James Cimino, M.D., distinguished professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), will deliver the closing keynote address at the prestigious American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2024 Annual Symposium. The event, which will be held Nov. 9-13, 2024, in San Francisco, California, will bring together global leaders and experts in biomedical and health informatics.
Cimino’s closing keynote presentation is titled “Biomedical Informatics Year in Review,” and will highlight key research, trends, and advancements in the field of biomedical informatics over the past year, offering insights into critical innovations that shape the future of healthcare and medicine.
This year's AMIA Symposium focuses on the theme of "Informatics in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence," exploring how Generative AI is transforming health care and biomedicine. The event includes thousands of informatics professionals from across the globe to share knowledge on leveraging health data and cutting-edge technology to improve patient care and outcomes. As AI continues to integrate into both personal and professional landscapes, the symposium provides an essential platform for the informatics community to address opportunities and challenges posed by these emerging technologies.
"I am deeply honored to serve as the closing keynote speaker at the AMIA 2024 Annual Symposium,” said Cimino. “As in the past, the Year in Review is developed with input from the AMIA Working Groups and Task Forces. Last year we experimented with including student presenters in the program. This year the students have taken over the working group coordination and the review process. The resulting presentation will really highlight the advantage to having a team that is diverse with respect to training, knowledge and background. It’s both a privilege and a humbling experience to be part of such an innovative and collaborative community. We look forward to sharing the key advancements that have shaped biomedical informatics over the past year and contributing to the ongoing dialogue about how we can continue to leverage these innovations to improve patient care and advance the field."
Attendees at the AMIA Symposium will gain exposure to the latest research in biomedical and health informatics, with topics ranging from data privacy and clinical decision support tools to phenotyping and natural language processing. The symposium also offers robust discussions on policy issues impacted by the growing influence of informatics in health care.