Global Blue Skies Conference

Global Blue Skies Conference

Global experts sharing cutting-edge information on innovations defining the future of healthcare. Blue Skies shares the best of advanced technology (AI, robotics, VR, OR of the future) with the best health and wellness-based practices (diet, mindfulness, sleep).

Saturday, February 3, 2024
7 a.m.-5 p.m.
University of California, Irvine
Sue Gross Auditorium
Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences
856 Health Sciences Road
Irvine, CA 92697


Registration

Registration is no longer available. If you have any questions, please contact Sasha Advani at urologyevents@hs.uci.edu.


Speakers & Topics

Salutogenesis: Lifestyle, Disease Prevention and Alternative Strategies to Optimizing Health Span

Mindful Eating, Mindful Living
Gary Deng, MD, PhD, FRCP(Glasg)

Sustainable Agriculture: Planetary and Human Health
Lindsay Jaacks, PhD

Late Effects: Environmental Influences on Neurological Disease
Patrick Kearns, MBChB MRCP MPH

Health Inequalities: Social Determinants and Beyond
Jason Leitch, CBE FDS RCPS(Glasg)

The True Purpose of Nutrition
Robert Lustig, MD

Salutogenesis: Insights to a Longer, Healthier Life
Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH, FRCP(Glasg), Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute

Breast Cancer: The Way We Live Now
Mike McKirdy, President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Keynote Speaker: Asymmetric Organocatalysis and the Path to the Nobel Prize
Sir David MacMillan
Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry

Advanced Healthcare Technology: Including Lasers and Photonics, Robotics, Genetics, Virtual Reality, Etc.

Kiss of the Muse: Creativity and Innovation
Ralph V. Clayman, MD, FRCS(Edinburgh)

Inspiration and Perspiration: Realizing Surgical Innovation
Derek Herrera, Bright Uro

A Flexible Perspective on Surgical Robotics
Duke Herrell, MD, FACS, FRCS(Glasg)

Surgical Robotics: From Renaissance Master (DaVinci) to the Moon and Beyond
Fred Moll, MD, Hon FRCS(Glasg)

Transforming the Operating Room into the Safest Space on Earth
Teodor Grantcharov, MD, PhD, FACS

Elevating the Practice of Medicine with our AI Partner
Inderbir Gill, MD, FRCS(Glasg)

From Virtual Reality to Clinical Reality: How VR shapes Our Future
Francesco Porpiglia, MD, FRCS(Glasg)


Schedule for Saturday, February 3

7:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.Welcome & Remarks
· Dr. Jaime Landman, UCI Department of Urology
· Mike McKirdy
· Dr. Shaista Malik
· Susan Samueli, PhD
8:25 a.m. Salutogenesis Part 1
· Mike McKirdy
· Dr. Gary Deng
· Prof. Lyndsay Jaacks, PhD
· Dr. Patrick Kearns
· Prof. Jason Leitch
9:50 a.m. Break
10:10 a.m.Salutogenesis Part 2
· Dr. Robert Lustig
· Dr. Shaista Malik
· Mike McKirdy
· Sir Dave MacMillan
11:45 a.m. Panel Discussion
· Dr. Shaista Malik
· Mike McKirdy
12:15 p.m.Diploma Awards & Lunch
2:00 p.m.Advanced Healthcare Technology
· Dr. Ralph Clayman
· Derek Herrera
· Dr. Duke Herrell
· Dr. Fred Moll
· Dr. Teodor Grancherov
· Dr. Inderbir Gill
· Dr. Francesco Porpiglia
4:20 p.m.Panel Discussion
· Prof. Abhay Rane, College Registrar and Associate Director (International), The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
· Dr. Jaime Landman
4:50 p.m.Closing Remarks
Prof. Hany Eteiba, President Elect of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow