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Advent of genomics have revolutionized how we diagnose and treat lung cancer
We are currently needing to understand the driver mutations and variants where we can personalize therapy
PD-L1 and other checkpoint therapy have not really been used in pediatric cancers even though CAR-T have been successful
The incidence rates and mortality rates of pediatric cancers are rising
Large scale study of over 700 pediatric cancers show cancers driven by epigenetic drivers or fusion proteins. Need for transcriptomics. Also study demonstrated that we have underestimated germ line mutations and hereditary factors.
They put together a database to nominate patients on their IGM Cancer protocol. Involves genetic counseling and obtaining germ line samples to determine hereditary factors. RNA and protein are evaluated as well as exome sequencing. RNASeq and Archer Dx test to identify driver fusions
PECAN curated database from St. Jude used to determine driver mutations. They use multiple databases and overlap within these databases and knowledge base to determine or weed out false positives
They have used these studies to understand the immune infiltrate into recurrent cancers (CytoCure)
They found 40 germline cancer predisposition genes, 47 driver somatic fusion proteins, 81 potential actionable targets, 106 CNV, 196 meaningful somatic driver mutations

Tuesday, June 23

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM EDT

Awards and Lectures

NCI Director’s Address

Norman E Sharpless, Elaine R Mardis

DETAILS

Introduction: Elaine Mardis

NCI Director Address: Norman E Sharpless

They are functioning well at NCI with respect to grant reviews, research, and general functions in spite of the COVID pandemic and the massive demonstrations on also focusing on the disparities which occur in cancer research field and cancer care
There are ongoing efforts at NCI to make a positive difference in racial injustice, diversity in the cancer workforce, and for patients as well
Need a diverse workforce across the cancer research and care spectrum
Data show that areas where the clinicians are successful in putting African Americans on clinical trials are areas (geographic and site specific) where health disparities are narrowing
Grants through NCI new SeroNet for COVID-19 serologic testing funded by two RFAs through NIAD (RFA-CA-30-038 and RFA-CA-20-039) and will close on July 22, 2020

Tuesday, June 23

12:45 PM – 1:46 PM EDT

Virtual Educational Session

Immunology, Tumor Biology, Experimental and Molecular Therapeutics, Molecular and Cellular Biology/Genetics

Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy for Nonimmunologists: Innovation and Discovery in Immune-Oncology

This educational session will update cancer researchers and clinicians about the latest developments in the detailed understanding of the types and roles of immune cells in tumors. It will summarize current knowledge about the types of T cells, natural killer cells, B cells, and myeloid cells in tumors and discuss current knowledge about the roles these cells play in the antitumor immune response. The session will feature some of the most promising up-and-coming cancer immunologists who will inform about their latest strategies to harness the immune system to promote more effective therapies.

Judith A Varner, Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta

Introduction

Judith A Varner

New techniques reveal critical roles of myeloid cells in tumor development and progression

Different type of cells are becoming targets for immune checkpoint like myeloid cells
In T cell excluded or desert tumors T cells are held at periphery so myeloid cells can infiltrate though so macrophages might be effective in these immune t cell naïve tumors, macrophages are most abundant types of immune cells in tumors
CXCLs are potential targets
PI3K delta inhibitors,
Reduce the infiltrate of myeloid tumor suppressor cells like macrophages
When should we give myeloid or T cell therapy is the issue

Judith A Varner

Novel strategies to harness T-cell biology for cancer therapy

Positive and negative roles of B cells in cancer

Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta

New approaches in cancer immunotherapy: Programming bacteria to induce systemic antitumor immunity

Tuesday, June 23

12:45 PM – 1:46 PM EDT

Virtual Educational Session

Cancer Chemistry

Chemistry to the Clinic: Part 2: Irreversible Inhibitors as Potential Anticancer Agents

There are numerous examples of highly successful covalent drugs such as aspirin and penicillin that have been in use for a long period of time. Despite historical success, there was a period of reluctance among many to purse covalent drugs based on concerns about toxicity. With advances in understanding features of a well-designed covalent drug, new techniques to discover and characterize covalent inhibitors, and clinical success of new covalent cancer drugs in recent years, there is renewed interest in covalent compounds. This session will provide a broad look at covalent probe compounds and drug development, including a historical perspective, examination of warheads and electrophilic amino acids, the role of chemoproteomics, and case studies.

Benjamin F Cravatt, Richard A. Ward, Sara J Buhrlage

Discovering and optimizing covalent small-molecule ligands by chemical proteomics

Benjamin F Cravatt

Multiple approaches are being investigated to find new covalent inhibitors such as: 1) cysteine reactivity mapping, 2) mapping cysteine ligandability, 3) and functional screening in phenotypic assays for electrophilic compounds
Using fluorescent activity probes in proteomic screens; have broad useability in the proteome but can be specific
They screened quiescent versus stimulated T cells to determine reactive cysteines in a phenotypic screen and analyzed by MS proteomics (cysteine reactivity profiling); can quantitate 15000 to 20,000 reactive cysteines
Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and adapter protein LCP-1 are two examples of changes in reactive cysteines they have seen using this method
They use scout molecules to target ligands or proteins with reactive cysteines
For phenotypic screens they first use a cytotoxic assay to screen out toxic compounds which just kill cells without causing T cell activation (like IL10 secretion)
INTERESTINGLY coupling these MS reactive cysteine screens with phenotypic screens you can find NONCANONICAL mechanisms of many of these target proteins (many of the compounds found targets which were not predicted or known)

Electrophilic warheads and nucleophilic amino acids: A chemical and computational perspective on covalent modifier

The covalent targeting of cysteine residues in drug discovery and its application to the discovery of Osimertinib

Richard A. Ward

Cysteine activation: thiolate form of cysteine is a strong nucleophile
Thiolate form preferred in polar environment
Activation can be assisted by neighboring residues; pKA will have an effect on deprotonation
pKas of cysteine vary in EGFR
cysteine that are too reactive give toxicity while not reactive enough are ineffective

Accelerating drug discovery with lysine-targeted covalent probes

Tuesday, June 23

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM EDT

Virtual Educational Session

Molecular and Cellular Biology/Genetics

Virtual Educational Session

Tumor Biology, Immunology

Metabolism and Tumor Microenvironment

This Educational Session aims to guide discussion on the heterogeneous cells and metabolism in the tumor microenvironment. It is now clear that the diversity of cells in tumors each require distinct metabolic programs to survive and proliferate. Tumors, however, are genetically programmed for high rates of metabolism and can present a metabolically hostile environment in which nutrient competition and hypoxia can limit antitumor immunity.

Jeffrey C Rathmell, Lydia Lynch, Mara H Sherman, Greg M Delgoffe

T-cell metabolism and metabolic reprogramming antitumor immunity

Jeffrey C Rathmell

Introduction

Jeffrey C Rathmell

Metabolic functions of cancer-associated fibroblasts

Mara H Sherman

Tumor microenvironment metabolism and its effects on antitumor immunity and immunotherapeutic response

Greg M Delgoffe

Multiple metabolites, reactive oxygen species within the tumor microenvironment; is there heterogeneity within the TME metabolome which can predict their ability to be immunosensitive
Took melanoma cells and looked at metabolism using Seahorse (glycolysis): and there was vast heterogeneity in melanoma tumor cells; some just do oxphos and no glycolytic metabolism (inverse Warburg)
As they profiled whole tumors they could separate out the metabolism of each cell type within the tumor and could look at T cells versus stromal CAFs or tumor cells and characterized cells as indolent or metabolic
T cells from hyerglycolytic tumors were fine but from high glycolysis the T cells were more indolent
When knock down glucose transporter the cells become more glycolytic
If patient had high oxidative metabolism had low PDL1 sensitivity
Showed this result in head and neck cancer as well
Metformin a complex 1 inhibitor which is not as toxic as most mito oxphos inhibitors the T cells have less hypoxia and can remodel the TME and stimulate the immune response
Metformin now in clinical trials
T cells though seem metabolically restricted; T cells that infiltrate tumors are low mitochondrial phosph cells
T cells from tumors have defective mitochondria or little respiratory capacity
They have some preliminary findings that metabolic inhibitors may help with CAR-T therapy

Obesity, lipids and suppression of anti-tumor immunity

Lydia Lynch

Hypothesis: obesity causes issues with anti tumor immunity
Less NK cells in obese people; also produce less IFN gamma
RNASeq on NOD mice; granzymes and perforins at top of list of obese downregulated
Upregulated genes that were upregulated involved in lipid metabolism
All were PPAR target genes
NK cells from obese patients takes up palmitate and this reduces their glycolysis but OXPHOS also reduced; they think increased FFA basically overloads mitochondria
PPAR alpha gamma activation mimics obesity

Tuesday, June 23

12:45 PM – 2:45 PM EDT

Virtual Educational Session

Clinical Research Excluding Trials

The Evolving Role of the Pathologist in Cancer Research

Long recognized for their role in cancer diagnosis and prognostication, pathologists are beginning to leverage a variety of digital imaging technologies and computational tools to improve both clinical practice and cancer research. Remarkably, the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms for analyzing pathology specimens is poised to not only augment the resolution and accuracy of clinical diagnosis, but also fundamentally transform the role of the pathologist in cancer science and precision oncology. This session will discuss what pathologists are currently able to achieve with these new technologies, present their challenges and barriers, and overview their future possibilities in cancer diagnosis and research. The session will also include discussions of what is practical and doable in the clinic for diagnostic and clinical oncology in comparison to technologies and approaches primarily utilized to accelerate cancer research.

Jorge S Reis-Filho, Thomas J Fuchs, David L Rimm, Jayanta Debnath

DETAILS

Tuesday, June 23

12:45 PM – 2:45 PM EDT

High-dimensional imaging technologies in cancer research

David L Rimm

Using old methods and new methods; so cell counting you use to find the cells then phenotype; with quantification like with Aqua use densitometry of positive signal to determine a threshold to determine presence of a cell for counting
Hiplex versus multiplex imaging where you have ten channels to measure by cycling of flour on antibody (can get up to 20plex)
Hiplex can be coupled with Mass spectrometry (Imaging Mass spectrometry, based on heavy metal tags on mAbs)
However it will still take a trained pathologist to define regions of interest or field of desired view

Introduction

Jayanta Debnath

Challenges and barriers of implementing AI tools for cancer diagnostics

Jorge S Reis-Filho

Implementing robust digital pathology workflows into clinical practice and cancer research

Jayanta Debnath

Invited Speaker

Thomas J Fuchs

Founder of spinout of Memorial Sloan Kettering
Separates AI from computational algothimic
Dealing with not just machines but integrating human intelligence
Making decision for the patients must involve human decision making as well
How do we get experts to do these decisions faster
AI in pathology: what is difficult? =è sandbox scenarios where machines are great,; curated datasets; human decision support systems or maps; or try to predict nature
1) learn rules made by humans; human to human scenario 2)constrained nature 3)unconstrained nature like images and or behavior 4) predict nature response to nature response to itself
In sandbox scenario the rules are set in stone and machines are great like chess playing
In second scenario can train computer to predict what a human would predict
So third scenario is like driving cars
System on constrained nature or constrained dataset will take a long time for commuter to get to decision
Fourth category is long term data collection project
He is finding it is still finding it is still is difficult to predict nature so going from clinical finding to prognosis still does not have good predictability with AI alone; need for human involvement
End to end partnering (EPL) is a new way where humans can get more involved with the algorithm and assist with the problem of constrained data
An example of a workflow for pathology would be as follows from Campanella et al 2019 Nature Medicine: obtain digital images (they digitized a million slides), train a massive data set with highthroughput computing (needed a lot of time and big software developing effort), and then train it using input be the best expert pathologists (nature to human and unconstrained because no data curation done)
Led to first clinically grade machine learning system (Camelyon16 was the challenge for detecting metastatic cells in lymph tissue; tested on 12,000 patients from 45 countries)
The first big hurdle was moving from manually annotated slides (which was a big bottleneck) to automatically extracted data from path reports).
Now problem is in prediction: How can we bridge the gap from predicting humans to predicting nature?
With an AI system pathologist drastically improved the ability to detect very small lesions

Virtual Educational Session

Epidemiology

Cancer Increases in Younger Populations: Where Are They Coming from?

Incidence rates of several cancers (e.g., colorectal, pancreatic, and breast cancers) are rising in younger populations, which contrasts with either declining or more slowly rising incidence in older populations. Early-onset cancers are also more aggressive and have different tumor characteristics than those in older populations. Evidence on risk factors and contributors to early-onset cancers is emerging. In this Educational Session, the trends and burden, potential causes, risk factors, and tumor characteristics of early-onset cancers will be covered. Presenters will focus on colorectal and breast cancer, which are among the most common causes of cancer deaths in younger people. Potential mechanisms of early-onset cancers and racial/ethnic differences will also be discussed.

