Unusual Thinkers: The UCSF Track

Thursday, September 1 | 11:45 a.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Moscone West, 2nd Floor, Room 2009

This year's Unusual Thinkers (#df11ucsf) track is again dedicated to helping you think differently about your health. Hear firsthand from leading researchers and practitioners at the world-renowned medical research university, UCSF, as they discuss their groundbreaking discoveries and present practical tips you can use to improve your life. Make sure to join the conversation with @ucsf!

The Future of Healthcare | 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
	Susan Desmond-Hellmann Chancellor of UCSF
	Mark R. Laret CEO, UCSF Medical Center
Are Hospitals Safe Yet? | 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Patient safety is part of the national health care agenda, it has been an increasingly important area of emphasis for hospitals since the Institute of Medicine's landmark publication "To Err is Human" in 1999. Growing knowledge about the causes of mistakes in hospitals has lead to numerous changes and solutions. Hospitals are indeed safer today through standardization of certain types of care, the use of checklists, technology, and better teamwork. However, mistakes still happen. Further changes are essential in the areas of care delivery, technology, and monitoring systems. Patients and families also have roles to play. Join us to hear Dr. Adler discuss improvements in patient safety over the past 10 years, important safety issues that remain potential solutions, and what patients and families can do to make a hospital stay safer.
	Josh S. Adler, MD Chief medical officer of UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital; Medical director of UCSF Ambulatory Care
Reproductive Health and the Environment | 1:10 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. Science increasingly finds that environmental factors such as chemicals and climate change can affect our health, including our ability to have a healthy pregnancy, healthy children, and healthy grandchildren. UCSF's Program for Reproductive Health and the Environment helps patients, healthcare professionals, and the public create healthier environments by advancing scienti_c inquiry, clinical care, and health policies that prevent harmful environmental exposures. In today's session, USCF Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Chair Dr. Giudice will discuss environmental impacts on reproductive health and UCSF's new "green" hospital at Mission Bay.
	Linda C. Giudice, MD, PhD Professor and Chair, Dept Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, UCSF
QB3, a Salesforce Neighbor at Mission Bay | 1:50 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. In contrast to the breathless excitement of the IT industry, the biomedical world is a sleeper. We need to infuse the style, energy, and expertise of the IT industry into medicine. QB3 is an academic institution that was created to solve health problems by bringing the best of the physical sciences into medicine. If we can harness the _oods of medical data, then opportunities abound to move toward personalized medicine, rational drug design, early diagnosis, and reduced healthcare costs. QB3 is developing bioinformatic and other technologies, but is also adopting key features of the IT industry, including "lean" start-ups, business partnerships, search tools, and the creating of innovative ecosystems.
	Regis B. Kelly, PhD Director, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3)
Transforming the Future for Women with Breast Cancer | 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. The media give front page coverage to breast cancer screening, but it has significant limitations because cancer is so complex. Our goals should be to improve and personalize our approach to screening, focus on prevention, and link both efforts to treatment. We need to transform the way we develop new drugs and deliver and learn from the care we provide. The Athena Breast Health Network, a University of California medical system demonstration project, is partnering with women at all stages of breast care, from prevention to cancer treatment. With their help, we can harness Web-based and mobile technology to accelerate progress and transform the future for women with breast cancer.
	Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA Professor of Surgery and Radiology Division of General Surgery Chief, Section of Breast Care Surgery Director, UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center
Information Technology and the Bleeding Edge of Healthcare | 3:10 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. Governmental initiatives from the HITECH Act (Meaningful Use) to Healthcare Reform have dramatically raised the stakes for the use of information technology in healthcare. Hospitals and providers across the nation are investing billions of dollars to implement electronic health records that will help deliver higher-quality, safer and more ef_cient care, meet a variety of regulatory requirements, and position them for success. UCSF is blazing new trails as it integrates leading-edge technologies into the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay and creates actionable clinical information for individual patients in California. Join us to hear Dr. Blum and Dr. Bokser explain how these efforts will change the face of healthcare over the coming decade.
	Michael S. Blum, MD CMIO and Professor of Medicine
	Seth J. Bokser, MD, MPH Medical Director of IT UCSF Children's Hospital and Asst. Clinical Professor, Pediatrics