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Tuesday, March 24, 2015: 9:45 AM-11:15 AM
Conference Theater (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)
Description: The use of large data sets to solve critical research and operational issues and to advance the nation’s economic and technological competiveness has been widely discussed in both scientific and policy circles. This session will discuss how the use of large data sets has the potential to bring both information and wisdom to public health practice and research. The two speakers will focus on big data and health system/health care research and big data regarding the social determinants of health.
Presenters:
Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, Dean and Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
and
Jan Lee, MD, MMM, Chief Executive Officer, Delaware Health Information Network
Moderator:
Donald S. Burke, MD, Dean, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health