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MAY 1 & 2, 2025 | 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM (PDT)
AI in Serious Illness Care
CONCISE AGENDA – MAY 1, 2025
CONCISE AGENDA – MAY 2, 2025
8:30 am
Welcome and Introductory remarks
• Jennifer Moore Ballentine, MA, CEO, Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
8:30 am
Welcome and Introductory remarks
• Jennifer Moore Ballentine, MA, CEO, Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
8:45 am
The Role of AI in the Global Healthcare Capacity Crisis: What Leaders Need to Know
• Timothy Ferris, MD, MPH, President, Healthcare Practice, Red Cell Partners; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Former National Director of Transformation, NHS, England
8:45 am
Mitigating Bias and Promoting Equity in AI for Serious Illness Care
• Melissa Wong, MD, Physician and Assistant Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles
9:35 am – Break
9:35 am – Break
9:45 am
AI at the Bedside: A Nurse’s Perspective on Implementation
• Peachy Hain, MSN, RN, NE-BC, GERO-BC, FACHE, Executive Director of Nursing, Surgical Services and Clinical Support Programs, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
• Lisa Stephenson, MSN, RN, NI-BC, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
• Scott Mondejar, BSN, RN, MSCRN, Assistant Manager, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
9:45 am
Compassionate AI and AI-Augmented Compassion
• Jane Compson, PhD, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy, University of Washington, Tacoma
Mark Graves, PhD, Research Fellow/Team Lead/ Director, AI & Faith, Seattle
10:35 am – Break
10:45 am
From a Patchwork to a Quilt – Emerging AI Policy Trends
10:35 am – Break
• Jared Augenstein, MPH, MA, Senior Managing Director, Manatt Health
10:45 am
The Patient Perspective on AI in Serious Illness Care (panel)
• Liz Salmi, Communications & Patient Initiatives Director, OpenNotes, Boston
• Dave deBronkart, “e-Patient Dave,” Speaker, Advocate, and Activist, New Hampshire
11:35 am – Break
11:45 am
• Grace Cordovano, PhD, Enlightening Results, and co-founder, Unblock Health, New York
11:35 am – Break
11:45 am
Using AI to Provide Optimal Palliative Care
• Darren Schulte, MD, MPP, CEO, Vynca, San Francisco
12:30 pm
Closing panel/discussion with all speakers and audience Q&A
1:30 pm
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Mortality Prediction: The Promise and the Peril
• Matt DeCamp, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Center for Bioethics & Humanities and Division of General Internal Medicine, Denver
12:30 pm
Closing panel/discussion with all speakers and audience Q&A
1:30 pm
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SESSION AND SPEAKER DETAILS
AGENDA – MAY 1, 2025
8:30 am
8:45 am
The Role of AI in the Global Healthcare Capacity Crisis: What Leaders Need to Know
Welcome and Introductory remarks
• Jennifer Moore Ballentine, MA, CEO, Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
Jennifer Moore Ballentine is CEO of the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California. She has held leadership positions in several palliative and endof-life care associations and institutes over nearly 20 years. In another life, she was an editor and book producer of textbooks and conference proceedings in artificial intelligence and advanced computer science, working closely with the foundational generations of AI theorists, scientists, and thought leaders.
• Timothy Ferris, MD, MPH, President, Healthcare Practice, Red Cell Partners; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Former National Director of Transformation, NHS, England
The gap between the capacity of the healthcare workforce and the need for care of seriously ill patients is only deepening. A major factor in clinician burnout is the administrative burden of clinical practice and the vastness of information and knowledge required to keep up. Artificial intelligence holds the promise to significantly mitigate burdens, augment clinical decision making, and return aspects of humanity to the work. However, there are risks, not just technical and ethical, but from prioritizing business and financial incentives and outcomes over improvements in patient care. This presentation will address these issues and make a call for courageous leadership in a pivotal time for healthcare across the globe.
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Dr. Timothy Ferris is the president of Healthcare Practice at Red Cell Partners, an incubation and investment firm that builds rapidly scalable technology-led companies bringing revolutionary advances to market in healthcare, cyber, and national security. Tim was formerly the inaugural National Director of Transformation at NHS England, and he previously served as CEO of the Mass General Physicians Organization (2017−2021) and as senior vice president for Population Health at Mass General Brigham (2011−2016). He founded the Center for Population Health, an academic−industry partnership focused on using prevention and data to improve health, lower costs, reduce inequities, and save lives. Tim trained in medicine and public health at Harvard University where he was appointed professor of Medicine in 2018. He has published over 150 publications on health care quality measurement, health disparities and health IT.
