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Thank you for joining us for the 7th Annual Johns Hopkins Research Symposium on Engineering in Healthcare, “Proactive Engineering for Safety, Quality, and Equity in Healthcare,” at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus in Baltimore, Maryland.

Given the recent challenges faced by clinicians, especially with the inundation of COVID, AI, and other emerging technologies, this symposium highlighted the current state of proactive approaches to engineering within healthcare that lead to improved quality, safety, and equity for patients. Industry experts, researchers, and practitioners gathered to explore the latest advancements, share insights, and foster collaborations to drive transformative change in patient-focused healthcare.

Led by Aly Strauss, researchers discuss at lunch at the 2023 Johns Hopkins Research Symposium on Engineering in Healthcare.

Interactive lunch session

Attendees will have opportunities to learn and collaborate with peers in an interactive lunch.

Seth Martin, Kelly Gleason, and Ali Tehrani on a panel at the 2023 Johns Hopkins Research Symposium on Engineering in Healthcare.

Expert panels

Hear from thought leaders from academia and industry during our panel discussions.

Kimia Ghobadi and other researchers discuss at lunch at the 2023 Johns Hopkins Research Symposium on Engineering in Healthcare.

Networking reception

Catch up with peers and build new connections in the healthcare engineering field.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. José L. Zayas-Castro

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“The Journey Since the Quality Chasm: Some Context, Excerpts, and Realities”

Dr. José L. Zayas-Castro is a professor in the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. Since his arrival at USF in 2002, he has served as a department chair, as an associate dean for research, and most recently as executive associate dean of the College of Engineering, as well in various leadership positions at the USF Nault Center for Entrepreneurship. Previously, he was a professor and a co-director of the diversity in engineering program at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He began his faculty career at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, where he led activities in manufacturing, innovation, and academic and research affairs.

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SPEAKERS

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Alexis Battle

Director of the Johns Hopkins
Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare

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Headshot of Ed Schlesinger.

Ed Schlesinger

Benjamin T. Rome Dean of the Johns Hopkins
Whiting School of Engineering

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Headshot of Ted DeWeese.

Ted DeWeese

Interim Dean of the Medical Faculty
and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Headshot of Chien-Ming Huang.

Chien-Ming Huang

John C. Malone Assistant Professor
of Computer Science,
Whiting School of Engineering

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Headshot of Junxin Li.

Junxin Li

Associate Professor,
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

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Headshot of Greg Osgood.

Greg Osgood

Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma
and Associate Professor
of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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Mathias Unberath

Assistant Professor
of Computer Science,
Whiting School of Engineering

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Headshot of Yvonne Commodore-Mensah.

Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

Associate Professor,
School of Nursing and Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Seth Martin

Professor of Medicine
in the Division of Cardiology
and Director of the Center
for Mobile Technologies to Achieve
Equity in Cardiovascular Health,
School of Medicine

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Kelly Gleason

Assistant Professor,
School of Nursing

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Ali Tehrani

Assistant Professor of Neurology,
School of Medicine

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Ellen S. Deutsch

Pediatric Otolaryngologist,
Simulationist,
and Patient Safety Expert

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Matthew Stewart

Associate Professor
of Otolaryngology
– Head and Neck Surgery,
School of Medicine

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Kimia Ghobadi

John C. Malone Assistant Professor
of Civil and Systems Engineering,
Whiting School of Engineering

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Jeremiah Hinson

Associate Professor
and Associate Director of Research
in the Department
of Emergency Medicine,
School of Medicine

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Andrew Menard

Executive Director for Radiology
Strategy and Innovation,
Johns Hopkins Health System

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Mark Dredze

John C. Malone Professor
of Computer Science,
Whiting School of Engineering

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Emma Pierson

Assistant Professor
of Computer Science,
Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute

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Tanjala Purnell

Associate Professor
of Epidemiology and Surgery,
Bloomberg School of Public Health

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AGENDA

Program. 8:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast. 8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks. Alexis Battle, Director of the Johns Hopkins Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare. Ed Schlesinger, Benjamin T. Rome Dean of the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. Ted DeWeese, Interim Dean of the Medical Faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine. 9:00 a.m. Harnessing Human-Centered and Patient- Focused Engineering: Lightning Presentations. Chien-Ming Huang, John C. Malone Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Whiting School of Engineering. Junxin Li, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. “Designing Social Robots to Promote Physical Activity for Older Adults”. Greg Osgood, Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Mathias Unberath, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Whiting School of Engineering. “How Mixed and Virtual Reality Augments Performance and Training in Orthopedic Surgery and Beyond”. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Seth Martin, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and Director of the Center for Mobile Technologies to Achieve Equity in Cardiovascular Health, School of Medicine. “Harnessing Human-Centered Design in the Pursuit of Cardiovascular Health Equity”. Kelly Gleason, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing. Ali Tehrani, Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine. “Modern mTech Tools to Diagnose Stroke and Integrate Patient Feedback”. Facilitated by Kathryn McDonald, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Health Systems, Quality, and Safety, School of Nursing. 10:30 a.m. Break. 10:45 a.m. How to Incorporate Resilience Engineering into Healthcare. Ellen Deutsch, Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Simulationist, and Patient Safety Expert. “Simulation: Using Dummies to Make Healthcare Delivery Smarter”. Matthew Stewart, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine. “Resiliency Engineering to Mitigate Provider Burnout”. Facilitated by Ayse P. Gurses, Director of the Center for Health Care Human Factors, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. 12:00 p.m. Interactive Lunch Session. 1:30 p.m. Keynote: The Journey Since the Quality Chasm: Some Context, Excerpts, and Realities. Dr. José Zayas-Castro, Professor of Industrial and Management Systems (courtesy appointment in Community and Family Health) at the University of South Florida. Introduction by Aly T. Strauss, Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine. 2:15 p.m. Leveraging Proactive Engineering. Dr. José Zayas-Castro. Kimia Ghobadi, John C. Malone Assistant Professor of Civil and Systems Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering. Jeremiah Hinson, Associate Professor and Associate Director of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine. Andrew Menard, Executive Director for Radiology Strategy and Innovation, Johns Hopkins Health System. Facilitated by Aly T. Strauss. 2:45 p.m. Break. 3:00 p.m. AI Opportunities and Challenges. Mark Dredze, John C. Malone Professor of Computer Science, Whiting School of Engineering. “Opportunities for AI to Improve Equity in Healthcare”. Emma Pierson, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute. “Using Machine Learning to Increase Equity in Health Care and Public Health”. Tanjala Purnell, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Surgery, Bloomberg School of Public Health. “The Importance of Equity and Why It Matters for Engineering in Healthcare”. Facilitated by Haris Sair, Director of Neuroradiology, School of Medicine. 4:15 p.m. Closing Remarks by Alexis Battle. 4:30 p.m. Reception.

VENUE

Chevy Chase Auditorium
Sheikh Zayed Tower
Johns Hopkins Medical Campus

1800 Orleans St.
Baltimore, MD 21287