Video – Healthcare Collaborations Conference for Southeast Healthcare

Thanks to everyone for attending Health Connect South 2021. We look forward to seeing you in 2022.

Session Videos from September 23, 2021 Conference

2021 Conference

SESSION 1 – The Path Forward: A Conversation with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH – Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Judy Monroe, MD – President & CEO, CDC Foundation
David Rubinger – Market President and Publisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle

SESSION 2 – Preparing Hospitals for the Next Pandemic

Regina Herzlinger – Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Barak Richman, JD – Bartlett Professor of Law and Business Administration, Duke University
Jimmy Childre, Jr., FACHE – Former Chair & CEO, Washington County Regional Medical Center and President, Childre Ford, Inc.

SESSION 3 – From Angel to Exit – Seeding The Future of Health

Lance Black, MD, MBID – Senior Medical Director, 3iveLabs
Richard Munassi, MD, MBA – Co-Founder, Blackfin Technology Partners & Blackfin Venture Partners and Director, Tampa Bay Wave Accelerator
Chris Lee – Chairman, CEO & Co-founder, Huxley Medical
Tim Howe – Cox Enterprises
Philip Lewis – Partner, Fulcrum Equity Partners

SESSION 4 – Virtual Health: Blending Care Delivery to Improve Health Outcomes

Lea Sims – Vertical Marketing Lead, Verizon Healthcare, Insurance & Life Sciences
Ann Mond Johnson – CEO, American Telemedicine Association
Nate Lacktman – Partner & Chair of National Telemedicine and Digital Health Foley & Lardner, LLP
Sherrie Williams – COO, Global Partnership for Telehealth

SESSION 5 – Neurological Diseases: Bench to Bedside – Collaborations & Progress

Douglas Martin – Director Scott-Ritchey Research Center, Auburn University
Miguel Sena-Esteves – Associate Professor Neurology, UMASS
Heather Grey-Edwards – Associate Professor Neurology, UMASS
Gavin Corcoran – Chief R&D Officer, Sio Gene Therapies

SESSION 6 – Epidemic of the Underserved: The South’s Maternal Mortality Crisis

Pam Shipley – COO, Sharecare
Wade Rakes – President & CEO, Peach State Health Plan, Centene Corporation
Samantha Manderson, MD, FACOG – OB/GYN, CareConnect Health
Barry Igoubadia, MD – OB/GYN, CareConnect Health

SESSION 7 – The Changing Future of Healthcare Investments

Ben Scruggs, PhD – Associate, Hatteras Venture Partners
Sir Mani – Director, The Chartis Group
L.A. Galyon – Managing Director and Partner, Brentwood Capital Advisors

SESSION 8: KEYNOTE PANEL

Hospital Leadership: Reflections on the Past, Present and Future of Healthcare

Candice L. Saunders, FACHE – President & CEO, Wellstar Heath System
Carol Burrell – President & CEO, Northeast Georgia Health System
Jonathan S. Lewin, MD – CEO & Chairman of the Board, Emory Healthcare
Andy Miller – CEO & Editor, Georgia Health News

SESSION 9 – How Precision Medicine is Transforming Treatments for Oncology and Neonatal Patients

Devin Absher, PhD – Faculty Investigator, Director of Genomic Health, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
David Bick, MD, FACMG – Lab Director/Clinical Geneticist, HudsonAlpha Clinical Services Laboratory and Medical Director, Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine
Jessica Merritt – Director of Business Development, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

SESSION 10 – A Data-Driven Approach to Designing and Implementing Systemic Gender Parity Solutions

Susan O’Connor – CEO, Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association
Adam Dubow – Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb
Devray Kirkland – Chief Diversity Officer VP, Diversity and Inclusion, Cardinal Health
Nicola Greenway – SVP Human Resources, Global Manufacturing, Supply & Quality, Takeda

SESSION 11 – Executive Insights – Leading Community Based Healthcare

J. Scott Steiner, FACHE – President and CEO, Phoebe Putney Health System
Delvecchio Finley – President & CEO, Atrium Health Navicent
Angela Ammons – CEO, Clinch Memorial Hospital
Matt Reed – CEO, Georgia CEO

SESSION 12 – 5G’s Impact on Health Equity

Lucienne (Lucie) Ide, MD, PhD – Founder & CEO, Rimidi
Jeffrey Rosowski, PAC – Senior Manager Healthcare, T-Mobile
Greg Jungles – Healthcare Technology Catalyst, ATDC
Bill Bellando – Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Wellstar

SESSION 13 – Fallacies and Dangers of Practicing Race-Based Medicine

Bonzo Reddick, MD, MPH, FAAFP – Professor & Chair Community Medicine, Mercer University and Family Physician at J.C. Lewis Primary Health Care Center
Angela Ward – Talk Show Host, Philanthropist, Motivational Speaker, The Game Changers

SESSION 14 – Pediatric Mental Health – National Crisis, Local Solutions

Don Mueller – CEO, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Lisa Carter – CEO, Niswonger Children’s Hospital and VP Pediatric Services, Ballad Health
Barry Gilmore, MD, MBA – Chief Medical Officer, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
Gabe Roberts – CEO & Founder, Roberts Consulting Group and Former CEO, TennCare

2021 Innovation Panel Discussion

Unleashing the Value of Disruptive Innovation

Lance Black,MD,MBID – Acting Senior Medical Director, 3ive Labs
Greg Hewitt – Executive Director of Innovation, Cone Health
Hank Capps, Jr., MD – Executive Chief Information and Digital Officer, Wellstar Health System
Jay Brennn, MBA, JD – Co-Founder of Prinnovo,LLC and Managing Director of Cone Health Ventures

