For example, one of the keynote or Main Stage presentations will come in the form of a conversation, or fireside chat, between Toby Cosgrove, MD, executive advisor and former CEO and president of the Cleveland Clinic, and Jensen, AAMI’s leader.
Cosgrove, who is also the executive advisor for Google Cloud’s Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare, will talk with Jensen about emerging opportunities, as well as challenges and trends in health technology.
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The other two Main Stage speakers will be Nicholas Webb, a best-selling author, holder of more than 45 patents, and CEO at Lassen Scientific, Inc., and Herman McKenzie, acting director of engineering for The Joint Commission.
Webb will talk about how healthcare organizations can succeed with innovation. McKenzie will provide a crucial update on practices and policies from this leading accrediting body, and he will take questions from the audience.
An Energizing Experience
Other elements of the Exchange include:
A workshop on how HTM professionals can use alternative equipment maintenance (AEM) programs for efficiency and quality improvement strategies. The workshop will be led by Frank Painter, professor of the clinical engineering graduate program at the University of Connecticut, and Matt Baretich, president and CEO of Baretich Engineering. Baretich is the author of the AEM Program Guide: Alternative PM for Patient Safety.
An Expo Hall that will feature more than 160 leading medical device companies and service providers, showcasing cutting-edge technologies and emerging products.
One defining feature of the Exchange experience will be networking opportunities in the form of lunches, celebrations, and receptions, including one at Cleveland’s celebrated Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Past attendees have commented that some of their most valuable lessons and insights came in the form of conversations they enjoyed with peers from around the world.
For attendees who enjoy being on the move, the Exchange will feature the Second Annual AAMI Foundation Fun Run & Walk, a fundraiser which will help to provide scholarships for students preparing for careers in health technology. The two-mile run and walk will take place around the Huntington Convention Center.
“I’m confident that attendees will be leaving the AAMI Exchange with new energy, new inspiration, new insights, new solutions—and smiles on their faces,” said Schulte. “And we very much want to hear from attendees on how we can keep improving the Exchange experience.”
