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Thursday 10:30–11:15 am
Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory The Wireless Future of Medicine
Dr. Eric Topol
Thursday 10:30–11:15 am
Transformational Tuesdays: Elections That Shaped Jack London Room
Our History Could your smart phone be the future of medicine? Dr. Eric Topol is a world
H.W. Brands, Douglas Brinkley and Karl Rove renowned cardiologist who has embraced the study of genomics and the latest
Thursday 10:30–11:15 am advances in technology to treat chronic disease. According to Dr. Topol, smart
John Steinbeck Room phones will be the instruments that measure and continuously communicate all
kinds of vital signs to our doctors, keeping us out of hospital beds and reducing
The outcome of the 2016 Clinton/Trump election was remarkable, but how will the cost of healthcare.
it hold up to history? Can any President shape a country like Lincoln? Save the
United States like F.D.R.? Join H.W. Brands, Douglas Brinkley and Karl Rove as
they share their thoughts on which winners left an indelible legacy and changed
America, for better or for worse. Moderated by Susan Eisenhower.
“Where today people surf the web and check their
e-mail on their cell phones, tomorrow they will
be checking their vital signs.”
— Dr. Eric Topol
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