Volume 5, 2022 - ConV2X Symposium Multimedia Special Issue

The ConVerge2Xcelerate (ConV2X) Annual Symposium presents real world evidence, strategy, operations, research & trends, where scientists, healthcare leaders and breakthrough technology providers present solutions and guide informed decision making to help navigate the transformation into a new digital health era.

Topics presented at the 2021 symposium included utility for data integrity, privacy preservation, health information systems interoperability, permissioned security for health data, clinical trials management, supply chain management, revenue cycle automation, and the integration of AI and machine learning in this emerging specialty field of research.

The ConV2X multimedia proceedings issue presents discussions and academic track presentations from day three of the event, and contains full open access to video presentations. Where available, PowerPoint presentations and infographics have been added as supplementary material.

Note: The annual ConVerge2Xcelerate (ConV2X) Symposium is produced by Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) staff. Proceeds are used to support the journal. Symposium content is not peer reviewed. Commercial advertising and grantor support is accepted and used to support continuous publication and enhancements to the journal. No advertising or grantor support influences peer reviewed content in the journal.

Published: 2022-07-01

Conference Presentations

Introduction and Industry Commentary Opening Address ConV2X 2021

Tory Cenaj, Founder and Publisher, Partners in Digital Health
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Accelerating Healthcare with Innovation in Blockchain Keynote

Stuart Hanson, CEO, Avaneer
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Life Science Business Value of Blockchain Case Use Blockchain Real World Deployment Taking Bad Actors and Counterfeit Drugs off the Market

Daniel Laverick, Head of SAP and IT Solutions, Zuellig Pharma
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- Life Science Business Value of Blockchain Case Use - PDF
PharmaLedger: Blockchain-Enabled Healthcare: Privacy-Enhancement with Blockchain

Halid Kayhan, Co-lead for Regulatory, Legal and Data Privacy Framework, PharmaLedger
- PharmaLedger: Blockchain-Enabled Healthcare: Privacy-Enhancement with Blockchain - PPT
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Responsible AI in Healthcare: Best Practices to Improve Healthcare Delivery Panel Session

Prasad Kothari, Director, Axtria Health , Tarun Mohan Lal, Vice President, Chief Analytics and Solutions Officer, Atrium/Navicent and incoming President of Society for Health Systems , Dr. Anand S. Rao, Partner and Global AI Lead, PwC , Swathi Young, Chief Technology Officer, Integrity Management Services Inc.
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Blockchain is a Team Sport Keynote

Brian Thornley, AVP Supply Excellence and Digital Transformation, Merck Sharp Dohme
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Shaping the Future of Healthcare Through Blockchain-Powered Technology Panel Session

Cathy Mulligan, PhD, Professor of Computer Science, Director of DCentral Lab, Instituto Superior Técnico, UK , Nadia Hewett, Blockchain and Emerging Technology Expert, University of California and Project Lead, Data for Global Common Good, WEF , Susan Somerville, CEO, Chronicled , Mohan Venkataraman, CTO, Chainyard
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Blockchain in Healthcare Today Best Article Award 2020 UCLA Health and LedgerDomain Awarded Best 2020 Research Article

Tory Cenaj, Founder and Publisher, Partners in Digital Health, Presenter, William Chien, PharmD, MBA UCLA Health, Los Angeles, California, USA, Award Recipient
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Quantum Techniques and Technologies for Cybersecurity in Healthcare Fireside Chat

Florence D. Hudson, Founder and CEO, FDHint, LLC, Executive Director, Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub at Columbia University, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Standards Committee, Former IBM VP & CTO, and Special Advisor – NSF Cybersecur, Shantanu Chakrabortty, Founder, Free Dynamics, Clifford Murphy Professor, Preston M. Green Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. L
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Opportunities and Challenges of Swarm AI for Decentralized Clinical Research Panel Session

Maria Palombini, Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice, IEEE SA , Prof. Dr. Joachim L. Schultze, Director Systems Medicine, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e. V. (DZNE); Director, Genomics & Immunoregulation, LIMES-Institute, University of Bonn Germany, Krishnaprasad Shastry, Director, Distinguished Technologist, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Vikram Shetty, Medical Director, Singapore and Asia Area Lung Cancer Lead, AstraZeneca
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- Opportunities and Challenges of Swarm AI for Decentralized Clinical Research - PDF
Global Health Passes: Impact on Standards, Interoperability and Economies Panel Session

Jim St. Claire, Executive Director, The Linux Foundation Public Health , Drummond Reed, Chief Trust Officer, Evernym, Co-Chair, Governance Stack Working Group and Co-Chair, Sovrin Governance Framework Working Group, Marie Wallace, Architect, IBM Digital Health Pass, IBM Watson Health
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Blockchain Applications Presentation Commentry Scientific Review Committee Commentary