Stacey A. Fedewa, Xavier Llor, Pepper Jo Schedin, Yin Cao

Cancers that are and are not increasing in younger populations

Stacey A. Fedewa

Early onset cancers, pediatric cancers and colon cancers are increasing in younger adults
Younger people are more likely to be uninsured and these are there most productive years so it is a horrible life event for a young adult to be diagnosed with cancer. They will have more financial hardship and most (70%) of the young adults with cancer have had financial difficulties. It is very hard for women as they are on their childbearing years so additional stress
Types of early onset cancer varies by age as well as geographic locations. For example in 20s thyroid cancer is more common but in 30s it is breast cancer. Colorectal and testicular most common in US.
SCC is decreasing by adenocarcinoma of the cervix is increasing in women’s 40s, potentially due to changing sexual behaviors
Breast cancer is increasing in younger women: maybe etiologic distinct like triple negative and larger racial disparities in younger African American women
Increased obesity among younger people is becoming a factor in this increasing incidence of early onset cancers

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2020 World Medical Innovation Forum – COVID-19, AI and the Future of Medicine, Featuring Harvard and Industry Leader Insights – MGH & BWH, Virtual Event: Monday, May 11, 8:15 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. ET

Dialogue among principals is a World Forum’s signature. Expert moderators guiding discussion and questions in audience friendly exchanges. No slides – shared perspectives facilitated by Harvard faculty, leading journalists and Mass General Brigham executives.

Jeffrey Golden, MD

Chair, Department of Pathology, BH; Ramzi S. Cotran Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

Hadine Joffe, MD

Vice Chair, Psychiatry, Executive Director, Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology, BH; Paula A. Johnson Professor, Women’s Health, Harvard Medical School

Thomas Sequist, MD

Chief Patient Experience and Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham; Professor of Medicine and Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School

Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD

Associate Chief, Infection Control Unit, MGH; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Gregg Meyer, MD

Chief Clinical Officer, Mass General Brigham; Interim President, NWH; Professor, Harvard Medical School

Ravi Thadhani, MD

CAO, Mass General Brigham; Professor and Faculty Dean for Academic Programs, Harvard Medical School

Ann Prestipino

SVP; Incident Commander, MGH

Roger Kitterman

VP, Venture and Managing Partner, Partners Innovation Fund, Mass General Brigham

David Louis, MD

Pathologist-in-Chief, MGH; Benjamin Castleman Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

Janet Wu

Bloomberg

Ron Walls, MD

EVP and Chief Operating Officer, BH; Neskey Family Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Alice Park

Senior Writer, TIME

Jeffrey Golden, MD

Chair, Department of Pathology, BH; Ramzi S. Cotran Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

Hadine Joffe, MD

Vice Chair, Psychiatry, Executive Director, Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology, BH; Paula A. Johnson Professor, Women’s Health, Harvard Medical School

Thomas Sequist, MD

Chief Patient Experience and Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham; Professor of Medicine and Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School

Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD

Associate Chief, Infection Control Unit, MGH; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Gregg Meyer, MD

Chief Clinical Officer, Mass General Brigham; Interim President, NWH; Professor, Harvard Medical School

Ravi Thadhani, MD

CAO, Mass General Brigham; Professor and Faculty Dean for Academic Programs, Harvard Medical School

Ann Prestipino

SVP; Incident Commander, MGH

Roger Kitterman

VP, Venture and Managing Partner, Partners Innovation Fund, Mass General Brigham

David Louis, MD

Pathologist-in-Chief, MGH; Benjamin Castleman Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

Janet Wu

Bloomberg

Ron Walls, MD

EVP and Chief Operating Officer, BH; Neskey Family Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Alice Park

Senior Writer, TIME

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To: “Coburn, Christopher Mark” <CMCOBURN@PARTNERS.ORG>

Subject: REGISTRANT RECAP | World Medical Innovation Forum

Dear World Forum Attendee,

On behalf of Mass General Brigham CEO Anne Klibanski MD and Forum co-Chairs Gregg Meyer MD and Ravi Thadhani MD, many thanks for being among the nearly 11,000 registrants representing 93 countries, 46 states and 3200 organizations yesterday. A community was established around many pressing topics that will continue long into the future. We hope you have a chance to examine the attached survey results. There are several revealing items that should be the basis for ongoing discussion. We expect to be in touch regularly during the year. Among the plans is a “First Look” video series highlighting top Mass General Brigham Harvard faculty as well as emerging Harvard investigators. As promised, we wanted to also share visual Forum session summaries. You will be able to access the recordings on the Forum’s YouTube page . The first set will go up this morning

We hope you will join us for the 2021 Forum!

Thanks again, Chris

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Collaborative innovation has never been more important.

2020 World Medical Innovation Forum – COVID-19, AI and the Future of Medicine, Featuring Harvard and Industry Leader Insights – MGH & BWH, Virtual Event: Monday, May 11, 8:15 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. ET

Join top leaders guiding the response, technology and people confronting this century’s greatest health challenge.

Priya Abani

CEO, AliveCor

General Keith Alexander

Co-CEO, IronNet; Former NSA Head

Stéphane Bancel

CEO, Moderna

Marc Casper

CEO, Thermo Fisher

Timothy Ferris, MD

CEO, MGPO; Professor, HMS

John Fernandez

President, MEE; President, Ambulatory Care, Mass General Brigham

John Fish

CEO, Suffolk; BH Board Chair

JF Formela, MD

Partner, Atlas Venture

Jan Garfinkle

Manager Partner, Arboretum Ventures; Chair, NVCA

Phillip Gross

Managing Director, Adage Capital Management

Julia Hu

CEO, Lark Health

Anjali Kataria

CEO, Mytonomy

Roger Kitterman

VP, Managing Partner, Mass General Brigahm Fund

Jonathan Kraft

President, Kraft Group; Chair, MGH Board

Brooke LeVasseur

CEO, AristaMD

Mike Mahoney

CEO, Boston Scientific

Bernd Montag, PhD

CEO, Siemens Healthineers

Kieran Murphy

CEO, GE Healthcare

Elizabeth Nabel, MD

President, BH; Professor, HMS

Matt Sause

CEO, Roche Diagnostics

Peter Slavin, MD

President, MGH; Professor, HMS

Scott Sperling

Co-President, TH Lee; Chair, Mass General Brigham Board

Christopher Viehbacher

Managing Partner, Gurnet Point Capital

Michel Vounatsos

CEO, Biogen

Collaborative Innovation

Together we meet the challenge of the coronavirus and share our commitment to the future of medicine.

Anne Klibanski, MD

CEO, Mass General Brigham

Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD

Principal Deputy Commissioner and Acting CIO, FDA

PANEL

FDA Role in Managing Crisis and Anticipating the Next

Elizabeth Nabel, MD

President, Brigham Health; Professor of Medicine, HMS

PANEL

Care in the Next 18 Months

Karen DeSalvo, MD

Chief Health Officer, Google Health

PANEL

Role of AI and Big Data in Fighting COVID-19

Dawn Sugarman, PhD

Assistant Psychologist, Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, McLean; Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, HMS

PANEL

Digital Therapeutics

Ann Prestipino

SVP; Incident Commander, MGH; Teaching Associate, HMS

PANEL

Real Time: Front Line Innovation

Hadine Joffe, MD

Vice Chair, Research, Psychiatry; Executive Director, Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology, BH; Paula Johnson Professor, Women’s Health, HMS

PANEL

Digital Therapeutics

Priya Abani

CEO, AliveCor

PANEL

Digital Therapeutics

Julia Hu

CEO, Lark Health

PANEL

Digital Therapeutics

Jan Garfinkle

Manager Partner, Arboretum Ventures; Chair NVCA

PANEL

Early Stage Investment Environment

Anjali Kataria

CEO, Mytonomy

PANEL

Patient Experience During the Pandemic

Brooke LeVasseur

CEO, AristaMD

PANEL

Digital Health Becomes a Pillar

Julie Lankiewicz

Head, Clinical Affairs & Health Economics Outcomes Research, Bose Health

PANEL

Emergency and Urgent Care

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Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 6:48 AM

To: “Coburn, Christopher Mark” <CMCOBURN@PARTNERS.ORG>

Subject: REGISTRANT RECAP | World Medical Innovation Forum

Dear World Forum Attendee,

On behalf of Mass General Brigham CEO Anne Klibanski MD and Forum co-Chairs Gregg Meyer MD and Ravi Thadhani MD, many thanks for being among the nearly 11,000 registrants representing 93 countries, 46 states and 3200 organizations yesterday. A community was established around many pressing topics that will continue long into the future. We hope you have a chance to examine the attached survey results. There are several revealing items that should be the basis for ongoing discussion. We expect to be in touch regularly during the year. Among the plans is a “First Look” video series highlighting top Mass General Brigham Harvard faculty as well as emerging Harvard investigators. As promised, we wanted to also share visual Forum session summaries. You will be able to access the recordings on the Forum’s YouTube page . The first set will go up this morning

We hope you will join us for the 2021 Forum!

Thanks again, Chris

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2020 World Medical Innovation Forum – COVID-19, AI – Life Science and Digital Health Investments, MGH & BWH, Virtual Event: Monday, May 11, 8:15 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. ET

Life science and digital health investments have continued at a strong pace during the COVID-19 crisis. Senior investment leaders discuss what to expect. Will:

social distancing affect deal making?
key asset categories remain strong – venture, private equity, public offerings, acquisitions?
valuations hold up in some categories while others fall?

Moderator: Roger Kitterman, VP, Venture and Managing Partner, Partners Innovation Fund, Mass General Brigham

Jan Garfinkle, Founder & Manager Partner, Arboretum Ventures, Chair NVCA

Phillip Gross, Managing Director, Adage Capital Management

Christopher Viehbacher, Managing Partner, Gurnet Point Capital

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Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 6:48 AM

To: “Coburn, Christopher Mark” <CMCOBURN@PARTNERS.ORG>

Subject: REGISTRANT RECAP | World Medical Innovation Forum

Dear World Forum Attendee,

On behalf of Mass General Brigham CEO Anne Klibanski MD and Forum co-Chairs Gregg Meyer MD and Ravi Thadhani MD, many thanks for being among the nearly 11,000 registrants representing 93 countries, 46 states and 3200 organizations yesterday. A community was established around many pressing topics that will continue long into the future. We hope you have a chance to examine the attached survey results. There are several revealing items that should be the basis for ongoing discussion. We expect to be in touch regularly during the year. Among the plans is a “First Look” video series highlighting top Mass General Brigham Harvard faculty as well as emerging Harvard investigators. As promised, we wanted to also share visual Forum session summaries. You will be able to access the recordings on the Forum’s YouTube page . The first set will go up this morning

We hope you will join us for the 2021 Forum!

Thanks again, Chris

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Featuring Clinical, Scientific, Tech, AI and Venture Experts

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THIS IS THE EVENT I COVERED on 5/11/2020 BY INVITATION AS MEDIA for Mass General Brigham

From: “Coburn, Christopher Mark” <CMCOBURN@PARTNERS.ORG>

Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 6:48 AM

To: “Coburn, Christopher Mark” <CMCOBURN@PARTNERS.ORG>

Subject: REGISTRANT RECAP | World Medical Innovation Forum

Dear World Forum Attendee,

On behalf of Mass General Brigham CEO Anne Klibanski MD and Forum co-Chairs Gregg Meyer MD and Ravi Thadhani MD, many thanks for being among the nearly 11,000 registrants representing 93 countries, 46 states and 3200 organizations yesterday. A community was established around many pressing topics that will continue long into the future. We hope you have a chance to examine the attached survey results. There are several revealing items that should be the basis for ongoing discussion. We expect to be in touch regularly during the year. Among the plans is a “First Look” video series highlighting top Mass General Brigham Harvard faculty as well as emerging Harvard investigators. As promised, we wanted to also share visual Forum session summaries. You will be able to access the recordings on the Forum’s YouTube page . The first set will go up this morning

We hope you will join us for the 2021 Forum!

Thanks again, Chris

Mass General Brigham (formerly Partners Healthcare) is pleased to invite media to attend the World Medical Innovation Forum (WMIF) virtual event on Monday, May 11. Our day-long interactive web event features expert discussions of COVID-related infectious disease innovation and the pandemic’s impact on transforming medicine, plus insights on how care may be radically transformed post-COVID. The agenda features nearly 70 executive speakers from the healthcare industry, venture, start-ups, consumer health and the front lines of COVID care, including many of our Harvard Medical School-affiliated researchers and clinicians. The event replaces our annual in-person conference, which we plan to resume in 2021.

Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN, Editor-in Chief, Leaders in Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence (LPBI) Group, Boston will cover the event in Real Time as MEDIA for our Coronavirus Portal

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8:15 – 8:25 AM

Opening Remarks

Dr. Klibanski will welcome participants to the 2020 World Medical Innovation Forum, a global — and this year, virtual — gathering of more than 5,000 senior health care leaders. This annual event was established to respond to the intensifying transformation of health care and its impact on innovation. The Forum is rooted in the belief that no matter the magnitude of that change, the center of health care needs to be a shared, fundamental commitment to collaborative innovation – industry and academia working together to improve patient lives. No collaborative endeavor is more pressing than responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction:
Scott Sperling, Co-President, Thomas H. Lee Partners; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mass General Brigham

Introducing Anne Klibanski – Leadership at its best for breakthroughs in the entire system when return to normalcy

Anne Klibanski, MD, President & CEO, Mass General Brigham

Collaborative innovation between Industry and Hospitals and Government
Expediting innovations: Prophylactic, Diagnostics, research and care delivery
COVID caregivers contribution to this battle, patient experience and outcome

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8:25 – 8:50 AM

Care in the Next 18 Months – Routine, Elective, Remote

Hospital chief executives reflect on how health care will evolve over the next 18 months in the face of COVID-19. What will routine health care look like? What about elective surgeries and other interventions? And will care-at-a-distance continue to be an essential component? Simply put, how will we provide manage, and pay for health care in a world forever changed by COVID-19?

