Pitch Event

Hear the top 11 applicants in the 2021–2022 competition pitch their big ideas to judges from BJC HealthCare and Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM).

Schedule of the Event

2:00 – 2:10 p.m.
Opening Remarks
Thomas Maddox, MD, MSc
Executive Director, Healthcare Innovation Lab

2:10 – 3:50 p.m.
Team Presentations

3:50 – 4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Philip R.O. Payne, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, FAIMBE
Director, Institute for Informatics

2021 Panel of Judges

  • Michael Avidan (WUSM)
  • Deb O’Dell (BJC)
  • John Lynch (BJC)
  • Clay Dunagan (BJC)
  • Ebony Carter (WUSM)
  • Thomas Kannampallil (WUSM)

2021 Big Ideas Finalists

  • Determine if step counts recorded in fitness trackers worn by adolescent and young adults undergoing cancer treatment correlate to Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) questionnaire responses, PI / Project Lead: Amy Armstrong, MD
  • Leverage digital device to determine the efficacy of an incentive spirometer to improve pulmonary function in the preoperative and postoperative surgical setting, PI / Project Lead: Chet W. Hammill, MD
  • Development and implementation of a statistical model to identify malfunctioning clinical decision support, PI / Project Lead: Keith F. Woeltje, MD, PhD
  • Implementation of mobile health technology in the form of wearable sensors for pre-transplant patients assessed as meeting the condition of frailty, PI / Project Lead: Kevin M. Korenblat, MD
  • Collaboration to develop technology that allows low-risk patients to start heart rhythm medications safely at home, PI / Project Lead: Albert Lai, PhD
  • Expansion of MY HEART clinic services to a virtual platform with integration of nurse-based nutrition counseling, PI / Project Lead: Kathryn J. Lindley, MD
  • Prediction of persistent and profound intraoperative hypoxemia in pediatric patients to mitigate life threatening events and improve patient safety, PI / Project Lead: Michael C. Montana, MD, PhD
  • Using mobile health technology to capture physical, functional and psychosocial features that predict recovery after lumbar fusion, PI / Project Lead: Wilson Ray, MD
  • Hypoglycemia predictor tool, PI / Project Lead: Amy E. Riek, MD
  • Completion of the user-centered design of ENVISION (Engagement and Visualization to Improve Symptoms In Oncology care), resulting in a fully functional version of the digital tool that would address the pressing need for improved symptom management in hospice care, PI / Project Lead: Karla T. Washington, PhD
  • Validation of the first single use, disposable device (i.e., Mercury Patch) capable of performing continuous pressure monitoring and preventing pressure injury development and progression, PI / Project Lead: Amanda Westman, PhD