9:45 am
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AI at the Bedside: A Nurse’s Perspective on Implementation
• Peachy Hain, MSN, RN, NE-BC, GERO-BC, FACHE, Executive Director of Nursing, Surgical Services and Clinical Support Programs, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles
• Lisa Stephenson, MSN, RN, NI-BC, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles
• Scott Mondejar, BSN, RN, MSCRN, Assistant Manager, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles
This session explores Cedars-Sinai’s implementation of an AI-powered voice dictation technology to enhance nursing workflows by reducing administrative burden, improving efficiency, and elevating the patient experience. It will cover key strategies for successful adoption of AI implementations, especially for nurses, including staff training, workflow integration, building staff buy-in, and the organization’s approach to AI governance in ensuring safe and effective use.
Lisa Stephenson is CedarsSinai’s chief nursing informatics officer and has more than 20 years of nursing experience. She has a Master’s degree in Nursing Leadership and Management as well as an ANCC certification in Nursing Informatics. She has worked in numerous clinical settings, including acute care, emergency medicine, and home hospice. Since 2011, she has held progressive leadership roles in Informatics for healthcare organizations throughout the United States, most recently with Houston Methodist and Mayo Clinic.
Peachy Hain is executive director of Nursing, MedicalSurgical Services at CedarsSinai, in charge of Surgical Services Units and Clinical Support programs. She is a fellow of American College of Hospital Executives and the Advisory Board, and with over 46 years of experience in healthcare, she has received numerous awards for outstanding quality care, education, research and community service. She is the go-to leader to pilot or trial innovation at the bedside such as the use of Alexa by patients and caregivers, patient language interpretation and equipment tracking devices, new patient beds, and most recently, exploration of AI for frontline staff workflow. Peachy Hain received her BSN from the Philippines and her MSN from California State University, Los Angeles.
Scott Mondejar serves as the Assistant Nurse Manager for the 8 South Surgical Unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. In his role, he plays a crucial part in addressing the nursing unit’s needs. He oversees staff supervision, ensures quality control, and fosters collaboration with other healthcare providers, all while prioritizing patient safety and promoting a positive work environment for staff.
10:45 am
The Patient Perspective on AI in Serious Illness Care (panel)
• Liz Salmi, Communications & Patient Initiatives Director, OpenNotes, Boston
• Dave deBronkart, “e-Patient Dave,” Speaker, Advocate, and Activist
• Grace Cordovano, PhD, BCPA, Enlightening Results, and co-founder, Unblock Health
With consumer-directed AI applications proliferating, patients will likely adopt and use AI even before their providers get up to speed. This panel will highlight three longtime patient activists and advocates harnessing the latest technology – wearables, scribes and agents, note summaries, translation and interpretation, research assistants and more – to empower people living with serious illness and those who care for them.
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Liz Salmi is the Communications & Patient Initiatives director for the OpenNotes Lab at Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center (Boston) nonprofit research group focused on patient−clinician communication and transparency in healthcare.
A brain tumor survivor, Liz is a pioneer in patient co-design in research and authored BMJ’s first guide to patient peer review. Her work spans clinical informatics, citizen science, and human-centered design.
11:45 am
• Darren Schulte,
Using AI to Provide Optimal Palliative Care
MD, MPP, CEO, Vynca, San Francisco
Dave deBronkart, known on the internet as “e-Patient Dave,” is one of the world’s leading speakers on patient empowerment through technology. A survivor of a near-fatal cancer, he was one of the principal voices in Washington that gave patients access to their medical records. His opening keynote at keynote at the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California’s 2016 Summit earned a standing ovation for its mixture of inspiration, humor, emotion and hope. Today, at age 75 he’s again a leading voice through his blog PatientsUseAI and global keynote speaker on how patients are using AI themselves, to pursue their own needs for knowledge and understanding in a stressed-out health system.
Grace Cordovano, founder of Enlightening Results and co-founder of Unblock Health, is dedicated to providing personalized patient advocacy services, specializing in oncology. With over 25 years of experience, she is an advocate for leveraging digital technologies to enhance treatment and to give patients a competitive advantage over their diagnosis. She has contributed to the U.S. Core Data for Interoperability Taskforce, HITAC Interoperability Standards Work Group, HIMSS Public Policy Committee, the Sequoia Project’s Consumer Voices Workgroup, and the National Academy of Medicine’s AI Code of Conduct Project. Dr. Cordovano completed her Master’s and PhD in Biochemistry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx, NY). She is a board-certified patient advocate and has been repeatedly recognized as Patient Advocate of the Year. She served as one of 5 national e-patient ambassadors for the Coalition of Compassionate Care of California, a PCORI research project funded by the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award.
