What would it take for research at WashU to have a real-world impact in St. Louis and beyond? What if we built solutions that could be used by our community partners?
The DI2 Accelerator hosted the second annual Digital Transformation Summit on Oct. 17 centered around Translation by Design. Conversation focused on how can we approach research and problem-solving with translation, craft and collaboration as a foundation, using efficient and delightful digital solutions to have real-world impact in our community and beyond.
Agenda
8:15 – 9 a.m. Networking and refreshments
9:00 – 9:05 a.m. Welcome and introductory remarks
9:05 – 9:55 a.m. Keynote speaker: Peter Embí, MD
Peter J. Embí, MD, MS
Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation
Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Co-Director, ADVANCE
Bio
Dr. Peter Embí is an internationally recognized researcher, educator, and leader in the field of clinical and translational research informatics, with numerous peer-reviewed publications and presentations describing his innovations in the field. His areas of interest include clinical informatics, research informatics, public health informatics, and data-driven learning health systems.
Dr. Embí serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Professor of Medicine, and Senior Vice-President for Research and Innovation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Prior to assuming this role on Jan 1, 2022, he served as President and CEO of the Regenstrief Institute, Professor and Associate Dean for Informatics and Health Services Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Associate Director at Indiana CTSI and Vice President for Learning Health Systems at IU Health. Previous academic leadership roles included professorships and serving as the nation’s first Chief Research Information Officer at The Ohio State University, and on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati, where he was the founding director of the UC Center for Health Informatics.
Dr. Embí is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics, a Fellow of AMIA, and a Fellow of the International Association for Health Sciences Informatics. Among his other leadership roles, he was the Past President and Chair of the Board of Directors of AMIA. He also has served on many national advisory boards, including recently concluding service on the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Talk
Title: “Creating an AI-Enabled Learning Health System: Now, it’s personal”
Objectives:
After attending this presentation, audience members will be able to:
- Describe the major considerations related to the use of data and technology to enable learning health systems
- Recognize the opportunities and challenges to re-using growing clinical and related data for improving health care and biomedicine
- Discuss the potential benefits and challenges for the effective and equitable use of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
9:55 – 10:55 a.m. Panel Discussion & Digital Solutions Studio (DSS) Showcase
Moderator
Philip R.O Payne, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, FAIMBE, FIAHSI
Digital Transformation Implementation Chair
- Email: prpayne@nospam.wustl.edu
Janet and Bernard Becker Professor and Director, Institute for Informatics, Data Science and Biostatistics (I2DB)
Associate Dean and Chief Data Scientist
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Panel
Jonathan Hanahan
Chair, MDes for HCI and Emerging Technology; Associate Professor; Co-Director, Fox Fridays
- Email: jhanahan@nospam.wustl.edu
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Betsy Sinclair, PhD
Chair of the Department of Political Science
Thomas F. Eagleton University Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science
Co-Director of the Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures
- Email: bsinclai@nospam.wustl.edu
Albert M. Lai, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA
Deputy Chair, Digital Transformation Implementation
- Email: amlai@nospam.wustl.edu
Chief Research Information Officer, School of Medicine
Deputy Director, Institute for Informatics, Data Science and Biostatistics (I2DB)
Professor of General Medical Sciences, School of Medicine
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, McKelvey School of Engineering
Tabea Alexa Linhard, PhD
Director and Professor of Global Studies
Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature
10:55 – 11:05 a.m. Break
11:05 – 11:45 a.m. Research Translation Challenge
Attendees will break into interdisciplinary groups to practice tackling real-world challenges with innovative digital solutions. This session will inspire collaboration across disciplines, showcasing the transformative power of design thinking. Participants can select from three breakout sessions, each focusing on a unique research topic, open to everyone regardless of their expertise.
Environment
Room: Classroom 340
Knight Center, third floor
Teaching and Learning
Room: Frick Forum
(Knight Hall)
II Luscri
Assistant Vice Provost for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Managing Director, Skandalaris Center
Professor of Practice, Olin Business School
- Email: ii@nospam.wustl.edu
Digital Health
Room: The Boardroom
Knight Center, second floor
Jonathan Hanahan
Chair, MDes for HCI and Emerging Technology; Associate Professor; Co-Director, Fox Fridays
- Email: jhanahan@nospam.wustl.edu
11:45 – 12:15 p.m. Research Translation Challenge Discussion & Closing Remarks
12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
Ian Bogost
Professor and Director of Film & Media Studies and
Professor of Computer Science & Engineering
McKelvey School of Engineering
- Email: ianb@nospam.wustl.edu
Jonathan Hanahan
Chair, MDes for HCI and Emerging Technology; Associate Professor; Co-Director, Fox Fridays
- Email: jhanahan@nospam.wustl.edu
II Luscri
Assistant Vice Provost for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Managing Director, Skandalaris Center
Professor of Practice, Olin Business School
- Email: ii@nospam.wustl.edu
Betsy Sinclair, PhD
Chair of the Department of Political Science
Thomas F. Eagleton University Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science
Co-Director of the Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures
- Email: bsinclai@nospam.wustl.edu