Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Medical Informatics World Conference - bringing you men, men and more men

Just got this email

Cambridge Healthtech Institute and Bio-IT World are happy to announce the 4th Annual Medical Informatics World Conference 2016 to be held April 4-5, 2016 in Boston, MA. The web site is now posted and features summaries of the five conference tracks and highlights from the 2015 gathering. We are now accepting speaking proposals via the web site’s online submission form.

Medical Informatics World Conference 2016Improving Outcomes and Delivery Value with IT Innovation
April 4-5, 2016 • Seaport World Trade Center • Boston, MA
www.medicalinformaticsworld.com
ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM
http://www.medicalinformaticsworld.com/hit_content.aspx?ekfrm=140243
Track #1: Value-Based Delivery Models and Cross-Industry Data Collaboration: Integrating Data Analysis to Manage Costs and Improve Outcomes in the Health Care Ecosystem
 Track #2: Coordinated Care, Patient Engagement and Connected Health: Delivering Care to Patients and Consumers in all Settings to Improve Outcomes
 Track #3: Population Health Management, Risk Modeling, and Patient Stratification: Using Technology and Analytics to Predict Outcomes, Target High-Risk Populations and Improve Quality
 Track #4: Achieving Global Interoperability in Healthcare Datasets and Systems: Delivering Data-Driven Infrastructures to Support Clinical and Financial Transformation
 Track #5: Quantitative Imaging, Radiomics and Advanced Medical Image Analysis: Functional Imaging and Integration of Imaging, Genomic and Other Datasets to Improve Outcomes
 Please feel free to share this announcement with your peers and please do submit a speaking proposal for review by August 19.

Kind regards,
Micah

Micah Lieberman
Executive Director, Conferences
Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) & Bio-IT World

Sounded possibly interesting.  So I checked out the meeting site and then looked up the speakers.  For example here is a link to the Keynotes.

(UPDATE - THE LINK FROM THE MEETING PAGE GOES TO KEYNOTES FROM THE 2015 MEETING, WHICH ARE LISTED BELOW.  NO INFO IS POSTED FOR 2016 AS FAR AS I CAN TELL)

Here are the speakers on Day 1


  • Micah LiebermanMicah Lieberman
  • Tariq Abu-Jaber, MA, MPH, Vice President, Medical Informatics, Harvard Pilgrim Health CareTariq Abu-Jaber
  • Phil PolakoffPhil Polakoff, 
  • Steven StackSteven Stack, 
  • Jason BurkeJason Burke,
And then a discussion session

  • Tariq Abu-JaberModerator: Tariq Abu-Jaber,
  • Jason BurkeJason Burke
  • Stanley Huff, M.D., Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Intermountain Information SystemsStanley Huff, 
  • Steven StackSteven Stack
  • Phil PolakoffPhil Polakoff,
Day 2

  • Micah LiebermanMicah Lieberman,
  • Stanley Huff, M.D., Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Intermountain Information SystemsStanley Huff, 
  • John HalamkaJohn Halamka
  • Jonathan WeinerJonathan Weiner,
  • StephenWarrenStephen Warren
And then a discussion
  • Eric GlazerEric Glazer, 
  • Gowtham RaoGowtham Rao,
  • Jason BurkeJason Burke,
  • StephenWarrenStephen Warren
  • J.D. WhitlockJ.D. Whitlock,
  • John HalamkaJohn Halamka,
Isn't that awesome.  21 slots for presenters for the Keynote sessions.  And all of them are men.  Sorry, but I will not be going to this meeting nor should anyone else.  



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