The annual National Health Council (NHC) Science of Patient Engagement Symposium for medical, scientific, and research leaders is a two-day meeting held in the fall each year in Washington, DC. This meeting focuses on the science of patient engagement and was formerly called the Chief Medical/Science Officers Conference. Research leaders share – with a broad scientific audience – their experiences, accomplishments, best practices, and resulting impacts on medicine and science regarding patient centricity.

Welcome Keynote: Technology-Enabled Health Care: Can We Achieve Personalized Approaches to Health?
Moderator: Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer for Prevention, American Heart Association, & Conference Co-Chair

• Robert M. Califf, MD, MACC, Vice Chancellor for Health Data Science, Donald F. Fortin, MD Professor of Cardiology, Director, Duke Forge, Duke University, Advisor, Verily Life Science Slides 1, 2, 3

Partners’ Perspectives on the Value of a Patient-Researcher Partnership
Moderator: Eleanor Perfetto, PhD, MS, Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, National Health Council

• Julia Slejko, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Slides
• Jamie Sullivan, MPH, Vice President, Public Affairs, COPD Foundation

Fireside Chat: A Vision for Personalizing Health

• Marc Boutin, JD, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Council
• Heidi Dohse, Senior Program Manager, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Google Cloud

• Maya Hanna, MPH, PhD Candidate, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Slides
• Tom Workman, PhD, Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research Slides

Personalized Care Management to Achieve Outcomes Important to Patients
Moderator: Jason Harris, Director, Public Policy, Lupus Foundation of America

• Guy Eakin, PhD, Senior Vice President, Scientific Strategy, Arthritis Foundation
• Valerie Barton, MA, Chief Data Strategy Officer, People-Centered Research Foundation (PCRF) Slides

Luncheon Keynote: Emerging Data Technologies: Changing Medicines and Health Services
Moderator: Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, FAAP, President and CEO, AcademyHealth

• Javier Jimenez, MD, MPH, Vice President, Global Head, Real World Evidence and Clinical Outcomes, Sanofi

Real-World Evidence as a part of Personalized Care Management
Moderator: Matthew Pickering, PharmD, RPh, Director, Research & Quality Strategies, Pharmacy Quality Alliance

• Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, JD, MD, Director, Office of Medical Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Slides
• Danielle Lavallee, PharmD, PhD, Research Associate Professor, University of Washington Department of Surgery

Data Security & Ethical Use
Moderator: Matt Makara, MPH, Director, Research & Scientific Affairs, Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation

• Peter Blenkinsop, Esq., Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
• Anne Marie Stanley, PhD, Senior Manager, Science, Regulation & Policy, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPIlse Peterson, MPH, Senior Manager, Strategy & Alliance Development, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Artificial Intelligence & Predictive Analytics
Moderator: Elisabeth Oehrlein, PhD, MS, Senior Director, Research and Programs, National Health Council

• Michael Kattan, PhD, Chair of the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Slides
• Kelly Myers, Chief Technology Officer, Familial Hypercholesterolemia Foundation Slides
• Aalpen Patel, MD, FSIR, Chair, Department of Radiology, Vice Chair, Informatics & Quality, Department of Radiology, Medical Director, 3D Imaging and Printing Laboratory, Geisinger Health System Slides