Speaking

I enjoy speaking at design and innovation conferences (TedX Detroit, Cusp Conference, Stanford Medicine X), healthcare/academic centers (Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute, Brown, Vanderbilt, Harvard, Stanford, Rice), federal agencies (Food and Drug Administration), regional/national/international healthcare conferences (Detroit Healthcare Leaders Forum, American Diabetes Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, World Diabetes Congress) and at internal industry events at companies like Epic.

My talks focus on the following themes:

1. Design for Learning Health Systems and Artificial Intelligence: We need design more than ever as “perfect algorithms” confront “imperfect and dysfunctional healthcare systems". A critical solution to this problem is the “learning health system” approach, which is a form of systems design in which “research, improvement, management and patient care, are intentionally integrated.” These systems support ”learning while doing”, ensuring that “the right care is provided to the right child at the right time, every time,” and they leverage the near continuous data that is being generated by Health IT systems, devices, and wearables. I talk about the LHS model (which includes quality improvement, health IT redesign, and participatory design), how it has impacted health outcomes for a variety of children with chronic illnesses, and my work specific to diabetes and obesity.

2. The Intersection of Design, the Maker Movement, and Healthcare: Despite the fact that we are now living in the golden age of design, inside the culture of healthcare, the term "design" is foreign and unfamiliar, and most design is completely unintentional. Human-centered design is critical for the creation of innovative healthcare tools, technologies, and systems, and participatory design by patients and caregivers as co-creators will be crucial for the transformation. I also talk about the importance of the maker movement as a model for fueling patient-centered participatory design within healthcare.

3. Social Media for Patients and Healthcare Professionals: Social media is changing the future of healthcare. Patients are using social media to find peer support and information, disseminate health interventions, and make scientific discoveries in rare diseases. Meanwhile, healthcare providers are wary of social media and how to participate and interact online. I discuss the importance of social media for the future of medicine and provide some practical advice for health care professionals (from medical students, residents, faculty, social workers, teachers, nurses, to educators) about how to use the medium for health education, research dissemination, and professional development. I also talk about the importance of digital citizenship and digital hygiene for healthcare professionals in this new age (check out my social media page for more details).

I also conduct workshops to provide hands-on training for health professionals on design thinking and social media. For more information about these workshops see the Design and Social Media sections of my website. Please reach out at joyclee@med.umich.edu for speaking/workshop engagements.

Below are the slides from some of my presentations, followed by a full list of my talks.

Design for Learning Health Systems and Artificial Intelligence

The Intersection of Design, the Maker Movement, and Healthcare

Letters (''Tweets'') to a Future Medical Designer

Innovation Learning Network Webinar
March 2014

Social Media for Patients and Healthcare Professionals

National Talks

For Intramural talks see my CV.

Design of the Electronic Health Record to Support a Learning Health System
World Usability Day Keynote, Epic Systems Corporation 2019

Social Media for Diabetes Professionals
WIN American Diabetes Association Meeting

Design for Artificial Intelligence
Kidney Week 2019, American Society of Nephrology

On the Importance of Usable Design for Healthcare
Keynote Great Lakes Health Connect 2019 Summit Series

Using Social Media to Facilitate Support Among Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Great Plains Pediatric Endocrine Symposium 2019

Leveraging AI to Bring Humanity Back to Healthcare
Health Impact East, NODE.Health 2019

Design for Artificial Intelligence: When Perfect Algorithms Meet Imperfect Healthcare Systems
Health Impact East, NODE.Health 2019

Social Media for Communicating Your Science
American Diabetes Association 2019

Digital Professionalism for Healthcare Stakeholders
HITS Health Informatics Tri-State Summit at University of Southern Indiana 2018

You Are a Designer: Human-Centered Design for Healthcare
HITS Health Informatics Tri-State Summit at University of Southern Indiana 2018

When Perfect Algorithms Meet Imperfect Healthcare Systems
Machine Learning for Health Care Meeting 2018

DIY Diabetes: Lessons for Healthcare
American Diabetes Association 2018

Integrating Design Using the Native Language of Healthcare
Health Design Conference, Rice University 2018

Patient-driven Design and a Maker Movement for Health
HIMSS 2018

Social Media and how to Harness its Potential
Digital Diabetes Congress 2017

Research Applications of Design Thinking
Pediatric Academic Societies 2017

Metadesign and the Maker Movement for Healthcare Improvement
Institute for Healthcare Improvement User-Centered Design Leadership Alliance Webinar 2016

Applications of Social Media for Research
Diabetes Technology Society 2016
Washington, DC

Design Thinking Inside Out, Panel Presentation
Stanford MedX 2016
Stanford, CA

Is Transforming Diabetes Possible? Lessons from Participatory Design of Digital Health Solutions
American Diabetes Association 2016
New Orleans, LA

Health Outcomes, Quality, and Cost: Opportunities for Pediatric Endocrinology
Paul Kaplowitz Endowed Lecture
2016 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting
Baltimore, MD

Partnering with Youth in Community-Based Participatory Action Research
2016 Conference on Adolescent Health
Ann Arbor, MI

