Q2 Newsletter | WI HIMSS

Spring Leadership Conference

The 2021 Wisconsin HIMSS Spring Leadership Conference is fast approaching! 

Join us on May 20th to learn about all things healthcare, including the current state of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine from Dr. Alan Young, the Head of Clinical Partnerships at KelaHealth, SoCalHIMSS CMIO Committee Chair, and National HIMSS Physician Committee Member.

Dr. Alan Young is a physician leader with strong clinical and business consulting accomplishments. Dr. Young graduated with a dual MD/MBA degree from Keck Medical School and Marshall School of Business at USC with clinical training and experience with Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, Urgent Care, Telemedicine and Concierge Medicine. He also serves as the So Cal HIMSS CMIO Committee Chair, Society of Physician Entrepreneurs LA Chapter Leader, AIMed Ambassador, and ScaleLA Steering Committee member.

Dr. Young has contributed to the success of several organizations throughout his career, including Deloitte Consulting LLP, USC Care Medical Group, Sagacious Consultants, Accenture, and Slalom Consulting. Dr. Young currently practices medicine in the greater Los Angeles area.

Join us at the Spring Leadership Conference to learn more from Dr. Young about Artificial Intelligence in Medicine.

Future Cities Event


In January 2021, WI HIMSS Chapter volunteers gathered, this time virtually, for its annual January engagement, judging of the 2021 WI Regional Future City Competition’s Special Award for “Best Healthcare System.” 


Future City (https://futurecity.org), is now in its 35th year of engaging young minds to the exploration of hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).  WI HIMSS is honored to have been participating in and supporting the Future City regional initiative for nine years.   


The Future City regional competition engages student teams from middle schools across the greater SE Wisconsin region. This past year’s theme was “Living on the Moon.”  Students prepare an essay describing the unique attributes of their city and solutions to the year’s theme.  A simulation of the city is completed as part of the learning experience.  From these a scale model of their Future City is prepared from recycled materials and includes a moving component. This year, models had to include how resources found on the Moon were used in their Future City. These models are then presented to various special awards judges, as well as a panel of judges for the overall Regional Award. 


Typically, these models are on display on a Saturday in January at host school Milwaukee School of Engineering. This past year our judging activities, like so many meetings, were all virtual.  It was a very good transition, engaging with dozens of schools, their students, and the judges. The consensus from the WI HIMSS team was that we really missed the energy, enthusiasm, creativity and engagement experienced working with the students in person.   


We’re looking forward to our 10th year hosting and judging the special award for Best Healthcare System at the Future City Event in January 2022.  For more information, or if you are interested in joining the judging team, please reach out to Kim Pemble with the link below.

 

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