Thought-leaders and innovative thinkers will gather on campus this week for Medicine X. Stanford’s premier conference on emerging health-care technology and patient-centered medicine, the three-day event will be held at the Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge and focus on the theme "Great eXpectations."
Eric Topol, MD, chief academic officer at Scripps Research Institute, will kick off the conference on Friday with a keynote on democratizing medicine. Additional keynote speakers include Robert Pearl, MD, executive director and CEO of The Permanente Medical Group; and Peter Bach, MD, director of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Center for Health Policy and Outcome. The program will also feature panels and presentations exploring the topics of precision medicine, aging, health and community and misconceptions and misperceptions in health care.
This year, Medicine X will be preceded by the first-ever Medicine X|ED conference. The two-day event, which begins on Wednesday, will examine the role of technology and networked intelligence in shaping the future of medical education. Digital media pioneer Howard Rheingold; Abraham Verghese, MD, vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine for Stanford’s Department of Medicine; and Sarah Stein Greenberg, executive director of the Stanford d.school, will deliver keynote speeches at the conference. Medicine X|ED will focus on five core themes: Engaging millennial learners, opportunities and challenges for innovation in medical education, interdisciplinary learning, and how digital media and massive open online courses are redefining the educational landscape. Participants will also have the option to participate in a range of interactive and educational opportunities.
Those unable to attend the conferences in person can participate in the plenary sessions virtually through a high-quality streaming webcast; registration for the Global Access Program webcast is free. We’ll also be live tweeting the keynotes and other proceedings from the conference. You can follow our tweets on the @StanfordMed feed or follow the hashtag #MedX.
More news about the conference is available in the Medicine X category.
Previously: Medicine X conference to focus on the theme of “Great eXpectations”, Registration now open for the inaugural Stanford Medicine X|ED conference and Stanford Medicine X: From an “annual meeting to a global movement”
Photo by Medicine X