Moderator:
Gregg Meyer, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Mass General Brigham; Interim President, NWH; Professor of Medicine, HMS

John Fernandez, President, Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Brigham Ambulatory Care

Out patients decrease in volume now social distancing enabled by using parking lot as waiting rooms
Pre visit and post visit websites will become places of touch – patients accessing via website

Elizabeth Nabel, MD, President, Brigham Health; Professor of Medicine, HMS

Support to frontline care
Old normal will not be the new normal
Telehealth and digital health, work force, healthcare experience, improve access
lower medical expense
Patients were afraid
deferred cancer operation and treatment
Cath Lab less 50% occupied
Hospitals are safe and patients must come back for procedures
COVID-19 only 20% of all patients
ICU and OR Scheduling rethink procedure digital care delivers procedures
deploy workforce work across repurposed units hybrids, talent acquisition new strategy
COVID-19 will have distinct areas
BWH – Patient-Nurse-Doctor relations in healing Healthcare team became the Family of the Patients

Peter Slavin, MD, President, MGH; Professor, Health Care Policy, HMS

Reemerging more complicated
In patients and Out patient realigned with care for COVID-19
Telemedicine 85% of outpatients visits at MGH
virtual care will dominate the future of care
disadvantaged populations suffered more in the pandemic Communities in Chelsea and Revere household received kits social determinants of illness

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8:50 – 9:15 AM

COVID-19: Technology Solutions Now and in the Future

Experts leading large teams at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak discuss how technology is shaping the pandemic response today and in the coming years. What technology categories are most important? What tools are healthcare organizations, biopharmaceutical companies, and other organizations leveraging to battle this crisis? How will those tools evolve? And, importantly, how can technology inform the medical response to future pandemics? What were the biggest technology surprises in the current response?

Moderator:
Alice Park, Senior Writer, Time

Stephane Bancel, CEO, Moderna

mRNA synthetic RNA of Spike protein injected to stir immune response
Phase II working with FDA starting Phase III early Summer
15 mcg dose available in 2020
using own capital to invest to scale up manufacturing no help from Gov’t Grant for clinical trial not for manufacturing

Paul Biddinger, MD, Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness, MGH; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, HMS

Sharing information across the system aggregate data technologies
ML as Guidance in resource coordination

David Kaufman, MD, PhD, Head of Translational Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute

drug development, clinical operations remote monitoring
repurpose compounds usinf libraries
scalability and Global vaccine cheap and available globally
complexity is in coordinations – toolset biology tool RNA mapping viral screening primaru cells and organoids
Outcomes: Aging and co-morbidities
Discovery effort using tools infrastructure maintained between pandemics

Rochelle Walensky, MD, Chief, Infectious Disease, Steve and Deborah Gorlin MGH Research Scholar, MGH; Professor of Medicine, HMS

shared photos important for Public health, using iPhone distribution Demedicalize Testic – not only at clinics but at many placed contact tracing and diagnosis in 24 hours – iPhone is invaluable GPS capability – privacy issues
detect patients with high risk and existing infection monitoring
Public Health – Thermometer given to Patients – data collected centrally any spike and pulse oximeter given to home – remote
Anxiety in opening the economy requires a bit of giving up on privacy
TeleHealth and monitoring remotely
Pharmacy and workplace as points to start Testing vs Order and a nurse call

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9:15 – 9:40 AM

Digital Health Becomes a Pillar: Tools, Payment, Data

Deployed in the crucible of the coronavirus pandemic, digital health has now become an essential pillar in the delivery of care. Why is that significant? How and why did it happen? What are the essential tools and components? How is the electronic health record and other health data contributing to this digital movement?

Are there novel use cases for telehealth that arose during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic? How can digital technologies help enable a full return to work. Thinking ahead to the fall and a possible second wave, are there things we should be doing today to ensure this technology to better detect and profile a resurgence and enhance the patient benefit.

Moderator:
David Louis, MD, Pathologist-in-Chief, MGH; Benjamin Castleman Professor of Pathology, HMS

DIgitsl technologies – boostong and innovating
upscale activity
risk of upscaling on Providers
Adaptations of innovation

Alistair Erskine, MD, Chief Digital Health Officer, Mass General Brigham

Adam Landman, MD, VP, Chief Information and Digital Innovation Officer, BH; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, HMS

COVID-19 call center across Partners, Chat bots automated screening tools, Microsoft assisted 60,000 users of chat bots triaging by screening calls of the Hotline
TeleHealth transformation may be lost due to reimbursement which may not be reimburse after the emergency is over Insurers to incentivize use of of TeleHealth
In person care: Redesign and how to provide In care for the staff and for the Patients

Brooke LeVasseur, CEO, AristaMD

Access problem due to care shortage of specialty care
technology better allocate resources
Industry and Hospital Institutions populations they serve
innovations needs a sustainable economic model for reimbursement
Inequity issues How Telehealth can benefit all of Society, potential for future solutions

Lee Schwamm, MD, Director, Center for TeleHealth and Exec Vice Chair, Neurology, MGH; Vice President, Virtual Care/Digital Health, Mass General Brigham; Professor, Neurology, HMS

Surge capabilities
generate insight
Research and Innovation needs embedding in the enterprise
technical gap in maintenance
supply chain disrupted

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9:40 – 9:45 AM

BREAK

9:45 – 10:05 AM

FIRESIDE CHAT

Bayer Pharma Reflections on Innovation: Creating, Collaborating, and Accelerating Discovery During and After a Pandemic

Dr. Moeller will reflect on how Bayer is weathering the organizational challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. How does a global pharmaceutical company continue to drive drug development when its labs are shut down? What are the critical elements needed to keep the engines of innovation firing even in the face of a global public health crisis? How does a global r&d enterprise plan for an uncertain fall 2020 given a potential return of the virus.

Introduction:
John Fish, CEO, Suffolk; Chairman of Board Trustees, Brigham Health

COPD

Moderator:
Janet Wu, Bloomberg

Joerg Moeller, MD, PhD, Head of Research & Development, Pharmaceuticals Division, Bayer AG

led team of 9 products
Unprecedented is COVID-19: effect on work, travel, life
Anti-Malaria vs COVID-19: In China testing early chloroquine approved for RA and anti Malaria Government in China experimental and Bayer supports Clinical Trials by Bill & Melinda Foundation
In 8 weeks most Scientist work from home – amazed what was accomplished by 80% of Bayer working from home
production is kept ongoing anti-infective for Pneumonia
focus on most critical and keep experiment critical and push out studies run Globally – No pre-maturely study was interrupted completely
Great collaboration Flexibility with regulatory agencies in Europe and with FDA – levels not seen before
R&D in Pharma – when out different point than when we started: Opportunities- Compound libraries OPEN after the COVID Pandemic, speed of decision making, team spirit outstanding – levels not seen before
Partnerships: Bayer testing machines and ventilators shared, accelerate mechanisms for new drug development
evidence for repurposing drugs: Chloroquine
Solidarity – everyone are in it TOGETHER, keep that after the Pandemic is over – levels not seen before

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10:05 – 10:30 AM

The Patient Experience During the Pandemic

The coronavirus outbreak is not only testing health care staff and resources, it is also having an overwhelming impact on patients. This panel will focus on the approach and technologies providers are using to address the patient experience along the continuum of care.

Moderator:
Thomas Sequist, MD, Chief Patient Experience and Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham; Professor of Medicine and Health Care Policy, HMS

Anjali Kataria, CEO, Mytonomy

Video overcome illiteracy and provide personal engagement without the negative
Home health will be the shift – a human component will not go away – sensor technology in car, bathroom
COVID-19 accelerated user adoption of Telehealth
Digital technologies as an equailizer Hispanic patients consumed for information with the new technologies

Daniel Kuritzkes, MD, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, BH; Harriet Ryan Albee Professor of Medicine, HMS

conserve PPE impacted Physicians ability to see Patients, Nurses meet patients vs Physicians that delivered care remotely – laying on hands was missing in the care
Masks will not come off but in a while, can’t allow the infection to surge and curtail hospitals from functioning, use mask for the foreseable future

Peter Lee, PhD, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Research and Incubation

Interactive Chat bots 1 out of 500 hospitals around the Globe adopted the Chat Bot for Patient Intake
Scaling telemetry with feedback loop
iPad at bedside, platform orchestration, new workflows for COVID-19 patients in the backend guiding Patients in the Process was new infrastructure was in the front line
preparing for a game change in Medicine: Patients demanding new experience
Historical context for physicians contribution to care and bridge the digital divide

Jag Singh, MD, PhD, Cardiologist & Founding Director, Resynchronization and Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics Program, MGH; Professor of Medicine, HMS

Isolation is unbearable
Predictive analytics
no going back to before Pandemic
COVID-19 only severe go to hospital
Human contact enhanced interaction with families and Docs

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10:30 – 10:55 AM

The Role of AI and Big Data in Fighting COVID-19 and the Next Global Crisis – Successes and Aspirations

AI is a key weapon used to fight COVID-19. What are the biggest successes so far? Which applications show the most promise for the future? Can it help a return to work? Can AI help predict and even prevent the next global health care crisis?

Moderator:
Alice Park, Senior Writer, Time

Mike Devoy, MD, EVP, Medical Affairs & Pharmacovigilance and CMO, Bayer AG

AI allows speeding up Genome of Spike Proteins sequencing
Partnership with Academia help focus effort
openness and willingness to collaborate and take risk in Therapeutics

Karen DeSalvo, MD, Chief Health Officer, Google Health

Partnership with Apple on Contact Tracing System – BLE – only for Health applications
Public Health as driver as consumer Privacy preserving
Individual level data collection for AI applications, privacy giving up for public good
Trust component – in sharing data

Keith Dreyer, DO, PhD, Chief Data Science Officer, Mass General Brigham; Vice Chairman, Radiology, MGH; Associate Professor, Radiology, HMS

COVID allowed data on contact tracing
AI in image capturing for Public health – target Imaging use data to be equivalent to Human Testing at Home va in ER 1 in 10, 000 vs all populations
Data to AI application SW providers are stewards Open source , no conflict of interest and no discussion on profits
Each country will have own lessens

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10:55 – 11:20 AM

Designing for Infection Prevention: Innovation and Investment in Personal Protective Equipment and Facility Design

As with many pathogens, prevention is the best defense against SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Panelists will discuss the insights, design strategies, technologies, and practices that are emerging to guard against infection and how those innovations are being applied to protect health care providers and their patients.
Based on what was learned during the spring of 2020, are there specific changes that will lessen morbidity and mortality in a potential a second wave?

Moderator:
Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD, Associate Chief, Infection Control Unit, MGH; Assistant Professor, HMS

Shelly Anderson, SVP, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, & Chief Strategy Officer, BH

How to establish the New normal
Surveillence for new sources of infection
Operations under uncertainty
learned to be effective with data monitoring, training, facility adaptation to new roles
Investments in new materials to stabilize the supply chain: Additional suppliers,
Extend internal supply work with R&D on alternative materials

Michele Holcomb, PhD, EVP, Strategy and Corporate Development, Cardinal Health

Optimize toward lower cost vs availability of supply
Diverting supply chain to manufacturing not in PPE business

Guillermo Tearney, MD, PhD, Remondi Family Endowed MGH Research Institute Chair, Mike and Sue Hazard MGH Research Scholar, MGH; Professor, Pathology, HMS

3D Printing innovations for filtration capacity of particles, respirators decontaminated, prevention of patient transmission
Negative pressure applied on materials as second line of protection beyond PPE
CPAP to be used
weaning from Ventilators to CPAP
Environment to be protected from air born pathogens

Teresa Wilson, Director/Architect, Colliers Project Leaders

Physical Design of the facility and rooms – use design to minimize Hospital infections principals of location of clean vs dirty functions
room kept cleaned, how long it takes to clean, where is the sink, hands free, modular construction plug & play design of rooms functions

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11:20 – 11:25 AM

BREAK

11:25 – 11:45 AM

FIRESIDE CHAT

Preparing for Fall 2020 and Beyond: Production, Innovation, Optimization

How does a global medical technology and life sciences company respond to the health challenges posed by COVID-19? Mr. Murphy will reflect on how his organization is working to meet the unprecedented demand for life-saving medical equipment for diagnosing, treating, and managing coronavirus patients. How does a large manufacturer make adjustments to FDA regulated products and supply chains in time to help lessen the impact of a second wave of COVID-19 infections.

