By: Mark Leon Goldberg on November 30, 2011 The 2011 mHealth Summit kicks off next week at the National Harbor near Washington, DC. The summit is a meeting of the minds in which government, industry and civil society leaders discuss innovations in using mobile technology to improve public health. Earlier this afternoon the summit’s organizers held a conference call to preview what to expect from the summit. On the line were: Richard Scarfo, Director, mHealth Summit Bill Riley, Program Director, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, NHLBI Mitul Shah, Senior Director of Programs and Partnerships, West Wireless Health Institute Kerry McDermott, Senior Policy Director, West Wireless Health Institute Annie Schowalter O’Connor, Director of Client Services, Vital Wave Consulting David Collins, Senior Director of Professional Development at HIMSS (spoke about the HIT X.0 track) Moderator: Patty Mechael, Executive Director, mHealth Alliance Have a listen Sneak Preview of mHealth Summit by UN Dispatch