Despite children comprising 23% of the U.S. population, they receive only 10% of healthcare expenditures. Where investment does exist, lack of best practices for pediatric digital health leads to poor-quality products that disappoint providers, fail to improve care and research, and struggle commercially.
Chapter 1: Market dynamics and sustainable business opportunities
Explore the pediatric DHT landscape and the transformative potential of these tools.
Chapter 2: Centering the user in product development
Navigate pediatric care systems, center children’s experiences in DHT development, and ensure privacy, safety, and security.
Chapter 3: Implementation and scale
Implement evidence-based strategies to scale DHTs while addressing children’s unique needs and clinical care challenges.
Chapter 4: Digital health technologies in clinical investigations
Leverage telemedicine, wearables, and digital platforms to reach underserved populations, gather meaningful data, and improve pediatric care.
Project partners also include the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Sarah Scalia | Director, Innovation & Business Development, Boston Children’s Hospital
Jan-Peer Elshoff, PhD | Senior Clinical Development Lead, UCB Biosciences GmbH
Olivier Staquet | Chief Technology Officer, Gabi SmartCare
Lindsay Stevens, MD, FAAP, FAMIA | Stanford
Virginia Parks – Christina Marchand – Pauline Rivet – Laurence Leber | Servier
Katerina Placek, PhD |Senior Manager, Digital Health Sciences, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Helen Hughes, MD, MPH | Johns Hopkins
Michael Rowling | Co-founder, Protokinetics
Jen Ruschman | Assistant VP, Digital Health Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
