Webinar Series 2021-2022 - The Experience of a First Timer at the HIMSS Global Conference Rutendo Goto - HIMSS Michigan Chapter

Webinar Series 2021-2022
The Experience of a First Timer at the HIMSS Global Conference

Rutendo Goto
Michigan HIMSS Intern at
Interoperability Institute

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Welcome

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Welcome

Lindsey Weeks
Megan Sifuentes Vanderstelt
Janey Joffee
Sharon Kim
Chapter Programs Team
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Our sponsors are proud to support educational
opportunities for our chapter.

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Presenter

               Rutendo Goto
            Michigan HIMSS Intern

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HIMSS is a global advisor and thought leader
       supporting the transformation of the health
     ecosystem through information and technology.

  As a mission-driven non-profit, HIMSS offers a unique depth and breadth of
expertise in health innovation, public policy, workforce development, research
 and analytics to advise global leaders, stakeholders and influencers on best
               practices in health information and technology.

                 With more than 350 employees, HIMSS has operations in:
  North America | Asia Pacific | Europe | Latin America | Middle East | United Kingdom

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What will be
               • What the HIMSS Annual Conference is about
covered
               • What to expect

               • My Internship experience

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• One of the largest healthcare conferences
                      • Option to attend In-person or Virtually

What the              • Attended by professionals throughout the global
                        health ecosystem
conference is about   • Connects professionals interested in;
                          • Education
                          • Innovation
                          • Collaboration

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HIMSS21 Attendance

             19.3K                                                 5K                 42.5k
                                                                                          2019

                     In-person                                       Digital          2019 Attendance

Source: MedCityNews https://medcitynews.com/2021/08/the-silver-linings-at-himss-21/
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What to expect

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• Organizations showcasing their products &
               services
             • Recruiters

Exhibitors

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Elevator Pitch
            1   For students/emerging leaders looking for a job
                and wanting to extend your network. You need to
                be able to sell yourself or share your interests in 30
                seconds.

My advice       Updated LinkedIn profile and Business cards
            2   You would want to leave your new network or
                potential employer with your contacts. Connect
                via LinkedIn and send them a note so that they
                remember where they met you and why you
                connected.

                Comfortable shoes
            3   The conference is spread over a large area and
                there’s nothing as annoying as walking around in
                painful shoes.

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•   Networking events
                 • Women in health IT
                 • Chapter events
                 • Social hour in exhibitor hall

Networking

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Policy Events

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Keynotes

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•   Displays the exchange, access, and use of data
                       through interoperability and health standards

Interoperability
Showcase

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• Certification prep events

Educational events   • Emerging leader’s events
                     • Before conference events
& Symposiums         •   Career fair

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My Internship
Experience

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• Attended the HIMSS Global Conference
                • Presentation opportunities
                    • HIMSS21 conference
My Internship       • Connecting Michigan for Health and More

Experience
                • Worked on meaningful projects
                • Great mentorship
                • Student membership
                    • Access to Webinars
                    • White papers
                    • Job mine
                    • Discounts for conferences
                    • Networking opportunities

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• Academic Partnership between Mi HIMSS,
                  University of Michigan, and Interoperability
                  Institute
                • Built educational material that focuses on

My Internship     Interoperability using FHIR
                • Created 3 use case single view prototypes for

Experience        telehealth
                • Multi-target FHIR queries for:

Projects            • Nurses performing Health Risk Assessments
                        (HRAs)
                    • Community workers performing Social
                        Determinants of Health (SDoH)
                    • Pharmacists performing Medication
                        Reconciliations (MedRecs)

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Educational
material

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Initial Feedback
                   • Students recognized the usefulness of securely
                     sharing FHIR data
from Students
                   • Students indicated that they learned a
                     significant amount from the lessons

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New Skills
                   1   Learned some programing in JavaScript.
                       Learned how to trouble shoot
                       Got in depth knowledge on FHIR
                       Flexibility to change or expansion of projects

My takeaway from
                       Clear Communication
Internship         2   Clearly outlining project goals, status, and
                       requirements.

                       Improved on my public speaking
                   3   Presented to stakeholders bi-weekly on project
                       status
                       Presented at Connecting Michigan for Health and
                       More
                       Attended the HIMSS21 Conference.

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This year’s conference:
March 14 -18 | Orlando, FL & Digital

Sign up for volunteer opportunities on
HIMSS.org

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Questions?

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Thank you!
      Rutendo Goto
   gotor@mail.gvsu.edu

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