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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Arizona Digital Health Symposium

Advancing innovation in Arizona’s digital health community

Join the Arizona digital health community for the second Arizona Digital Health Symposium on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. The symposium will bring together health leaders to accelerate the creation and adoption of innovative technologies that can improve the health of Arizonans. You will learn about the Pathways Report from the inaugural symposium and how you can help advance digital health in Arizona.

What is digital health?

Digital health encompasses a wide range of technologies and applications including mobile health (mHealth), internet health (iHealth), health information technology, wearable devices, telehealth and telemedicine, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and personalized medicine.

Who should attend this event?

The voices of patients, consumers, caregivers, clinicians, non-profits, government agencies, health care administrators, investors, entrepreneurs, academic researchers and others who have an interest in the health of Arizonans are needed to make this event a success.

 Date
Tuesday, May 5, 2026


 Time
8 a.m.–5 p.m.


 Location

Health Futures Center
6161 E. Mayo Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ 85054


  For questions, please contact Gary Gorman.


Agenda

TimeSession titleSpeaker(s)
8:30–9:00 a.m.Breakfast and networking
9:00–9:15 a.m.Welcome and opening remarksSymposium leadership
9:15–10:00 a.m.

Morning keynote

Digitally-Enabled Longitudinal Care: Promise, Progress and a Path to Broader Access

Deborah Estrin
Associate dean for impact and Robert V. Tishman ’37 professor
Cornell Tech

10:00–10:15 a.m.Break
10:15–11:30 a.m.

Flash talk session 1 

Enhancing Patient Encounters and Care Delivery

Multiple speakers

Roundtable

Smarter systems, stronger communities: Co-creating digital health with community health workers

Grounded in equity and sustainability, this session brings together diverse perspectives to examine how to effectively integrate community health workers (CHWs) into an increasingly digital health care landscape. Panelists will discuss current challenges and opportunities facing the CHW workforce, emphasizing the need for technology to enhance, not replace, the trusted relationships built within communities. The session will explore how co-design that centers the voices of CHWs and their communities can lead to digital tools that are more trusted, more accessible and more effective.

Mindy L. McEntee, chair
Assistant professor
ASU College of Health Solutions

Alma Ramirez
Community health worker
City of Tempe

Alex Demyan
Vice president, AZ government affairs
Contexture

Kate Lemke
Healthcare workforce consultant and aging advocate
KPL Care Lab

Corina Butters
Health disparities program manager 
Arizona Department of Health Services
Bureau of Chronic Disease and Health Promotion

Innovation forum panel

Delivering the Right Support at the Right Time: Methods for Developing Personalized Health Solutions

Methods to develop personalized digital health solutions promise to deliver the right support to the right person at the right time. This session brings together four experts from behavioral science, engineering, computer science and medicine to examine the opportunities and challenges of developing interventions. The discussion will highlight the current state of designing personalized health solutions and consider how these methods can be used to develop, test and implement actionable solutions in practice. 

Megan Petrov, moderator
Associate professor,
ASU Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation

Stephanie Marita Carpenter
Assistant professor,
ASU College of Health Solutions

Daniel Rivera
Professor,
ASU School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy

Hassan Ghasemzadeh
Associate professor,
ASU College of Health Solutions

Dr. Peter Reaven
Professor
University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix

11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Keynote panel 

Advancing Health Data Integration across Arizona

Tim Lant, moderator
Data analytics and coordination
ASU Health Observatory

Theresa Cullen
Public health director
Pima County Health  Department

Craig Norquist
Chief medical information officer
HonorHealth

Matthew Scotch
Associate dean and professor,
ASU College of Health Solutions
 

12:15–12:45 p.m.Lunch and networking
12:45–1:30 p.m.Poster Viewing Session and Technology ShowcaseSymposium participants
1:30–1:45 p.m.Break
1:45–2:45 p.m.

Flash talk session 2

Digital Solutions for Chronic Disease Prevention

Multiple speakers

Flash talk session 3

Health Data Integration for Decision-Making at Scale

Multiple speakers

Emerging Technologies Panel 

Applying Geospatial Technologies for Health

This session examines the use of geospatial technologies, including geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, urban heat modeling and GeoAI, to advance population health research and practice. Drawing on expertise in urban climatology, spatial data infrastructure, outbreak mapping and built environment assessment, panelists will address how place-based methods can characterize thermal exposure, quantify environmental determinants of health behavior and support data-driven decision-making across diverse community contexts. The discussion will highlight methodological innovations and translational applications at the intersection of geospatial science and public health, with implications for research, surveillance and response, health equity and cross-sector collaboration.

