Health Matters: is chronic disease prevention only a step away?
10 August 2023 5:30pm–8:30pm
There is no denying that wearables have taken the world by storm - with products like watches, bracelets, rings and even clothes - designed to track fitness and wellness-related metrics. So, with one in three Australians owning a smartwatch, are wearables the future of predicting and preventing chronic diseases in Australia?
Join our expert panel as they investigate Australia’s biggest healthcare burden; chronic disease, and the role that wearables could have in a healthcare setting to prevent and treat people with heart disease, obesity, cancer, or diabetes.
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Other upcoming sessions
UQ alumni travel program
1 Jan 2025–31 Dec 2025
Save the date! 2025 Back to UQ and UQ Alumni Book Fair
2 May 2025–5 May 2025