Introduction:
Jonathan Kraft, President, The Kraft Group; Chair, Mass General Hospital Board of Trustees

90 countries around the Globe – collaborative innovations partnership with GE Health – all assets around the World
Academic with GE Health AI, Diagnostics, data set for ML for Health care

Moderator:
Timothy Ferris, MD, CEO, MGPO; Professor, HMS

Kieran Murphy, CEO, GE Healthcare

Partnership GE Health & MGH
COVID-19 Innovations and Customers needs: Ventilators and
ICU Cloud application with Microsoft to save PPE and Labor, monitor several ICU rooms at once by technology
Quadruple the production and enter new contracts, crisis exposed weaknesses in supply chain of many products
Shortage of PPE was not expected, flexibility and trusted relations with GE Health Suppliers
CT in a BOX – 42 Slices in a container – no exposure to radiation in prefabricated rooms in field hospital requiring no contact with clinicians and rapid response
Command control center with John Hopkins University
Manufacturing facilities in China communicate the situation of the business and the customers needs buyers in the Health care industry
Future for Biotech industry: Modular systems deploy rapidly, test vaccine, SPEED is everything productivity & Speed
Productivity will increase collaboration and speed like partnership with FORD and MIcrosoft

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11:45 AM – 12:10 PM

Big Tech and Digital Health

Tech giants are dedicating their vast resources to aid in the global response to the coronavirus. This panel will highlight how the big data and computational power of major tech companies is being deployed to help contain the current pandemic through new technologies and services, enable return to work, and how it could help prevent future ones.

Moderator:
Natasha Singer, Reporter, New York Times

Amanda Goltz, Principal, Business Development, Alexa Health & Wellness, Amazon

Michael Mina, MD, PhD, Associate Medical Director, Molecular Virology, BH; Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard Chan School

Limitations on Viral Testing
Shortage of Swabs for testing
Tech giant: Amazon, Walmart – global reach in supply chain
new collaborations formed on super charge
Antigen test for home administration consumerization of the Testing
Walmart can be positioned for blood tests
Not only Physicians can order tests
Microsoft and Amazon can help in interpretation of the Test using Alexa

Marcus Osborne, VP, Walmart Health, Walmart

Jim Weinstein, MD, SVP, Microsoft

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12:10 – 12:35 PM

LUNCH BREAK

12:35 – 12:55PM

FIRESIDE CHAT

Insights on Pandemics and Health Care from the National Security Community

General Alexander, a renowned expert on national security as well as pandemics and health care, will reflect on how AI can help identify and predict future global disease outbreaks and enable fully reopening commerce. He will also discuss what health care systems can learn from the response to COVID-19 to ensure preparedness for the next infectious disease challenge.

Moderator:
Gregg Meyer, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Mass General Brigham; Interim President, NWH; Professor of Medicine, HMS

General (Ret) Keith Alexander, Co-CEO, IronNet Cybersecurity

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12:55 – 1:20 PM

Calibrating Innovation Opportunity and Urgency: Medical and Social

The social and medical needs of patients are deeply intertwined, yet there are significant gaps in the tools and technologies being developed to help address those needs. These are especially apparent in the non-uniform impact of COVID-19. Harnessing opportunities, particularly for patients whose needs fall into the low medical complexity/high social complexity category — a group often overlooked by health care innovators.

Moderator:
Natasha Singer, Reporter, New York Times

Giles Boland, MD, Chair, Department of Radiology, BH; Philip H. Cook Professor of Radiology, HMS

Boston Hope: 1400 patients were treated at Boston Convention Center, 700 COVID -19 patients and 700 post acute after release from ICUs
Policy makers to address social determinants of Health

Amit Phadnis, Chief Digital Officer and GE Company Officer, GE Healthcare

Crisis will go away the innovations will stay and develop
Population Health to benefit from iPhone in Africa and in India mapping hotspots in populations
Multi channels TV, Phones and other devices – social disparities – no app to address social inequality

Krishna Yeshwant, MD, General Partner, GV; Instructor in Medicine, BH

communities most affected by social determinants of Health like in Chelsea in MA, a hotspot for COVID-19
Google Ventures – social issues are most complex invest in underprivileged

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1:20 – 1:45 PM

FDA Role in Managing Crisis and Anticipating the Next

The FDA and other regulatory bodies have played a key role in managing the coronavirus pandemic. How will the agency’s priorities shift in the coming months as community transmission (ideally) slows? What is the FDA’s role in return to work? What is the FDA doing to anticipate future health crises? How will these drive new tools and effect that rate of innovation?

Moderator:
Ravi Thadhani, MD, CAO, Mass General Brigham; Professor of Medicine and Faculty Dean for Academic Programs, HMS

Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD, Principal Deputy Commissioner & Acting CIO, FDA

Future – common tools, more efficient studies study protocols and study design evaluation
Learned what need to be put in place to move fast learn what is not in place
post pandemic regulatories lessons for being ready for the next one

Lindsey Baden, MD, Director, Clinical Research, Division of Infectious Diseases, BH; Associate Professor, HMS

Identify diagnostics for clinical definition of a virus unknown
treatment to be developed
Sick patients in need for treatment, researchers and clinicians need the best available FDA and the hospitals are flexible in responding
Spread globally like a respiratory virus
IRB – fast than ever before FDA and Pharma, DSMB – speed

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1:45– 2:05 PM

FIRESIDE CHAT

Keeping Priority on the Biggest Diseases

Biogen CEO Michel Vounatsos will discuss how Biogen is tackling some of society’s most devastating neurological and neurodegenerative disorders, and share his perspective on the impact the global COVID-19 pandemic is having on the biopharmaceutical industry.

Moderator:
Jean-François Formela, MD, Partner, Atlas Venture

Testing programs – lack of government cooordination

Michel Vounatsos, CEO, Biogen

Venture community supportive
to be on the safe side
employees tested every evenings to prevent rebound of the pandemic
Pandemic is acceleration progress that was only dreamt about
Opportunities in technologies new drugs,
Biogen will lead the new model
ALS – rare genetic expression Phase I encouraging
Neuro-immunology – MS phase III Parkinson drug
Lessons from COVID-19: Delay in clinical trials because Patients are fearing Hospital admission – Stroke patient did not go to Hospital
Biogen is joining the fight against COVID
Neuroimmunology is the strength – remain focus

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2:05 – 2:30 PM

Building the Plane While Flying: The Experience of Real-Time Innovation from the Front Line

The COVID-19 crisis has required continuous, real time innovation, impacting the way care is delivered on the front lines and across care continuum. This panel will present the perspective, innovations and experiences of care givers interacting directly with patients across the continuum of care – acute, post-acute, rehab and home care.

Moderator:
Ann Prestipino, SVP; Incident Commander, MGH; Teaching Associate, HMS

coming out of crisis
the New normal will be diferent

Theresa Gallivan, RN, Associate Chief Nurse, MGH

Ambulatory procedures
700 nurses were deployed
164 ICU beds increase of 90%
Health care demand will change in the future
focussed problem alarms from ventilators were not coordinated till biomed engineers arrives to device a solution

Karen Reilly, DNP, RN, Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Critical Care, Cardiovascular and Surgical Services, BH

Collaborate and move forward
Interdisciplinary team: Physical therapy help quickly
tech to communicate with families
Ready – I wish I had information to stay ahead of the curve
New normal ability to expand and contract

Ross Zafonte, DO, SVP, Research Education and Medical Affairs, SRN; Earle P. and Ida S. Charlton Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, HMS

Rehabilitation in Cambridge Spaulding Brighton
Off loading to rehab from other units
Flexibility MGH Brigham – learn to be a new organization
Hotspots optimal mapping
Right person at right challenge
Stay ready for catastrophies
Telecare and Tele rehabilitation – greater benefit on TeleHealth or not who will not benefit from Rehab

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2:30 – 2:55 PM

CEO Roundtable: Will the Innovation Model Remain as It Was

As we envision a post-COVID-19 world, how will the model for biomedical innovation change? What lessons have been learned? Was this pandemic a once-in-a-lifetime event or should organizations begin to weave pandemic planning into their business and operations strategies? Panelists will discuss these and other related questions.

Moderator:
Janet Wu, Bloomberg

Mike Mahoney, CEO, Boston Scientific

China 6% of Sales
Employees – 148 Counties
support hospitals – 57% of volume
Resilience for liquidity Variable cost needed be removes partially
How will the company come out stronger
Innovations by business model innovations – Remote physicians in Japan by European experts in OR
Next week 10% of Product management and Quality are priority to come back
working remotely works very well except for R&S who needs Labs

Bernd Montag, PhD, CEO, Siemens Healthineers

Keep present business and the emerging needs for technologies
Serology Test
Antibody Test genomic testing
Company is Global but Health care is local

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2:55 – 3:05 PM

BREAK

3:05 – 3:30 PM

Emergency and Urgent Care: How COVID-19 Vulnerabilities and Solutions Will Change the Model

How are the roles of emergency medicine and urgent care changing in light of the COVID-19 pandemic? Panelists will discuss this topic as well as how current and anticipated new technologies can aid in the delivery of community, urgent, and emergency care now and in the future.

Given a false negative at the point of care has consequences well beyond the patient being treated, does this change what can be offered in the various patient care settings?

Moderator:
Ron Walls, MD, EVP and Chief Operating Officer, BH; Neskey Family Professor of Emergency Medicine, HMS

Troyen Brennan, MD, EVP and CMO, CVS Health

Labs – Quest Diagnostics
Point of care – Tests will move to Home will replace Labs
Pandemic heated hard people of color and comorbidities

David Brown, MD, Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, MGH; MGH Trustees Professor of Emergency Medicine, HMS

Tele Urgent care
EMS Providers using TeleHealth
Scaled up capability needed administered by Governmental agency
new surges of some disease after Re-opening
Sensitivity of test for ill patient
Demand for Urgent Care will decline higher acuity will increase

Julie Lankiewicz, Head, Clinical Affairs & Health Economics Outcomes Research, Bose Health

Management of care with VRE other microbial agents
Vulnerable populations EKG between patients no more
mitigation of care – Brand new prescriptions for Anxiety and burnout
Digital solution to replace medications – audio content to avoid pharmacology by other methods of relaxation
Herd immunity – Digital transformation

Michael VanRooyen, MD, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, BH; Director, Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University; Professor, HMS

Separate Patients from Providers
Infection threat – Intubation – Tent for airsolize – trap air in the hood
manage Emergence Health OUT side of EM at Hospital
Rapid testing will continue to be central in Emergency Care

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3:30 – 3:55 PM

Accelerating Diagnostics – Maintaining the Priority: Lab, Home and Digital

COVID-19 diagnostics, a linchpin in controlling viral spread — what caused testing in the U.S. to fall so far behind and how can those missteps be prevented in the future? How do the diagnostics industry, and academic medicine, develop the tests that enable group activities including businesses sports, and community? What is the profile of diagnostic tests coming online in the coming months and into next year? What lessons can be learned to guide the global health community in future disease outbreaks? Given the biological complexity, required performance standards, and immense volume is a simple DTC assays possible on a greatly accelerated timeline.

Moderator:
Jeffrey Golden, MD, Chair, Department of Pathology, BH; Ramzi S. Cotran Professor of Pathology, HMS

James Brink, MD, Chief, Department of Radiology, MGH; Juan M. Taveras Professor of Radiology, HMS

social determinant of care – communities not able to social distance, multiple languages
Radiology: Rapid evolution of pandemic
MGB – Standardizations

John Iafrate, MD, PhD, Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, MGH; Professor, Pathology, HMS

Ability for Rapid testing was not in existence in the US
CDC Test deployed
BD and Roche diagnostics will
recipients and donors of antibodies

Celine Roger-Dalbert, VP Diagnostic Assays R&D – Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, BD Life Sciences

Telemedicine collection of samples outside the hospital
Testing if a patient had – serology – antibody – past exposure after day 14
Testing if a patient has – PCR after 10 days the virus is not infectious but it is present
antigen detection testing
molecular test

Matt Sause, President and CEO, Roche Diagnostics Corporation

Serology – more people become infected
active infection
Partnership between FDA and the manufactures
In the US scaling – infrastructure in place is a must

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3:55 – 4:15 PM

FIRESIDE CHAT

Return to Work: Understanding the Technologies and Strategies

Diagnostic testing is a linchpin of the worldwide response to the coronavirus. How does a global leader pivot to develop molecular diagnostics for a novel global pathogen? How does it scale, including managing international supply chains, to provide unprecedented levels of products and services. What are the expectations for return to work and a possible disease spike in fall 2020 or beyond. How will the diagnostics industry be permanently changed.

