We are happy to announce that SMDM 2022 will include 6 in-person symposia and 2 virtual symposia to be held after the in-person meeting. Please see symposia details below.

VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM 1: A Rubric for Algorithmic Fairness for Predictive Analytics in Healthcare

Date / Time: December 14, 2022 / 08:00 - 09:30 Pacific Time / 11:00 - 12:30 Eastern Time / 16:00 - 17:30 UTC
Organizer: Keren Ladin

Speakers: 
- O. Kenrik Duru, MD, MSHS; University of California Los Angeles
- Hormuzd Katki, PhD; National Cancer Institute
- David M. Kent MD, MS; Tufts Medical Center
- Keren Ladin, PhD, MS; Tufts University
- Andrew J. Vickers, PhD; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- David van Klaveren, PhD; Erasmus University Medical Center

VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM 2: A Framework for Femtech: A patient-centered, equity-focused approach to digital tool development for supporting sexual and reproductive choices 

Date / Time: TBD
Format: Virtual only
Organizer: Tamar Krishnamurti

Speakers: 
- Lisa S. Callegari, MD MPH, Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Washington, Investigator, VA Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, USA
- Traci M Kazmerski MD MS, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, USA
- Tamar Krishnamurti, PhD. Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, USA
- Elizabeth Mosley, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Health, Georgia State University, USA
- Mehret Birru Talabi, MD PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology), University of Pittsburgh, USA

IN-PERSON SYMPOSIUM 1: Preference Research Across the Translational Spectrum

Date / Time: Monday, 24 October 2022 / 13:30 - 15:00 Pacific Time / 20:30 - 22:00 UTC
Format: Hybrid
Organizer: Norah Crossnohere

Speakers: 
- John F P Bridges, PhD, Professor, The Ohio State University, USA
- Ryan Fischer, Chief Advocacy Officer, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, USA
- Ilene Hollin, PhD, Assistant Professor, Temple University, USA
- Tara Lavelle, PhD, Assistant Professor, Tufts University, Center for Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR), USA
- Christine Poulos, PhD, RTI International, USA
- Daniel Richardson, MD, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, USA
- Holly Witteman, PhD, Professor, Université Laval, Canada

IN-PERSON SYMPOSIUM 2: Striving for a societal perspective for economic evaluation: How to capture wider benefits, costs falling on different payers and account for impacts on inequality 

Date / Time: Monday, 24 October 2022 / 16:15 - 17:45 Pacific Time / 23:15 - 00:45 (+1d) UTC
Format: Hybrid
Organizer: Mark Sculpher

Speakers: 
- Anirban Basu, University of Washington, USA
- Susan Griffin, University of York, UK
- Lisa Prosser, University of Michigan, USA
- Mark Sculpher, University of York, UK
- Wendy Ungar, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
- Simon Walker, University of York, UK

IN-PERSON SYMPOSIUM 3: Precisely Equitable? Decision Making and Equity Considerations in Pediatric Precision Medicine

Date / Time: Monday, 24 October 2022 / 16:15 - 17:45 Pacific Time / 23:15 - 00:45 (+1d) UTC
Format: In-person only
Co-Moderators:
- Hadley Stevens Smith, PhD, MPSA (co-moderator), Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, USA
- Zach Rivers, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA

Speakers: 
- Tara Lavelle, PhD, Assistant Professor, Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR), Tufts University School of Medicine, USA
- Victor A. Vega, Patient/family representative 
- Ilias Goranitis, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia
- Sara Knight, PhD, Professor, University of Utah & Research Scientist, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, USA


IN-PERSON SYMPOSIUM 4: A Roundtable on Shared Decision Making for Persons Living with Multiple Chronic Conditions and Medical Complexity 

Date / Time: Monday, 24 October 2022 / 16:15 - 17:45 Pacific Time / 23:15 - 00:45 (+1d) UTC
Format: In-person only
Organizer: Maya Gerstein

Speakers: 
- Arlene Bierman, MD, MS; Director, Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Moderator), USA
- Caroline Blaum, MD, MS; National Committee for Quality Assurance, USA
- Arti Desai, MD, MSPH; Seattle Children's Research Institute, USA
- Ian Hargraves, PhD; Mayo Clinic, USA
- Janet Richards, Family Advisor; Seattle Children's Hospital Family Advisory Council; USA

IN-PERSON SYMPOSIUM 5: Cultural Adaptation of Patient Decision Aids: Toward Standards for Advancing Equity in Supporting Decision Making by Patients 

Date / Time: Tuesday, 25 October 2022 / 10:30 - 12:00 Pacific Time / 17:30 - 19:00 UTC
Format: Hybrid
Organizer: Robert Volk

Speakers: 
- Elisa E. Douglas, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
- Sarah T. Hawley, PhD, MPH, University of Michigan, USA
- Mary Politi, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, USA
- Dawn Stacey, RN, PhD, FAAN, FCAHS, FCAN, University of Ottawa, Canada
- Naomi Qiu Pin Tan, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
- Robert J. Volk, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

IN-PERSON SYMPOSIUM 6: Incorporating Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity into Medical Decision Making: Best Practices and Future Opportunities

Date / Time: Tuesday, 25 October 2022 / 10:30 - 12:00 Pacific Time / 17:30 - 19:00 UTC

Format: In-person only
Organizer: Jenny Spencer

Speakers: 
- Darcy Rao, University of Washington School of Public Health, USA
- Jenny Spencer, University of Texas at Austin, USA
- Ryan Suk, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA
- Alic Shook, University of Washington, School of Nursing, USA