Pre-Conference Workshop Day - Tuesday, December 6
Workshop A | 10:00am - 12:00pm EST
Clinical Trial Development for Digital Therapeutics
Clinical trials are essential to creating effective validating evidence to attract payors so they can get reimbursed. Designing comprehensive clinical trials is therefore essential to achieve this - but it’s is also challenging and expensive. This workshop is your chance to learn from those who designed and ran the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (eCBT-I) program, enrolling military service members and veterans with insomnia and TBI.Join this workshop to learn how to:
- Master application development
- Create content that targets the right demographic
- Design a DTx that assists with Cognitive therapy for a niche demographic
Workshop Leaders:

Molly Malarkey
DTx Project Manager
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation

Martin Cota
CCRC, Senior Clinical Trials Specialist
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation

Noushin Mannan
Research Assistant
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Workshop B | 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Emerging Trends in Game Design for Digital Health
In this workshop, we will explore key principles of game design, and review case studies of how these principles can be successfully integrated into digital health products to maximize engagement and clinical results.
Join this workshop to:
- Learn principles of game design that promote healthcare engagement
- Learn the pitfalls of superficial gamification
- Learn how to set up an R&D team for developing game-based healthcare products
Workshop Leader:

Elan Schneider
CEO & Co-Founder
TrainPain
Workshop C | 3:30pm - 5:30pm EST
Incorporating Clinical Evidence for Validation in Digital Therapeutics
Clinical evidence is essential for validating digital therapeutics. Obtaining clinical evidence is key for the regulatory approval process, reimbursement, and product adoption.
Join this workshop to:
- Discover regulatory pathways to obtain regulatory clearance
- See examples of clinical studies to obtain data to support clinical validation
- Leverage RWE to drive adoption by pharma, payors, and doctors
- Ensure post-market studies are used to support continued product adoption
Workshop Leaders:

Brooke Mastrorio
SVP of Clincal Affairs
Sidekick Health

Birna Bjornsdottir
Director of Medical Affairs
Sidekick Health

Halla Helgadóttir
Director of Research
Sidekick Health