    Module 2: Ideation in the healthcare sphere

    • Reframing and Ideation - Go wide and wild problem-solving technique
    • Know how to foresee the needs based on user personas

    Module 3: Implementation and limitations

    • Prototyping and testing - fail fast, keep moving technique
    • Know how to stitch the design to the insights gathered
    • Learn how to iterate swiftly
    • Learn how to manage frustration when failing fast process
    • Open-Discussion: Your current role and how designing a mobile health app can benefit you

    Who needs to attend?

    • Entrepreneurs at early-stage of their startup (preferably mhealth)
    • Managers who are committed to solving healthcare problems creatively
    • User Interface designers who wish to expand their towards UX design in health
  • Meet and Greet the Author: Heather Hedden

    Meet and Greet the Author: Heather Hedden


    January 21, 2022

    Heather Hedden, author of The Accidental Taxonomist, is a Data and Knowledge Engineer in the professional services team of Semantic Web Company, makers of PoolParty software for taxonomy, ontology, and knowledge graph management. Heather has been a taxonomist for over 26 years in various organizations and as an independent consultant. She is a sought-after speaker at knowledge conferences, and her taxonomy courses, offered through Hedden Information Management, are considered standard curricula for anyone entering the field.

  • Striking a Balance: Family Caregiver Conference

    Striking a Balance: Family Caregiver Conference


    January 22, 2022

    This conference brings together local resources and national speakers to aid and educate family caregivers living in Central Texas.

    About this event

    The Striking a Balance: Family Caregiver Conference is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a Saturday in-person, keynote speaker event, luncheon, and information and resource fair.

    For more information about the host agencies, please visit their websites: Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area and AGE of Central Texas.

    Keynote Speaker - Jan. 22, 2022

    Chet Garner — creator, host, executive producer, and writer of The Daytripper, a five-time Emmy-award-winning program on PBS — will deliver an inspiring keynote address during lunch about finding local respite options and enjoying your life with your loved ones.

    Garner was born and raised in Texas and loves storytelling. He brings the same enthusiasm to his speaking events that are seen in The Daytripper and aims to create contagious energy that will have every attendant walk away inspired and excited about Texas, day-tripping, and finding their passion in life. Garner is a graduate of UT-Austin and Baylor Law School. After practicing law for three years, he followed his passion to inspire his fellow Texans to appreciate the beauty, history, and food of Texas.

    Nonprofits and businesses that support family caregivers will be onsite to share information about the resources they provide for caregivers and their loved ones.

Check these calendars for other Life Science organization’s events

Austin Technology Council Calendar of Events

https://tinyurl.com/y9zzr6jv

Texas States Small Business Development Center Network Calendar of Events

https://tinyurl.com/ybf68aom

Women in Business Virtual Calendar of Events

View the full list of virtual events.

Temple Health & BioScience District’s (THBD’s) E-Learning Series Webinars Library

https://www.templebioscience.org/elearning/

NAMSA’s Podcasts Calendar of Events

https://namsa.com/resources/podcasts/biocompchatibility-podcast/