APHA's 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo will take place Oct. 24-27 and begin with the Opening General Session on Sunday. Activities like business meetings and poster sessions will be virtual and start on Oct. 18. Check out the updated Schedule at a Glance. In-person attendees will participate at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Virtual attendees will participate online from anywhere globally (at home, from the office, or even on the beach...

The HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition is the can’t-miss health information and technology event of the year, where professionals throughout the global health ecosystem connect for the education, innovation and collaboration they need to reimagine health and wellness for everyone, everywhere. Thousands of healthcare professionals—from senior executives to providers to payers to IT consultants to entrepreneurs—att...

DESCRIPTION Much of life involves obstacles and challenges that are meant to wear everyone (government, industry, and individuals) down but yet teach us a lesson. However, resiliency over time becomes very important and can be strengthened as we continue to find solutions and gain intelligence from lessons learned. Today, after over a year of a pandemic, the health ecosystem, the mass vaccinations, and health care in general still continue to...

As information technology advances in the digital age, so too does the health sector’s ability to provide services, care for patients and fight illness in new, innovative ways. This has been spotlighted more recently with technology playing a central role on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19. For instance, today the health community can use data to track the spread of disease, use telehealth to reach patients at any time, anyw...

The United States transitioned from just a recurring flu season to a full pandemic with the infiltration of the Corona Virus. This pandemic caused the healthcare system to turn upside down and develop new pathways, processes, and techniques for not only tending to and treating the COVID patients, but also treating the general populations with the daily medical and surgical conditions. So many changes occurred in the healthcare system in a very...

If there was ever a question about the role of information technology in healthcare, the COVID-19 pandemic has answered it emphatically. Quickly analyzing large data sets and mapping the locations of cases around the world requires scale and power. Federal hospital systems (VA, Indian Health and Military Health System) are large users of the technology and the Department of Health and Human Services and its research centers fund research on a...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New Dates: 8/3-8/5/2020 YTH Live is the premier youth, health, and wellness conference for trailblazing technology. The event showcases the brightest minds and cutting-edge research to help explore what works, what is mission critical, and how to collaborate. In its 12th year, YTH Live 2020 will focus on Mental Health, Digital Righ...

AFCEA Bethesda is continuing to provide access to our events virtually. The Women in Leadership Professional Development Event will now be a virtual panel of government leaders on the forefront of the COVID-19 response. Join us on May 12th as our panel of female federal leaders in STEM-focused roles discuss career progression, challenges, and how they are adapting their leadership skills during the COVID-19 pandemic. Potential Discussion Topic...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Please visit our FAQ for more details on how this decision was reached. HIMSS20 is the leading health information and technology conference, bringing together nearly 45,000 professionals from 90+ countries for the education, innovation and collaboration they need to transform health around the world through information and technology- all at o...

The Transformation Agenda: Emerging Strategies for the Next Wave of Health IT Transformation is on the agenda in government healthcare. Digital services, automation, analytics and artificial intelligence are just a few of the technologies that are beginning to have a major impact on nearly every aspect of healthcare, from medical research to operational management and patient care. But transformation requires more than new technology. AFCEA Be...