How Your Wearable Data Will Improve Healthcare

Wearables like the Apple Watch, Fitbit, the WHOOP band and the Oura ring help us track our exercise and lifestyle habits, collecting loads of data as we use them. So what’s happening to all that information, and how can wearables data help to promote optimal human wellness? What cool things are wearables data allowing researchers to do today? How is that information helping people to live longer, healthier and more active lives? And what are some cool new capabilities that wearables data will enable, in the near- or long-term future?

Evidation is a Silicon Valley-based company that aggregates the data from wearables and enables its users to participate in groundbreaking research and health programs. In conversation with Medcan Move host Dr. Andrew Miners, Evidation’s COO, Leslie Wilberforce, describes the way the platform is using wearables data, how it encourages users to maintain healthy habits, and how it could help us catch early-stage conditions and live healthier lives.


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Introduction provided by Eat Move Think producers Christopher Shulgan and Jasmine Rach. Social media and strategy support from Chantel Guertin, Andrew Imecs and Emily Bozik.