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2024 HDP - Agenda

Data Innovation. Informed Policymaking. Healthy Communities.

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Updated as of 9/11/2024 and subject to change.

Monday, September 16, 2024
Time	Activity
3:30 – 6:00 p.m.	Registration
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.	Kick-off Reception featuring the HDP Walking Gallery
6:15 – 8:30 p.m.	The Pitch Movie Premier Location: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center 1st Floor Theatre, 555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Check-in begins at 6:15 p.m. The movie starts at 7:00 p.m. followed by a panel discussion at 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Time	Activity
7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Registration
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Exhibits Open
7:45 – 8:30 a.m.	Unconference Session Building a “Wirecutter” for Real-World Data Harness AI: Interactive Demo on Public Comments for Marijuana/Psychedelics Rules Pitch Tents Pitch Tent 1: ConsentLink: Washington Health Care Authority’s New Shared Source-of-Truth Service Protects Privacy and Builds Trust Pitch Tent 2: Digital Service and Digital Transformation at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Pitch Tent 3: Establishing the First Open Source Program Office (OSPO) at a United States Federal Agency
8:45 – 9:45 a.m.	Opening Plenary Welcome Remarks Author, Board Member, Member, Presenter, Staff Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S. President and CEO - AcademyHealth Dr. Aaron E. Carroll is President & CEO of AcademyHealth. A nationally recognized thought leader, science comm... Read Bio Presenter Andrea Palm, M.S.W. Deputy Secretary - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Andrea Palm is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read Bio Keynote Presenter Mandy K. Cohen, M.D., M.P.H. Director - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Mandy K. Cohen, M.D., M.P.H., is the Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the... Read Bio Keynote Presenter Paul Friedrichs, M.D. Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy - The White House Major General (ret.) Paul Friedrichs currently serves as Deputy Assistant to the President and as the inaugura... Read Bio Reacting to the Future: Public Health as National and Economic Security Moderator Presenter Vindell Washington, M.D., M.S. Chief Clinical Officer and Head of the Health Equity Center of Excellence - Verily Vindell Washington, M.D., M.S., is the Chief Clinical Officer and Head of the Health Equity Center of Excellen... Read Bio Speakers Presenter Donna R. Cryer, J.D. Founder & CEO - Global Liver Institute Donna R. Cryer, J.D., is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Liver Institute (GLI), the premier pati... Read Bio Committee Member, Presenter Andrew Bindman, M.D. Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer - Kaiser Permanente Andrew B. Bindman, M.D., is executive vice president and chief medical officer for Kaiser Permanente. Read Bio Presenter Sanjana Ravi, Ph.D., M.P.H. Senior Scholar - Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Dr. Ravi is a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an Assistant Scientist in the... Read Bio Committee Member Abdul Shaikh, Ph.D., M.H.Sc. Global Leader for Population Health - Amazon Web Services (AWS) Dr. Abdul Shaikh is the Global Leader for Population Health for Worldwide Public Sector at Amazon Web Services... Read Bio
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 – 11:15 a.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions Data Chiefs Unplugged: HHS's Data Officers Decode their Data Landscape Innovating with Data: A learning health systems approach to clinical and community health Leveraging Wastewater Data for Public Health Action
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.	Break
11:30 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.	