Artificial Intelligence in Health Care, Healthy Longevity, and Human Genome Editing Among Topics at Meeting of Nations Top Health Leaders and Scholars Oct. 21

The National Academy of Medicines (NAM) 49th Annual Meetingwill include a scientific symposium Oct. 21 featuring a keynote address by Keith A. Wailoo, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, and panel discussions on data sharing and patient privacy; artificial intelligence in health care delivery; and the ethics and governance of human genome editing.

Following the symposium, NAM President Victor J. Dzau will moderate a Presidents Forum on the societal implications of emerging science and technology in health and medicine and the need for a future multisectoral, collective governance framework to guide the development and adoption of new technologies. The forum begins at 4:30 p.m. EDT and willfeatureremarks byRobert Cook-Deegan(Arizona State University),Scott Gottlieb(American Enterprise Institute),Vivian S. Lee(Verily),Alondra Nelson(Institute for AdvancedStudy), andElias A. Zerhouni(Johns Hopkins University).

Beginning at 6 p.m. EDT, NAM will celebrate the launch of its Healthy Longevity Global Competition, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar international competition hosted jointly by the National Academy of Medicine and global collaborator organizations. The competition will seek breakthrough innovations to extend human health and function later in life and will follow a unique model built on a foundation of catalyst and proof-of-concept awards to attract bold ideas and to advance successful pilots and prototypes, followed by major inducement prizes. In addition to Dr. Dzau, speakers at the reception include:

Details:Monday, Oct. 21, 10:15 a.m. - 7 p.m. EDT, Fred Kavli AuditoriumNational Academy of Sciences building2101 Constitution Ave., N.W.Washington, D.C.Agenda|WebcastReporters who wish to attend the meeting in person should register in advance.

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