HIMSS Virginia Chapter
2025 Data & Analytics Symposium
May 5th, 2025
Hotel 24, Staunton, Virginia
10:30am – 4pm
The event is FULL. Registration is closed.
Alexander Ryu, MD
Mayo Clinic
Alexander Ryu, MD is a physician and data scientist in the division of hospital internal medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. He also serves as vice chair of AI innovation for Mayo Clinic’s Department of Medicine and as innovation chair for his division. In these roles, he cares for acutely ill hospitalized patients and develops, implements and evaluates AI and digital health tools. His work has resulted in the creation of multiple AI tools
that are used throughout Mayo Clinic and has been published in leading journals including Mayo Clinic Proceedings, JAMIA, Blood Cancer Journal and Health Affairs. Prior to joining Mayo Clinic, Dr. Ryu studied economics at the
University of Pennsylvania and medicine at Harvard Medical School.
José Morey, MD
Ad Astra Media
Dr. José Morey is the CEO of Ad Astra Media, a Fellow of the Eisenhower Foundation, and the Chief Medical Innovation Officer for Liberty BioSecurity, where he leads innovation across multidisciplinary teams at the intersection of genetic intelligence, national defense biotechnologies, precision medicine, and augmented human performance. Dr. Morey has advised leading technology companies and government agencies, including IBM Watson, NASA, the White House, the Inter-American Development Bank, the United Nations World Food Programme, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, and Forbes. He holds faculty positions at Singularity University, the University of Virginia, and Eastern Virginia Medical School. As a mentor for MIT Solve and the IDEAS programs, Dr. Morey has been featured in Forbes, Univision, and NASA360, and is recognized as the first Intergalactic Doctor.
Format and prize information for 2025
There is a new format for 2025 with participation on two levels. Peer reviewed submissions will be eligible for publication in the symposium proceedings.
Non-Peer Reviewed Submission – Submission Deadline is April 1, 2025, with notification of acceptance within 1 week.
This type is similar to previous years when participants submit their idea on any healthcare related topic. When registering, you will be required to submit a brief summary description of your project.
Peer Reviewed Submission – Submission Deadline is February 1, 2025, with notification of acceptance of peer review within 30 days.
This level of participation is a peer reviewed submission that would be eligible for inclusion in the electronic symposium proceedings. The peer review process is not meant to be as intimidating as a journal submission but will review for appropriateness of topic, originality, adequate references, scholarly work, appropriate statistics and evaluation of data/results. Note, participants not accepted at this level will most likely be appropriate for the non-peer reviewed process. When registering, you will be required to submit an abstract including: background, purpose, methods, results and conclusion.
Examples of submissions for both levels considered include:
- Case study – a process or record of research in which detailed consideration is given to the development of a particular person, group, or situation over a period of time.
- Original research – articles that are considered empirical or primary sources and present an original study.
- Systematic review – a comprehensive summary of all available evidence that meets predefined eligibility criteria to address a specific clinical question or range of questions.
- Meta-analysis – statistical process of analyzing and combining results from several similar studies.
- Process Improvement Project – a review of methods to improve results. Should include background, prior results, methods and post results.
- Review of Analytical Solution – review of an analysis that produces results to streamline and or improve healthcare processes.
- Other – please provide enough detail for your proposal so we can make a decision on appropriateness of content.
Submissions require that a poster be completed. The most successful posters are graphically rich presentations of your research that highlight and summarize the main points.
Your poster should include:
- The project title and all authors.
- A brief introduction, goals, experimental detail, conclusions, and references; presented in a logical and clear sequence.
- Explanations for each graph, image, and table.
- Make sure that the poster text and images can be easily seen from 5-8 feet away.
- The poster size should be 36×48. We will have a foam core backing on hand for hanging.
Poster presenters will be required to have their poster displayed 1 hour prior to symposium start, and be available during the breaks to answer any questions attendees might have about your work.
Prizes will be awarded for the following:
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improve. People’s Choice
innovate.
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inspire.
inspire. People’s Choice
Best Case Study
$1,000 cash award for best student project!