Maximizing Medical Practice Series

Balancing the Scales: Physician Well-Being, Clinical Practice, and AI Integration

Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD

Thursday, January 23, 2025 | 6-7:30 p.m.
Campus Club | Coffman Memorial Union

Heavy hors d'oeuvres and cash bar from 6-6:30 p.m.
Program from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
RSVP appreciated

Discover how technology is reshaping healthcare while addressing the critical balance between professional excellence and personal well-being. This engaging conversation brings together diverse voices to explore AI’s potential to ease workloads, improve workflows, and support physician resilience. Hear expert insights, share your perspective, and gain practical strategies for thriving in today’s demanding clinical environment.

Speaker Bio: Genevieve Melton-Meaux serves as Professor of Surgery, Senior Associate Dean of Health Informatics and Data Science, Director for the Center for Learning Health System Sciences, and Core Faculty in the Institute for Health Informatics at the University of Minnesota. She serves as the Chief Health Informatics and AI Officer for M Health Fairview leading informatics including Clinical Decision Support (CDS) and Health IT optimization and Fairview's AI program. As a colorectal surgeon, she has interests in colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, minimally invasive techniques, individualized treatment plans for complex patients, and bringing innovative care models and solutions to improve patient care. 

Her research interests include surgical informatics, improving note usage in EHRs, evaluating technology solutions in practice, clinical colorectal surgery, advancing learning health system capabilities and the generation of real world evidence, and clinical natural language processing (NLP). At the University of Minnesota, she serves on the Executive Leadership Team of the University's Data Science Initiative, Associate Director for the Clinical NLP Research Group, and Program Director for the Clinical Informatics Fellowship. National leadership includes serving as Immediate Past-President of the American College of Medical Informatics and President of the American Medical Informatics Association.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with fellow alumni and lead the charge in shaping the future of healthcare.

It is recommended that you park in the East River Road Garage (385 E River Pkwy, Minneapolis). After 3 pm, parking rates are $1 per hour, with a maximum charge of $15 for the day. This garage is just south of Coffman Union and is connected by tunnel. You can also enter Coffman Union from street level. Once you are parked, look for signs directing you to Coffman Union.

The Washington Avenue Parking Ramp (501 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis) is a good alternative for parking. Same rates apply. Once you park, exit the ramp and head west on Washington Avenue to reach Coffman Union.