AHI News

The following virtual information sessions have been scheduled.  

Register via the links below to attend. 

AHI Accepted Student Orientation

Onboarding session for students accepted into AHI for Fall 2024.

Thursday, June 27 at 1:00pm EDT

The details regarding registration will be provided at a later time.

Fordham University's Commencement Ceremony 

Date: Saturday May 18, 2024

Location: Edward's Parade Field, Fordham University, Bronx

AHI will be celebrating 12 students who have earned their Masters of Science degrees at this year's graduation celebration.  For more information about the event, visit Fordham's Commencement Page.

Medical Informatics Europe 2024

Date: August 25-29, 2024

Location: Eugenides Foundation, Athens, Greece 

Hear AHI Director Dr. John Chelsom deliver a presentation on Fordham's AHI program and our efforts in Global Open-source Electronic Health Records.  Talk will feature projects from AHI students.  More information can be found at the conference's website.

Global Open Source EHR Workshop-Ukraine

Date: August 2024 *exact dates TBA*

Location: National University of Water and Environmental Engineering (NUWEE), Rivne, Ukraine

Fordham's AHI team will be conducting a 1-2 week workshop on how to implement open source electronic health record systems for telemedicine sites for Ukrainian healthcare practitioners. More details to follow on Open Source Informatics.

Global Open Source EHR Workshop-London

Date: September 8-15, 2024

Location: London, UK *exact location TBA*

Fordham's AHI team will be conducting a 1-2 week workshop on how to implement open source electronic health record systems for healthcare practitioners in the United Kingdom. More details to follow on Open Source Informatics.

HEALTHINFO 2024: International Conference on Informatics and Assistive Technologies for Health-Care, Medical Support and Wellbeing

Date: November 3-7, 2024

Location: Hotel Novotel Cap 3000, Nice, France

Hear AHI Director Dr. John Chelsom deliver a presentation on Fordham's AHI program and our efforts in Global Open-source Electronic Health Records.  Talk will feature projects from AHI students.  More information can be found at the conference's website. 

Date: March 3-6, 2025

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

AHI Teaching Assistant Camille Dorset will be presenting her Oculus Ophthalmology Kiosk at HIMSS (Health Informatics and Management Systems Society) Global Conference and Exhibition.  More information can be found at the conference's website.

AHI's Dr. Chelsom is profiled for his work on modernizing the Ukraine's medical record system read more

Fordham AHI Grad Develops a Health Record System for an Orphangage in Africa read more

AHI Seminar Series: Contemporary Topics in the Application of Healthcare Informatics

Roadmap to a Successful AI Product in the Life Sciences Industry
Thursday, March 7, 2024
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Synopsis: In this talk, I will give an overview of the use cases of data and AI in the life sciences industry broadly as well as the ingredients for delivering successful data/AI products. I will first cover how data and AI are able to deliver a healthier world through two case studies in Real World Data (RWD) and Commercial Life Sciences (CLS). Then I will dive deeper into the designs and technical considerations for building a SaaS platform that enables better results for both the patients and healthcare providers (HCPSs). I will show that while advancement in technology is able to bring life science applications of AI to new heights, its unique challenges require additional considerations when adopting new AI innovations compared to other industries. Finally, I will touch upon how  the emergence of GenAI and LLM may offer an easier path forward.

About the speaker:

Hong Zhang, Ph.D.
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
IQVIA

Hong is a senior machine learning engineer at IQVIA. He has extensive experience working on problems related to natural language processing (NLP) in the domain of life sciences. He has developed and delivered multiple end-to-end NLP solutions in both RWD and commercial life sciences, Currently, he is leading the effort of incorporating GenAI into IQVIA’s life science offerings. Hong holds a PhD in linguistics from University of Pennsylvania, where he worked extensively with the speech of patients with fronto-temporal degeneration.

A recording of the seminar has been provided below:

Harnessing Blockchain Technology to Improve Access to Healthcare: Real World Lessons
Thursday, February 22, 2024
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. EST

About the speaker:

Jason M. Cross, Ph.D., J.D.
Chief Strategy Officer
Rymedi

Jason is co-founder and Chief Strategy officer of Rymedi, a precision health technology company improving patient access across diagnostics, treatments and various other health services. Dr. Cross is a co-founder and advisor to several health innovation companies and research programs. He was a professor of health innovation law, policy, and business at Duke University, where he was Founder and Director of the Innovation & Technology Policy Lab (ITPLab). At the ITPLab, he led research, consulting and venture incubation on novel finance, intellectual property, collaboration strategies and trade policy for enhancing the efficiency and accessibility of innovations across global health, energy, education and smart infrastructure. As a founder, advisor and consultant, Dr. Cross has supported the launch of various technology-enabled solutions to improve access to healthcare across the U.S., Latin America and Africa. These include companies, NGOs, public-private partnerships, technology standards, legal reforms and international treaties, as well as some of the first efforts to leverage mobile phones and connected devices in public health campaigns.

A recording of the seminar has been provided below:

Unraveling AI: A Historical Journey, Generative Capabilities, and Healthcare Revolution
Thursday, February 8, 2024

Synopsis: This lecture will unravel the complex tapestry of AI, tracing its history from the early days to the present 'AI summer'. It will delve into the fascinating world of Generative AI, discussing its applications in image, text, and multi modal generation. The lecture will also compare AI with human cognitive processes, specifically 'System 1 and System 2' thinking, and will conclude with an examination of AI's transformative impact on healthcare.

About the speaker:

Niki Dinsey has over 20 years of IT experience in the healthcare and education sectors. He is currently Director of IT at Abingdon School, Oxfordshire, one of the oldest schools in England which was established sometime prior to the 12th century. He has worked at various institutions, public sector and start-up companies throughout his career. Niki has a passion for developing and implementing technology solutions to improve healthcare, teaching and learning.

A recording of the seminar has been provided below:

Artificial Intelligence Applications for Healthcare
Presented by Dr. Triana Abel. M.S. Fordham AHI graduate

Please note the video is in Spanish.

"How Was the COVID-19 Vaccine Developed So Quickly?" On July 21, 2021, Fordham welcomed leading immunologist Helen Fletcher BSc Ph.D for a virtual fireside chat with Fordham's AHI Progam Director John Chelsom to hear how scientists and researchers got the world back on its feet in real time.

Missed the event? View it on YouTube.