Moderator:
Peter Markell, EVP, Finance and Administration, CFO & Treasurer, Mass General Brigham

Marc Casper, Chairman, President and CEO, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Re-opening the economy requires Testing for certification of health
Testing bringing confidence
PCR – have or have not viral proteins: 5Millions a week, June 10 million tests
antibody testing will also become available in massive scale
Supply chain, more preparedness, robustness of the supply chain
Buying supply in China vs US based
stockpiling by governments not only at the Hospital level vs JIT shocks to the system
Work from home – productivity is good, work from home not ideal environment
Transportation and elevators – social distancing – impossible
Global change enormous Telemedicine ramp up Academic center Telemedicine will prevail
more resilient Health care system dialogue and communications across countries technology will play a role it will improve Health care every where

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4:15 – 4:40 PM

Digital Therapeutics: Current and Future Opportunities

Digital therapeutics (DTx) represents an emerging class of therapies that is poised for significant growth. Yet already, these software-driven, evidence-based tools for the prevention, management, and/or treatment of disease are already changing patients’ lives. This panel will address how existing DTx are having an early impact — in the COVID-19 pandemic and — and where current development efforts are headed in the coming years especially if there is a aggressive return of the virus in the fall 2020 or later.

Moderator:
Hadine Joffe, MD, Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry, Executive Director, Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology, BH; Paula A. Johnson Professor, Women’s Health, HMS

Priya Abani, CEO, AliveCor

Medical grade EKG devices
Telemedicine on the rise

Julia Hu, CEO, Lark Health

AI 24×7 counseling data streaming in data
TeleHealth
VirtualHealth Provider – working hard to scale
Patients @Home work at their schedule 9PM – midnight text messaging
70% in employment reported stress experienced by employees

Dawn Sugarman, PhD, Assistant Psychologist, Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, McLean; Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, HMS

Opioid & substance abuse
Treatment gap for women – gender specific Programs online gender specific treatment

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4:40 – 5:05 PM

Investing During and After the Coronavirus Crisis

The investment environment in life sciences and health care overall was at record levels for most of the last decade. What will this environment look like in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic – especially over the near to mid-term? Will investor priorities and enthusiasm shift? What is the investor role in developing new coronavisurs tests, vaccines, and therapeutics?

Moderator:
Roger Kitterman, VP, Venture and Managing Partner, Partners Innovation Fund, Mass General Brigham

Jan Garfinkle, Founder & Manager Partner, Arboretum Ventures

Can you close a deal with out meeting management team
Known funds will prevail vs new funds Parma adjacencies vs medical devices
Telehealth is of interest GI, Cardiovascular
Mental health with TeleHealth

Phillip Gross, Managing Director, Adage Capital Management

Clinical Trial issues
Inflating value of Biotech because therapeutic related to COVID gives a boost
90 programs in clinical trials on Vaccine

Christopher Viehbacher, Managing Partner, Gurnet Point Capital

Health care was great investment because prople will get sick.
deal making switch to zoom meeting, no site visit, banking is adapting
relationship with people you do not know will be very hard
early stage if the cloud exist
Medical profession: Healthcare system is hurting revenue loss new technologies
clinical trials will be changing like for COVID
Sharing data will accelerate science

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5:05 – 5:10 PM

Closing Remarks

Gregg Meyer, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Mass General Brigham; Interim President, NWH; Professor of Medicine, HMS

Ravi Thadhani, MD, CAO, Mass General Brigham; Professor of Medicine and Faculty Dean for Academic Programs, HMS

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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine – Part 3: in Latest in Genomics Methodologies for Therapeutics: Gene Editing, NGS & BioInformatics, Simulations and the Genome Ontology

Updated on 2/10/2020

Eric Topol

@EricTopol

Feb 8, 2020

There have only been 5 randomized clinical trials of #AI in medicine to date. Here’s the summary: 4 in gastroenterology (2 @LancetGastroHep, 2 @Gut_BMJ) 1 in ophthalmology (@EClinicalMed) All were conducted in China (None in radiology, pathology, dermatology or other specialties)

Eric Topol

@EricTopol

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physician-scientist, author, editor. My new book is #DeepMedicine drerictopol.com

The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology

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The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology publishes high-quality peer-reviewed research and reviews, comment, and news #gastroenterology #hepatology. IF=12.856

Gut Journal

@Gut_BMJ

Leading international journal in gastroenterology with an established reputation for publishing 1st class research. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/Gut.BMJ

EClinicalMedicine – Published by The Lancet

@EClinicalMed

A new open access clinical journal, published by

@TheLancet

, influencing clinical practice and strengthening health systems

Eric Topol

@EricTopol

Replying to

@EricTopol

@LancetGastroHep and 2 others

While there are now hundreds of in silico, retrospective dataset reports, the number of prospective (non-randomized) trials in a real clinical environment testing #AI performance is limited. I only know of 11. Let me know if I’m missing any.

Curators: Stephen J. Williams, PhD, Dror Nir, PhD and Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

Series B: Frontiers in Genomics Research

Series Content Consultant:

Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP, Emeritus CSO, LPBI Group

Volume Content Consultant:

Prof. Marcus W. Feldman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT-Jb0lKVT8

BURNET C. AND MILDRED FINLEY WOHLFORD PROFESSOR IN THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES

Stanford University, Co-Director, Center for Computational, Evolutionary and Human Genetics (2012 – Present)

Latest in Genomics Methodologies for Therapeutics:

Gene Editing, NGS & BioInformatics,

Simulations and the Genome Ontology

2019

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Introduction to Part 3: AI in Medicine – Voice of Aviva Lev-Ari & Professor Williams

There is a current consensus that of all specialties in Medicine, Artificial Intelligence technologies will benefit the most the specialty of Radiology.

What AI can do

Of course, there is still a lot AI can do for radiologists. Soonmee Cha, MD, neuroradiologist, has served as a program director at the University of California San Francisco since 2012 and currently oversees 100 radiology trainees, said at RSNA 2019 in Chicago

“we can see a future where AI is improving image quality, decreasing acquisition times, eliminating artifacts, improving patient communication and even decreasing radiation dose.

“If AI can detect when machines are being set up incorrectly and alert us, it’s a win for us and for patients,” she said.

https://www.aiin.healthcare/topics/medical-imaging/rsna-ai-imaging-healthcare-costs-radiology-trainees?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=ai_news

Radiology societies team up for new statement on ethics of AI

Michael Walter | October 01, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence

Numerous imaging societies, including the American College of Radiology (ACR) and RSNA, have published a new statement on the ethical use of AI in radiology.

The European Society of Radiology, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine, European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII), Canadian Association of Radiologists and American Association of Physicists in Medicine all also co-authored the statement which is focused on three key areas of AI development: data, algorithms and practice. A condensed summary was shared in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, Radiology, Insights into Imaging and the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal.

“Radiologists remain ultimately responsible for patient care and will need to acquire new skills to do their best for patients in the new AI ecosystem,” J. Raymond Geis, MD, ACR Data Science Institute senior scientist and one of the document’s leading contributors, said in a prepared statement. “The radiology community needs an ethical framework to help steer technological development, influence how different stakeholders respond to and use AI, and implement these tools to make the best decisions for—and increasingly with—patients.”

“The application of AI tools in radiological practice lies in the hand of the radiologists, which also means that they have to be well-informed not only about the advantages they can offer to improve their services to patients, but also about the potential risks and pitfalls that might occur when implementing them,” Erik R. Ranschaert, MD, PhD, president of EuSoMII. “This paper is therefore an excellent basis to improve their awareness about the potential issues that might arise, and should stimulate them in thinking proactively on how to answer the existing questions.”

Back in September, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) published its own guidelines on the ethical application of AI in healthcare. The document, “Ethical Principles for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine,” is available on the RANZCR website.

https://www.radiologybusiness.com/topics/artificial-intelligence/radiology-societies-ethics-ai

Selective examples of applications of AI in the specialty of Radiology include the following:

RSNA 2019, the world’s largest radiology conference, kicks off at Chicago’s McCormick Place on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, and promises to include more AI content than ever before. There will be an expanded AI Showcase this year, giving attendees access to more than 100 vendors in one location.

“Artificial Intelligence and Precision Education: How AI Can Revolutionize Training in Radiology” | Monday, Dec. 2 | 8:30 – 10 a.m. | Room: E450A
“Learning AI from the Experts: Becoming an AI Leader in Global Radiology (Without Needing a Computer Science Degree)” | Tuesday, Dec. 3 | 4:30-6 p.m. | Room: S406B
“Deep Learning in Radiology: How Do We Do It?” | Wednesday, Dec. 4 | 8:30-10 a.m. | Room: S406B

https://www.aiin.healthcare/topics/medical-imaging/rsna-2019-preview-3-ai-sessions-radiology-imaging?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=ai_news

Interview with George Shih, MD, a radiologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian and the co-founder of the healthcare startup MD.ai

An academic gold rush, where people are working to apply the latest AI techniques to both existing problems and brand new problems, and it’s all been really great for the field of radiology.

We’re also holding another machine learning competition this year hosted on Kaggle. In previous years, we’ve annotated existing public data that was used for our competition, but this year, we were actually able to acquire high-quality data—more than 25,000 CT examinations that nobody has used or seen before—from four different institutions. The top 10 winning algorithms will also be made public to anyone in the world, which is an amazing way to advance the use of AI in radiology. I think that’s one of the biggest contributions RSNA is making to the academic community this year.

The other exciting part is that our new and improved AI Showcase will include more vendors—more than 100—than any previous year, which shows just how much the market continues to focus on these technologies.

https://www.aiin.healthcare/topics/medical-imaging/radiologist-rsna-2019-ai-radiology-imaging?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=ai_news

AI model could help radiologists diagnose lung cancer

Michael Walter | November 27, 2019 | Medical Imaging

https://www.aiin.healthcare/topics/medical-imaging/ai-model-radiologists-diagnose-lung-cancer-imaging

AI a hot topic for radiology researchers in 2019

Michael Walter | November 26, 2019 | Medical Imaging

https://www.aiin.healthcare/topics/medical-imaging/ai-radiology-researchers-rsna-citations-downloads?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=ai_news

GE Healthcare launches new program to simplify AI development, implementation

Michael Walter | November 26, 2019 | Business Intelligence

https://www.aiin.healthcare/topics/business-intelligence/ge-healthcare-new-program-simplify-ai-development?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=ai_news

How teleradiologists are helping underserved regions all over the world

Michael Walter | Medical Imaging Review

Sponsored by vRad, a MEDNAX Company

https://www.radiologybusiness.com/sponsored/1065/topics/medical-imaging-review/qa-how-teleradiologists-are-helping-underserved?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=ai_news

AI in Healthcare 2020 Leadership Survey Report: 7 Key Findings

Mary C. Tierney, MS | AI in Healthcare 2020 Leadership Survey Report

Artificial and augmented intelligence are already helping healthcare improve clinically, operationally and financially—and there is extraordinary room for growth. Success starts with leadership, vision and investment and leaders tell us they have all of the above. Here are the top 7 survey findings.

01 C-level healthcare leaders are leading the charge to AI. AI has earned the attention of the C-suite, with 40% of survey respondents saying their strategy is coming from the top down. Chief information officers are most often managing AI across the healthcare enterprise (27%).

02 AI has moved into the mainstream. The future is now. It’s here. Health systems are hiring data scientists and spending on AI and infrastructure. Some 40% of respondents are using AI, with 50% using between one and 10 apps.

03 Health systems are committed to investing in AI. 93% of respondents agree AI is absolutely essential, very important or important to their strategy. There is great willingness to take advantage of intelligent technology and leverage machine intelligence to enhance human intelligence. Administration holds financial responsibility for AI at 43% of facilities, with IT paying the bill at 26% of sites.

04 Fortifying infrastructure is top of mind. 93% of respondents agree AI is absolutely essential, very important or important to their strategy. There is great willingness to take advantage of intelligent technology and leverage machine
intelligence to enhance human intelligence. Administration holds financial responsibility for AI at 43% of facilities, with IT paying the bill at 26% of sites.

05 Improving care is AI’s greatest benefit. Improving accuracy, efficiency and workflow are the top benefits leaders see coming from AI. AI helps to highlight key findings from the depths of the EMR, identify declines in patient conditions earlier and improve chronic disease management. Cancer, heart disease and stroke are the disease states survey respondents see AI holding the greatest promise—the 2nd, 1st and 5th leading killer of Americans.

06 Health systems are both buying and developing AI apps. Some 50% of respondents tell us they are both buying and developing AI apps. About 38% are exclusively opting to purchase commercially developed apps while 13% are developing everything in-house.

07 Radiology is blazing the AI trail. AI apps for imaging outnumber all other categories of FDA-approved apps to date. It’s no surprise then that respondents tell us that rad apps top the list of tools they’re using to enhance breast, chest and cardiovascular imaging.

SOURCE

https://www.aiin.healthcare/sponsored/9667/topics/ai-healthcare-2020-leadership-survey-report/ai-healthcare-2020-leadership-1

WATCH VIDEO

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xayeu7ss7f7cahp/AI%20Launch%20v2.mp4?dl=0

Like in the past, Dr. Eric Topol is a Tour de Force, again

Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again 1st Edition

by Eric Topol (Author)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541644638/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwsamharris03-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1541644638&linkId=e8e2d5410e9b5921f1e21883a9c84cff

Dr Mike Warner

5.0 out of 5 starsCrystal Ball for the Next Era of Healthcare

March 13, 2019

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

Dr. Topol’s new book, Deep Medicine – How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again, is an encyclopedia of the emerging Fourth Industrial Age; a crystal ball in what is about happen in the next era of healthcare. I’m impressed by the detailed references and touching personal and family stories.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) policy modifications in the past 10 months reveal sweeping changes that fortify Dr. Topol’s vision: May 2018 medical students can document for attending physicians in the health record (MLN MM10412), 2019 ancillary staff members and patients can document the History/medical interview into the health record, 2021 medical providers can document based only on Medical Decision Making or Time (Federal Register Nov, 23, 2018).

