WATCH-Society

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WATCH society is a medical and a not-for-profit society uniting professionals of different culture and background in actively participating towards our goal: Bringing together health experts, care professionals, developers, soft-and hardware manufacturers of portable technology to form a melting pot of innovation and collaboration, with the object to research and validate the development of portable technology for healthcare professionals and patients, and where possible to improve and support this object by spreading knowledge and insights gained worldwide.

We hope you enjoy your WATCH membership!

Terms and Conditions

The Membership of the International Society for Wearable Technology runs from January 1^st - December 31^rd of each Calender year.
Memberships are personal, non-institutional, non-refundable and non-tranferrable to other persons nor instances. Cancelled Memberships are not entitled to any refunds for a partly joined Society Year. The Membership of the International Society for Wearable Technology in Healthcare - WATCH- is valid only after payment and board acceptance, from moment of joining until the 31^st of December of each year; and will be continued automatically unless unsubscribed before the 1^st of December of the current year. Membership Terms and Conditions are displayed on our website. Terms and Conditions may be subject to change at any time without further notice to Member. The Society reserves the right to refuse Membership and/or terminate Membership immediately if the Member injures, damages or counteracts in any way to the Interests of the Society, to be determined by the discretion of the Board.

MEMBERSHIPS ARE AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED UNLESS TERMINATED BY THE MEMBER HIM- OR HERSELF BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO: (info[dot]watch-society[dot]com).

By paying your membership fee you agree to these conditions.

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BMJ Innovations, our Scientific Partner Journal

BMJ Innovations is a peer reviewed online journal that publishes basic, clinical, translational, and epidemiological studies of all aspects of medical innovations. The journal champions research that offers new, cost-effective medical devices, technologies, processes and systems that improve patient care. It aims to promote innovations that make healthcare accessible and affordable, creating a community that aspires to make the world a healthier place.

A collaboration between BMJ and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), it is the first general medical innovations journal. It is the official journal of the WATCH Society.

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MEMBERSHIPS ARE AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED UNLESS TERMINATED BY THE MEMBER HIM- OR HERSELF BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO: (info[dot]watch-society[dot]com).

By paying your membership fee you agree to these conditions.

HISTORY

2014 The International Society for Wearable Technology in Healthcare -WATCH Society - was initiated by a group of early adopters of wearable technology, all working as professionals in the field of healthcare.
2014 The First Conference of the WATCH Society took place in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. With over 50 participants from within the medical field on-site and many more online, the interest for wearable technology in healthcare certainly proves to be on the rise.
2015 On the 28^th of April, the WATCH Society was legally founded and established. The first official Board was installed.

On the 29^th and 30^th of April The Second Conference of the WATCH Society 'Wearables@Work' took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The community has grown to over 100 participants, who became Members of the Society.

What we do

Come join the WATCH Society and shape the valid use of Wearables in Healthcare!

Interested? You are very welcome to join the WATCH Society. Membership is extended to anyone involved in healthcare in any capacity that wishes to collaborate in an effort to change the daily functioning world of healthcare -and in doing so- to re-establish the doctor-patient relationship through wearable technology. Membership is free, and allow you to participate in one of the Special Interest Groups.You may join here, or subscribe to our Newsletters.

Research

Wearable Technology in Healthcare is a group in Computer and Information Science, Education, Medicine on Mendeley.

The Board

WATCH President
Marlies Schijven MD PhD MHSc

Professor of Surgery (Upper GI laparoscopy). Chair of Simulation, Serious Gaming and Applied Mobile Healthcare.
Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands

"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is a process. Working together is a success (H. Ford)"
WATCH Vice-President and Secretary
Homero Rivas MD MBA FACS

Director of Innovative Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine USA

"You can only see it, when you get it"
WATCH Treasurer
Teodor Grantcharov MD PhD FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Upper GI Laparoscopy)
St. Michaels Hospital Toronto, Canada

"Hands down the best"