Educational Program to Combine Academic Research Findings with Industry Insights and Case Studies
AUSTIN, TX (December, 12) – In a unique collaboration between industry and academia, the Austin Blockchain Collective is working with Dell Medical School at the University of Texas to host the Blockchain and Digital Transformation in Health 2020 Symposium on February 26, 2020. The educational event follows the formation earlier this year of the collective’s Healthcare Working Group, which comprises local healthcare-oriented blockchain technology innovators and Dell Med.
“The Austin Blockchain Collective has a mission to promote the City of Austin's credentials as a recognized global center of business, innovation and thought leadership in the blockchain technology space,” notes Pete Harris, Executive Director of the Austin Blockchain Collective. “Hosting this educational day with Dell Med is an example of that leadership in action addressing issues that are critical to the health and wellness of patients and the broader population.”
The faculty for the symposium’s educational program is currently being assembled. Academic presentations from UT’s Dell Medical School, McCombs School of Business and its Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have already been accepted and a call for further abstracts from academia is currently open.
Industry thought leaders representing Amchart, Bloqcube, City of Austin, ConsenSys Health, Encrypgen, HASA and Rymedi are also confirmed for the program. Further faculty members from academia and industry, including keynotes, will be announced in January 2020.
A number of application and technology topics will be covered during the day, which will comprise keynote presentations and plenary panels, as well as specialist breakout sessions. Topics likely to be covered include:
Integration and sharing of electronic health/medical records
Patient healthcare, genomic and biomedical information management, privacy, ownership and monetization
Out-patient engagement, medication and care management
Clinical study and trial management, and reporting
Pharmaceutical supply chain management and counterfeit drug detection
Provider discovery, management and credentialing
Biomedical, life sciences research and drug development
Benefits management and payments
Legal, policy and regulatory issues
Blockchain platform selection and integration for healthcare projects
Tokenization approaches to delivering healthcare applications and services
Using blockchain to underpin and protect patient identity
Governance for blockchain consortia in healthcare and HIPAA compliance
Managing, leveraging, protecting and sharing big data assets
Deploying responsible artificial intelligence applications in healthcare
Medical device data management and security
More than 150 healthcare industry and technology professionals are expected to attend. The symposium is especially targeted at those working in the following roles:
Clinicians, providers and researchers with an interest in digital health and technology
Digital health specialists looking to keep abreast of technology trends
Data scientists and medical statisticians that want to leverage these new tools
Payers and administrators seeking to take advantage of these technologies
Blockchain, IT, AI and medical device innovators that wish to engage with medical practitioners and healthcare professionals
The venue for the Blockchain and Digital Transformation in Health 2020 Symposium is M2M Element, a recently opened medical and life sciences innovation center.
About the Austin Blockchain Collective
The Austin Blockchain Collective has a mission to establish Austin, TX as a recognized global center of business, innovation and thought leadership in the blockchain technology space. The Collective provides education, advice and guidance on blockchain and crypto technologies, and advocates for, showcases and nurtures local blockchain and crypto vendors and users. It connects and promotes these ecosystem participants and encourages accelerated adoption of these transformative technologies. Visit https://www.austinblockchaincollective.com to learn more.
About Dell Medical School
Dell Medical School is rethinking the role of academic medicine in improving health with a unique focus on community. More information is available at https://dellmed.utexas.edu.