The future of technology in medicine: Assurance and adoption

Professor Dobson is the J Crayton Pruitt Family Professor of Biomedical Engineering and currently holds a Research Foundation Professorship at the University of Florida. He graduated with a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Florida and a PhD in Natural Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH-Zurich. He did his postdoctoral training in geomagnetism and biophysics at both the ETH-Zurich and The University of Western Australia, before taking a faculty position at Keele University in the United Kingdom. In 2011, he returned to the University of Florida as Professor of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. Professor Dobson’s research focuses on biomedical applications of magnetic micro- and nanoparticles, the role of brain iron in neurodegenerative diseases, and biomedical device design. He is a Fellow of a variety of organisations, including, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Royal Society of Medicine.

Yvonne Umebuani is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Doctor Care Anywhere, an innovative and patient-centred healthcare company that is revolutionizing the way people access quality medical care, providing a seamless and convenient virtual platform for personalized consultations with highly qualified doctors. Trained as an orthopaedic surgeon in the UK, Yvonne featured in the TV series Surgery School which followed her early surgical career in London.

Yvonne's passion for communication and patient centred care education led her to change from Surgery to General Practice. Previously a Clinical Tutor in Minor Surgery and Joint Injections, teaching other Primary Care clinicians, and co-lead for the Next Generation GP course, Yvonne was also a First Tier Medical Member for the Ministry of Justice.  Her multidisciplinary experience has ensured a focus on leveraging the latest technology in improving patient care and she  is actively involved with her local RCGP faculty on their board as treasurer and holds positions within the RCGP as a committee member. Yvonne has presented at conferences worldwide and contributed to national press articles, and is currently studying for an MBA. She holds an MBBS, BSc, MRCS and MRCGP.

Ari Billig graduated from the University of Washington with a BS in Psychology and a BA in Economics. Ari also received an MBA from the Said Business School at the University of Oxford. They served as a research assistant in various psychology and neuroscience labs, while residing in Seattle. They then established and oversaw the mental health division at a medical staffing agency for five years before leaving to pursue their MBA. They are currently employed by SyncVR as a Business Developer, where they use their background in organisational healthcare and mental health to assist in bringing virtual reality solutions to the NHS. They oversee the UK department's financing station and have been successful in obtaining funding for a number of projects, including Innovate UK funding for a dialectical behavioural therapy application for patients on waitlists.