The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) is a leading voice for innovation in public health. Throughout its 177-year history, NYAM has uniquely championed bold changes to the systems that perpetuate health inequities and keep all communities from achieving good health.
Since its founding just before the start of the Civil War, The New York Academy of Medicine has been a vital source for effective and, often, radical thought and action regarding the healthcare and public health problems that affect people in New York City and beyond.
With limited seating in the Theatre, we expect registration to fill up quickly.
Meet a few of this year’s presenters
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Eric Green
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
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Ambroise Wonkam
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Jeffrey Brosco
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
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Robert C. Green
BabySeq
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David Bick
Genomics England
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Melissa Wasserstein
ScreenPlus
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Scott Shone
NC State Laboratory of Public Health
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Katherine Semrau
Ariadne Labs
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Amy Gaviglio
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Michele Caggana
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
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Suzanne Cordovado
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Day 1 October 9
Morning Session
Nicolas Encina, Exec. Director ICoNS, Director of Strategy Precision Population Health, Harvard School of Public Health
Opening Remarks and Review of Day 1 Agenda
Dr Eric Green, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Making Genomic Medicine Mainstream: How Do We Get There?
[Introduction by Dr Robert Green, ICoNS Co-Chair]
Moderator: Dr Robert Green, Genomes2People, BabySeq, ICoNS
Panelists: Dr Eric Green, Dr Wendy Chung, Dr Mark Yandell, Natasha Bonhomme
Imagining the evolution of newborn sequencing from the view of researchers, clinicians, technologists, and policy-makers.
Moderator: TBD
Panelists: Dr Nidhi Shah, Dr Harriet Etheredge
Where are we now, and what impact will new technologies have?
Afternoon Session
Presenter: Dr Nidhi Shah
Update on progress from the Data Sharing Subcommittee
Moderator: Dr Melissa Wasserstein
Panelists: TBD
A review of challenging patient cases without clear answers
Amy Gaviglio, CDC
Current Barriers and Context in Newborn Sequencing
Nicolas Encina, Exec. Director ICoNS, Director of Strategy Precision Population Health, Harvard School of Public Health
Closing Remarks
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Day 2 October 10
Morning Session
Nicolas Encina, Exec. Director ICoNS, Director of Strategy Precision Population Health, Harvard School of Public Health
Welcome back & agenda
Dr Francois Boemer, Clinical Laboratory Head, BabyDetect
A summary of newborn sequencing work in Europe.
Dr Ammira Akil, Qatar Genome Project
A summary of newborn sequencing work in the Middle East
Presenter: Dr Ambroise Wonkam, African Society of Human Genetics
A summary of newborn sequencing work in Africa
Dr Dau-Ming Niu, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
A summary of newborn sequencing work in Asia
Dr Sebastian Lunke, PI of BabyScreen+
A summary of newborn sequencing work in Oceania
Dr Katherine Semrau, Deputy Director, Ariadne Labs; Director, BetterBirth Program
A global perspective on the applicability of NBSeq at population levels
Dr Jeff Brosco
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Afternoon Session
Dr Ambroise Wonkam, MD PhD, Professor of Genetic Medicine, and Director, McKusick-Nathans Institute & Department of Genetic Medicine. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Newborn Sequencing and Perspectives in Sickle Cell Disease Therapeutics
Moderator: Dr Ana Iltis. Director, Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, Wake Forest Univ.
Panelists: Dr Dau-Ming Niu, Dr Ammira Akil
Ethics, Rights, and Responsibility in Newborn Sequencing
Nicolas Encina, Exec. Director ICoNS, Director of Strategy Precision Population Health, Harvard School of Public Health
Announcing ICoNS’25
Travel & Accommodations
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We look forward to having you join us at ICoNS 2024!
Travel and hotel arrangements are the responsibility of each attendee. Below are hotel suggestions:
• Courtyard Marriot Upper Eastside $359++ Reservation Code: ICONS NEWYORK
• Hotel 57 by LuxUrban $339++ Reservation code: ICONS24
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Special note to exhibitors, speakers and delegates.
ICoNS is NOT affiliated or related to any travel agencies or destination management companies and will never solicit you for flights or accommodations.
It is important to be aware that you may be contacted by phone, fax, or email by third party companies that act as travel agencies, wholesalers or destination management companies to solicit you with aggressive or deceptive tactics for room reservations. Room poachers and pirates may also misrepresent themselves as the official conference housing bureau and may illegally use the conference name or logo, however these companies are neither related nor affiliated with ICoNS and its meetings in any way.
Please note that we are not working with any travel agencies for this event. Third-party communication on travel or accommodation should be disregarded.