AMIA: For Your Informatics

In this episode, part of a special collaboration between ACM ByteCast and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)'s For Your Informatics podcast, Sabrina Hsueh and Li Zhou host Monica Bertagnolli, a surgical oncologist, physician-scientist, and President Elect of the National Academy of Medicine—the first woman to hold that position in NAM's history. Her previous positions include the...

In this episode, part of a special collaboration between ACM ByteCast and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)'s s For Your Informatics (FYI) podcast, Sabrina Hsueh and Li Zhou host AI safety and ethics expert Ray Eitel-Porter, Luminary and Senior Advisor for AI at Accenture and an Intellectual Forum Senior Research Associate at Jesus College, the University of Cambridge. Previously...

Recorded live at AMIA's 2025 Annual Symposium This session explored today's challenging funding climate across informatics research, strategies for managing staff and resources under uncertainty, and practical ways to regain control and strengthen resilience. Our panelists shared expertise and lessons learned for all levels of researchers in health informatics towards navigating these pressures an...

This thoughtful dialogue with the CTO of Garner Health highlights his professional journey, lessons learned in leveraging data and AI, and strategies for building inclusive solutions. The conversation also provides guidance for upcoming and current informaticists preparing to enter a rapidly advancing field. Episode Hosts:  Dr. Leyla Warsame, ACMIO - M Health Fairview Michi Kono, Chief Technology...

Host: Leyla Warsame, MD Guests:  Josh Vest, PhD and Tiffany Harman, MSN Description : This episode revisits a discussion on social determinants of health with our experts at the 2023 AMIA Annual Symposium. This reflection focuses on addressing SDOH from the healthcare organization to the individual level, budget impacts, and making informatics strategy actionable.

Host: Karmen S. Williams, DrPH, MBA, MSPH, MA, CPH, Assistant Professor, City University of New York Guest:  Peter Tippett, MD, PhD, CEO, careMESH Description : Listen in on our fireside chat with a true pioneer in the informatics field. Dr. Peter Tippett discusses his career from clinical practice to startup to the White House.

Host: Leyla Warsame, MD, M Health Fairview Guest:  Manijeh Berenji, MD, MPH, UC Irvine, VA Long Beach Description : This conversation discusses real-world practice and research in environmental and public health informatics with the chair-elect of the Climate, Health, and Informatics Working Group, leader of the Public Health Informatics Working Group, and 2024 AMIA Leadership Award Recipient. #Wo...

Host: Dr. Leyla Warsame, ACMIO, M Health Fairview Guest: Jaysón Davidson, PhD Candidate, UCSF Description : Listen in to this episode with PhD Candidate Jays'on Davidson on his educational path to informatics and his work with data and social determinants of health.

Host:  Vivian Hui, RN, BSN, PhD Guests:  Bill Hersh, MD, FACMI, FAMIA Wendy Chapman, PhD; Jay Patel, BDS,MS, PhD Description : Recorded live at the 2024 AMIA Annual Symposium, join our experts on this episode as they explore the excitement and hesitancy of AI in healthcare.

Host:  Karmen S. Williams, DrPH, MBA Guests:  Humayera Islam, PhD, University of Chicago Description : This conversation focuses on the current leader of AMIA's Student Working Group, Dr. Humayera Islam, "Where the future leaders of AMIA are in making". Join the AMIA Student Working Group  via the AMIA website  https://amia.org/community/working-groups/student , LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/company...

Host:  Anita Murcko, MD, FAMIA Guests: Denis Newman-Griffis, PhD, MSc, University of Sheffield Description : In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (and Disability Awareness Month in March), listen in on this exciting discussion that intersects AI, disability, and responsible design. Dr. Newman-Griffis describes their work as "Designing ethical AI systems to improve equit...

Host: Leyla Warsame, MD Guest: Dr. Titus Schleyer, DMD, PhD, MBA, Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute Description : More and more we are seeing the urgent need to discuss and address climate change and its effects on health. We are joined by a pioneer in biomedical informatics to discuss Climate Health in Informatics. " The Climate, Health and Informatics Working Group is committed to suppor...

Host: Leyla Warsame, MD Guests: Dr. Heidi Twedt, MD, ACMIO/Program Director, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Dr. Peter Kleinschmidt, MD, Internal Medicine Physician, Clinical Informatics Director of Quality and Safety, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Health Description :  Listen in on this episode for an insightful dive into the world of Electronic Health...

