The CTSC Insight Summit: Artificial Intelligence and Health Outcomes

May 20, 2026 | 8:30AM - 6:00PM

Tinkham Veale University Center, CWRU,

11038 Bellflower Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106

Join us for the CTSC Insight Summit, a full-day event dedicated to exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming health outcomes, with a special focus on chronic disease across Northern Ohio. Hosted by the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC), this summit brings together researchers, clinicians, technologists, policymakers, and community leaders to foster collaboration and share practical insights.

Highlights include a keynote address, spotlight talks from academic innovators, a poster session, and an engaging point–counterpoint debate on the potential for AI-driven approaches to improve health outcomes in rural communities. The event will conclude with a reception, offering opportunities to connect, continue the conversation, and build new partnerships.

Attendees can earn FREE CME credit—up to 5.5 hours.

Don’t miss this chance to discover how cutting-edge research is being translated into real-world impact.

Agenda

*This agenda is tentative and is subject to change. 

Keynote:

Topic: Can AI Improve Healthcare Access, Quality, and Outcomes in the Real World? A Hopeful Perspective

John D. Piette, PhD
Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, and of Internal Medicine
Director, Center for Managing Chronic Disease,
Senior Research Career Scientist,

VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research
​University of Michigan School of Public Health

Dr. John Piette is a Professor of Global Public Health at the University of Michigan. His research​ focuses on evidence-based approaches to self-management support and community mental health​ service delivery. His program for training and delivery of behavioral health services has been​ embraced by governmental and community organizations ​i​n the Americas. Dr.​ Piette​'s teaching, training, and research focus primarily on advancing the science of AI​ applications for community engagement, capacity-building, and quality improvement in health​ services globally.

Spotlight Sessions:

Session 1 Topic - Improving Diagnostic Accuracy of Suspected UTI in the ED Using an AI-Based Decision Support Tool

David Sheyn , MD

Associate Professor of Urology and Reproductive Biology
Director, Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive  Pelvic Surgery, Urology Institute
Deputy Director, Health Services Research Center 
Distinguished  Physician
University Hospitals Cleveland

Session 2 Topic - Listening to Rural Voices: Applying Artificial Intelligence to Patient Narratives from Northeast Ohio Counties

Jennifer Reneker, PT, PhD

Professor – Family and Community Medicine
Associate Director – Clinical and Translational Research Institute
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)

Session 3 Topic - Artificial Intelligence-Powered Coaching for Patients

Goutham Rao, MD

Chief Clinician Experience Officer, 
Jack H. Medalie Professor and Chairman, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University

Session 4 Topic - Leveraging AI-Based Chart Review for Evidence Generation

Trejeeve Martyn, MD MSc 
Director, Heart Failure Population Health Staff Cardiologist, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure and Recovery Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute 

Assistant Professor of Medicine, CCLM, 

Cleveland Clinic

CTSC Collaboration Lab

Led by Dr. Kate Weber (CWRU), The Collaboration Lab is an interactive, team-based design session focused on developing innovative research ideas at the intersection of AI, chronic disease, and rural health disparities in Ohio. Attendees will work in multidisciplinary small groups organized around shared thematic interests to co-create a research concept using real-world data, diverse expertise, and collaborative problem-solving. Designed as a fast-paced research “sprint,” the session emphasizes team science, community engagement, and practical AI-driven approaches to improving health outcomes across rural and urban communities. 
 

Point-Counterpoint Session & Panel: 

Can AI-Driven Approaches Improve Poor Health Outcomes in Rural Areas?

Moderator -

Christopher Pulliam, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
Biomedical Engineer
Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

Point Speaker -

Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD, MBA, FACC, FAHA 

Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine and Chief Academic and Scientific Officer University HospitalsHarrington Heart & Vascular Institute 
Director, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute
Herman K. Hellerstein MD, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine 
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Engineering Case Western Reserve

Counterpoint Speaker -

 Scott Pappada, PhD

Associate Professor and Director of Research
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Associate Professor
Department of Bioengineering
Prestige Faculty, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Toledo College of Engineering

Panelist - 

Sharona Hoffman, JD & Sumon Biswas, PhD

Professor of Law & Bioethics
Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Jurisprudence
Co-Director, Law-Medicine Center
Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Sumon Biswas, PhD

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer and Data Sciences
Case School of Engineering

Case Western Reserve University