2020 Conference

SESSION 1 – Innovation Task Force – Igniting the Sparks of Health Innovation and Partnerships

Geoff Duncan – Lieutenant Governor, State of Georgia
Eddie Hahn – Director, Jabian Consulting

SESSION 2 – How Covid-19 Has Impacted Healthcare, Innovation and The Patient Experience

John Bardis – President & CEO, ShareMD
Tom Hawk, JD – Partner, King & Spalding

SESSION 3 – Expanding Innovation Frontiers: Injecting 5G into Healthcare Delivery

Glenn Eggert – Executive Lead Enterprise Mobility / Healthcare & Life Sciences, Verizon Business Group
Lea M. Sims, CHDS, AHDI-F – Global Practice Lead/Healthcare/Insurance & Life Sciences, Verizon Business Group
James Lewis – Co-Founder & CEO, 11Ten
Scott Boden, MD – Vice President of Innovation, Emory Healthcare & Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine

SESSION 4 – Understanding the Future of COVID-19

Carlos Del Rio, MD – Chair of Global Health at Rollins School of Public Health and Professor of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine
Dennis Liotta, PhD – Executive Director Emory Institute for Drug Development, Emory University

SESSION 5 – Multiple Sclerosis – An Infusion Of Collaboration For Patient Advancement

Chet Bhasin, FACHE, MBA, MS – Chief Strategy Officer, Shepherd Center
Ben Thrower, MD – Medical Director of the Andrew C. Carlos MS Institute, Shepherd Center
Kristine Werner – National MS Society
Brian Thompson – Associate Director of Programs and Legal Compliance, Can Do Multiple Sclerosis

SESSION 6 – The Future Landscape of Vaccines and Immunizations

Nancy Messonnier, MD – Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC
David Rubinger – Market President and Publisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle

SESSION 8 – Investing in Healthcare – The Changing Horizon

Sri Mani – Vice President, Goldman Sachs
Ben Scruggs, PhD – Associate, Hatteras Venture Partners
Kenneth Saffold – Director, BlackRock
Tim Howe – Senior Director Corporate Strategy & Investments, Cox Enterprises

SESSION 9 – School-Based Health Centers and the Role of Community Partnerships

Lynne P. Meadows, MS, BSN, RN – Coordinator Student Health Services, Fulton County Schools
Veda Johnson, MD FAAP – Director of PARTNERS for Equity in Child and Adolescent Health, Emory University
Sandy Matheson – Development Officer, Primary Healthcare Centers of Georgia
Clifton Bush – Chief Operating Officer, Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc.

SESSION 10 – Creating A New Paradigm in Healthcare Delivery

Marcus Osborne – Senior Vice President, Walmart Health
Nikkela S. Tucker, MPH – Director Health & Wellness, Walmart, Inc.

SESSION 11 – Building an International Stakeholder-Network to Overcome Manufacturing and Access Challenges in Cell-based Therapies

Krishnendu Roy, PhD – Director, Marcus Center for Cell-Therapy Characterization and Manufacturing
Amy Kappen – Founder and Executive Director, Best Day Ever Foundation
Dr. Aaron Levine – Associate Professor School of Public Policy at Ivan Allen College, Georgia Tech
Dr. Greg Russotti – CTO, Century Therapeutics (formerly Bristol Myers Squibb/Celgene)
Dr. Sheng Lin-Gibson – Chief of the Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology

SESSION 12 – United: Health Systems Collaborating In Response to a Pandemic

Candice L. Saunders, FACHE – President & CEO, WellStar Heath System
John M. Haupert – CEO, Grady Health System
Carol Burrell – President & CEO, Northeast Georgia Health System
Andy Miller – CEO & Editor, Georgia Health News

SESSION 13 – Bridging the Gaps in Rural Healthcare through Innovative Strategies

Tiffany Nelson, MBA, BSN, RN – Executive Director, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine
Joan H. Anderson, MPH, MBA, JD – Senior Field Representative, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine
Nattlie Rogers, MHA, PharmD – Senior Field Representative, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine

SESSION 14 – Auburn University’s Health Disparities Research/Outreach Collaborations

Jennifer L. Kerpelman, PhD – Professor & Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies & Outreach, Auburn University College of Human Sciences
Timothy M. Moore, MD, PhD – W.W Walker Professor/Associate Dean, Auburn University School of Pharmacy

SESSION 15 – Health Equity Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Daniel E. Dawes, JD – Director of Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine
Judy Monroe, MD – President & CEO, CDC Foundation

SESSION 16 – How Genetic Testing is Impacting Healthcare and Employee Wellness (and adapting in times of COVID)

Devin Absher, PhD – Director of Genomic Health, Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology
Nancy McDonald, CRNP, NP-C – Director of Employee Benefits and Wellness, East Alabama Medical Center
Jessica Merritt – Director of Business Development, HudsonAlpha

SESSION 17 – How Telehealth Kept Revenue Going

Jeff Robbins – Director of Neurodiagnostics and Telehealth, Tift Regional Health System
Sherrie Williams – COO, Global Partnership for Telehealth
Claudia Douglass – Principal, PwC
Amy Burney-Preddy, MHA, MS, CPC – Director of Revenue Integrity, WakeMed