Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What's new and what's next at the O'Brien Institute
Morning session:
Welcome remarks featuring Dr. Kirsten Fiest
Inside the Institute: leadership, portfolios, and the road ahead featuring Dr. Khara Sauro, Dr. Kathryn Birnie and Dr. Fiona Clement, moderated by Dr. Pamela Roach. An informal fireside chat with the Institute's new directors to learn about their portfolios, priorities, and visions for the future. The discussion explores how the Institute is responding to emerging public health challenges and opportunities, and how future-thinking is shaping strategic decisions and research directions.
Connecting systems, equity and policy: rethinking care in practice — this session brings together researchers whose work spans clinical practice, digital innovation and health systems transformation. Moderated by Dr. Kirsten Fiest.
Dr. Dave Campbell, Addressing gaps in diabetes care for populations facing structural vulnerability
Dr. Tito Daodu, The RESPECT study - Responsive Engagement of Surgical Patients for Equitable Care and Treatment
Dr. Sayeh Bayat, Everything, everywhere, all at once: the promise of digital biomarkers in healthy and cognitive aging
Dr. Ariel Ducey, Data, touch, technology and what is 'right' in medical care
What's new and what's next at the O'Brien Institute
Morning session:
Welcome remarks featuring Dr. Kirsten Fiest
Inside the Institute: leadership, portfolios, and the road ahead featuring Dr. Khara Sauro, Dr. Kathryn Birnie and Dr. Fiona Clement, moderated by Dr. Pamela Roach. An informal fireside chat with the Institute's new directors to learn about their portfolios, priorities, and visions for the future. The discussion explores how the Institute is responding to emerging public health challenges and opportunities, and how future-thinking is shaping strategic decisions and research directions.
Connecting systems, equity and policy: rethinking care in practice — this session brings together researchers whose work spans clinical practice, digital innovation and health systems transformation. Moderated by Dr. Kirsten Fiest.
Dr. Dave Campbell, Addressing gaps in diabetes care for populations facing structural vulnerability
Dr. Tito Daodu, The RESPECT study - Responsive Engagement of Surgical Patients for Equitable Care and Treatment
Dr. Sayeh Bayat, Everything, everywhere, all at once: the promise of digital biomarkers in healthy and cognitive aging
Dr. Ariel Ducey, Data, touch, technology and what is 'right' in medical care
