Speakers
Charles Friedman
Paige Mcdonald
Sue Lacey Bryant as Chair
Agenda
17.00 - Welcome, and introductions
17.05 - Prof. Paige McDonald: opening keynote.
17.25 - Leveraging learning from experience and evidence from research’
17.45 - Why Learning Health Systems Will Have a Transformational Effect on Health and Health Care: 10 reasons
18.05 - Panel discussion
18.25 - Close. Thanks to speakers and participants
Synopsis
BCS Faculty of Health and Care: LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEM WEBINARS
This exciting programme of engaging webinars is a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals - clinicians, health informaticists, managers, researchers and students - to learn about Learning Health Systems from world-renowned experts. The fact is that most healthcare systems struggle to learn from the wealth of data, research evidence and hard-won experience at their disposal. Yet over the last fifteen years healthcare systems, organisations and teams have begun shifting the dial, developing their ability to learn from the routine care they deliver and improve it as a result. Featuring both local and international speakers, our webinars shine a light on exemplars from around the globe, identifying core principles as well as essential building blocks. Grounded in practical experience, the sessions explore real world examples across different clinical settings. The series also looks to the future – the transformational impact of Learning Health Systems and how we can harness AI.
An exceptional Panel of experts in their field bring our webinar series to a close. Speakers will consider key enablers, the need to leverage learning from research evidence and experience alongside quantitative data and, crucially, highlight those features which can enable Learning Health Systems to have the transformational effect on patient care and system performance to which we aspire. We will close with a short Panel discussion. “60% of care on average is in line with evidence- or consensus-based guidelines, 30% is some form of waste or of low value, and 10% is harm. The 60-30-10 Challenge has persisted for three decades. … The learning health system model represents our best option at the moment for shifting the dial on these truculent numbers and rising to the Challenge.” (Braithwaite, J. et al. 2020)
Programme
- Prof. Paige McDonald, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences: Opening keynote
- Leveraging learning from experience and research: Speaker TBC
- Prof. Charles Friedman, University of Michigan Medical School: Why Learning Health Systems will have a transformational effect on health and healthcare
- Chaired by Sue Lacey Bryant, Visiting Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University
About the speakers
Charles Friedman is Professor of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School, where he directs the Knowledge Systems Laboratory. He was formerly Founding Chair of the Department of Learning Health Sciences and the Josiah Macy Jr. Professor of Medical Education. He holds joint appointments in the Schools of information and Public Health. He is editor-in-chief of the open-access journal Learning Health Systems and co-chair of the multi-national movement to Mobilize Computable Biomedical Knowledge.
Throughout his career, Friedman has developed and studied methods to improve health, education, and research through innovative applications of information technology. Most recently, Friedman has focused his academic interests and activities on the concept of Learning Health Systems that improve health by marrying discovery to implementation, and the socio-technical infrastructure required to sustain these systems.
Friedman is a Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics, and a founding fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Lucerne in Switzerland for his contributions to the science of Learning Health Systems. Prior to coming to Michigan, Friedman held executive positions at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Immediately prior to his work in the government, he was Associate Vice Chancellor for Biomedical Informatics, and Founding Director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh.
Paige Mcdonald - Bio to follow
Sue Lacey Bryant - Passionate about bringing knowledge to bear on decision-making to improve clinical outcomes, staff and patient experience, and productivity, Sue Lacey Bryant is Visiting Professor in Knowledge and Information Mobilisation at Manchester Metropolitan University. She convenes regular transatlantic roundtables debating hot topics.
Formerly Chief Knowledge Officer for NHS England, Sue is an Honorary Advisor to Health Innovation Network, Kent, Surrey Sussex with particular interests in Knowledge Mobilisation, Learning Health Systems (LHS) and AI. Also a KM adviser and consultant, a coach and mentor, Sue is a Leading Practitioner of FedIP and immediate past President of CILIP
Widely published, Sue's recent publications include Actioning Actionable Knowledge, and Hand in Glove: Health Equity and LHS. Upcoming publications include contributions to books on leadership, and a chapter on AI and LHS in primary care.
Our events are for adults aged 16 years and over.
This meeting is conducted in accordance with the BCS Code of Conduct for Meetings.
BCS is a membership organisation. If you enjoy this event, please consider joining BCS. You’ll be very welcome. You’ll receive access to many exclusive career development tools, an introduction to a thriving professional community and also help us Make IT Good For Society. Join BCS today
BCS privacy notice: your data will be processed by BCS in accordance with our data privacy notice.
Photography: by attending this event, you may be photographed or filmed. Please speak to a member of staff if you do not wish to be included.
This event is brought to you by: Faculty of Health and Care | BCS
