Baptist Health Academic Conference: Leading Tomorrow's Healthcare Through Innovation
Overview
The Baptist Health Academic Conference will highlight the team-based, multidisciplinary scholarly work—including research and quality improvement projects—being developed at Baptist Health and the local community. Academic leaders will join us as speakers to discuss perspectives on Innovation in healthcare education and research.
2025 Baptist Health Academic Week
Up to 16.75 CMEs/CEs
The 2025 Baptist Health Academic Week brings together healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators to share knowledge, discuss the latest advancements, and collaborate on improving patient care. Join us in this inspiring week as we engage in a variety of educational sessions, workshops and networking events, all aimed at enhancing clinical skills and promoting lifelong learning.
Program
Agenda
7:30 a.m. | Breakfast, Networking and Poster Presentations |
8:30 a.m. | Welcome & Introductions Zuanel Diaz, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President, Interprofessional Education Baptist Health South Florida Miami, Florida |
8:35 a.m. | Opening Remarks Jean Putnam, DNP, M.S., R.N., CPHQ, NEA-BC Chief Nurse Executive Baptist Health South Florida Miami, Florida |
8:45 a.m. | The Space Medicine Revolution: Pushing the Boundaries of Innovation and Human Health Keynote Speaker: Emmanuel Urquieta, M.D., M.S., FAsMA Vice Chair of Aerospace Medicine, Department of Medicine University of Central Florida College of Medicine Associate Professor, Internal Medicine UCF College of Medicine Associate Professor The Stephen W. Hawking Center for Microgravity Research and Education Orlando, Florida |
9:45 a.m. | Break |
10:00 a.m. | Transforming Interventional Medicine: A Vision for the Future Barry Katzen, M.D., FACC, FACR, FSIR Chief Medical Innovation Officer, Baptist Health South Florida Founder and Chief Medical Executive Emeritus Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute Miami, Florida |
10:45 a.m. | The Intersection of Healthcare Technology and Innovation: What’s Next? Guest Speaker: Peter Fitzgerald, M.D., Ph.D., FACC Professor, Departments of Medicine and Engineering Stanford University |
11:45 a.m. | Poster Presentations |
12:30 p.m. | Lunch and Networking |
1:00 p.m. | Innovation from Concept to Implementation: Activities and Resources at Baptist Health Joseph Jankowski, Ph.D., MBA Senior Advisor for Innovation and Economic Development Office of the Senior Vice President for Research Case Western Reserve University Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering Case School of Engineering Cleveland, Ohio |
1:45 p.m. | Break, Networking and Poster Presentations |
2:15 p.m. | Panel Discussion - Baptist Health Innovation: Engineering the Future of Healthcare
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3:15 p.m. | Closing Remarks Samer Fahmy, M.D., FACP Chief Executive Officer Quality, Patient Safety, and Informatics Baptist Health South Florida Miami, Florida |
3:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
NOTE: Schedule subject to change.
Venue

About the Venue
Next to Baptist Hospital, Hilton Miami is two miles from Dadeland Mall and 10 minutes from Dadeland South Metro Station. Miami International Airport is 13 miles away. Hilton Miami offers a wellness center with yoga and Pilates classes plus massages, a heated pool, and guest rooms with fitness equipment. Hilton Miami Dadeland has met cleanliness standards for a WELL Health-Safety Rating.
Faculty
Conference Planners

Assistant Vice President, Baptist Health Innovation
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida

Assistant Vice President, Interprofessional Education
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida

Assistant Vice President, Continuing Medical Education
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida

Assistant Vice President, Center for Research
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida

Chief Nurse Executive
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida

Manager, Nursing Health Sciences Research
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida

Manager, Academics Affairs
Baptist Health Academics
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida
Faculty

Assistant Vice President, Baptist Health Innovation
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida

Chief Pharmacy Officer, Vice President, Pharmacy Services
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida

Chief Medical Executive, Integrated Services and Precision Care
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida

Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Technology
Director of the Cardiovascular Core Analysis Laboratory (CCAL)
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Department of Engineering
Stanford University
Stanford, California

Senior Advisor for Innovation and Economic Development
Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
Case Western Reserve University
Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Case School of Engineering
Cleveland, Ohio

Chief Medical Innovation Officer, Baptist Health South Florida
Founder and Chief Medical Executive Emeritus
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida

Deputy Director, Chief, Blood and Marrow Transplant and Hematologic Oncology
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida

Chair, Division of Neurosurgery
Chief Medical Executive
Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute
Irma & Kalman Bass Endowed Chair in Clinical Neuroscience
Miami, Florida

Vice Chair of Aerospace Medicine, Department of Medicine
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
UCF College of Medicine
Associate Professor
The Stephen W. Hawking Center for Microgravity Research and Education
Orlando, Florida
Disclosures And Resolution Of Conflict Of InterestDisclosure Policy and Disclaimer
Accreditation
Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been approved for 5.25 credit hours, CE Broker Course #20-1291609, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.
This activity has also been approved for 5.25 credit hours for Pharmacists and techs. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.
This activity has also been approved for 5.0 credit hours for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Dietitians, Pharmacists and techs and Respiratory Therapists. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.
Available Credit
- 5.00 General certificate of attendance
- 5.00 Florida Board of Dietitians
- 5.00 Nurse Practitioners
- 5.00 Florida Board of Nursing
- 5.25 Florida Board of Pharmacy
- 5.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Register/Take course
This course is being offered live at the Hilton Miami Dadeland and virtually through Zoom.
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