Dr. Anjum Khurshid, Director Of Data Integration, Department of Population Health, Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health, The University Of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, USA, Dr. Kayo Fujimoto, Distinguished Professor In Social Determinants of Health, Professor In School Of Public Health At The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston, USA, Dr. Vijayakumar Varadarajan, Adjunct Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Australia
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Securing The Chain Of Custody And Integrity Of Data In A Global North-South Partnership To Monitor The Quality Of Essential Medicines Blockchain Academic Research Presentation: Applications

Natalie Meyers, Associate Director of Operations, Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society, University of Notre Dame , Kathleen Hayes, University of Notre Dame, Ayenew Ashenef, Assistant Professor at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Timothy Johann, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Roanoke College, Christopher Sweet, Associate Director, Cyberinfrastructure Development, Center for Research Computing, University of Notre Dame, Marya Lieberman, Professor at University of Notre Dame
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Smart Contract Solutions for Transactional Inefficiency in Medical Device Procurement Blockchain Academic Research Presentation: Aplications

John Hatchell, Chief Executive Officer & Co-FounderChief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, TYDEi Health
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CORES Issues on Blockchain Deployment in Healthcare: Evidence from Experts Blockchain Academic Research Presentation: ID Management

John Robert Bautista, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin, Daniel Toshio Harrell, PhD - Research Associate III, Austin, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, Eric T. Meyer, Dean and Professor, School of Information, University of Texas, Austin , Eliel Oliveira, Director of Research Data Infrastructure, Department of Population Health, University of Texas, Austin , Anjum Khurshid, MD, PhD, Director, Data Integration, Co-Chief, Health Information and Data Analytic Sciences, Assistant Professor of Population Health, Affiliate Faculty, Center for Health Communication, Dell Medical School and The University of Texas,
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Improving Transitions of Care: Designing a Blockchain Application for Patient Identity Management Blockchain Academic Research Presentation: ID Management

Mustafa Abdul-Moheeth. MD, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine , Daniel Toshio Harrell, PhD - Research Associate, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, Anjum Khurshid, MD, PhD, Director, Data Integration, Co-Chief, Health Information and Data Analytic Sciences, Assistant Professor of Population Health, Affiliate Faculty, Center for Health Communication, Dell Medical School and The University of Texas
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Medilinker: A Patient-Centric Decentralized Health Identity Platform Using Blockchain Technology Blockchain in Healthcare Scientific Presentation: ID Management

Anjum Khurshid, MD, PhD, Director, Data Integration, Co-Chief, Health Information and Data Analytic Sciences, Assistant Professor of Population Health, Affiliate Faculty, Center for Health Communication, Dell Medical School and The University of Texas, , Daniel Toshio Harrell, PhD, Research Associate, The University of Texas at Austin - Dell Medical School, USA, Muhammad Usman, MS, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, Ladd Hanson. Assistant Director, IT Architecture and Strategy. University of Texas at Austin. Austin, Texas
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De-Centralized Identity Management For Virtualized Healthcare Blockchain Academic Research Presentation: ID Management

Anton Hasselgren, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norway, Abylay Satybaldy, Decentralized Systems Lab (DSL), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
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Re-engineering Clinical Trial Management System Using Blockchain Technology Blockchain Scientific Track Presentation: Research

Yan Zhuang, PhD, National Institute of Health Data Science, Peking University, Luxiang Zhang, MD, Associate Dean, National Institute of Health Data Science, Peking University, Chi-Ren Shyu, PhD, Dirctor, Institute for Data Science and Informatics, University of Missouri
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Research Datasets As Assets: Blockchain-Based Valuation And Transaction Methods Blockchain Academic Research Presentation: Research

Wendy Charles, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, BurstIQ, Brooke Delgado, MS, Director of Finance, BurstIQ
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Integrating Blockchain with AI and 5G to Mitigate Covid-19: A Comprehensive Literature Review Blockchain Academic Research Presentation: Research

Frank Ashmore
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Applicability of Blockchain-based Implementation for Risk Management in Healthcare Projects Blockchain Academic Research Presentation: Applications

In Bae Chung, Graduate Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Austin, Carlos H. Caldas, PhD, PE. Professor - Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
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Blockchain Applied To Network Science: Toward Implementing Multilevel Blockchain-Based Network Intervention To Address Health Inequity In Healthcare Delivery System Blockchain Academic Research Presentation: Research

Dr. Kayo Fujimoto, Distinguished Professor In Social Determinants Of Health, Professor In School Of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Camden Hallmark, MPH, Data Analyst, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Texas, Beau Mitts, MPH, Bureau Chief of HIV/STD and Viral Hepatitis Prevention, Houston Health Department, Texas, Anjum Khurshid, MD, PhD, Director, Data Integration, Co-Chief, Health Information and Data Analytic Sciences, Assistant Professor of Population Health, Affiliate Faculty, Center for Health Communication, Dell Medical School and The University of Texas
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