Participatory Design for Research, Clinical Care, and Education
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Nightscout: A Study in Patient-Lead Innovation 
DiabetesMine D-Data Exchange
Stanford, CA

What is the role of social media and the internet for promoting diabetes epidemiology and prevention research? 
World Diabetes Congress 2015
Vancouver, BC

Participatory Design: A Tool for Transforming Healthcare?
Kaiser Care Management Institute Annual Meeting
Berkeley, CA
October 2015

“You Are a Maker/Designer”
Kaiser Care Management Institute Annual Meeting – Maternal/Child Health Track Keynote
Berkeley, CA
October 2015

Beyond Paper - New Approaches to Communicating Labeling to Patients
Medical Device Patient Labeling Public Workshop, FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Bethesda, Maryland
Sept 2015  

User Differences - Who is Your Audience?
Medical Device Patient Labeling Public Workshop, FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Bethesda, Maryland
Sept 2015

Running down a dream: Experiences building peer-produced learning health systems
Medicine X
Stanford, California
Sept 2015

Applications of Social Media for Research and Health Promotion
American Diabetes Association
Boston, Massachusetts
June 2015
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Nightscout: A Community Redesigning the Future of Healthcare
American Diabetes Association
Boston, Massachusetts
June 2015
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If You Are Not Public Do You Exist? A Social Media Workshop for Healthcare Professionals
Vanderbilt University
June 2015

A Community of Practice: Panel Discussion
Quantified Self Public Health Symposium
May 2015

Healthdesignby.us: Participatory Design and the “Making” of Health
Cincinnati Health Services Research Matrix Seminar
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 2014

“Social Media and the RWJF Clinical Scholar: Friend or Foe?”
RWJF Clinical Scholars Program National Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana
November 2014

“We No Longer Live In the 1990s: Social Media is Diabetes Technology"
Diabetes Technology Meeting
Bethesda, Maryland
November 2014

“Healthdesignby.us: We #makehealth”
Western Ontario University
London, Canada
October 2014

“Social Media and the Diabetes Educator: Friend or Foe?”
American Association of Diabetes Educators Webinar
July 2014

“Design Thinking for Pediatric Adherence”
Pediatric Academic Societies’ Meeting
Vancouver, Canada
May 2014

“T1D Exchange: From Research Registry to Quality Improvement Network" 
T1D Exchange National Meeting
Tampa, Florida
March 2014 

“Human Design Thinking Virtual Brown Bag Webinar"
 T1D Exchange/C3N Project Learning Health System
October 2014 

“Social Media and Pediatric Diabetes”
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
Stanford University School of Medicine
July 2013

“Social Media: A Useful Tool for Research and Clinical Care in Pediatric Diabetes?”
American Diabetes Association
Chicago, Illinois
June 2013

“Diabetes Screening in Overweight and Obese Adolescents”
Division of Adolescent Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
April 2013

“Emerging Technologies for Encouraging Healthy Behaviors in Children”
Division of Adolescent Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
April 2013

“Patient Centeredness, Design Thinking, and Emerging Technologies for Accelerating Research and Health Outcomes”
Center for Vulnerable Populations
University of California, San Francisco
April 2013

“T1D Exchange: The Final Translation”
T1D Exchange Investigators Meeting
Tampa, Florida
April 2013

“Type 2 Diabetes in Children: Burden, Screening, and Treatment”
Community Hospital 2013 Diabetes Symposium
Munster, Indiana
March 2013

“Social Media and Mobile Applications: Potential Tools for Childhood Type 2 Diabetes?”
American Association of Diabetes Educators Conference
Indianapolis, Indiana
August 2012

“The Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes in Youth: Fact or Fiction?”
American Association of Diabetes Educators Conference
Indianapolis, Indiana
August 2012

“Glu Patient Portal: Using Social Media To Engage and Empower”
American Diabetes Association Meeting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 2012

“Social Media and Academic Medicine: An Unlikely Combination?”
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention
Harvard Medical School
May 2012

“Media, Social, & Cultural Influences on Childhood Obesity”
Moderator
Pediatric Academic Societies’ Meeting
Boston, Massachusetts
May 2012

“Use of Hemoglobin A1c for Early Detection of Type 2 Diabetes:  Panacea or Peril?”
Congdon Lecture Series – Diabetes
Genesys Regional Medical Center
November 2011

"Cost-effectiveness of Real-time Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Individuals with Diabetes”
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Artificial Pancreas Project Meeting
Washington, D.C.
July 2006

“Weight Status and Timing of Puberty” 
Endocrine Grand Rounds
Indiana University
June 2009

“The Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes in Children: Myth or Reality?” 
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine            
June 2009

“Is There Life after Residency?”
Resident Morning Report
Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine
June 2009

“The Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes in Children: Myth or Reality?”   
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Riley Children’s Hospital, Indiana University  
June 2009

“Childhood Obesity: Evaluation and Screening for Co-morbidities” 
Pediatric Grand Rounds
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
April 2009

“Childhood Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: A Life Course Analysis”
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention
Harvard Medical School
January 2009