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January 2018 | ISE Magazine 59 The keynote speakers for February's Healthcare Systems Process Improve- ment Conference come from the Mayo Clinic and a major midwestern univer- sity-affiliated health system. Dr. Ryan J. Uitti is a professor and consultant in the Mayo Clinic's De- partment of Neurology in Jacksonville, Florida, and also medical director for the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patri- cia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery – a hybrid center in Florida that interacts with Mayo's clinical practice and research teams to measure outcomes and continuously improve the value of care. Utti will speak from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Feb. 23. He will be followed at noon by James Hereford, president and CEO of Min- neapolis-based Fairview Health Ser- vices. Hereford's speech will coincide with lunch and the presentation of awards from IISE's Society for Health Systems, which sponsors the event. Fairview is a $5.4 billion nonprofit, integrated health system affiliated with the University of Minnesota that has 32,000 employees. Here- ford provides strategic direc- tion and ensures operational effectiveness for Fairview's entire con- tinuum of services. The 2018 Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference is scheduled for Feb. 21-23 at the Grand Hyatt At- lanta. In addition to numerous break- out sessions, a facility tour of Piedmont Hospital's construction site, and pre- conference workshops, there will be numerous opportunities for network- ing, from the welcome reception to Dutch treat dinners to a student recep- tion to speed networking to breakfast with exhibitors to lean cocktails. For more information and to regis- ter, visit www.iise.org/HSPI. Dr. Ryan J. Uitti (left) and James Hereford are the keynote speakers for the 2018 Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference, scheduled for Feb. 21-23 in Atlanta. From Mayo to Minnesota Lineup solidifies for healthcare systems conference keynote speakers Julia Abate is looking forward to the Applied Ergonomics Conference, scheduled for March 26-29 at the Hilton At- lanta. Abate, who was incoming conference chair for the con- ference last year and this year, said the conference is always a great way to connect with friends and colleagues you see once a year, along with making new personal connections through structured events like the first-timer orientation, international meet and greet, poster sessions and speed net- working. "It's great to socialize, network and support each other," she said. "It's also great to make new contacts." Last year's edition, the 20th, meant a lot to longtime vol- unteers like Abate, who will chair the conference in 2019. After all, the conference, sponsored by IISE's Global Asso- ciation of Ergonomics (GOErgo) is organized by volunteers for volunteers. "We have a history of professionals dedicated to ensuring that there is a venue like the Applied Ergonomics Confer- ence where practitioners, academics and others from around the world can come together to network and share best prac- tices in the field of ergonomics," she said. This year's gathering again will feature numerous breakout sessions, featured and keynote speakers, networking events and the internationally recognized Ergo Cup competition. Visitors last year told Abate that they had a hard time decid- ing which sessions to attend because the educational program was packed, as it will be this year. To register and for more details, visit www.appliedergo c fere ce.org. Applied Ergo is coming your way Attendees often have a hard time deciding between quality educational presentations