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Join us Dec. 13 for a discussion on solutions and challenges health care providers face in their efforts to guard patient data against cybercrime. It’s free and will start at 7:45 a.m. at the Capital Factory, 16th floor, Omni Hotel in downtown Austin. See http://www.healthtechaustin.com/ for more information.

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Future of Medicine Conference

On June 14, Health Tech Austin will be sponsoring a conference on the future of medicine from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Omni Hotel in downtown Austin. Topics include the future of health care reform, hospital partnerships, health care investing and philanthropy. I’ll be moderating the 10:45 a.m. panel on the future of medical philanthropy panel, “In Uncertain Times.”

Visit Health Tech Austin for more information.

BlogathonATX

Mark your calendars for Jan. 28, 2017. Bloggers will gather in Austin to learn from one another and hear from speakers about how to do it better. At the event, BlogathonATX, I’ll be having a conversation with Art Markman of KUT’s Two Guys on Your Head fame. Markman’s radio show and blog are entertaining and thought-provoking.

At our roundtable session, Markman and I will talk discuss how bloggers (and others) can make their writing more compelling to a general audience, especially when the subject matter is complicated. We’ll provide tips and ideas for engaging all kinds of readers, such as finding the right story to illustrate an idea and using analogies to explain complex concepts.

SXSW 2017

I am honored to be moderating a panel of experts on personalized medicine at SXSW’s 2017 interactive conference. The panel, Personalized Medicine: Trends, Challenges & Future, will be held in Austin Sunday, March 12, 12:30 to 1:30 pm. It will feature two CEO/founders of new technology firms and an ethicist from Stanford.

Thanks to all of you who voted in support of my panel proposal!

To read more about the panelists or to find out about hundreds of other sessions being held at SXSW, go here.

The Disruption + Innovation Conference by Health Tech Austin

This Jan. 12 conference, open to all who are interested, will feature experts speaking on a variety of ways technology and innovation are changing our health care system. I will be moderating a panel on the Medical School Revolution at 10:30 a.m., featuring Dell Medical School Dean Clay Johnston, University of Michigan Medical School Dean Marschall Runge and Susan Skochelak, group vice president for medical education at the American Medical Association.

The conference runs from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Austin and includes breakfast and a networking lunch for attendees. Early RSVP is $100 until Jan. 5. After that, tickets are $125. For more information or tickets, go here.

CONQUERING THE MEDIA: GETTING YOUR STORY TOLD

On Feb. 15, from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m., you’re invited to attend this free panel that I am moderating featuring Lilly Rockwell, business reporter from the Austin American-Statesman; Colin Pope, editor of the Austin Business Journal; and Joe Lanane, assistant managing editor of Community Impact Newspaper.

As the digital revolution continues to disrupt traditional media, what do reporters and their editors want? This panel will discuss successful ways to approach reporters, pitches they can’t resist and the extras you’ll need to offer, on top of a compelling story.

Here’s a link to RSVP your spot.