Hosts: Dr. Sabrina Hsueh, Director of Ethical AI and External Innovation, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Dr. Karmen S. Williams, Assistant Professor, CUNY SPH Guest: Dr. Francesca Rossi, IBM Fellow and AI Ethics Global Leader Description: In this episode of the Association of Computing Machinery and AMIA Joint Podcast Series, we learn more about the career trajectory and the global outlook on artificial i...

Hosts:  Leyla Warsame, MD Guest:  Dr. Terika McCall, PhD, MPH, MBA, Yale School of Public Health Description :  The Consumer Health Informatics Lab at Yale University is engaging in cutting-edge research and practice tailored to the consumer. In this episode, we delve into the latest breakthroughs and insights at the intersection of digital health and mental health. From innovative apps to persona...

Co-Hosts: Leyla Warsame, MD and Davina Zamanzadeh, PhD Guest:  Dr. Victoria Nichols Johnson, MD, r etired Associate Professor and Physician from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is the founder and past president of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, and past chair of the Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Work Group of AMIA. Description : This la...

Guest Host: Kevin Wiley, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina  Guest:   Prof.   Meredith Broussard, Associate Professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Insititute of New York University and Research Director at the NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology. Her work has been featured in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Atlantic, BBC, Wired, the Economist, and more. She appears in...

Hosts: Sabrina Hsueh PhD Adela Grando, PhD Guest: Regina Barzilay, School of Engineering Distinguished Professor of AI & Health in the Department of Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the AI Faculty Lead at MIG Jameel Clinic In this episode, part of a special collaboration between ACM ByteCast  and the  American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)'s For Your Infor...

Hosts: Sabrina Hsueh, PhD  Adela Grando, PhD Guest: Mor Peleg, PhD, University of Haifa's Data Science Research Center In this episode, part of a special collaboration between  ACM ByteCast  and the  American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)'s   For Your Informatics  podcast, hosts Sabrina Hsueh and Adela Grando welcome  Mor Peleg , Professor of Information Systems at the University of Haifa...

Host:  Dr. Sabrina Hsueh and Dr. Sullafa Kadura Guest: Dr. Holly Urban, MD, MBA, VP of Clinical Product Design at Clinicomp Fireside chat with Dr. Holly Urban: C areer transition from clinician to product management Dr. Holly Urban is a pediatrician and clinical informaticist.  She received her BA from Stanford, her MD from the University of Colorado, and her MBA from Regis University.  After work...

Host:  Anita Murcko, MD, MACP, FAMIA Guests: Marianne Sharko, MD, MS, and Trent Rosenbloom, MD, MPH, FACMI, FAMIA Description : This podcast is focused on information blocking and sensitive health data, more specifically, the newly implemented 21st Century Cures Act and the unanticipated impact these regulations have on teens, parents, and providers. Our experts will explore the policy and practic...

Host: Leyla Warsame, MD Guests: Kevin Wiley, PhD Kenrick Cato, PhD, RN, CPHIMS, FAAN Tina Hernandez-Boussard, PhD Adrienne Pichon, MPH, PhD Description: Listen in on the discussion of defining and reducing AI Bias during the live recording at the AMIA 2022 Annual Symposium.

Host: Anita Murcko, MD, FACP, FAMIA Clinical Associate Professor, Arizona State University Introduction: Dina Santucci, Vice President of Business Development Guests: Eileen Koski, MPhil, FAMIA Program Director, Health Data & Insights, Health Care & Life Sciences, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Russell B. Leftwich, MD, FAMIA Senior Clinical Advisor, Interoperability, InterSystems Description: Aca...

Host: Karmen Williams, DrPH, MBA, MSPH, MA , CPH., City University of New York  Director of the For Your Informatics Podcast Guest: April Morena, Founder and CEO of the Public Health Podcast Network For Your Informatics Podcast has joined the Public Health Podcast Network's Directory to share in the mission of building powerful communities through public health communication. We are the first info...

Co-Hosted: Sabrina Hsueh, PhD, Bayesian Health  Karmen Williams, DrPH, MBA, MSPH, MA , CPH., City University of New York  Guest: Dr. Wendy Chapman, Director of the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne Dr. Chapman's research focuses on developing computer algorithms to understand information typed into electronic medical records - natural language processing of clini...