Cardiovascular Health, Identity and Technology Conference
Conference Date and Location:
When: March 20, 2026, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) room 1010
University of California Irvine
Need more info? Contact us at (949) 824 7865, or cardio@uci.edu
About the Conferece:
The goal of this first annual conference is to share research and perspectives on the impact of identity on cardiovascular health (Theme 1), accessible cardiovascular technology design and innovation (Theme 2), and the social, behavioral, and economic influences on cardiovascular technologies (Theme 3). The program will include two invited keynote speakers and oral and poster presentations by faculty and trainees from the UCI Schools of Engineering, Medicine, Public Health, Social Ecology, and Biological Sciences. Please join us!
Keynote Speakers
Theme 1: Psycho-Physio-Biologial Root Causes of Cardiovascular Health
Theme 2: Accurate, Unbiased, and Accessible Health Technology Design and Innovation
Theme 3: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Influences on Technology for Cardiovascular Healthcare
Dr. John Ruiz, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona
Agenda:
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Time |
Speaker |
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8:15-8:30am |
Breakfast and Registration |
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8:30-8:35am |
Dr. Naomi Chesler: Welcome Remarks |
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8:35-9:15am |
Keynote: Dr. Gilda Barabino: Engineering Cardiovascular Health Equity: The Perspective of a Sickle Cell Researcher |
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9:15-9:35am |
Dr. Gurneet Sangha: Impact of Social Isolation and Exercise
Training on Cardiovascular Function |
|
9:35-9:55am |
Dr. Jessica Borelli: Mother-Child Synchrony as a Predictor of
Relationship Quality and Maternal Health |
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9:55-10:15am |
Dr. Frances Li: The Heart of Parenting: Cardiovascular Regulation and Maternal Caregiving |
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10:15-10:35am |
Dr. Pim Oomen: Computational Models for Cardiovascular Health Equity Research |
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10:35-11:00am |
Coffee and Networking Break |
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11:00-11:40am |
Keynote: Dr. John Ruiz: Cardiovascular Health Policy Priorities: From Population Health Frameworks to National Prevention Recommendations |
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11:40-12:00pm |
Dr. Dylan Roby: The Need for Simulation Modeling to Estimate Uptake of New Health-Related Technologies in the Context of Insurance Benefits and Coverage |
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12:00-12:20pm |
Dr. Brandy Lipton: Impacts of Medicaid Routine Vision Benefits on Eye Care Use, Spending on Eyeglasses, and Diagnoses among Dual Eligibles |
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12:20-12:40pm |
Dr. Claudine Joseph: Engineering the MedTech Workforce |
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12:40-2:00pm |
Lunch and Poster Session |
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2:00-2:40pm |
Keynote: Dr. Gerard Coté: Cardiovascular Health Monitoring at the Point-of-Care |
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2:40-3:00pm |
Dr. Bernard Choi: Peripheral Blood-Flow Sensing with Laser Speckle Techniques |
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3:00-3:20pm |
Dr. Amir Rahmani: Smart Wearables and Agentic Systems: Redefining Health Innovation |
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3:20-3:40pm |
Dr. Rahim
Esfandyar-Pour: Toward Continuous Cardiovascular Health Monitoring: Multimodal Wearable Bioelectronics for Quantifying Stress Physiology |
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3:40-4:00pm |
Dr. Michelle Khine: Continuous Physiological Monitoring with Soft Electronics |
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4:00-4:15pm |
Dr. Naomi Chesler: Poster Awards (People's Choice, Mentor) and Closing Remarks |