7:00-7:45am
Hotel Viata
Austin, TX
Rise and Shine — Yoga
Breakfast
Session I: Reimagining Women’s Health: The Power of Hormones
Women today lack access to providers who are clinically and culturally competent in hormonal and sexual health beyond reproductive care. This cultural and educational gap leads to misinformation and significant delays in diagnosing conditions that disproportionately affect women, such as heart attacks, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, endometriosis, menopause, musculoskeletal and mental health issues. Additionally, women’s health concerns remain underserved by the research community resulting in a lack appropriate treatments and therapies for these conditions that require new solutions specifically for women.
Consequently, many women turn to out-of-pocket cash clinics, telemedicine providers, and online products of questionable efficacy, further increasing their healthcare costs, and limiting access for those with lower socio-economic status. Women spend approximately $14 billion more on out-of-pocket healthcare costs annually compared to men. While women generally live longer than men, they spend more of their lives in poor health.
Setting the Stage for Transformative Change in Women’s Health
Keynote Speaker: Lori Frank, PhD., President, WHAM
Kick off the summit with a powerful keynote by Dr. Lori Frank, President of Women's Health Access Matters (WHAM), as she unveils the findings from a landmark report commissioned by WHAM and conducted by the RAND Corporation. This comprehensive report provides critical insights into the state of women's health research, revealing key gaps, challenges, and opportunities across various conditions and life stages.
Dr. Frank's presentation will lay the foundation for the summit, offering a compelling overview of the economic and societal benefits of investing in women's health. Her keynote will set the stage for deeper conversations throughout the event, guiding discussions on how female healthcare leaders can harness these findings to drive innovation, policy change, and equitable access to care.
Elevating the Conversation: Accelerating Access to Competent Women's Healthcare
Panelists:
Payor: Dr. Joanne Armstrong, CMO for Women’s Health, CVS Health
Industry Leader: Barbara Levy, MD, CMO, Visana Health, formerly head of research at ACOG, Co-Chair of CPT Committee at AMA
Health System: Stephanie Trentacoste McNally, MD, VP, OB/GYN Service Line, Katz Institute for Women's Health, Northwell Health
Innovator: Colby Holtshouse, Global MedTech Commercial Lead, Organon, Former COO of Alydia Health (acquired by Organon)
Moderator: Ash Shehata, Partner Global Healthcare Center of Excellence, KPMG
Join a panel of women's health experts as they explore strategies to improve women's access to quality care across all life stages. This discussion will cover unique health needs, such as endometriosis and PCOS, conditions more prevalent in women like autoimmune diseases, and those that manifest differently, such as heart disease. We'll tackle barriers to care and propose solutions to enhance medical education, speed up research, and foster innovations to close the gender health gap.
Key Topics:
The current landscape of women's healthcare research
Addressing clinical and cultural competency gaps
Reducing out-of-pocket costs and confronting misleading products
The roles of healthcare providers, payers, and professional societies
Innovative business models to improve provider competency, accelerate treatments, and ensure equitable access for all women.
This conversation aims to inspire actionable solutions to ensure every woman receives competent and comprehensive care throughout her life.
8:30-9:15am
Hotel Viata
Austin, TX
8:30-9:15am
Hotel Viata
Austin, TX
9:30-10:15am
Hotel Viata
Austin, TX
10:15-11:15am
Hotel Viata
Austin, TX
12:30-1:30pm
Hotel Viata
Austin, TX
Lunch
Session II: AI in Healthcare: Myths, Realities, and Future Horizons
This session is designed to explore the transformative power of AI in healthcare, starting with its current applications—like predictive analytics in hospitals, personalized care in insurance, smart medical devices, and accelerated drug discovery—that are already reshaping the industry. From there, we’ll venture into future possibilities, envisioning a world where AI-driven precision medicine, autonomous diagnostics, and integrated healthcare ecosystems revolutionize how care is delivered and experienced.
We'll also delve into the barriers and risks we must navigate to realize AI’s full potential, including regulatory challenges, ethical considerations, technical integration, and financial constraints. Through this discussion, we aim to spark new ideas and collaborations that will harness AI to tackle some of healthcare’s most complex problems, ultimately creating a more innovative, efficient, and accessible future.
Setting the Stage – AI Unplugged: Fact, Fiction, or Future
Keynote Speakers: Patrick Huston, General Counsel, Ondas Holdings, Member of FBI’s Scientific Working Group on AI,and Member of American Bar Association’s AI Task Force, Roberta Schwartz, PhD, EVP and Chief Innovation Officer, Houston Methodist.
Dive into a lively point-counterpoint debate on artificial intelligence's impact on healthcare, separating fact from fiction and envisioning its future. Two thought leaders will tackle hot-button topics and explore what’s hype versus what’s happening today, what’s possible tomorrow, and where we’re headed in the long run.
Myths vs. Realities: Debunk common myths about AI in healthcare and reveal what's truly happening behind the scenes.
Future Horizons: Uncover near-term innovations and visionary goals for AI, from transforming care quality to redefining security and ethics.
Hot Topics and Hard Truths: Address today’s most pressing AI issues, including challenges like human resistance, legislative roadblocks, and cost vs. value debates.
12:30-1:30pm
Hotel Viata
Austin, TX
1:45-2:45pm
Hotel Viata
Austin, TX