Part of making healthcare human is also making it fun. The joy of practicing medicine is about to return to the healthcare delivery as computers will be used to empower humanistic traits, not overburden medical professionals with clerical tasks. For patients, you will be heard, understood and personally treated. Deep Medicine is not a vision of what will happen in 50 years as much will start to reveal within the next 5!

Bravo Dr. Topol!
Michael Warner, DO, CPC, CPCO, CPMA, AAPC Fellow

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Academic Gallup Poll: The Artificial Intelligence Age, June 2019.

New Northeastern-Gallup poll: People in the US, UK, and Canada want to keep up in the artificial intelligence age. They say employers, educators, and governments are letting them down. – News @ Northeastern

https://news.northeastern.edu/2019/06/27/new-northeastern-gallup-poll-people-in-the-us-uk-and-canada-want-to-keep-up-in-the-artificial-intelligence-age-they-say-employers-educators-and-governments-are-letting-them-down/

Dense Map of Artificial Intelligence Start ups in Israel

Image Source: https://www.startuphub.ai/multinational-corporations-with-artificial-intelligence-research-and-development-centers-in-israel/

(See here for an interactive version of the infographic above).

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2018/09/24/the-thriving-ai-landscape-in-israel-and-what-it-means-for-global-ai-competition/#577a107330c5

https://hackernoon.com/israels-artificial-intelligence-landscape-2018-83cdd4f04281

3.1 The Science

VIEW VIDEO

Max Tegmark lecture on Life 3.0 – Being Human in the age of Artificial Intelligence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MqukDzhlqA

3.1.1 World Medical Innovation Forum, Partners Innovations, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | APRIL 8–10, 2019 | Westin, BOSTON

https://worldmedicalinnovation.org/agenda/

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/02/14/world-medical-innovation-forum-partners-innovations-artificial-intelligence-april-8-10-2019-westin-boston/

3.1.2 LIVE Day Three – World Medical Innovation Forum ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, Boston, MA USA, Monday, April 10, 2019

Real Time Coverage: Curator: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/04/10/live-day-three-world-medical-innovation-forum-artificial-intelligence-boston-ma-usa-monday-april-10-2019/

3.1.3 LIVE Day Two – World Medical Innovation Forum ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, Boston, MA USA, Monday, April 9, 2019

Real Time Coverage: Curator: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/04/09/live-day-two-world-medical-innovation-forum-artificial-intelligence-boston-ma-usa-monday-april-9-2019/

3.1.4 LIVE Day One – World Medical Innovation Forum ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, Boston, MA USA, Monday, April 8, 2019

Real Time Coverage: Curator: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/04/08/live-day-one-world-medical-innovation-forum-artificial-intelligence-westin-copley-place-boston-ma-usa-monday-april-8-2019/

3.1.5 2018 Annual World Medical Innovation Forum Artificial Intelligence April 23–25, 2018 Boston, Massachusetts | Westin Copley Place https://worldmedicalinnovation.org/

Real Time Coverage: Curator: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2018/01/18/2018-annual-world-medical-innovation-forum-artificial-intelligence-april-23-25-2018-boston-massachusetts-westin-copley-place/

3.1.6 Synopsis Days 1,2,3: 2018 Annual World Medical Innovation Forum Artificial Intelligence April 23–25, 2018 Boston, Massachusetts | Westin Copley Place

Real Time Coverage: Curator: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2018/04/26/synopsis-days-123-2018-annual-world-medical-innovation-forum-artificial-intelligence-april-23-25-2018-boston-massachusetts-westin-copley-place/

3.1.7 Interview with Systems Immunology Expert Prof. Shai Shen-Orr

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://tmrwedition.com/2018/07/19/interview-with-systems-immunology-expert-prof-shai-shen-orr/

3.1.8 Unique immune-focused AI model creates largest library of inter-cellular communications at CytoReason. Used to predict 335 novel cell-cytokine interactions, new clues for drug development.

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

CYTOREASON. CytoReason features in hashtag #DeepKnowledgeVentures‘s detailed Report on AI in hashtag #drugdevelopment report https://lnkd.in/dKV2BB6

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/c-uia061818.php

3.2 Technologies and Methodologies

3.2.1 R&D for Artificial Intelligence Tools & Applications: Google’s Research Efforts in 2018

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/01/16/rd-for-artificial-intelligence-tools-applications-googles-research-efforts-in-2018/

3.2.2 Can Blockchain Technology and Artificial Intelligence Cure What Ails Biomedical Research and Healthcare

Curator: Stephen J. Williams, Ph.D.

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2018/12/10/can-blockchain-technology-and-artificial-intelligence-cure-what-ails-biomedical-research-and-healthcare/

3.2.3 N3xt generation carbon nanotubes

Curator: Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2015/12/14/n3xt-generation-carbon-nanotubes/

3.2.4 Mindful Discoveries

Curator: Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2016/01/28/mindful-discoveries/

3.2.5 Novel Discoveries in Molecular Biology and Biomedical Science

Curator: Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2016/05/30/novel-discoveries-in-molecular-biology-and-biomedical-science/

3.2.6 Imaging of Cancer Cells

Curator: Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2016/04/20/imaging-of-cancer-cells/

3.2.7 Retrospect on HistoScanning: an AI routinely used in diagnostic imaging for over a decade

Author and Curator: Dror Nir, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/06/22/retrospect-on-histoscanning-an-ai-routinely-used-in-diagnostic-imaging-for-over-a-decade/

3.2.8 Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk by Machine Learning (ML) Algorithm: Best performing algorithm by predictive capacity had area under the ROC curve (AUC) scores: 1st, quadratic discriminant analysis; 2nd, NaiveBayes and 3rd, neural networks, far exceeding the conventional risk-scaling methods in Clinical Use

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/07/04/prediction-of-cardiovascular-risk-by-machine-learning-ml-algorithm-best-performing-algorithm-by-predictive-capacity-had-area-under-the-roc-curve-auc-scores-1st-quadratic-discriminant-analysis/

3.2.9 An Intelligent DNA Nanorobot to Fight Cancer by Targeting HER2 Expression

Reporter and Curator: Dr. Sudipta Saha, Ph.D.

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/07/24/an-intelligent-dna-nanorobot-to-fight-cancer-by-targeting-her2-expression/

3.3 Clinical Aspects

Is AI ready for Medical Applications? – The Debate in August 2019 in Nature

Eric Topol (@EricTopol)

8/18/19, 2:17 PM

Why I’ve been writing #AI for medicine is long on promise, short of proof

nature.com/articles/s4159… ⁦@NatureMedicine⁩

status update in this schematic, among many mismatches pic.twitter.com/mpifYFwlp8

The “inconvenient truth” about AI in healthcare

npj Digital Medicine volume 2, Article number: 77 (2019) | Download Citation

However, “the inconvenient truth” is that at present the algorithms that feature prominently in research literature are in fact not, for the most part, executable at the frontlines of clinical practice. This is for two reasons: first, these AI innovations by themselves do not re-engineer the incentives that support existing ways of working.² A complex web of ingrained political and economic factors as well as the proximal influence of medical practice norms and commercial interests determine the way healthcare is delivered. Simply adding AI applications to a fragmented system will not create sustainable change. Second, most healthcare organizations lack the data infrastructure required to collect the data needed to optimally train algorithms to (a) “fit” the local population and/or the local practice patterns, a requirement prior to deployment that is rarely highlighted by current AI publications, and (b) interrogate them for bias to guarantee that the algorithms perform consistently across patient cohorts, especially those who may not have been adequately represented in the training cohort.⁹ For example, an algorithm trained on mostly Caucasian patients is not expected to have the same accuracy when applied to minorities.¹⁰ In addition, such rigorous evaluation and re-calibration must continue after implementation to track and capture those patient demographics and practice patterns which inevitably change over time.¹¹ Some of these issues can be addressed through external validation, the importance of which is not unique to AI, and it is timely that existing standards for prediction model reporting are being updated specifically to incorporate standards applicable to this end.¹² In the United States, there are islands of aggregated healthcare data in the ICU,¹³ and in the Veterans Administration.¹⁴ These aggregated data sets have predictably catalyzed an acceleration in AI development; but without broader development of data infrastructure outside these islands it will not be possible to generalize these innovations.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-019-0155-4

3.3.1 9 AI-based initiatives catalyzing immunotherapy in 2018

By Tanima Bose

https://www.prescouter.com/2018/07/9-ai-based-initiatives-catalyzing-immunotherapy-in-2018/

3.3.2 mRNA Data Survival Analysis

Curators: Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP and Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2016/06/18/mrna-data-survival-analysis/

3.3.3 Medcity Converge 2018 Philadelphia: Live Coverage @pharma_BI

Reporter: Stephen J. Williams

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2018/07/11/medcity-converge-2018-philadelphia-live-coverage-pharma_bi/

3.3.4 Live Coverage: MedCity Converge 2018 Philadelphia: AI in Cancer and Keynote Address

Reporter: Stephen J. Williams, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2018/07/11/live-coverage-medcity-converge-2018-philadelphia-ai-in-cancer-and-keynote-address/

3.3.5 VIDEOS: Artificial Intelligence Applications for Cardiology

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/03/11/videos-artificial-intelligence-applications-for-cardiology/

3.3.6 Artificial Intelligence in Health Care and in Medicine: Diagnosis & Therapeutics

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/01/21/artificial-intelligence-in-health-care-and-in-medicine-diagnosis-therapeutics/

3.3.7 Digital Therapeutics: A Threat or Opportunity to Pharmaceuticals

Reporter and Curator: Dr. Sudipta Saha, Ph.D.

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/03/18/digital-therapeutics-a-threat-or-opportunity-to-pharmaceuticals/

3.3.8 The 3^rd STATONC Annual Symposium, April 25-27, 2019, Hilton Hartford, CT, 315 Trumbull St., Hartford, CT 06103

Reporter: Stephen J. Williams, Ph.D.

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/02/26/the-3rd-stat4onc-annual-symposium-april-25-27-2019-hilton-hartford-connecticut/

3.3.9 2019 Biotechnology Sector and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/05/10/2019-biotechnology-sector-and-artificial-intelligence-in-healthcare/

3.3.10 Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to predict Alzheimer

Reporter: Irina Robu, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/01/26/artificial-intelligence-can-be-a-useful-tool-to-predict-alzheimer/

3.3.11 Unlocking the Microbiome

Curator: Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2016/02/07/unlocking-the-microbiome/

3.3.12 Biomarker Development

Curator: Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2015/11/16/biomarker-development/

3.3.13 AI System Used to Detect Lung Cancer

Reporter: Irina Robu, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/06/28/ai-system-used-to-detect-lung-cancer/

3.3.14 AI App for People with Digestive Disorders

Reporter: Irina Robu, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/06/24/ai-app-for-people-with-digestive-disorders/

3.3.15 Sepsis Detection using an Algorithm More Efficient than Standard Methods

Reporter: Irina Robu, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/06/25/sepsis-detection-using-an-algorithm-more-efficient-than-standard-methods/

3.3.16 How Might Sleep Apnea Lead to Serious Health Concerns like Cardiac and Cancer?

Author: Larry H Bernstein, MD, FCAP

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2013/03/20/how-might-sleep-apnea-lead-to-serious-health-concerns-like-cardiac-and-cancers/

3.3.17 An Intelligent DNA Nanorobot to Fight Cancer by Targeting HER2 Expression

Reporter and Curator: Dr. Sudipta Saha, Ph.D.

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/07/24/an-intelligent-dna-nanorobot-to-fight-cancer-by-targeting-her2-expression/

3.3.18 Artificial Intelligence and Cardiovascular Disease

Reporter and Curator: Dr. Sudipta Saha, Ph.D.

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/07/26/artificial-intelligence-and-cardiovascular-disease/

3.3.19 Using A.I. to Detect Lung Cancer gets an A!

Reporter: Irina Robu, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/08/04/using-a-i-to-detect-lung-cancer-gets-an-a/

3.3.20 Complex rearrangements and oncogene amplification revealed by long-read DNA and RNA sequencing of a breast cancer cell line

Reporter: Stephen J. Williams, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/08/14/complex-rearrangements-and-oncogene-amplification-revealed-by-long-read-dna-and-rna-sequencing-of-a-breast-cancer-cell-line/

3.3.21 Multiple Barriers Identified Which May Hamper Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Clinical Setting

Reporter: Stephen J. Williams, PhD.

