NJDVHIMSS

Join us for amazing networking opportunities, the most relevant and compelling education, and an exhibition area for vendors to showcase their products and services. If you are a provider and interested in discounted bulk pricing, please contact [email protected].

Goals of the Conference

The goal of the NJ/DVHIMSS Fall Conference is to provide outstanding education and networking opportunities in support of our members and the HIT community’s continued learning and development.

Learning Objectives

Participate in a wide variety of learning options including panels, and inspiring key note speakers, and get to know our outstanding Sponsors.
Hear from industry leaders across a breadth of topics in order to:

Expand your understanding of important topics in healthcare IT
Hear from industry leaders on relevant and timely topics that will impact your perspectives and organization views
Learn best practices from peers and industry experts
Obtain tangible take-aways to help you and your organization grow

Target Audience

The NJ/DVHIMSS Fall conference is designed to educate and provide networking opportunities to learn from peers. Healthcare IT leaders, CIO’s, CEO’s, Directors/Managers, Health IT Staff, Vendors, or anyone interested in healthcare IT and is encouraged to attend.

2023 Agenda at a Glance

Full Agenda Details Here

Day 1 – TuesdayTuesday, October 17 2023

9:00 — 3:30

Golf (learn more)

4:30 — 8:30

Registration

6:30 — 9:30

Networking Reception

Day 2 – WednesdayWednesday, October 18 2023

7:00 — 6:45

Registration

7:00 — 8:15

Breakfast and Networking

8:15 — 9:30

Opening Remarks & Keynote Presentation

9:30 — 9:45

Mini Break

9:45 — 11:00

CIO Panel

11:00 — 11:30

Break and Networking

11:30 — 12:20

Breakout Sessions

12:20 — 1:30

Lunch and Networking

1:30 — 2:15

Breakout Sessions

2:15 — 2:40

Mini Break

2:40 — 3:30

Breakout Sessions

3:20 — 3:50

Break and Networking

4:00 — 5:00

Keynote Session

5:00 — 7:00

Reception and Networking

Day 3 – ThursdayThursday, October 19, 2023

7:30 — 11:00

Registration

7:30 — 8:30

Breakfast and Networking

8:30 — 9:45

CNIO RoundTable

10:00 — 10:45

General Session

11:00 — 12:00

Keynote Session

12:00 — 12:15

Closing Remarks and Giveaways

2023 Speakers

Shakeeb Akhter Senior Vice President, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia	Michael Apkon, MBA, MD, PhD President, Sand Street Advisors	Lori Benedetti Registered Nurse, Hackensack Meridian Health	Keith Brigley Team Lead Supervisor, Epic ASAP team, Hackensack Meridian Health
Maria Brown, MSN, RN, PCCN, CNL Nursing Excellence Manager, Delaware Organization for Nursing Leadership	Kat Collard Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, ChristianaCare	Michelle L. Collins, DNP, APRN, CNS, ACNS-BC, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, LSSBB Vice President, Nursing Professional Excellence, ChristianaCare Health	Elizabeth (Betty) Craig, DNP, RN, FACHE Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Main Line Health
Eric Jones Director of Clinical Informatics, Hackensack Meridian Health	Rohan Kulkarni Practice Leader, Healthcare and Life Sciences	Mary Jo Loughlin DNP, RN NEA-BC Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services, Hunterdon Health	Edward Marx Chief Executive Officer, Marx Advisory Group
Carol Okupniak, DNP, RN, BC-NI Director of Simulation, Center for Advanced Education, Simulation, and Innovation (CAESI)	Jacob O’Leary Technology Executive and Leader, Nuance	Helen Oscislawski, Esq. Attorney, Attorneys at Oscislawski LLC	Luis Taveres Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Stew Roberts Epic Consultant, Hackensack Meridian Health	Erin Sparnon, MEng Senior Engineering Manager, Device Evaluation	Ishani Ved Director of Transformational Population Health, Saint Peter’s University Health System	Lori Yackanicz, MBA, CPHIMS Vice President of Knowledge Management, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Robert Adamson Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, RWJBarnabas Health	Madeline M. Arter Senior Consultant, Phronema Justice Strategies, L.L.C.	Kaitlan Baston, MD, MSc, DFASAM Center Head, Cooper Center for Healing	Gerry Blass President, and CEO, NJ HIMSS Privacy, Security, and Compliance Committee
Tim Bono PhD, Lecturer, Washington University	Hans J. Buitendijk, M.Sc., FHL7 Director, Interoperability Strategy, Oracle Center	Lizzie Bzdek Senior Education and Quality Improvement Specialist, Remote Patient Monitoring and Integrated Care Transitions Teams	Jim Cavanagh President and Principal Owner, Executive Healthcare Consulting
Michael Chirico, Esq., CISA Chief Information Security Officer, Saint Peter’s Healthcare System	Mike Dougherty Clinical Application Development and Support Expert, Epic Patient Experience Team, Technology Division of LVHN	Dr. Rachel Haroz, MD, FAACT Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine , Cooper Medical School of Rowan University	JT Howell, MD Associate CMIO for Ambulatory EHR and Chair of Ambulatory Operations Committee, Penn Medicine
John “Jack” Hueter CEO of Digital Health Consulting, Health Information Exchanges and Regional Extension Centers	Dustin Hufford Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Cooper Applications	Joy Iocca, MSN, RN, CEN, CPHIMS Senior Director of Clinical Informatics and Emergency Preparedness, Penn Medicine	Michael Kanarellis Principal, Wolf’s Advisory Group
Jason Krantz Executive Chairman and Founder, Definitive Healthcare	Max Kursh, MS Director for Community and Population Health, ooper University Health Care	Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA Executive in Residence, General Catalyst	Rick Lang CIO, Doylestown Hospital
Dr. Neal Lemon Founding Director, Cooper Innovation Center	Dr. Wei Liu Senior Data Scientist, ChristianaCare, Delaware	Gemma Lowery Virtual Health Program Manager, ChristianaCare	Nassar Nizami Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer Security Officer, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health
Luke Olenoski Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Main Line Health	Jon Pomeroy Associate Director, IS Clinical Initiatives, Penn Medicine	Linda Reed Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, St. Joseph’s Health in Paterson New Jersey	Susan Harkness Regli, PhD Human Factors Scientist, Penn Medicine
Maireni Salas, MPHA President and Chief Operating Officer, Novelle IntelliSolve	Joe Sarkisian Lead Penetration Tester, Wolf & Company’s Information Technology (IT) Assurance Team	Joe Santamorena AVP Global MSSP Programs, Deep Instinct	Mark W. Stevens, FHIMSS Managing Partner, EnableHealth
Don Szewczyk Chief Privacy Officer, Novelle IntelliSolve	Steaphine Taggart HCH Director, ChristianaCare	Rich Temple Vice President / Chief Information Officer, Deborah Heart and Lung Center	Aaron Truchil Senior Director of Analytics, Camden Coalition
John Wetzel Founding Director, Keystone Restituere Justice Center	Deborah C Wojcik, PT, MEd, DHSc IT Director, Virtua Health	Yuchen Zhang Senior Business Intelligence Developer, ChristianaCare	Yuchen Zhang Senior Business Intelligence Developer, ChristianaCare
Yuchen Zhang Senior Business Intelligence Developer, ChristianaCare