Dianne Babski is the director of the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM’s) User Services and Collection Division. She is responsible for the overall management of one of NLM’s largest divisions, including a national network of more than 9,000 academic, health science, and public libraries and community organizations. Babski serves as the scientific review administrator on the Literature Selection Technical Review Committee, a federal advisory committee responsible for recommending journals for inclusion to MEDLINE. Currently, Babski leads a pioneering generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) pilot project across NLM. Leveraging cutting-edge GenAI technologies, this endeavor seeks to unlock novel pathways of research, streamline operational processes, and elevate user experience across NLM resources. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in information management. (Conflict and Interest Disclosures: None)
Peter Embí is an internationally recognized researcher, educator, and leader in the field of clinical and translational research informatics. Dr. Embí serves as a professor and the chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, a professor of medicine, the co-director of the ADVANCE AI Center, and the senior vice-president for research and innovation at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Among his other leadership roles, he is the president of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI), was the past president and chair of the Board of Directors of the American Medical Informatics Association, and served on the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Fellow of ACMI, Fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics, and an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. (Conflict and Interest Disclosures: None)
Jackie Gerhart is a family medicine physician and clinical informaticist at Epic in Verona, Wisconsin. She earned her medical degree from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, and is a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she still sees patients, including on the frontlines during this COVID-19 pandemic. Her passion is to reduce barriers to medical care through the best use of technology. She enjoys advocating to align policy with practice to improve clinician well-being and empower patients. At Epic she focuses on health care innovation such as the use of ambient voice for documentation and the use of electronic health record data to advance the knowledge of medicine and patient-centered care. She is the lead clinical researcher for Epic Research and publishes studies on Epicresearch.org. (Conflict and Interest Disclosures: Employment by Epic)
Jennifer Goldsack founded and serves as the chief executive officer of the Digital Medicine Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advancing digital medicine to optimize human health. Goldsack’s work focuses on applied approaches to the safe, effective, and equitable use of digital technologies to improve health, health care, and health research. Goldsack sits on the boards of the Coalition for Health AI and Sage Bionetworks; is a member of the Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine; and serves on the World Economic Forum Digital Health Action Collaborative. Goldsack earned her master’s degree in chemistry from the University of Oxford, England, her master’s degree in the history and sociology of medicine from the University of Pennsylvania, and her M.B.A. from The George Washington University. (Conflict and Interest Disclosures: None)
Thomas Maddox is a professor of medicine (cardiology) at the Washington University School of Medicine. He is a practicing non-invasive cardiologist, a trained epidemiologist, and an accomplished health services researcher. He is also the vice president of digital products and innovation at BJC HealthCare and the Washington University School of Medicine, leading their digital health and innovation programs. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Digital Health Action Collaborative, the Healthcare Innovators Professional Society, and the inaugural U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Digital Health Advisory Committee. He is a leader in cardiology professional societies and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the American College of Cardiology. He is an elected fellow of the American College of Cardiology, an elected fellow of the American Heart Association, and an elected member of the American
Clinical and Climatological Association. (Conflict and Interest Disclosures: None)
Ravi Parikh is a board-certified medical oncologist specializing in the treatment of genitourinary cancers. Dr. Parikh is an attending physician practicing at the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown. Dr. Parikh is an associate professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Emory University School of Medicine. He serves as the medical director of the Winship Data and Technology Applications Shared Resource at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Dr. Parikh received his M.D. at Harvard Medical School and his M.P.P. at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and his fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of Pennsylvania. (Conflict and Interest Disclosures: None)
Troy Sarich is the chief commercial data science officer at Johnson & Johnson. Dr. Sarich has been a key driver of global pharmaceutical research and development and commercial teams across multiple therapeutic areas for more than 25 years, delivering new medicines, major business transformations, and impact for patients. Dr. Sarich has led teams for major drug programs like XARELTO® and INVOKANA® and has expertise in data science, real-world evidence, digital health, precision medicine, clinical trials, clinical development, drug launches, market access, medical devices, and major business transformations. Dr. Sarich is a recipient of the prestigious Johnson Medal Award as part of the XARELTO® team’s effort to bring this innovative medicine to millions of patients around the world. He has authored more than 80 scientific abstracts and publications and is an internationally renowned speaker. He earned both his B.S. and Ph.D. from The University of British Columbia in Canada. (Conflict and Interest Disclosures: Employment and shareholder interests with Johnson & Johnson)
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