2nd Annual Digital Health Initiative Conference: Navigating Digital Health Across the Age Continuum
Conference Agenda
8:30am - Check-In
Check in at the kiosks and enjoy a continental breakfast!
9:00am - Welcome
Introduction
Beatrice Aladin, MD, MPA
Director of Digital Health Initiative and Clinical Education Initiative, New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
New York State Department of Health Welcome and Opening Remarks
Joseph Kerwin, MAppPsych, MDiv
Director, New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
9:15am - Digital Health Overview
The Impact of Lived Experiences on the Acceptability of Digital Health Tools
Julie Cakici, PhD, RN
Consultant, Integritas Scientific Advising
Questions & Answers
9:45am - Empowering and Engaging Youth with Digital Health
Youth Interacting with Chatbots – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Moderator: Kelly Merrill, Jr., PhD
Assistant Professor of Health Communication and Technology in the School of Communication, Film, and Media Studies, University of Cincinnati
Panelists:
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Nicholas J. Pratt, MD, RN
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Resident Physician, Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
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Meetali Jain, JD
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Founder and Director, Tech Justice Law Project; Non-Resident Research Fellow, Temple Institute for Law, Innovation, and Technology
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Questions & Answers
Youth Panel: A Discussion around Digital Tools
Moderator: Dorian Johnson
Public Health Fellow II, Suffolk County Department of Health Services
Panelists:
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Tori DaCosta
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Lilly Martinez
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Zaquanese Moore
Questions & Answers
11:10am - Unlocking the Secrets of Wellness in Middle Ages with Digital Health Solutions: Theory and Application
Presentation and Activity
Michael Crawford, MBA, MHL
Assistant Vice President for Strategy and Innovation, Office of Health Affairs, Howard University
Komal Bajaj, MD, MS-HPEd
Chief Quality Officer, New York City Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
Debrief
12:15pm - Lunch, Networking, and Poster Walkthrough
1:20pm - Stretching/Mindfulness Exercise
Stretching/Mindfulness Exercise
Ghylian Bell
Founder & Director, Urban Yoga Foundation
1:40pm - Aging Gracefully with Digital Health in the Silver Years
A Broad Overview of Digital Tools Utilized by Older Adults
Greg Olsen, MSW
Director, New York State Office for the Aging
Artificial Intelligence, Mental Health and Aging: New Paradigms in Care
Ipsit Vahia, MD
Corrigan-Minehan Endowed Chair in Psychiatry and Chief of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital
Scaling Compassion: How AI-Powered Technology is Transforming Aging in Place
Nima Roohi, PhD
Co-Founder and CEO, Blooming Health
Questions & Answers
2:45pm - The Future of Digital Health: Bridging Generations
The Future of Digital Health: Bridging Generations
Moderator: Deborah A. Levine, LCSW, ACSW
Community Engagement Officer, Harlem Health Initiative, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy
Panelists:
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Myles Hollingsworth
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Activist & President, NAACP New York State Conference Youth & College Division
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Charles F. Johnson II, Esq
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Attorney/Educator, Labor and Employment Law Program, ILR School, Cornell University
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Jerome Ernst, MD, MS
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Chief Population Health Officer, Amida Care
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Questions & Answers
3:45pm - Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
Beatrice Aladin, MD, MPA
Director of Digital Health Initiative and Clinical Education Initiative, New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute