The Digital Transformation of Healthcare: (Finally) a Time for Optimism
Robert M. Wachter, M.D.
The Holly Smith Distinguished Professor in Science and Medicine
The Benioff Endowed Chair in Hospital Medicine
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Elected Member of the National Academy of Medicine
Virtual Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture: The Digital Transformation of Healthcare: (Finally) a Time for Optimism
About this Seminar
The U.S. healthcare system has gone digital over the past decade. While there have been important improvements in quality and safety, many observers have been struck by the number of unintended consequences, ranging from increasing rates of physician burnout to new kinds of medical mistakes. This talk, by one of the nation’s leading futurists and bestselling author on healthcare technology, highlights why the digital transformation of healthcare has been so challenging, and why several changes in policy, technology and culture create room for optimism.
Additional Details
This is a free event hosted by Michael Friedlander, Ph.D., and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. For more information, please call 540-526-2059.
About Maury Strauss
Maury Strauss is a longtime community benefactor and businessman who supports biomedical research with the goal of energizing the local economy and improving quality of life in our neighborhoods and around the world. In order to ensure the continued success of Roanoke’s biomedical research enterprise, as well as the free public seminars, Mr. Strauss has made a generous gift to the series. Read VT News Story
Support Our Research
Your generous support of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute's rigorous biomedical research enterprise makes a difference for our faculty, students, and patients. Every donation helps accelerate the pace of new discoveries to help patients with cancer, neurological disorders, heart disease, and even rare genetic disorders. Private donations fast-track our progress.
You May Also Be Interested In...
-
Home Item
Blood-Based Approaches to Counter Aging , homeJan. 31, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Saul Villeda, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Biomedical Science, University of California, San Francisco | Co-Sponsored by the Center for Exercise Medicine Research, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
-
Home Item
Disability Identity, Inclusivity & Representation in Research , homeFeb. 14, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Anjali Forber-Pratt, Ph.D., Director of Research, American Association on Health and Disability | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Human Neuroscience Research
-
Home Item
How Big Med Drives Rising Healthcare Costs and What to Do About It , homeFeb. 20, 2025, 5:30 p.m. (Reception at 5 p.m.) | Vivian Ho, Ph.D., James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University | Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
-
Home Item
Addictive Nicotine and Stress Induce Convergent Mechanisms That Increase Alcohol Self‐administration , homeFeb. 21, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | John Dani, Ph.D., Professor of Neurological Sciences, Chair, Department of Neuroscience, Scientific Director, UPENN, CNS Consortium, Perlman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Human Neuroscience Research
-
Home Item
Exploring the Functional Role of Gene Variation in Nicotine and Alcohol Abuse , homeFeb. 21, 2025, 1 p.m. | Mariella De Biasi, Ph.D., Professor, Director, Program for Cholingeric Mechanisms in Addiction, Perlman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Human Neuroscience Research
-
Home Item
The Relationship between Mitochondrial Function and Heart Failure , homeFeb. 28, 2025, 11:00 a.m. | Rong Tian, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Bioengineering, University of Washington | Co-Sponsored by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Center for Vascular and Heart Research