How Technology is Improving Public Health, Part 1 | Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., MPH, MSc, CHO, Google

Описание: In this episode, Dr. DeSalvo shares how she became interested in politics while serving as the Assistant Secretary for Health with the Obama administration, a job that lives at the nexus of science, policy, and politics. She has spent her career focusing on improving health and eliminating disparities and gives insight into how her position at Google will allow her to utilize new technologies to achieve her passion.

0:00 Introduction
09:35 Transforming into different roles.
12:06 Advice for Up and Coming Leaders.
15: 27 Intersectionality in Public Health, Technology and Medicine.
18:56 The Future of Google Healthcare.

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Dr. Karen DeSalvo is a physician executive working at the intersection of medicine, public health, and information technology whose career has focused on improving health and eliminating disparities. She leads a team of health professionals at Google who provide clinical guidance for the development of inclusive research, products and services.

Prior to joining Google, Dr. DeSalvo was National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and acted as the Assistant Secretary for Health in the Obama Administration. During her time at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. DeSalvo focused on creating a more consumer-oriented, transparent and value-based health system.

Dr. DeSalvo served as the New Orleans Health Commissioner following Hurricane Katrina. Prior to that she was Vice Dean for Community Affairs and Health Policy at the Tulane School of Medicine where she was a practicing internal medicine physician, educator, researcher and leader. She serves on the Council of the National Academy of Medicine.