Schedule
2025 Science of Patient Engagement Symposium
Elevating Innovation, In Medicine, MedTech, and AI
May 7 – 8, 2025
8:30 – 5:00 PM ET | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET
Location:
National Press Club
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
*Agenda is subject to change due to speakers’ availability.
Wednesday, May 7 – 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Innovation Workshop
(For patients, Chief Medical and Science Officers, Research Heads, Directors, and Leads)
Empathy-First Innovation: How to Embed Patient Advocacy in the Design Process
Ty Hagler, MBA | Design Thinker, Industrial Designer and Innovation Leader
Principal, Trig ®
Workshop Description:
Transform your approach to patient engagement with this interactive, hands-on workshop. This 3-hour session introduces actionable frameworks for empathy-first innovation and demonstrates how to make patient advocates an integral part of your innovation journey. Through the lens of several real-world case studies— including a groundbreaking medical device transforming postpartum care—you will learn practical techniques for problem scoping, writing empathy statements, and crafting user needs.
Wednesday, May 7 – 12:30 – 5:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m. Registration Opens
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Networking and Hors d’Oeuvres
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Welcome & Introductions
Remarks by:
• Devin Jopp, EdD, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology
• Randall Rutta, MA, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Council
• Omar A. Escontrías, DrPH, MPH, Senior Vice President, Equity, Research & Programs, National
Health Council
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker (30 min)
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Session 1: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Bridging the Gap Between MedTech and Patient
Needs (45 mins)
The MedTech sector and developers have achieved great strides in advancing the science of
devices and wearables. Patients and family caregivers are imperative to advancing this process.
This session will explore the co-creation of these technologies with patients and caregivers as equal
partners.
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break (15 min)
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. Session 2: Fireside Chat. Integrating Precision Medicine and Health Systems into AI Innovation
(45 min)
In this Fireside chat, attendees will learn how AI is streamlining operations and supporting
precision medicine initiatives, and ethical principles to create smarter, more responsive health care
systems that benefit patients and their family caregivers.
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Break (15 min)
4:00 – 4:45 p.m. Session 3: From Data to Diagnosis: AI’s Greatest Hits (45 min)
AI has revolutionized the world of medicine and diagnostics. This session will explore how AI has
been leveraged and utilized to detect and treat chronic diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular,
and diabetes through real-world case studies.
4:45 – 4:50 p.m. Closing Remarks (5 min)
Remarks by:
• Devin Jopp, EdD, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Reception (90 min)
Thursday, May 8 – 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. Registration Opens
8:15 – 9:15 a.m. Networking Breakfast
9:15 – 9:30 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
Remarks by:
A Member of the Research and Programs Committee
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker (30 min)
10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Session 4: Are we speaking the same language? When Smart Records and Stronger Voices
Amplify Patient Power (45 min)
Machine learning and large language models enable and empower patients to take action and
control of their health data. This session will examine how harnessing patient data from electronic
health records, and integrating their lived experiences, can improve overall health outcomes.
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break (15 min)
11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Session 5: Data at the Speed of Care: Engineering Universal Access (45 min)
This session will highlight innovative strategies for leveraging dynamic, real-time data to optimize
health care program outcomes and ensure equitable access to care.
12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break (60 min)
1:00 – 1:45 a.m. Session 6: Chat is this real patient engagement? (45 min)
This session will delve into the transformative potential of AI in healthcare to prioritize patient-
engaged and centric solutions. Attendees will explore how patient engagement and cutting-edge
AI technologies are reshaping diagnosis, treatment, and care delivery to enhance patient
outcomes.
1:45 – 2:25 p.m. Session 7: Final Keynote Speaker (40 min)
2:25 – 2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks and Symposium Concludes
Remarks by:
• Omar A. Escontrías, DrPH, MPH, Senior Vice President, Equity, Research & Programs, National
Health Council