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/07/21/multiple-barriers-identified-which-may-hamper-use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-the-clinical-setting/

3.3.22 Deep Learning–Assisted Diagnosis of Cerebral Aneurysms

Author and Curator: Dror Nir, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/06/09/deep-learning-assisted-diagnosis-of-cerebral-aneurysms/

3.3.23 Artificial Intelligence Innovations in Cardiac Imaging

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/12/17/artificial-intelligence-innovations-in-cardiac-imaging/

3.4 Business and Legal

Image Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/resources-artificial-intelligence-health-care-note-lev-ari-phd-rn/

3.4.1 McKinsey Top Ten Articles on Artificial Intelligence: 2018’s most popular articles – An executive’s guide to AI

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/01/21/mckinsey-top-ten-articles-on-artificial-intelligence-2018s-most-popular-articles-an-executives-guide-to-ai/

3.4.2 HOTTEST Artificial Intelligence Hub: Israel’s High Tech Industry – Why?

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2018/09/30/hottest-artificial-intelligence-hub-israels-high-tech-industry-why/

3.4.3 The Regulatory challenge in adopting AI

Author and Curator: Dror Nir, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/04/07/the-regulatory-challenge-in-adopting-ai/

3.4.4 HealthCare focused AI Startups from the 100 Companies Leading the Way in A.I. Globally

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2018/01/18/healthcare-focused-ai-startups-from-the-100-companies-leading-the-way-in-a-i-globally/

3.4.5 IBM’s Watson Health division – How will the Future look like?

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/04/24/ibms-watson-health-division-how-will-the-future-look-like/

3.4.6 HUBweek 2018, October 8-14, 2018, Greater Boston – “We The Future” – coming together, of breaking down barriers, of convening across disciplinary lines to shape our future

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2018/10/08/hubweek-2018-october-8-14-2018-greater-boston-we-the-future-coming-together-of-breaking-down-barriers-of-convening-across-disciplinary-lines-to-shape-our-future/

3.4.7 Role of Informatics in Precision Medicine: Notes from Boston Healthcare Webinar: Can It Drive the Next Cost Efficiencies in Oncology Care?

Reporter: Stephen J. Williams, Ph.D.

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/01/03/role-of-informatics-in-precision-medicine-can-it-drive-the-next-cost-efficiencies-in-oncology-care/

3.4.8 Healthcare conglomeration to access Big Data and lower costs

Curator: Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2016/01/13/healthcare-conglomeration-to-access-big-data-and-lower-costs/

3.4.9 Linguamatics announces the official launch of its AI self-service text-mining solution for researchers.

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2018/05/10/linguamatics-announces-the-official-launch-of-its-ai-self-service-text-mining-solution-for-researchers/

3.4.10 Future of Big Data for Societal Transformation

Curator: Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2015/12/14/future-of-big-data-for-societal-transformation/

3.4.11 Deloitte Analysis 2019 Global Life Sciences Outlook

https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/life-sciences-and-healthcare/articles/global-life-sciences-sector-outlook.html

https://www.cioapplications.com/news/making-a-breakthrough-in-drug-discovery-with-ai-nid-3114.html

https://healthcare.cioapplications.com/cioviewpoint/leveraging-technologies-to-better-position-the-business-nid-1060.html

3.4.12 OpenAI: $1 Billion to Create Artificial Intelligence Without Profit Motive by Who is Who in the Silicon Valley

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2015/12/26/openai-1-billion-to-create-artificial-intelligence-without-profit-motive-by-who-is-who-in-the-silicon-valley/

3.4.13 The Health Care Benefits of Combining Wearables and AI

Reporter: Gail S. Thornton, M.A.

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/07/02/the-health-care-benefits-of-combining-wearables-and-ai/

3.4.14 These twelve artificial intelligence innovations are expected to start impacting clinical care by the end of the decade.

Reporter: Gail S. Thornton, M.A.

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/07/02/top-12-artificial-intelligence-innovations-disrupting-healthcare-by-2020/

3.4.15 Forbes Opinion: 13 Industries Soon To Be Revolutionized By Artificial Intelligence

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/07/31/forbes-opinion-13-industries-soon-to-be-revolutionized-by-artificial-intelligence/

3.4.16 AI Acquisitions by Big Tech Firms Are Happening at a Blistering Pace: 2019 Recent Data by CBI Insights

Reporter: Stephen J. Williams, Ph.D.

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/12/11/ai-acquisitions-by-big-tech-firms-are-happening-at-a-blistering-pace-2019-recent-data-by-cbiinsights/

3.5 Machine Learning (ML) Algorithms harnessed for Medical Diagnosis: Pattern Recognition & Prediction of Disease Onset

Introduction by Dr. Dror Nir

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to Establish World Class Center for Artificial Intelligence – Hamilton and Amabel James Center for Artificial Intelligence and Human Health

First center in New York to seamlessly integrate artificial intelligence, data science and genomic screening to advance clinical practice and patient outcomes.

Integrative Omics and Multi-Scale Disease Modeling— Artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches developed at the Icahn Institute have been extensively used for identification of novel pathways, drug targets, and therapies for complex human diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, obesity, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and cardiovascular disease. Researchers will combine insights in genomics—including state-of-the-art single-cell genomic data—with ‘omics,’ such as epigenomics, pharmacogenomics, and exposomics, and integrate this information with patient health records and data originating from wearable devices in order to model the molecular, cellular, and circuit networks that facilitate disease progression. “Novel data-driven predictions will be tightly integrated with high-throughput experiments to validate the therapeutic potential of each prediction,” said Adam Margolin, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences and Senior Associate Dean of Precision Medicine at Mount Sinai. “Clinical experts in key disease areas will work side-by-side with data scientists to translate the most promising therapies to benefit patients. We have the potential to transform the way care givers deliver cost-effective, high quality health care to their patients, far beyond providing simple diagnoses. Mount Sinai wants to be on the frontlines of discovery.”

Precision Imaging—Researchers will use artificial intelligence to enhance the diagnostic power of imaging technologies—X-ray, MRI, CT, and PET—and molecular imaging, and accelerate the development of therapies. “We see a huge potential in using algorithms to automate the image interpretation and to acquire images much more quickly at high resolution – so that we can better detect disease and make it less burdensome for the patient,” said Zahi Fayad, PhD, Director of the Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute, and Vice Chair for Research for the Department of Radiology, at Mount Sinai. Dr. Fayad plans to broaden the scope of the Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute by recruiting more engineers and scientists who will create new methods to aid in the diagnosis and early detection of disease, treatment protocol development, drug development, and personalized medicine. Dr. Fayad added, “In addition to AI, we envision advance capabilities in two important areas: computer vision and augmented reality, and next generation medical technology enabling development of new medical devices, sensors and robotics.”

https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2019/icahn-school-of-medicine-at-mount-sinai-to-establish-world-class-center-for-artificial-intelligence-hamilton-and-amabel-james-center-for-artificial-intelligence-and-human-health

A comprehensive overview of ML algorithms applied in health care is presented in the following article:

Survey of Machine Learning Algorithms for Disease Diagnostic

https://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=73781

3.5.1 Cases in Pathology

3.5.1.1 Deep Learning extracts Histopathological Patterns and accurately discriminates 28 Cancer and 14 Normal Tissue Types: Pan-cancer Computational Histopathology Analysis

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/10/28/deep-learning-extracts-histopathological-patterns-and-accurately-discriminates-28-cancer-and-14-normal-tissue-types-pan-cancer-computational-histopathology-analysis/

3.5.2 Cases in Radiology

3.5.2.1 Cardiac MRI Imaging Breakthrough: The First AI-assisted Cardiac MRI Scan Solution, HeartVista Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for One Click™ Cardiac MRI Package

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/10/29/cardiac-mri-imaging-breakthrough-the-first-ai-assisted-cardiac-mri-scan-solution-heartvista-receives-fda-510k-clearance-for-one-click-cardiac-mri-package/

3.5.2.2 Disentangling molecular alterations from water-content changes in the aging human brain using quantitative MRI

Reporter: Dror Nir, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/08/01/disentangling-molecular-alterations-from-water-content-changes-in-the-aging-human-brain-using-quantitative-mri/

3.5.2.3 Showcase: How Deep Learning could help radiologists spend their time more efficiently

Reporter and Curator: Dror Nir, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/08/22/showcase-how-deep-learning-could-help-radiologists-spend-their-time-more-efficiently/

3.5.2.4 CancerBase.org – The Global HUB for Diagnoses, Genomes, Pathology Images: A Real-time Diagnosis and Therapy Mapping Service for Cancer Patients – Anonymized Medical Records accessible to anyone on Earth

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2016/07/28/cancerbase-org-the-global-hub-for-diagnoses-genomes-pathology-images-a-real-time-diagnosis-and-therapy-mapping-service-for-cancer-patients-anonymized-medical-records-accessible-to/

3.5.2.5 Applying AI to Improve Interpretation of Medical Imaging

Author and Curator: Dror Nir, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/05/28/applying-ai-to-improve-interpretation-of-medical-imaging/

3.5.2.6 Imaging: seeing or imagining? (Part 2)

Author and Curator: Dror Nir, PhD

https://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2019/04/07/imaging-seeing-or-imagining-part-2-2/

3.5.3 Cases in Prediction Cancer Onset

3.5.3.1 A Deep Learning Mammography-based Model for Improved Breast Cancer Risk Prediction

Published Online: May 7 2019 Radiology Vol. 292, No. 1 https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2019182716

3.5.3.2 Comparison of a Deep Learning Risk Score and Standard Mammographic Density Score for Breast Cancer Risk Prediction

Karin Dembrower , Yue Liu, Hossein Azizpour, Martin Eklund, Kevin Smith, Peter Lindholm, Fredrik Strand

Author Affiliations

Published Online: Dec 17 2019 https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2019190872

See editorial by Manisha Bahl

Results

A total of 2283 women, 278 of whom were later diagnosed with breast cancer, were evaluated. The age at mammography (mean, 55.7 years vs 54.6 years; P < .001), the dense area (mean, 38.2 cm² vs 34.2 cm²; P < .001), and the percentage density (mean, 25.6% vs 24.0%; P < .001) were higher among women diagnosed with breast cancer than in those without a breast cancer diagnosis. The odds ratios and areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUCs) were higher for age-adjusted DL risk score than for dense area and percentage density: 1.56 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.48, 1.64; AUC, 0.65), 1.31 (95% CI: 1.24, 1.38; AUC, 0.60), and 1.18 (95% CI: 1.11, 1.25; AUC, 0.57), respectively (P < .001 for AUC). The false-negative rate was lower: 31% (95% CI: 29%, 34%), 36% (95% CI: 33%, 39%; P = .006), and 39% (95% CI: 37%, 42%; P < .001); this difference was most pronounced for more aggressive cancers.

Conclusion

Compared with density-based models, a deep neural network can more accurately predict which women are at risk for future breast cancer, with a lower false-negative rate for more aggressive cancers.

Related articles

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Artificial Intelligence for Mammography and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Current Concepts and Future Perspectives

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Digital 2D versus Tomosynthesis Screening Mammography among Women Aged 65 and Older in the United States

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Summary of ML in Medicine by Dr. Dror Nir

See Introduction to 3.5, above

Part 3: Summary – AI in Medicine – Voice of Aviva Lev-Ari & Professor Williams

AI applications in healthcare

The potential of AI to improve the healthcare delivery system is limitless. It offers a unique opportunity to make sense out of clinical data to enable fully integrated healthcare that is more predictive and precise. Getting all aspects of AI-enabled solutions right requires extensive collaboration between clinicians, data scientists, interaction designers, and other experts. Here are four applications of artificial intelligence to transform healthcare delivery:

1. Improve operational efficiency and performance

On a departmental and enterprise level, the ability of AI to sift through large amounts of data can help hospital administrators to optimize performance, drive productivity, and improve the use of existing resources, generating time and cost savings. For example, in a radiology department, AI could make a difference in the management of referrals, patient scheduling, and exam preparations. Improvements here can help to enhance patient experience and will allow a more effective and efficient use of the facilities at examination sites.

2. Aiding clinical decision support

AI-enabled solutions can help to combine large amounts of clinical data to generate a more holistic view of patients. This supports healthcare providers in their decision making, leading to better patient outcomes and improved population health. “The need for insights and for those insights to lead to clinical operations support is tremendous,” says Dr. Smythe. “Whether that is the accuracy of interventions or the effective use of manpower – these are things that physicians struggle with. That is the imperative.”

3. Enabling population health management

Combining clinical decision support systems with patient self-management, population health management can also benefit from AI. Using predictive analytics with patient populations, healthcare providers will be able to take preventative action, reduce health risk, and save unnecessary costs.

As the population ages, so does a desire to age in place when possible, and to maximize not only disease management, but quality of life as we do so. The possibility of aggregating, analyzing and activating health data from millions of consumers will enable hospitals to see how socio-economic, behavioral, genetic and clinical factors correlate and can offer more targeted, preventative healthcare outside the four walls of the hospital.

4. Empowering consumers, improving patient care

As recently as 2015 patients reported physically carrying x-rays, test results, and other critical health data from one healthcare provider’s office to another³. The burden of multiple referrals, explaining symptoms to new physicians and finding out that their medical history has gaps in it were all too real. Patients now are demanding more personalized, sophisticated and convenient healthcare services.

The great motivation behind AI in healthcare is that increasingly, as patients become more engaged with their own healthcare and better understand their own needs, healthcare will have to take steps towards them and meet them where they are, providing them with health services when they need them, not just when they are ill.

