Wearable Health Technology: From Consumer Gadgets to Clinical Tools?

Activity: Public, Community and School Engagement › Public talk, lecture, debate, seminar, workshop

Description

Smartphones and wearables now generate unprecedented insights into human health and behaviour, from predicting depression through typing patterns to detecting early-stage disease through heart rate variability. This talk examines what a decade of research reveals about these technologies' capabilities and limitations, the role of generative AI in this transformation, and the persistent tensions between innovation, usability and privacy. Can digital health move from consumer gadgets to genuine clinical tools, and at what cost?
Period10 Feb 2026
Held atBath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, UK United Kingdom
Degree of RecognitionRegional