Population and Public Health

Ellen Arigorat, NewYork-Presbyterian nursing informatics program director, connects her Filipino American heritage with providing better care through the science that underpins nursing.  

It is envisioned to cover greater distances, serving Australia's rural and remote communities, while being sustainable.

Gabriel Garcia-Lopez, health information systems director, Los Angeles LGBT Center, and 2024 Changemaker Award winner, discusses customizing digital intake systems to allow LGBTQ+ patients to enter SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity) data.

Dr. Donald Warne, codirector of the Center for Indigenous Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, advocates for the recognition of Indigenous medical contributions, including osteopathy’s origin in Shawnee and Otoe practices.  

Dr. Emily C. Webber, Indiana University Health CMIO and 2024 Changemaker, says clinicians should look beyond current care delivery models and try innovative ways to increase patients' access to care.  

The founder and president of Medonations, a Lebanese medication company, talks about the aftermath of the 2020 Beirut explosion and her medication-access relief efforts following the disaster.  

Ernie Crawford, CEO at Crawford Technologies, discusses how the 2024 CMS Final Rule pertaining to materials and content is bringing health equity to payer market communications.  

Founder and president Manish Kohli discusses how the Pul Alliance for Digital Health and Equity assists nonprofits with workforce training and project management so they can better measure and demonstrate their impact on local communities.

The partnership looks to give community health workers better tools to address social determinants of health.   

Sam Amory, managing director for the Middle East and Africa at Dedalus, discusses how the company's vendor-agnostic command center gives hospitals a holistic overview of their enterprise to help them realize efficiencies across departments.