The BioOhio Patient Summit - Free event one afternoon - 3 keynote speakers

BioOhio is seeking Patient Ambassadors for the Patient Summit.

I wanted to share the link to this event. You can register for free here: https://summit.bioohio.com

The BioOhio Patient Summit – A Journey of Innovation & Healing brings together patients, advocacy organizations, legislators, policymakers, academia, regulators, and Ohio’s biotechnology industry, for an afternoon of hope, told through the patient’s perspective in celebration of Ohio’s bioscience community, and its impact on patients here at home and around the world.

Dear members of our group this is the agenda. (also copied pasted below for convenience) https://summit.bioohio.com/Agenda

Some of us will be there, but we may not find one another since it is virtual. But we might so msg us to maybe connect. We will have a meetup session, later on, to chat/share views. Enjoy. Alex.

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Patient Engagement
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

BioOhio Lounge
Meet and video chat with the BioOhio team. The BioOhio Pavilion will host virtual networking activities and give insight on the future of the industry, and share some of the benefits of BioOhio Membership.

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Patient Perspective Virtual Reception
During the Summit, attendees will meet 30+ Patient Ambassadors by visiting them in their own virtual Patient Ambassador Pavilion. Patient Ambassadors will be interacting with attendees, explaining how a new innovation from the bioscience community is making a difference in their lives.

2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 20

Educational Session: Advocacy in Action
Sharon Lamberton, Deputy Vice President, State Government Advocacy PhRMA, will be leading an educational session open to all attendees and Patient Ambassadors.

“The New Normal: Effective Advocacy (Post Pandemic) After COVID-19” will be an informative and powerful presentation providing attendees with the ‘new rules’ patients & advocacy groups will need to learn to meet with legislators, policy makers, and the general public.
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Sharon Lamberton
Deputy Vice President
State Government Advocacy PhRMA

Prior to working at PhRMA, Ms. Lamberton worked on Capitol Hill, lobbied for long term care issues and Medicare for a seniors association, and worked on rural health issues at the GAO, as well as the Center for Research, Health Policy and Ethics at George Mason University.

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 20
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Keynote Presentation: Making a Difference: “Change: It’s Not Out of Our Hands”
Aaron Westbrook, Founder & CEO of Form5 Prosthetics, a non-profit organization providing eco-friendly 3D printed prosthetics for patients with limited resources here in Ohio. Patient Testimonial: Jodie Pierpont future Pelotonia Ride Participant
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Aaron Westbrook
Founder & CEO
Form5 Prosthetics
At age 15, Aaron Westbrook created an upper-limb prosthetic device using recycled plastic and New Albany High School’s 3D printer.

It was the beginning of an interest in innovative, 3D-printed assistive devices made from eco-friendly material that would lead to the founding of the New Albany graduate’s nonprofit Form5 Prosthetics, for which he serves as CEO.

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3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 20
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Keynote Presentation: Immunotherapy in Cancer: Onward and Upward
A brief overview of the basics of immunotherapy, notable success stories and failures in oncology, and the future direction of immunotherapy in oncology.

Dr. Margaret Gatti-Mays
Assistant Professor
James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University
Dr. Margaret Gatti-Mays is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Medical Oncology at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. Dr. Gatti-Mays is a member of the Pelotonia Institute for ImmunoOncology.

Dr. Gatti-Mays is nationally recognized as an expert in the field of breast immuno-oncology and immune-related adverse events.