T-CAIREM 2024 Symposium

Symposium 2024 - Agenda

Multi-Modal Data and the Future of Health AI

Monday, June 17

T-CAIREM in-person and virtual symposium
Location: Hart House at the University of Toronto (Map)
Hours: The conference takes place in-person between 8am to 6pm ET and will be livestreamed from 9am to 5pm ET.


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Time  •   Agenda Item


8:00am – 9:00am    Registration & Breakfast (Not livestreamed)


9:00am – 9:15am    Chair’s Opening Address: Muhammad Mamdani (Director, T-CAIREM)


9:15am – 10:00am    Keynote: Donny Cheung (Google Health, Machine Learning Engineering Lead )


10:00am – 11:00am   Panel: A Clinical Perspective on the Value of Multimodal Data in Health AI                 
Moderator: Dr. Mamatha Bhat (Clinician Scientist, University Health Network)
• Dr. Noah Crampton (Clinician Investigator, Toronto Western Hospital)
• Dr. Amin Madani (Surgeon, Education Investigator, University Health Network)
Dr. Devin Singh (Staff Physician & Lead Clinical AI & Machine Learning in PEM, The Hospital for Sick Children)


11:00am – 11:30am   Coffee and Networking


11:30am - 12:30pm  Panel: Technical & Ethical Considerations for Multimodal Data in Health AI

Moderator: Anna Goldenberg (AI Chair, Canadian Institute For Advanced Research) 
• Shalu Bains (Chief Information & Analytics Officer, Trillium Health Partners)
• Michael Brudno (Chief Data Scientist, University Health Network)
• Melanie de Wit (Chief Legal Officer, Unity Health Toronto)
• Robert Greer (AI in Medicine Technical Lead, The Hospital for Sick Children)


12:30pm – 1:30pm    Lunch


1:30pm – 2:30pm    Debate: The Next Revolution in Health AI is Multimodal Data

Moderator: Muhammad Mamdani (Director, T-CAIREM)
The YES side
Dr. Ben Fine (Radiologist & Clinician Scientist, Trillium Health Partners)
• Azadeh Kushki (Senior Scientist & Associate Chief of Data Science, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital)
The NO side 
• Dr. Amol Verma (Clinician-Scientist at St. Michael's Hospital, Temerty Professor in AI Research and Education in Medicine)
• Nawar Shara (Chief, Research Data Science, MedStar Health Research Institute)


2:30pm – 3:30pm    Fishbowl Panel: Key Reflections for Academia, Clinical Practice, and the Healthcare System (rotating audience members)

Moderator: Dr. Amol Verma (Clinician-Scientist at St. Michael's Hospital, Temerty Professor in AI Research and Education in Medicine)
• Alejandro Berlin (Clinician Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre)
• Dr. Davy Cheng (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)
• Jennifer Gibson (Director, University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics)
• Michael Hillmer (Assistant Deputy Minister - Digital and Analytics Strategy, Ontario Ministry of Health)
• Rahul G. Krishnan (Assistant Professor, University of Toronto)


3:30pm – 4:00pm    Coffee and Networking


4:00pm – 4:45pm   Closing Chat

• Muhammad Mamdani (Director, T-CAIREM)
• Dr. Anthony Chang (Chief Intelligence & Innovation Officer, Children’s Hospital of Orange County)


4:45pm – 5:00pm    Closing Remarks

• Muhammad Mamdani (Director, T-CAIREM)


5:00pm – 6:00pm    Networking Reception (Not livestreamed)