Big Ideas For the Future of Health Care

Join clinicians, researchers, and students for a conference highlighting innovations for the future of medicine, brought to you by students.

March 2027
Date
505 S Hancock St
Louisville, KY
Location
Med-Forward Conference 1
March 2027
2
Keynote Speakers
4
Panelists
Free
Registration

Keynote Speakers

Learn from Industry Leaders

Dr. David C. Kaelber

Dr. David C. Kaelber

MD, PhD, MPH

Professor, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Population and Quantitative Health Systems

Chief Health Informatics Officer, The MetroHealth System

Case Western Reserve University

9:00 AM

Informatics for the Non-Informatician: The Future of Informatics in Medicine

Dr. Dibson Dibe Gondim

Dr. Dibson Dibe Gondim

MD

Vice Chair of Computational Pathology and AI

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Louisville

11:00 AM

The New Wave of Agentic AI: Unleashing Innovation in Medical Education and Research

Panel Discussion

What Do You Believe The Next Revolutionary Medical Breakthrough Will Be?

Dr. Sohail Ikram

Dr. Sohail Ikram

MD

Invasive and Interventional Cardiology

University of Louisville

Dr. Melissa Smith

Dr. Melissa Smith

PhD

Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

University of Louisville

Dr. Aly Farag

Dr. Aly Farag

PhD

Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Louisville

Dr. Tama Thé

Dr. Tama Thé

MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

University of Kentucky

Conference Agenda

Event Schedule

A comprehensive program featuring keynote presentations, panel discussions, oral presentations, and poster presentations

8:00 AM

Check-In & Breakfast

9:00 AM

Keynote Presentation

Informatics for the Non-Informatician: The Future of Informatics in Medicine

Dr. David C. Kaelber, MD, PhD, MPH

10:00 AM

Panel Discussion

What Do You Believe The Next Revolutionary Medical Breakthrough Will Be?

Dr. Sohail Ikram, Dr. Melissa Smith, Dr. Aly Farag, Dr. Tama Thé

11:00 AM

Keynote Presentation

The New Wave of Agentic AI: Unleashing Innovation in Medical Education and Research

Dr. Dibson Dibe Gondim, MD

12:00 PM

Lunch & Networking

12:45 PM

Oral Presentations

Awards announced at 2:30 PM

1:45 PM

Poster Presentations

Awards announced at 2:30 PM

2:30 PM

Award Winners Announced

Med-Forward 2026 Conference Flyer