Plenary Keynote: Crafting Truth: The Art and Science of Public Health Storytelling in the Age of Misinformation Presenter Katelyn Jetelina, Ph.D., M.P.H. Epidemiologist Dr. Katelyn Jetelina is an epidemiologist, data scientist, and social entrepreneur. Read Bio Panel: Future Catalysts: Redefining Investing in the Next Health Innovation Moderator Committee Member Kat McDavitt President & Founding Partner - Innsena Kat is president and founding partner of Innsena, a growth consultancy supporting organizations operating in t... Read Bio Speakers Presenter Soojin Conover, Ph.D. Innovation Portfolio Strategy Principal - Humana Foundation Soojin Conover serves as the Humana Foundation’s Innovation Portfolio Strategy Principal. Read Bio Presenter Judith Monroe, M.D. President and CEO - CDC Foundation Dr. Judith Monroe, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation, has dedicated her career to protecting people and ... Read Bio Presenter Stedman Stevens, M.S. Managing Director - Galt Consulting Stedman Stevens is a senior executive with a record of success leading new business strategies in multiple ind... Read Bio Presenter Lina Walker, Ph.D. Senior Vice President of Global Thought Leadership - AARP Lina Walker is Senior Vice President of Global Thought Leadership at AARP. Read Bio Announcements: Connecting for Veteran Health Presenter Shereef Elnahal, M.D., M.B.A. Under Secretary for Health - United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Dr. Shereef Elnahal was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden to serve as Under Secretary for Health at the D... Read Bio ASTP Updates and Leading HHS’ AI Future Presenter Steven Posnack, M.S., M.H.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Steve Posnack serves as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy. Read Bio
12:35 – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch (Provided by AcademyHealth) Pitch Tents Pitch Tent 4: Building On Progress: Putting FHIR-native Cloud Infrastructure to Work for VBCs Pitch Tent 5: Responsible use of GenAI: Automated bias testing in medical LLMs using open-source tools Pitch Tent 6: HealthVerity Marketplace - Delivering Interoperable Real World Data Pitch Tent 7: FranklinExpert: Simplifying Medicare Benefit Coverage with Trustworthy GenAI
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.	Unconference Sessions Meet The Light Collective: Empowering Patient Voices in Health Technology AI-Powered Interoperability: Connecting Health Systems and Public Health No Exceptions for AI or Big Data in Updated and Existing Federal Civil Rights and Privacy Laws Pitch Tent
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.	Break
2:45 – 3:15 p.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions Pioneering Health Innovation: Federal Agencies Leading the Charge ONC’s HTI-2 Proposed Rule: Patient-Focused Electronic Health Information Sharing GenAI & Informatics: Navigating Challenges & Maximizing Opportunities to Build Better Healthcare
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.	Break
3:15 – 4:15 p.m.	Concurrent Breakout Session Public/Private Partnerships to Advance FHIR and Interoperability: Real-World Testing and Demos
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions Patient Insights on Health Access, Technology, and Public Policy Navigating and Building Trust with Privacy-Preserving Technology and Strategies to Break Down Silos Utilizing Healthcare Data for the Greater Good
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.	Break
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.	Closing Plenary Panel: Modernize or Be Left Behind: How Technology and Data are Transforming Jurisdictions Moderator Presenter J.T. Lane, M.P.H. Senior Vice President, Population Health & Innovation - Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) J.T. Lane serves as Senior Vice President for Population Health and Innovation of ASTHO, the national nonprofi... Read Bio Speakers Presenter Ayanna Bennett, M.D., M.S.P.H., FAAP Director - District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) Ayanna Bennett, M.D., M.S.P.H., FAAP, is the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Hea... Read Bio Presenter Cassandra Fonseca Epidemiologist - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Public Health Department Cassandra Fonseca, serving as the Epidemiologist for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Public Health Depart... Read Bio Presenter Paula F. Nickelson Director - Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Paula Nickelson was appointed Acting Director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services in Marc... Read Bio Presenter, Researcher Brooke Cunningham, M.D., Ph.D. Commissioner - Minnesota Department of Health Dr. Brooke Cunningham was appointed in January 2023 as commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Health. Read Bio Fireside Chat: Pulse Check: Assessing Public Health's Progress & Plotting the Next Steps Speaker Presenter Theresa Cullen, M.D., M.S. Public Health Director - Pima County Health Department Theresa Cullen is currently the Public Health Director of Pima County, Arizona. Read Bio Moderator Jennifer Layden, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jennifer Layden, M.D., Ph.D., is the Director for the Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology. Read Bio