AI is transforming palliative care by enabling proactive, personalized interventions that improve patient outcomes and experiences. This session will explore how AI-driven insights, remote monitoring, and predictive analytics help providers detect complications early, optimize care coordination, and reduce hospitalizations. Attendees will gain practical strategies for integrating AI tools into clinical and operational workflows to enhance patient-centered support.
Dr. Darren Schulte is the CEO of Vynca, a venturebacked, technology-enabled complex care company. Darren was previously the chief innovation officer at Centene Corporation. Before Centene, he served as CEO of Apixio, a technology company that applies AI for payment integrity, risk adjustment, and quality measurement. Before joining Apixio, Darren served in executive leadership roles at Anvita Health and Resolution Health. Darren is a nationally recognized speaker on healthcare analytics and quality improvement, and he serves on the NCQA Committee for Performance Measurement. He is the co-inventor of six U.S. patents.
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AGENDA – MAY 2, 2025
8:30 am
Welcome and Introductory remarks
• Jennifer Moore Ballentine, MA, CEO, Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
8:45 am
Bias Mitigation in AI: Separating the Good from the Bad
• Melissa Wong, MD, Physician and Assistant Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai
Bias continues to make its way into our healthcare algorithms large and small, and if unaddressed has the potential to cause harm to our patients. The goal of this session is to equip the clinician with tools to understand the potential sources of bias in AI and strategies for bias detection and mitigation.
Dr. Melissa Wong is the director of Informatics and AI Strategies and an assistant professor in Maternal-Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she holds a joint appointment in the Division of Informatics. In addition, she is a staff scientist in the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health. Her current research interest focuses on artificial intelligence in Obstetrics for reducing disparities in maternal care, for which she received a career development award from the Society for MFM and AAOGF.
9:45 am
Compassionate AI and AI-Augmented Compassion
• Jane Compson, PhD, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy, University of Washington, Tacoma
• Mark Graves, PhD, Research Fellow/Team Lead/ Director, AI & Faith
In this talk we will explore ways in which AI is already present in caregiving activities and how this may evolve in the next few years. We will discuss if it is really
possible to make AI compassionate, and if so, how can we help that happen? What are some fears and doubts about compassionate AI, and how might they be addressed? We will also look at ways that AI could augment compassion in caregivers.
Jane Compson, PhD, is associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington, Tacoma, where she teaches religious studies and philosophy. She studies the application of contemplative techniques and Buddhist thought in contemporary secular contexts such as medical ethics, education, and artificial intelligence ethics.
Mark Graves, PhD, is research director at AI and Faith. He holds a PhD in computer science/artificial intelligence from University of Michigan and MAs in theology from Jesuit School of Theology and Graduate Theological Union; he has completed fellowships in genomics, moral psychology, and moral theology. He also has 15 years’ experience developing AI and data solutions in biotech, pharmaceutical, and healthcare industries.
10:45 am
From a Patchwork to a Quilt – Emerging AI Policy Trends
• Jared Augenstein, MPH, MA, Senior Managing Director, Manatt Health
This session will provide an overview of the current state of play for federal and state regulations on health AI. It will explore how policymakers are seeking to balance AI’s transformative potential with concerns about safety, privacy, and bias, and provide an overview of where health AI regulation may head in the future.
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Mr. Augenstein is a senior managing director with Manatt Health, an interdisciplinary policy and business advisory practice of Manatt. His primary area of focus is advising privateand public-sector clients on health technology, telehealth, artificial and augmented intelligence, care model design and transformation, federal and state health policy trends, and provider markets. He has published widely on topics related to digital transformation, telemedicine, and health system strategy, including co-authorships with the American Medical Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Commonwealth Fund, Health Affairs, and others.
11:45 am
Artificial Intelligence-based Mortality Prediction: The Promise and the Peril
• Matt DeCamp, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Center for Bioethics & Humanities and Division of General Internal Medicine
Artificial intelligence-based mortality prediction can predict death in an automated fashion and with shocking accuracy. But what are the implications and potential unintended consequences for choice, fairness, and moral responsibility? This presentation will explore the promise and peril of such tools for patient- and family-centered care.
Dr. Matt DeCamp is associate professor in the University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities and Division of General Internal Medicine. An internist, researcher, and philosopher, Matt solves cutting-edge problems at the interface of health care, policy, and ethics, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence in palliative care.
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