I’m a Microsoft HealthVault Fan on Facebook and I just found out that the session recordings from the Microsoft Connected Health Conference earlier this month are available. Check out the website for abstracts and presentation/video links. I’ve shown my bias :) by highlighting the items I’m currently reviewing  - I’ll get to all eventually.

• HealthVault 101: Business Overview
• HealthVault 101: Technical Overview
• Improving Populations Health & Wellness with HealthVault Enabled Solutions and Devices (Business Track)
• Showcasing Microsoft Solutions in Federal & State Wide Initiatives (Business Track)
• How to Build a World Class HealthVault Application (Technical Track)
• Connecting Devices to HealthVault (Technical Track)
• Learn How Continua Devices Can Work with HealthVault (Technical Track)
• Saving Lives, Saving Money Through Connected Medication Management (Business Track)
• Creating Stronger Data Connections among Hospitals, Referring Clinics, & Patients (Business Track)
• Connecting HealthVault & Clinical Systems, a Best Practice (Technical Track)
• Connecting Rich Client Applications to HealthVault (Technical Track)
• Leveraging Connectivity Solutions for Physicians & Patients (Business Track)
• Introduction to Microsoft Amalga UIS 2009 (Business Track)
• Extending HealthVault With Other Microsoft Technologies (Technical Track)
• Using CCR & CCD with HealthVault (Technical Track)
• Using Digital Signatures & APIs in HealthVault (Technical Track)
• Connecting Patients and Hospitals Remote Monitoring (Business Track)
• Connecting Communities: Stimulus Package & Beyond (Business Track)
• Transforming Privacy & Security into Opportunities (Technical Track)
• Building a Usable HealthVault Application (Technical Track)
• Microsoft Amalga UIS 2009: Technical Overview (Technical Track)
• Harnessing Wellness & Enhancing Care in a World of Information Technology (Business Track)
• HealthVault Goes International (Business Track)
• A Look Into the Future With HealthVault (Technical Track)
• Computing Futures: Directions and Reflections

I watched the Computing Futures: Directions and Reflections by Dr. (x2) Eric Horvitz.

Really great stuff here that is applicable to several industries. Dr. Horvitz described several ongoing Microsoft Research projects and their applicability to the mission of Microsoft Health: to improve health, around the world, through software innovation. Science Fiction stuff here!

If you are looking for Gentle Robots, around 40 minutes into the video :) My must haves?

• 41 minutes: Interruption Workbench, you’ve got to see the video to appreciate and then (like me), you’ll want.
• 45 minutes: Life Browser, Memory, Recall and more (I need this in my advancing years).

If you like this sort of thing, you are going to love this post from Dr. Crounse on the HealthBlog: Promising New Projects at Microsoft Research May Lead to Better Healthcare. More details about the themes discussed in the session by Dr. Eric Horvitz delivered in Dr. Crounse’s very engaging style.