The Iowa Chapter Scholarship Fund is now available year-round to members seeking education in healthcare and healthcare information technology. This includes degree programs, technical schools and certification courses.As a special pre-conference session, Iowa HIMSS Chapter has partnered with ecFirst to offer a unique Cyber Security Certification Course. Register to learn from Ali Pabrai as he dives into the world of Cyber Security by clicking the graphic below! The cost of the course and exam is $595.00 per person - the scholarship for this class is $295.00 the balance will be $300.00 per participant. If you are interested in a scholarship to attend this outstanding Certification Opportunity, please click here to download the application.

The Iowa HIMSS Chapter 2020 Vision Conference will follow the certification course at 1:00pm – 5:00pm and on the following day, November 7^th from 8:00am – 5:00pm.

Non-Member who register and pay for the Iowa HIMSS Fall conference will get a free membership to the Iowa HIMSS Chapter for a period of one-year - an Iowa HIMSS Chapter membership is a great tool for industry leaders

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM -- CCSA Certification Course | Presented by Ali Pabrai, ecFirst

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM  -- Registration

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM -- Introductions & Meet the Board

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM -- Machine Learning at the Point-of-Care: Reclaiming Lost Opportunities for Value | Presented by Dr. John W. Cromwell, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM -- Round table Panel on 2020 Cybersecurity Challenges, Priorities & Best Practices | Moderated by Ali Pabrai, ecFirst with Michael DeGraff, Enterprise IT Security, The Joint Commission, Randy McNeely, Cyber Security Enterprises & Will Allen

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM -- BREAK

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM -- Getting It Done in Iowa: An Interactive Session | Presented by Adele Allison, DST Health Soultions

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM -- Reception at The Republic on Grand (401 E. Grand Ave., AC Lounge, Ground Floor ) | Sponsored by IPPathways

Thursday, November 7, 2019

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM -- Registration and Breakfast

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM -- Predictions for Healthcare IT for 2020 | Presented by Dr. Chris Hobson, Orion Health

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM -- BREAK

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM -- Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Health IT- Perspectives of a Health System CIO | Presented by Lee Carmen

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM -- Lunch & Networking

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM -- Implementing machine learning prediction into real-time mobile health delivery in organ transplant | Presented by Eric Pahl, OmniLife

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM -- Iowa HIMSS Public Policy & Chapter Advocacy | Presented by Gerd Clabaugh and Bill Schoenenberger

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM -- BREAK

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM -- Dimensions Discovery Datalytics | Presented by John Richardson, IHA

3:30 PM -- Prize Drawing - Must be present to win!

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