Marc A. Adams, moderator
Assistant dean and professor,
ASU School of Technology for Public Health

Ariane Middel
Director
ASU The SHaDE Lab

Shiloh Johnson
Senior project manager
ASU Geospatial Research and Solutions

Nicole Eiden
Geographic information system manager
Arizona Department of Health Services

2:45–3 p.m.Break
3–3:45 p.m.

Afternoon Keynote 

What if authentic partnerships are the foundation for unlocking the potential of Digital Health Tools?

Eric B. Hekler
Professor Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science University of California, San Diego
3:45–4 p.m.Symposium Call to Action and Closing RemarksSymposium leadership

Event co-directors

Matthew Buman

Matthew Buman

Director and Professor, 
Precision Health Research Initiative 
College of Health Solutions 
Arizona State University 

Stephanie Marita Carpenter

Stephanie Marita Carpenter

Assistant Professor, 
Precision Health Research Initiative 
College of Health Solutions 
Arizona State University 

Fang Yu

Fang Yu

Director & Professor, 
ASU Roybal Center 
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation 
Arizona State University 

Arizona Digital Health Pathways Report

Building on insights from the inaugural symposium to guide Arizona’s digital health future.

Your roadmap for digital health innovation

The Pathways Report, developed from the inaugural Arizona Digital Health Symposium, serves as a comprehensive roadmap for advancing digital health across Arizona. This foundational document outlines key opportunities, challenges and actionable strategies across three critical pillars that will guide the second annual symposium.

Explore the report to understand how you can contribute to transforming Arizona's digital health landscape and help translate innovations into real-world impact.

Download the report

Explore the Pathways Report for yourself

Want to experience the event for yourself? Use the same CustomGPT we used to build insights for the Pathways Report, including all keynotes, roundtables, and other discussions that took place at the 2025 Arizona Digital Health Symposium. Note: the CustomGPT can only be accessed through the public version of ChatGPT (free or paid). You will need to log out of your organization’s version of ChatGPT first. 

Keynote speakers 

Digitally-Enabled Longitudinal Care: Promise, Progress, and a Path to Broader Access

Deborah Estrin

Deborah Estrin

PhD, associate dean for Impact and Robert V. Tishman, '37 professor, Cornell Tech

What if authentic partnerships are the foundation for unlocking the potential of Digital Health Tools?

Eric Hekler

Eric Hekler

PhD, professor, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity, University of California, San Diego 

Panel: Advancing Health Data Integration across Arizona

Join us in building Arizona's digital health future

The Pathways Report identifies the strategic directions and priorities for digital health in Arizona. At the second annual symposium, we will build on this foundation to create actionable plans and foster collaborations that drive meaningful change.

Key themes

The second annual Arizona Digital Health Symposium will be organized around three key themes identified during the inaugural symposium.

 

Healthcare professional measuring a patient's blood pressure.

Chronic disease prevention

Explore innovative approaches to preventing and managing chronic diseases through digital health technologies, wearable devices and data-driven interventions.

A medical professional in blue scrubs examines a smiling woman with a stethoscope.

Enhancing patient encounters

Learn how digital tools and telemedicine are transforming patient-provider interactions, improving communication and enhancing the quality of care delivery.

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Health data integration

Discover best practices for integrating health data systems, leveraging AI and machine learning, and ensuring data security while improving health care outcomes.

Symposium activities

Engage with diverse activities designed to foster learning, sharing and collaboration.

Building on the Pathways Report

The second annual symposium builds directly on the comprehensive Pathways Report from our inaugural event. Learn how this roadmap identifies key opportunities, challenges and actionable strategies for advancing digital health across Arizona's three critical pillars.

Pathways Report

Engage with cross-sector partners

Connect with diverse stakeholders committed to advancing digital health in Arizona.

Who should attend

Partner with patient advocates and community representatives.

Engage with healthcare providers and community health leaders.

Collaborate with researchers and academic institutions.

Connect with digital health companies and technology innovators.

Why should you attend

  • Share Share your work and innovations with the digital health community.
  • Network Network with cross-sector partners and build valuable collaborations.
  • Learn Learn about crucial topics within digital health from industry experts.
  • Help Help Arizona translate digital health innovations into real-world impact.
  • Participate Participate in shaping the future of digital health in Arizona.
Build meaningful connections that drive digital health forward. Register for Arizona Digital Health Symposium

Additional opportunities

Submit your work
Interested in presenting a blitz talk or poster? Submit your abstract by April 1, 2026.

Submit abstract

 

Sponsor the event
Support digital health innovation in Arizona by becoming a symposium sponsor.

Learn about sponsorship