Please join the Princeton Precision Health (PPH) Initiative for the next talk of our fall semester series on Friday, October 18, at 12:00 pm, at 252 Nassau Street. William Hanson, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer and Vice President, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, will present a talk, “AI in Medical Care: Deus or Machina?” Abstract: In the last 20 years, spurred by governmental incentives (American Recovery and Reinvestment) the digitization of devices and widespread adoption of electronic record keeping systems has transformed medical care for better (and some would argue for worse). Medical care and research has spawned the development of vast troves of digitized clinical and research data. Medical information flows through countless visible and invisible conduits, and has become the new oil, coveted by large companies, research initiatives and governments. This talk will describe the digitization of medicine, the players, the intended and unintended consequences and the potential benefits of AI and precision medicine. It will offer a perspective on what has gone right, what wrong and what entities like Princeton Precision Health can bring to the table. Lunch will be provided. Please note that getting to the seminar space currently requires that you climb a set of stairs. If an accommodation is needed, please contact PPH in advance at: [ mailto:princetonPPH@princeton.edu | princetonPPH@princeton.edu ] ********************************** [ https://pph.princeton.edu/events/data-driven-precision-health-integrating-ge... | Registration ] is now open for PPH-NOAA November 7 conference: "Data-Driven Precision Health: Integrating Genomics, Climate, and the Environment.” The conference, a collaboration between Princeton Precision Health and NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and co-sponsored by Princeton’s High Meadows Environmental Institute , will bring together an interdisciplinary community from academia, government, and industry to explore research questions at the intersection of human health, climate, and environment. The event aims to spark discussions and inspire new research directions on future health impacts, with a focus on predicting outcomes and developing equitable risk mitigation strategies. The conference will be held in Maeder Hall, at the Andlinger Center for the Energy and the Environment. Keynote speakers include Jane Burns , Director of the Kawasaki Disease Research Center at UC San Diego and whose work on Kawasaki Disease, environment, and climate has been featured in the [ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/health/kawasaki-disease-cause.html | NY Times ] , and Juli Trtanj , Director of the NOAA Climate and Health Program and NOAA One Health Lead and co-chair of Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN) Management Committee . In addition, Provost Jennifer Rexford and Dean For Research Peter Schiffer will be giving remarks at the conference. Registration is free but required.