How Can We Do Better Together?
Applying Lessons Learned from COVID-19 to Inform Data and AI Approaches to Improving Future Pandemic Responses
Overview
Register for our workshop here!
When: Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Where: Nord Hall 356, 2095 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Parking: Available at the Veale Center Parking Tower, 2158 Adelbert Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106
Interactive Campus Map: https://webapps.case.edu/map/
Who: The workshop is designed for researchers, professionals, and students interested in pandemic preparedness and response, including public health officials, epidemiologists, computer scientists, medical professionals, emergency responders, and researchers from industry. It is also suitable for data analysts, system developers, and policymakers who work with pandemic-related health data.
Workshop Description
The AI Center for Health and Pandemic Preparedness (AI-HAPP) at Case Western Reserve University will conduct a public, hybrid workshop on May 3rd, 2023, to explore how innovative research sparked by COVID-19 can enhance preparedness and responses to emerging infectious diseases. This workshop will focus specifically on public health data life cycles and the roles of computational solutions in pandemic surveillance, pathogen detection, forecast and prediction, pathogen and host dynamics, and evolution. This workshop will also discuss how the scientific community can work more effectively with health systems, public health agencies, industrial partners, and private citizens to improve coordination and collaboration for purposes of rapid and effective responses to future infectious disease threats.
The workshop will include a mix of interactive presentations, panel discussions, and student poster sessions. Participants will also have the opportunity to network and share their experiences with other professionals in the field.
Agenda
Onsite Registration –
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Onsite Registration
Light Breakfast Provided
Opening Remarks – 9:00 – 9:15 AM
Jing Li, PhD, AI-HAPP Director, Professor, Computer and Data Sciences
Michael Oakes, PhD, Senior Vice President for Research, Case Western Reserve University
Venkataramanan (Ragu) Balakrishnan, PhD, Dean, School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Goli Yamini, PhD, Assistant Program Director, National Science Foundation
Session A – 9:15 – 10:45 AM
The Data Response to COVID-19: Experiences in Ohio
Host: Andrew Curtis, PhD, Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
Speakers
Amy Andres, Senior Vice President, Health Strategy, The Ohio Hospital Association
Ryan Everett, Director of Community and Public Health Programs, The Ohio Hosptial Association
Phil Ennen, President, CliniSync Ohio Health Information Partnership
Andrew Proctor, Senior Director of Data & Analytics, Cleveland Clinic
Vinh Trinh, Epidemiologist, Cleveland Department of Public Health
Christopher Mundorf, Director of Data Analytics and Reporting, Better Health Partnership
Session B – 11:00 – 12:15 PM
Data, Systems, and Their Impact on Society and Research
Host: Jing Li, PhD, Professor, Department of Computer and Data Sciences; Case Western Reserve University
Speakers
Beth Blauer, JD, Associate Vice Provost for Public Innovation & Associate Professor of Practice, Carey Business School
Johns Hopkins University
Hanna Ollila, FIMM-EMBL Group Leader at the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki
Tanayott Thaweethai, PhD, Associate Director, Biostatistics Research and Engagement, Massachusetts General Hospital
Lunch and Poster Session
12:15 – 1:30 PM
Lunch and Poster Session from NSF PIPP-supported students
Session C – 1:30 – 3:00 PM
COVID-19 Data and Law
Host: Sharona Hoffman, JD, LLM, SJD, Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, Law-Medicine Center, School of Law, Case Western Reserve University
Speakers
Julia Adler-Millstein, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Clinical Informatics and Improvement Research, University of California, San Francisco
Title: RiHIEsing to the challenge – How HIEs can support public health information sharing needs
Chuck Curran, JD, Data Policy Consultant, Charles D. Curran Consulting LLC
Title: Novel Data Sources for Public Health: Meeting the Challenges of Standardization, Sustainability, and Secondary Use Limits
Cason Schmit, JD, Assistant Professor, Director, Program in Health Law and Policy, Texas A&M University
Title: Opportunities and Challenges for AI-Enhanced Public Health Surveillance
Tara Ramanathan Holiday, JD, Data Governance and Policy Branch Chief, Center for Disease Control
Session D – 3:00-4:30 PM
Modeling and Forecasting to Inform Pandemic Responses
Host: Johnie Rose, MD, PhD
Program Director, Preventive Medicine Residency Program, School of Medicine; Assistant Professor, Center for Community Health Integration, School of Medicine; Case Western Reserve University
Speakers
Edwin Michael, PhD, Professor, College of Public Health, University of South Florida
Will Thomas, Vice President of Sales, Epistemix
David Gurarie, PhD, Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Jon Zelner, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
B. Aditya Prakash, PhD, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Closing Remarks – 4:30 PM
Jing Li, PhD, AI-HAPP Director, Professor, Computer and Data Sciences
AI-HAPP 