UCSF S.O.L.V.E. Health Tech’s Digital Health Equity Summit: Leveraging Transformation from COVID-19 into the Future

Investments in health technology are booming, yet the patients who stand to gain the most from digital approaches to health care do not have equitable access to these tools. This issue of the digital divide is increasingly urgent especially in light of  drastically widening disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

With growing awareness of health inequities and systemic racism, we see a push for health equity across public and private sectors. There is widespread commitment to large-scale uptake and more equitable adoption of digital health tools; however, each group has historically focused on differing immediate priorities in their work. Moving forward, we must identify alignment to make progress. 

The event will focus on building agreement around the barriers and discussing solutions to overcome them through cross-sector panels, action-oriented discussion, and networking opportunities. By shedding light on the strengths and challenges of different groups, we believe we can make real progress together to achieve digital health equity.

Come join us on April 30, 2021/ 9:30 AM-12 PM PDT to learn more and take action!

More information can be found on our website. Please email any questions to SOLVEHealthTech@ucsf.edu.

Agenda:

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT: Introduction from Courtney Lyles, PhD and Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH – Setting the stage for digital health equity

9:45 AM - 9:55 AM PT: Opening remarks

• Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, Senior Advisor, White House COVID-19 Response Team; Chair, COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, Department of Health and Human Services

9:55 AM - 10:50 AM PT: Panel 1 - Advancing digital health equity in the private sector: lessons from COVID-19 and into the future

• Moderated by Reed Tuckson, MD, FACP, Managing Director at Tuckson Health Connections, LLC; Founding Member of the Black Coalition Against COVID
• Keynote Panelist: Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Chief Health Officer at Google Health
• Abner Mason, Founder and CEO at ConsejoSano
• André Blackman, Founder and CEO at Onboard Health
• Carmen Peralta, MD, MAS, FASN, Chief Medical Officer at Cricket Health

10:50 - 10:55 AM PT: Sponsor video and a break

10:55 AM - 11:50 AM PT: Panel 2 - Opportunities for equitable digital health transformation beyond COVID-19 through policy and health care changes

• Moderated by Michael Penn, MD, PhD, Founder and Managing Director at Health Equity Ventures
• Keynote Panelist: Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Lisa Fitzpatrick, MD, MPH, MPA, Founder and CEO at Grapevine Health
• Edmondo Robinson, MD, MBA, MS, FASN, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Innovation Officer at Moffitt Cancer Center
• Pooja Mittal, DO, Medical Director of Population Health Equity at Health Net; Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF; Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford University

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM PT: Closing remarks from Courtney Lyles, PhD and Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH

Interested in becoming an event sponsor?

Please reach out to us at SOLVEHealthTech@ucsf.edu to discuss sponsorship opportunities.