About Digital and Personalized Health RAG

Digital health technology can be used for assessment and monitoring such as physical activity tracking; modes of intervention such as just-in-time interventions; and modes of communication such as telemedicine. Such devices and platforms range from the basic (text messages, apps, and social media) to the complex (wearable devices linked to apps and electronic health records; highly tailored text messaging) to the futuristic (implantable and ingestible devices). The DPH RAG provides a formal structure to coalesce local CHOP-based researchers interested in and/or conducting digital health research and other stakeholders (e.g., IS, bioinformatics), as well as researchers from other local institutions.

Specific Aims

• Foster collaborative efforts to expand the capability to develop, test and integrate digital health tools and approaches for children, adolescents, and their families.
• Provide a forum for educational and networking opportunities to enhance knowledge of digital health and develop potential collaborations both within and outside the RAG.
• Serve as a liaison to CHOP Research Institute and hospital administration on needs and prioritization of resources to enhance and facilitate digital health research and its implementation in clinical practice.

Activities

• Facilitating and tracking collaborations among RAG members
• Showcasing innovative ideas and boost dissemination of RAG member publications
• Tracking new digital health proposals and awarded grants
• Developing guidelines and a list of recommended vendors for digital health development
• Identifying key priorities in the integration of digital health research into the research strategic plan