COVID-19 Veterans Health Summit
August 26 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sponsors
Agenda
1000 – 1015 ET
Summit Opening:
Heather Flannery, CEO and Founder of ConsenSys Health
Heather Leigh Flannery is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ConsenSys Health, a spin-off from ConsenSys AG. She chairs the IEEE SA P2418.6 Standards Development Working Group (Blockchain in Healthcare and Life Sciences), and as the FY19 Co-Chair of the global HIMSS Blockchain in Healthcare Task Force.
Heather Flannery
CEO and Founder of ConsenSys Health
1015 – 1100 ET
Keynote:
Colonel David W. Sutherland, U.S. Army (Ret.), Dixon Center Chairman
Retired Army Colonel David W. Sutherland is the Chairman of Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services where he brings innovative approaches to leverage community-based support to deliver profound results for veterans.
Colonel Sutherland culminated his 29 years of service as the Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with principal focus on Warrior and Family Support. In that position, he created a support network providing grassroots solutions for veterans and military families. Prior to that, he served as Combat Brigade Command during Surge Operations in Iraq in 2007-2008.
Colonel David W. Sutherland, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Dixon Center Chairman
1100 – 1230 ET
Theme: Veterans Health Needs During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Sponsor: Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services
Chair:
Colonel Sam Whitehurst, U.S. Army (Ret.), Dixon Center Vice President, Programs & Services
Colonel Sam Whitehurst, U.S. Army (Ret.), Dixon Center Vice President, Programs & Services
1100-1230
Session 1: Veterans Health Needs During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Amy Harkins, PhD
Psychologist at Easter Seals Greater Houston
Cristy Gamez, PhD
Clinical Coordinator at Easter Seals Greater Houston
Rosie Lopez-Torrres
Exectuive Director and Co-founder at Burn Pits 360
Rajeev Ramchand, PhD
Senior Behavioral Scientist at RAND Corporation
1230 – 1600 EDT
Theme: Health Gaps & Solutions During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Sponsor: ConsenSys Health
Chair:
Pierre Vigilance, MD, MPH; Founding Prinicipal of HealthUp; Adjunct Professor at the George Washington University
Pierre Vigilance, MD, MPH; Founding Principal of HealthUp; Adjunct Professor at the George Washington University
1300 – 1400
Session 2: Health Professional Perspectives Panel
Lynda Davis, PhD
Chief Veterans Experience Officer at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Jackie Garrick, MSW, LCSW-C, BCETS, SHRM-CP, WPA
Founder of Whistleblowers of America, Founding Director of the Defense Suicide Prevention Office
Alex Cahana, MD
Chief Medical Officer, EMEA Market Leader at ConsenSys Health, SME for Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management
1400 – 1500
Session 3: STOP COVID-19 Hackathon Overview and Emerging Tech Solutions
Sean Manion, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer at ConsenSys Health
Jonathan Holt, DO, MS, FACMG
Chief Medical Informatics Officer at ConsenSys Health
Debbie Bucci
Director, Patient-Mediated & Institutional Data Exchange at ConsenSys Health
1500 – 1600
Session 5: Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM) Innovation During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Walter Bonivento, PhD
Coordinator for Astroparticle Physics Department at The Italian National Institute for Particle Physics
The objective of the MVM collaboration is to design, develop, build and certify a safe ventilator that is powerful, yet gentle on the lungs.
It aims to be very simple yet equipped with a sophisticated control system to offer the required ventilation modalities.
The simplicity of the design, which is made possible by the MVM control system, allows for wide availability of parts, and rapid manufacturing in different countries.
Learn more about MVM by clicking here.
1600 – 1800 EDT
Theme: Rapid Emergence of Telehealth During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Center for Military Medicine Research
Co-Chairs:
Colonel Ron Poropatich, MD, US Army (Ret.); Director of Center for Military Medicine Research
Colonel Joseph Wood, MD, PhD, US Army (Ret.); Telemedicine Endocrinologist for American Red Cross
1600 – 1700
Session 6:
Healthcare System Usage of Telehealth
1700 – 1755
Session 7:
Innovations in Telehealth