Redesigning NHS care pathways around patient generated data

John has 35 years in IT Consulting and large system deployment, 18 years of this is in Healthcare IT.  His work in healthcare has included software development, system integration, automation with a lot of emphasis on ensuring the flow of data and information across providers and enabling patient activation and engagement.

John has worked over many years to bring together the health and social care communities in NW London to develop collaborative approaches to system adoption and integration. Since 2013 he has been developing the NWL Patient Health Record and encouraging its adoption as a tool to transform pathways of care.

Dr Melissa Wickremasinghe is a Consultant Respiratory Physician who specialises in Lung fibrosis (Intersitial lung diseases, ILD ) and Sarcoidosis.

She is the transformation Chief Clinical Information officer for personal health records at Imperial healthcare NSH Trust and has developed the use of the Care Information Exchange, a patient portal, across the Trust and sector. Her interests are in developing patient centred pathways for respiratory diseases, particularly idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis and also in patient centred outcomes. She also has an interest in digital health literacy and patient engagement.

Meera is an honorary clinical research fellow at Imperial College London and an ST6 Surgical Registrar in the Kent Surrey Sussex Deanery.

She has recently completed a PhD on ‘Optimising the identification of acute deterioration and sepsis through digital technology’. Her work included performing one of the largest wearable sensor trials in acutely unwell patients. She explored patient and staff feedback of the technology through qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. Meera has received several awards for her work including being recently awarded the Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award  Lecture by the British Science Association.

Felicia Opoku is the Programme Manager for the Care Information Exchange, North West London’s personal health record.

She believes in the power of the patient voice and is a strong advocate for patient empowerment and the use of technology to enable it.