2006 Symposium Program


We are very excited about this year's program, please click on the presenter's name to download a PDF of their presentation.
Day 1 – December 1, 2006

8:00-8:30 - Breakfast

8:30-8:45 Welcome

  • Robert Klitgaard, PhD, President, Claremont Graduate University
  • Steeve Kay, MSEE, Founder, Kay Center for E-Health Research
  • Lorne Olfman, PhD, Dean, School of Information Systems and Technology

8:45-9:00 Symposium Objectives and Framework

  • Thomas Horan, PhD, Director, Kay Center for E-Health Research
Day 1 – Morning Sessions

9:00-10:15 “Opening Plenary on Innovation” featuring

  • Jay Lundell, PhD, Senior Researcher, Cognitive Psychologist, Intel Corporation
    • “Imagining the Future of Aging”
  • Nathan Solomon, CIO and Co-founderFollowMe, Northern California
    • “PHR’s-Patient Centered and Personalized Health IT”
  • R. Matthew D’Ambrosia, President and CEO, Vital Data Technology, Irvine
    • “Next Generation EMS Information System: Life Saving Information Sharing Throughout the Continuum of Emergency Care”

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-11:00 “Featured Presentation”

  • Allen Miller, MPH, President and CEO, COPE Health Systems
    • “Safety Net e-Challenges and Solutions”

11:00-12:00 “E-Health for People and Communities” featuring

  • Will Ross, Project Manager, Mendocino Health Records Exchange, Northern California
    • “Launching the Mendocino Health Records Exchange”
  • Linda Macomber, RN, MBA, EHR Project Manager, Council of Community Clinics, San Diego
    • “Community Clinics Health Network: Connecting for Care”
  • June Kailes, MSW, LCSW, Western University of Health Sciences, Center for Disability Issues and The Health Professions, Pomona
    • “E-Health-Cool Tools or One More Set of Barriers”

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:00 - Day 1 Keynote Speaker

William Hersh, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology
Oregon Health & Science University

  • “Training the Health and Biomedical Informatics Workforce: Competencies and Approaches”
Day 1 – Afternoon Sessions

2:00-3:30 “User-Driven Research and Innovation – panel one featuring

  • Bradford Hesse, PhD, Chief, Health Communications & Informatics Research Branch, National Cancer Institute
    • “Health System Design from the User’s Perspective”
  • Bengisu Tulu, PhD, Assistant Professor of MIS , Worcester Polytechnic Institute (for Susan Daniels)
    • “Findings from the Kay-Cornell Policy Forum on Electronic Disability Records”
  • Elaine Blechman, PhD, Professor, University of Colorado
    • “Public Policy for PHRs: Reconciling the Interests of Long-Term Care Consumers, Providers, and Communities”
  • “E-Health User Panel”
    • Juanita Dawson - WebMD-WellMed User
    • Sandra Harden - WebMD - WellMed User
    • Alex Lozano - COPE Health Solutions Care Manager
    • Kathy Ficco - MiVIA Case Manager

3:30-3:45 Break

3:45-4:45 “Research Presentations”

  • Peter J. Haigh, Tele-Mobile Health Care Solutions,Pennsylvania
    • “The Many Facets of Mobility Solutions in Healthcare”
  • Samir Chatterjee, PhD, Associate Professor, Claremont Graduate University
    • “PHRs: Comparing and Contrasting Issues and Challenges with a Global Perspective”
  • Robert A. Jenders, MD, MS, Informatician, Enterprise Information Services, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, UCLA
    • “Mediating Access to Knowledge: The Principles and Practice of Infobuttons”

5:00-7:00 Evening Social Reception

Day 2 - December 2, 2006 – Morning Sessions

8:00-8:30 Breakfast

8:30-10:00 “Executive Panel: Consumers of Technology and Health Care Leadership” featuring

  • Moderator: Paul Torrens, MD, MPH, Professor of Health Services, UCLA
  • Virginia (Ginny) Ripslinger, RN, MBA, Chief Knowledge Officer, St. Jude Hospital
  • Jay Cohen, MD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer and President of Monarch Health, Irvine
  • Eric Handler, MD, MPH, Deputy Agency Director, Health Officer County of Orange Public Health Services
  • Doug Stahl, PhD, Co-Director Biostatistics & Informatics,City of Hope

10:00-10:30 Featured Research Presentation:

  • Blackford Middleton MD, MPH, MSc, Corporate Director of Clinical Informatics Research & Development and Chairman of the Center for IT Leadership, Partners Healthcare System; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
    • “Shared Online Health Records for Patient Safety and Care: The Partners Patient Gateway”

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:45 “User-Driven Research and Innovation – panel two featuring

  • Cynthia LeRouge, PhD, Assistant Professor, St. Louis University (Unable to attend)
    • “Price Transparency for the Health Care Consumer”
  • Thomas A. Horan, PhD, Director, Kay Center for E-Health Research, Associate Professor, Claremont Graduate University
    • “The Next Horizon for User-Centered E-Health Research”
  • Bonnie Kaplan, PhD, Lecturer, Yale Center for Medical Informatic
    • “New Avenues in E-Health Research”

11:45-12:45 Lunch

12:45-1:45 – Day 2 Keynote Speaker

David Lansky, PhD
Senior Director of Health Programs
Markle Foundation

  • “A National Agenda for Personal Health Records? How will we REALLY empower consumers in the next decade?”

Day 2 – Afternoon Sessions

1:45-2:00 Break

2:00-3:15 “Training Needs and Opportunities” featuring

  • William Hersh, MD, Professor, Oregon Health & Science University
    • “Training the Rest: Informatics Competencies for Health Care Professionals”
  • Paul Torrens, MD, Professor of Health Services, UCLA
  • Synthia Molina, MBA, President, NCI
    • “NHIN and Training Imperatives: The Educational Agenda through 2014”
  • E. Vance Wilson, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
    • Skilling Up for Patient-Centered E-Health”

3:15-4:45 “Interactive Workshop on Research & Training Agenda Setting” featuring

  • Moderator: Thomas A. Horan, PhD, Director, Kay Center for E-Health Research, Associate Professor, Claremont Graduate University

4:45-5:00 Closing Remarks