SOURCE

https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/nobounds/four-applications-of-ai-in-healthcare?origin=1_us_en_auntminnie_aicommunity

Our Summary for AI in Medicine presents to the eReader the results of the 2020 Survey on that topic, all the live links will take the eReader to the report itself. We provided the reference, below

AI in Healthcare 2020 Leadership Survey Report: About the Survey

Mary C. Tierney, MS | AI in Healthcare 2020 Leadership Survey Report

The AI in Healthcare team embarked on this survey to gain a deeper understanding of the current state of artificial and augmented intelligence in use and being planned across healthcare in the next few years. We polled readers of AI in Healthcare, AIin.Healthcare and sister brand HealthExec.com over 2 months. All data is presented in this report in aggregate, with individual responses remaining anonymous.

The content in this report reflects the input of 1,238 physicians, executives, IT and administrative leaders in healthcare, medical devices and IT and software development from across the globe, with 75 percent based in the United States. The report focuses on the responses of providers and professionals at the helm of healthcare systems, integrated delivery networks, academic medical centers, hospitals, imaging centers and physician groups across the U.S. For a deeper dive into survey demographics, click here.

Some respondents chose to share more specific demographics that help us better get to know our survey base. Those 165 healthcare leaders work for 38 unique health systems, hospitals, physician groups and imaging or surgery centers, across 39 states and the District of Columbia. They are large, small and mid-sized, for profit, not for profit, academic and government owned. Respondents, too, herald from all levels of leadership. Here are some of the interesting titles who chimed in—and we are thankful they did: CEO, CFO, CMO, CIO, chief innovation officer, chief data officer, chief administrative officer, medical director of quality, senior VP of quality and innovation officer, system director of transformation, VP of service line development, and plenty of physicians, directors of ICU, imaging, cath lab and surgery, nurses and technologists.

In this report we unpack current trends in AI and machine learning, drill into data from various perspectives such as the C-suite and the physician leader, and learn how healthcare systems are using and planning to use AI. Turn the page and see where we are and where we’re going.

Author: Mary C. Tierney, MS, Chief Content Officer, AI in Healthcare magazine and AIin.Healthcare

AI in Healthcare 2020 Leadership Survey Report

SOURCE

https://www.aiin.healthcare/sponsored/9667/topics/ai-healthcare-2020-leadership-survey-report/ai-healthcare-2020-leadership-3

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Artificial Intelligence Innovations in Cardiac Imaging

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Artificial Intelligence Innovations in Cardiac Imaging

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

‘CTA-for-All’ fast-tracks intervention, improves LVO detection in stroke patients

Anicka Slachta | November 15, 2019 | Cardiovascular Imaging

A “CTA-for-All” stroke imaging policy improved large vessel occlusion (LVO) detection, fast-tracked intervention and improved outcomes in a recent study of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS), researchers reported in Stroke.

“Combined noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) and CT angiography (CTA) have been championed as the new minimum standard for initial imaging of disabling stroke,” Mayer, a neurologist at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, and co-authors wrote in their paper. “Patient selection criteria that impose arbitrary limits on time from last known well (LKW) or baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score may delay CTA and the diagnosis of LVO.”

“These findings suggest that a uniform CTA-for-All imaging policy for stroke patients presenting within 24 hours is feasible and safe, improves LVO detection, speeds intervention and can improve outcomes,” the authors wrote. “The benefit appears to primarily affect patients presenting within six hours of symptom onset.”

SOURCE

https://www.cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/cardiovascular-imaging/cta-all-fast-tracks-intervention-improves-lvo-detection-stroke?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=cvb_cardio_imaging

How to integrate AI into the cardiac imaging pipeline

Anicka Slachta | December 05, 2019 | Cardiovascular Imaging

Hsiao said physicians can expect “a little bit of generalization” from neural networks, meaning they’ll work okay on data that they’ve never seen, but they’re not going to produce perfect results the first time around. If a model was trained on 3T MRI data, for example, and someone inputs 1.5T MRI data, it might not be able to analyze that information comprehensively. If some 1.5T data were fed into the model’s training algorithm, though, that could change.

According to Hsiao, all of this knowledge means little without clinical validation. He said he and his colleagues are working to integrate algorithms into the clinical environment such that a radiologist could hit a button and AI could auto-prescribe a set of images. Even better, he said, would be the ability to open up a series and have it auto-prescribe itself.

“That’s where we’re moving next, so you don’t have to hit any buttons at all,” he said.

SOURCE

https://www.cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/cardiovascular-imaging/how-integrate-ai-cardiac-imaging-pipeline?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=cvb_cardio_imaging

DiA Imaging, IBM pair to take the subjectivity out of cardiac image analysis

Anicka Slachta | December 05, 2019 | Cardiovascular Imaging

IBM Watson Health is adding startup DiA Imaging Analysis to its AI Marketplace in an effort to offer clinicians access to more objective and accurate ultrasound analysis, the company announced Dec. 1.

DiA, an IBM Alpha Zone Accelerator Alumni Startup, has developed AI-powered cardiac ultrasound software that’s already been cleared by the FDA. According to a release, the software was designed to help physicians analyze cardiac ultrasound images automatically and more objectively, since image interpretation is inherently a somewhat subjective process.

“Our collaboration with IBM Watson Health demonstrates the implementation of DiA’s vision to make the analysis of ultrasound images smarter and accessible to clinicians with various levels of experience on any platform,” DiA CEO and co-founder Hila Goldman-Aslan said in a statement.

IBM will focus specifically on DiA’s LVivo EF solution, an application with an AI-based quantification solution that provides clinicians with automated clinical data like ejection fraction and global longitudinal strain.

“IBM Watson Health is proud to announce a collaboration with DiA Imaging,” Anne Le Grand, general manager of imaging, life sciences and oncology at IBM, said. “DiA’s innovative AI-powered offerings can provide our clients with the ability to analyze images with advanced AI-based solutions which can support IBM Watson Health’s mission to help build smarter ecosystems.”

SOURCE

https://www.cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/cardiovascular-imaging/dia-imaging-ibm-partner-cardiac-image-analysis?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=cvb_cardio_imaging

FDA clears Ultromics’ AI-based CV image analysis system

Anicka Slachta | November 18, 2019 | Cardiovascular Imaging

U.K.-based health tech firm Ultromics has secured 510(K) FDA clearance for its EchoGo Core image analysis system, the company announced Nov. 14.

EchoGo leverages artificial intelligence to calculate left ventricular ejection fraction, LV volumes and automated cardiac strain on ultrasound-based heart scans. The idea, founder and CEO Ross Upton said, is to automate the analysis and quantification of echos so cardiologists can make more informed decisions about care delivery.

“This is an incredibly exciting step toward the future of healthcare,” Upton, a Forbes “30 Under 30” honoree this year, said in a statement, calling the 510(K) clearance “truly a watershed moment” for his company.

Notably, the FDA’s choice to clear Ultromics’ technology means it will be available to a wider population of patients and providers. Based in the U.K., the company has only been independent of the University of Oxford for two years.

Upton said the EchoGo system will make Ultromics the first tech company to use AI for automated strain analysis, which is applicable to some 60 million scans per year and will be reimbursable in the U.S. starting in January. He said EchoGo could be a useful tool for physicians of all experience levels looking to learn more about strain calculations and improve their interpretation of echocardiograms.

The company is already looking ahead to next year, when Upton and his team plan to launch the EchoGo Pro—something they’re promising will be “the first AI system able to predict cardiac disease from echocardiography.”

“We are also planning to expand into other geographic regions, including Europe and Asia,” Upton said. “Our goal is to improve patient outcomes through earlier detection of cardiac disease.”

SOURCE

https://www.cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/cardiovascular-imaging/fda-clears-ai-based-cv-image-analysis-system?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=cvb_cardio_imaging

Smartphone app accurately finds, identifies CV implants—and fast

Anicka Slachta | October 07, 2019 | Cardiovascular Imaging

According to the study, the finalized model achieved 95% sensitivity and 98% specificity.

Ferrick et al. said that since their training sample size was somewhat small and limited to a single institution, it would be valuable to validate the model externally. Still, their neural network was able to accurately identify CIEDs on chest radiographs and translate that ability into a phone app.

“Rather than the conventional ‘bench-to-bedside’ approach of translational research, we demonstrated the feasibility of ‘big data-to-bedside’ endeavors,” the team said. “This research has the potential to facilitate device identification in urgent scenarios in medical settings with limited resources.”

SOURCE

https://www.cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/cardiovascular-imaging/smartphone-app-accurately-finds-identifies-cv-implants?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=cvb_cardio_imaging

Machine learning cuts cardiac MRI analysis from minutes to seconds

Anicka Slachta | September 24, 2019 | Cardiovascular Imaging

“Cardiovascular MRI offers unparalleled image quality for assessing heart structure and function; however, current manual analysis remains basic and outdated,” Manisty said in a statement. “Automated machine learning techniques offer the potential to change this and radically improve efficiency, and we look forward to further research that could validate its superiority to human analysis.”

It’s estimated that around 150,000 cardiac MRIs are performed in the U.K. each year, she said, and based on that number, her team thinks using AI to read scans could mean saving 54 clinician-days per year at every health center in the country.

“Our dataset of patients with a range of heart diseases who received scans enabled us to demonstrate that the greatest sources of measurement error arise from human factors,” Manisty said. “This indicates that automated techniques are at least as good as humans, with the potential soon to be ‘superhuman’—transforming clinical and research measurement precision.”

SOURCE

https://www.cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/cardiovascular-imaging/machine-learning-speeds-cardiac-mri-analysis?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=cvb_cardio_imaging

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Cardiac MRI Imaging Breakthrough: The First AI-assisted Cardiac MRI Scan Solution, HeartVista Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for One Click™ Cardiac MRI Package

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Cardiac MRI Imaging Breakthrough: The First AI-assisted Cardiac MRI Scan Solution, HeartVista Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for One Click™ Cardiac MRI Package

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

HeartVista Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for One Click™ Cardiac MRI Package, the First AI-assisted Cardiac MRI Scan Solution

The future of imaging is here—and FDA cleared.

LOS ALTOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HeartVista, a pioneer in AI-assisted MRI solutions, today announced that it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to deliver its AI-assisted One Click™ MRI acquisition software for cardiac exams. Despite the many advantages of cardiac MRI, or cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), its use has been largely limited due to a lack of trained technologists, high costs, longer scan time, and complexity of use. With HeartVista’s solution, cardiac MRI is now simple, time-efficient, affordable, and highly consistent.

“HeartVista’s Cardiac Package is a vital tool to enhance the consistency and productivity of cardiac magnetic resonance studies, across all levels of CMR expertise,” said Dr. Raymond Kwong, MPH, Director of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

A recent multi-center, outcome-based study (MR-INFORM), published in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrated that non-invasive myocardial perfusion cardiovascular MRI was as good as invasive FFR, the previous gold standard method, to guide treatment for patients with stable chest pain, while leading to 20% fewer catheterizations.

“This recent NEJM study further reinforces the clinical literature that cardiac MRI is the gold standard for cardiac diagnosis, even when compared against invasive alternatives,” said Itamar Kandel, CEO of HeartVista. “Our One Click™ solution makes these kinds of cardiac MRI exams practical for widespread adoption. Patients across the country now have access to the only AI-guided cardiac MRI exam, which will deliver continuous imaging via an automated process, minimize errors, and simplify scan operation. Our AI solution generates definitive, accurate and actionable real-time data for cardiologists. We believe it will elevate the standard of care for cardiac imaging, enhance patient experience and access, and improve patient outcomes.”

HeartVista’s FDA-cleared Cardiac Package uses AI-assisted software to prescribe the standard cardiac views with just one click, and in as few as 10 seconds, while the patient breathes freely. A unique artifact detection neural network is incorporated in HeartVista’s protocol to identify when the image quality is below the acceptable threshold, prompting the operator to reacquire the questioned images if desired. Inversion time is optimized with further AI assistance prior to the myocardial delayed-enhancement acquisition. A 4D flow measurement application uses a non-Cartesian, volumetric parallel imaging acquisition to generate high quality images in a fraction of the time. The Cardiac Package also provides preliminary measures of left ventricular function, including ejection fraction, left ventricular volumes, and mass.

HeartVista is presenting its new One Click™ Cardiac Package features at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago, on Dec. 4, 2019, at 2 p.m., in the AI Showcase Theater. HeartVista will also be at Booth #11137 for the duration of the conference, from Dec. 1 through Dec. 5.

About HeartVista

HeartVista believes in leveraging artificial intelligence with the goal of improving access to MRI and improved patient care. The company’s One Click™ software platform enables real-time MRI for a variety of clinical and research applications. Its AI-driven, one-click cardiac localization method received first place honors at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine’s Machine Learning Workshop in 2018. The company’s innovative technology originated at the Stanford Magnetic Resonance Systems Research Laboratory. HeartVista is funded by Khosla Ventures, and the National Institute of Health’s Small Business Innovation Research program.

For more information, visit www.heartvista.ai

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