11/30/2022 Cassandra Smith
Written by Cassandra Smith
Guests got a peek into the latest in new medical technology during the 9th Health Care Engineering Systems Symposium, a Jump ARCHES event, earlier this fall.
There were 115 people who attended this year’s symposium in Peoria. That group consisted of students, staff, faculty, providers, and administrators from both the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and OSF Healthcare.
This event is through Jump ARCHES which is a collaboration between OSF HealthCare, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria.
During the symposium, Jump ARCHES grantees showed off their work through various presentations as well as demonstrations and panel discussions. The event opened with remarks from OSF Chief Strategy Officer Michelle Conger; Vice Chancellor for Research UIUC Dr. Susan Martinis; Dr. Mike Cruz, OSF COO; and Dr. Rashid Bashir, Dean of The Grainger College of Engineering at UIUC.
Dr. John Vozenilek, vice president and chief medical officer for Simulation, said during the ARCHES review that this partnership brings so much to our communities: “OSF and UIUC's relationship has brought tremendous value to the central Illinois community and beyond- even in the times of dramatic change with COVID's emergence, the partnership developed tools and solutions for communities. This symposium marks our transition into an expanded array of tools for patients across Illinois, with a particular vision for greater access to care, greater equity in health outcomes, and improved patient experience.” Additionally, HCESC UIUC Interim Director Dr. Elizabeth Hsiao-Wecksler gave remarks during the review.
This year’s symposium had the highest attendance to date.