Session Abstract:
The vision for the Hospital of Future is an energizing one – frictionless, seamlessly connected, integrated systems driving maximum patient care outcomes at significantly reduced costs. Join experts with perspectives from devices, connectivity, point of care delivery, and hardware as they discuss not only what the Hospital of the Future looks like, but how to get there.
Speakers:
Catherine (CJ) Robison, BSN, RN, is a Health Innovation Scientist at Oracle Health – Propelled by the belief that data, research and innovative solutions have the power to transform healthcare, CJ Robison has developed a diverse and extensive portfolio of expertise in the medical field. As a registered nurse with a degree in biology, CJ began her career on a medical-surgical floor that specializes in geriatric oncology. Following her time in direct patient care, she served as the Magnet Program Director and Manager of Professional Practice at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Virginia where she was instrumental in improving electronic workflows, running workload-acuity models and quantifying resources required to deliver care. Following this effort, CJ went on to design and manage an array of process improvement initiatives across Sentara. During the early days of the Pandemic, CJ led a region-wide COVID-mask-making initiative, managing over 1,000 volunteers. In three months, over 40,000 masks were delivered to nearly 100 organizations throughout the Hampton Roads region. In her “free” time, CJ enjoys spending time with her three rambunctious children, reading extensively and riding horses.
Romina Elias is a part of the Dell Healthcare Life Sciences team serving as a Chief Nursing Informatics Officer with over 17 years of healthcare experience. A nurse by trade, Romina’s passion for patient care and healthcare IT motivates her to help deliver technologies that would positively impact both clinicians and patients alike. Prior to joining Dell, Romina was a Nursing Executive where she drove quality outcomes and patient experience results by developing efficient processes in healthcare delivery. Her team received the prestigious Beacon Gold award for clinical excellence as well as the Guardian of Excellence Award for outstanding patient experience 3 years in a row. Romina has led a diverse team of nurses and physicians through two successful Joint Commission surveys, DOH visits and most recently, the COVID pandemic. Utilizing limited resources and managing dynamic healthcare needs, she leveraged years of operational leadership experience to implement processes to safely care for patients throughout the pandemic. Romina utilized her experience in health informatics to lead organizations through electronic medical record upgrades and implementations. In the spring of 2021, she served as the Nursing lead for the Epic EMR implementation, ensuring patient safety and clinician satisfaction while maintaining and improving key performance indicators. Romina also has a passion for learning. She has a Master of Science in Nursing Informatics from Walden University and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Capella University. She holds both a Nursing Informatics and a Nurse Executive – Advance certificate from the American Credentialing Center. Romina is an advocate of furthering the nursing profession through education and has mentored several nurses through their pursuit of advanced degrees.
Dr. Wolff has over 25 years of experience in the health and life science industries as a scientist and analyst working in the U.S. and Europe. Mark joined SAS in 2005 and is an Advisory Industry Consultant and Chief Health and Life Science Analytics Strategist for the SAS Global IoT Division. Mark’s areas of expertise include the development and application of advanced and predictive analytics in healthcare and life sciences with a particular interest in outcomes and safety. Current work focuses on methods and application of Machine Learning to real time sensor/IoT data in support of outcomes and safety research, visualization and development of intelligent, decision support systems. Prior to joining SAS Mark held a variety of research and leadership positions in academia, government and industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola College in Maryland, a Master of Science in Entomology and a Doctorate in Toxicology from North Carolina State University.
Kellie Swink BSN, RN, CCRN is a dedicated and highly skilled Tele-Cardiac ICU Clinical Program Coordinator with over 10 years of experience in cardiac intensive care unit. Skilled in preventing cardiac arrest and providing top-quality care to patients ranging from neonates to adults. Expertise in managing teams, mentoring new nurses, and analyzing data to improve patient outcomes.
Karen Finger is Global Lead, Connected Health Strategy and Innovation for Verizon’s Global Enterprise Healthcare and Life Sciences solutions ecosystem. Karen brings over 25+ years of Industry, IT and Communications technology leadership working with many of the largest companies in the world, leading teams, spearheading digital transformation, building trusted strategic partnerships and pioneering industry leading platforms that deliver improved outcomes. Prior to Verizon, she was an early entrant in the Telehealth and Telemedicine industry where she had the opportunity to lead the commercialization strategies for both non-profit and for-profit start-up and early-stage telehealth and telemedicine companies focused on the transformation of care delivery. In her current role, Karen is dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge technologies to build secure, connected health platforms that revolutionize patient care, accelerate operational efficiencies and enable clinical innovation in the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare. Karen is a passionate advocate for shaping the future of healthcare by creating opportunities for collaboration with Providers, Payers, Retail Health, and Medtech Partners that democratize and extend access to care, improve the patient and provider experience, reduce costs, expand growth and deliver improved quality and health outcomes. Karen holds a degree in Computer Science and Business Administration from the University of Florida. Outside of work, Karen has been an active volunteer and Industry leader having served on the board of Emerge Scholarships devoted to economic empowerment for women, as well as served as President of the Association of Telecommunications Professionals, and currently sits on the Executive Advisory Board for the Atlanta Technology Professionals dedicated to connecting, learning and giving back. She enjoys Orange Theory workouts (when they are over), Pickleball, fostering rescue dogs and spending time with her two, adult children.
Christopher is the Senior Director of Commercial Growth at Baxter Healthcare. He runs strategy for a 100+ person team overseeing $4B+ in sales. Prior roles and responsibilities at Baxter have included integration, M&A, corporate venture, digital transformation, and running a manufacturing business in Europe. Before Baxter, Christopher was a sell-side equity research analyst at Goldman Sachs and published analyses on the healthcare sector, several of which were cited on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Christopher holds a B.A. in Neuroscience from USC and an MBA from the University of Cambridge. He sits on the not-for-profit board of Americares (Disaster Relief) for the Midwest. He is based in Chicago with his wonderful wife and 2-year old daughter.
