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Welcome and Opening Statements

Meeting recording/transcript

In attendance:

  • Rich Bloch (host)
  • Anesu Machoko
  • Adrian Gropper
  • Alicia P
  • Anik
  • JainArchana
  • JainArchana Sristy
  • Brajesh Awasthi
  • Brian Behlendorf
  • Debbie Bucci
  • Deniz Coskun
  • Dr. Jonathan Holt (ConsenSys Health)
  • Erika Beerbower
  • Fernando Latorre
  • Indira
  • jeff
  • Jim Mason
  • jm
  • Kamlesh Nagware
  • Kumaravel N
  • m novak
  • Mark Treshock (IBM)
  • Pete Harris
  • Tomomi Yamano
  • Wendy Charles

Introductions

  • If you’re new to the group, please…

    • Introduce yourself

    • Tell us where you're geographically located

    • Share with us your interests in healthcare in general, and blockchain technologies in specific

    • Consider posting your contact information in our HC-SIG Membership Directory
    • Questions? Review our HC-SIG FAQ for answers

Community Announcements

  • Student application is open for this year's Hyperledger Mentorship Program

    • Additional details here

    • We would love to receive lots of applications from our own academic members and hopefully their students get selected to work on some of these projects this year

    • Application deadline: APR 24 (2020.04.24)

  • A special notice from our HC-SIG Payer Subgroup
    • The HC-SIG Payer Subgroup is kicking off their Pharmacy PoC starting next week
      • The workshop effort will utilize Hyperledger Fabric and Joget's low-code platform to develop this PoC
  • Do you have any announcements that you'd like to share with the HC-SIG community?

Special Topic: Conquering the COVID-19 Virus Pandemic

How can blockchain technologies have a positive impact on the identification, prevention, and management of this pandemic?

  • How might innovative blockchain technologies--including DLTs, SSI, and cryptocurrencies/tokens--solutions help to:
    • Slow the progression of this deadly virus
    • Manage life-saving logistics networks and medical supply chains with improved throughput and efficiencies
    • Serve as a means for more timely and more accurate healthcare communications model across communities, states, provinces, and countries

Special Guest Speakers

  • Anesu Machoko, CEO & Co-Founder of MetaDigitaI
    • A description of the work that Anesu and his team are doing with self-sovereign identity (SSI) in the healthcare industry, and how their solutions might be used to help manage secure exchanges between patient, provider, and pharmacy during and after this COVID-19 virus pandemic
      • Anesu and his team will be presenting more formally at an upcoming HC-SIG General Meeting, and we thank him for offering to help drive today's very timely and important discussion around the COVID-19 virus pandemic

Status and Funding/Support from Around the World

Status and Funding/Support in the US

  • Brigham and Women's Emergency Department
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI) Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses (SBIRs/STTRs). Updated MAR 27. The NCI participates in the NIH-issued SBIR and an STTR Omnibus grant solicitation for small businesses, which allow small businesses to submit researcher-initiated projects that are within NIH’s mission. 
     
  • National Institute of Health (NIH) Funding Opportunities. Updated MAR 26. Urgent Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Urgent Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional) recently updated through "Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Administrative Supplements and Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)." Additional details available here.

  • NEW: COVID Help for Families. A match-making service for for those offering help and those seeking help during this pandemic. Help Seekers can post urgent needs for Helpers in their area to see and fulfill. Helpers will be able to see those help requests in their area and offer help. The Helpers can get in touch with the Help Seekers and deliver the help that is requested


  • Additional COVID-19 Funding Opportunities

Next Meeting

  • Scheduled for Friday, 2020.05.01, 0700 Pacific Time

  • Discussion: topics to add to agenda?

Resources

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