iHealth Connections welcomes new members to its Editorial board

Launched by the Touch Health Sciences team in Summer 2011, iHealth Connections is the new publication focusing on convergent pathways linking healthcare and life sciences. The boundaries of the life science industry and healthcare sectors are blurring. Convergent pathways are creating new healthcare solutions for patients and providers and valuable new partnerships for life science companies.

The Editorial Board, in collaboration with an expert guest Editor-in-Chief, will guide the editorial content of the publication. The Editorial Board includes expert voices from advisory and stakeholder organisations and the new members include – unched by the Touch Health Sciences team in Summer 2011, iHealth Connections is the new publication focusing on convergent pathways linking healthcare and life sciences. The boundaries of the life science industry and healthcare sectors are blurring. Convergent pathways are creating new healthcare solutions for patients and providers and valuable new partnerships for life science companies. The Editorial Board, in collaboration with an expert guest Editor-in-Chief, will guide the editorial content of the publication.

The Editorial Board includes expert voices from advisory and stakeholder organisations and the new members include – Stuart Bell, Interim Director of the Informatics Coordination Unit, The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI)

Charles Jaffe, Chief Executive Officer, HL7 and Senior Global Strategist, Intel Manish Kohli, Senior Director, Medical Informatics Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Craig H Lipset, Head of Clinical innovation, Worldwide Research & Development, Pfizer Inc

Holly Miller, Chief Medical Officer, MedAllies and Board Vice Chair, HIMSS Johann Proeve, Head Global Data Management, Bayer Vital GmbH Ling Su, Senior Vice President and Head of Development Greater China Region, Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Beat Widler, Clinical Quality Assurance & Risk Management Expert

Editor-in-Chief Johanna Westbrook, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales

The next issue of iHealth Connections 1.2 will be published in the winter of 2011

Contact Dillan Yogendra Editor Tel: +44 (0) 20 7452 5303

Email: dillan.yogendra@touchbriefings.com

Kevin McGeehan Associate Director, Health Sciences Tel: +44 207 452 5150

Email: kevin.mcgeehan@touchbriefings.com

www.touchhealthsciences.com Touch Health Sciences – Leading the discussion on healthcare and life sciences innovation The boundaries of the life sciences and healthcare sectors are merging to create new healthcare solutions for patients and providers, and new partnership models for life sciences companies to work together. The aim is to integrate clinical, operational, and financial data to improve health care services, enhance product development, reduce risk, and manage resources throughout the whole healthcare supply chain. Touch Health Sciences comprises drug development journals, bespoke web content and reports for companies leading health innovations, and aims to provide insight for thought leaders in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies globally.