There is an increasing number of cancer types and subtypes that can manifest differently in patients based on multiple factors including co-morbidities and overall patient health. Customized, cross-disciplinary cancer care can help to optimize individual patient outcomes. Although healthcare professionals (HCPs), patients, and caregivers have tools available to them to help customize treatment plans for individual patients, they are not being universally implemented and more needs to be done to customize care. HCP evaluations involving patient-reported goals are not standardized and some patients are not comfortable, or able, to proactively engage in decisions around their care, which may further contribute to the problem. What can be developed to best support HCPs and patients to help them customize treatment plans that lead to optimal or better health outcomes? What can be done to help encourage consistent adoption of individualized treatment plans?

 Mobility has a significant impact on the overall health and quality of life of an individual. In fact, walking speed has been described as the sixth vital sign because it has been shown to predict health outcomes and mortality in older adults. Yet as our population ages, the number of people who may have mobility-limiting conditions is growing. These individuals are at greater risk for hospitalizations, falls, and medical complications. In the era of connected sensor technologies, digital assessment of functional performance based on response to therapy is possible, even outside of the clinic. How can we leverage connected technologies like wearables and smartphones to help improve patient care (e.g. diagnosis and management) and empower individuals to improve mobility and live independently?  How can we determine what measures best endpoints that reflect a person’s function in day to day life? How can we ensure that such technologies are something that all patients feel comfortable and confident using regardless of the technologies they use daily, their literacy, and numeracy? 

One in five residents in America are expected to be 65 or older by 2030, growing to 21.7% of the population by 2040. In the past few months, the novel Coronavirus has exacerbated and brought to light many of the issues already faced by this rapidly growing segment of the population, demonstrating the need to improve healthcare for the elderly. What innovations would help increase adoption and use of technology among older adults, leading to the access of crucial services? Can we leverage remote monitoring tools to help detect and improve behavioral health in older adults? How can we use technology to lessen the burden of caregivers? In addition, getting older naturally increases one’s chances of developing cancer. What can be done to ensure that decisions about cancer care and treatment are driven by the overall health of the patient, rather than the age of the patient?

 Many people around the world are limited in their access to necessary healthcare services, thereby increasing their risk of poor health outcomes and serious complications. These barriers to healthcare are out of the patient’s control, largely stemming from economic disparities, lack of education, and lack of availability of services in their geographical area.  The ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 has transformed the healthcare world, highlighting the need for improved methods to deliver healthcare services. How can we work for underserved and affected populations to deliver basic healthcare needs? What simple technologies can be set up to introduce easily accessible clinical care at minimal cost, particularly for those who have developed healthcare needs during the pandemic or have reservations about going into the hospital during the pandemic? Can we improve access to continuing care to individuals who are unable to make it to their closest hospital? This track will work together to ensure broader access to care for individuals during and after the COVID-19 pandemic – introducing ways to circumvent economic and geographical barriers.