HOBI Grand Rounds hosts renowned speakers, scientists and educators from across the country to present the latest research, trends and perspectives on health outcomes, implementation science and biomedical informatics. These events usually occur on the second Tuesday of every month from noon -1 p.m., with breaks during holidays and summer seasons.

HOBI Calendar

All Upcoming Events

1. Oct 11

   1. HOBI Grand Rounds presents Lawrence Hunter, PhD

      TBA

      12:00pm to 1:00pm

2. Nov 15

   1. HOBI Grand Rounds presents Skyler Johnson, MD

      TBA

      12:00pm to 1:00pm

UPCOMING EVENT

HOBI Grand Rounds with Gregor Stiglic, PhD

September 15

Join HOBI for a thought-provoking seminar titled “AI-based prediction models in primary healthcare” by Gregor Stiglic, PhD. He is a vice-dean for research, an associate professor and head of Research Institute at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor in Maribor, Slovenia. His research interests encompass machine learning techniques with applications to bioinformatics and health care.

Grand Rounds Calendar

Fall 2022

• August 9 – Lisa Carter-Harris, PhD, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, “Why Lung Cancer Screening is a Process and Not a Yes/No Visit: Making the Case for Shared Decision-Making.” CGRC Auditorium (Room 101). WATCH RECORDING
• September 15 – Gregor Stiglic, PhD, University of Maribor, Slovenia
• October 11 – Lawrence Hunter, PhD, University of Colorado, Denver
• November 15 – Skyler Johnson, MD, University of Utah

Spring 2022

• January 11 – Todd Manini, PhD, Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics, UF, “The Road Leading to ROAMM: Remote Online Assessment and Mobility Monitor.” WATCH RECORDING
• February 8 – Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, “Opportunities to Advance Health Equity Through Implementation Science,” via Zoom.
• March 8 – Kun Huang, PhD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, “Challenges and Opportunities in Informatics for Precision Medicine,” via Zoom.
• April 19 – Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, University of California, San Francisco and Emory University, “Achieving Health Equity: Naming Racism and Moving to Action.”

Fall 2021

• November 9 – Melanie Guldi, PhD, University of Central Florida, “Leveraging the RDC to analyze the National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (The Effects of Pregnancy-Related Medicaid Expansions on Maternal, Infant, and Child Health).” WATCH RECORDING
• October 12 – Joshua Vest, PhD, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University, “Assessment of Structured Data Elements for Use in Social Risk Factor Computable Phenotyping: A Delphi Panel Study.” WATCH RECORDING
• September 14 – Timnit Gebru, PhD, Black in AI, “Behind the Fairness Rhetoric of Machine Learning.” WATCH RECORDING

Spring 2021

• January 12 – Garry Bennett, PhD, Duke University, “Digitally Treating Obesity and Comorbidities among the Medically Vulnerable.”
• March 16 – Sara Birken, PhD, Wake Forest University, “Selecting and Applying Implementation Science Theories, Models and Frameworks.”
• April 13 – Alicia Fernandez, PhD, University of California, San Francisco, “Reflecting on COVID Disparities.”
• May 11 – Ziaogian Jiang, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center, “Recent Artificial Intelligence Applications in Biomedicine.”

Now accepting suggested speakers

Do you know someone who would be an excellent HOBI Grand Rounds speaker?

HOBI grand rounds speakers are typically senior faculty at other institutions that offer unique perspectives or conduct insightful research at the intersection of health outcomes and biomedical informatics. Suggestions will be reviewed by our Grand Rounds committee on a quarterly basis.

HOBI Grand Rounds Suggested Speakers

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For questions about an upcoming grand rounds or to access the recording of a past event, please contact our administrative staff at HOBI@health.ufl.edu

A big thanks to the HOBI Grand Rounds Committee for its work organizing and hosting these events. The committee includes: Ramzi Salloum (chair), Jaclyn Hall, Dominick Lemas, Eli Morris, Kali Steffel, Katie Stewart and Diana Tonnessen.