Presentation by Sloan Rachmuth, co-founder of HEALTHeME (www.myhealtheme.com), given at at the Mobile Health 2010 conference at Stanford University. The presentation focuses on primary care physicians, and their excitement at deploying a texting solution to help them treat obesity
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1. ROLE OF TEXT MESSAGING IN THETREATMENT OF OBESITY IN PRIMARY
CARE
Sloan Rachmuth
Co-Founder
HEALTHeME
2. Clinical Definition of Obesity
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Waist Circumference
BMI = 32
239 lbs
Women > 35 inches
Men > 40 inches
40 in
Body Mass Index (BMI)
BMI > 25 - Overweight
BMI > 30 - Obese
3. Associated Conditions
Elevated Risk for:
Diabetes
Hypertension
Cardiovascular disease
Depression
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4. Diagnosis of obesity and treatment challenges in primary
care
5. What are they saying about treating obesity?
6. The HEALTHeME Intervention
Participatory.Personalized.Patient-Centered.
A clinical support tool for physiciansto
help manage obesity and co-morbidities
Proactive and tailored coaching of patients
Web
7. Mobile 8. SMS 9. PrintLeverage pervasive technologies
and lower barriers to care
10. What is the role of texting in the treatment of obesity?
11. So, whats the idea?
Text messaging can:
