Telehealth Training Series

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Session 1: Telemedicine: How Is It Relevant to Me?

Pre-recorded video posted September 11, 2024

If you’re curious about telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, or remote therapeutic monitoring in patient care, watch this short video to learn what you can expect from this webinar series.

About the Speaker

Teddy Johnson, PE, MBA, joined the healthcare community over 25 years ago, after graduating from Stanford University’s mechanical engineering program. Since then, he has served start-up and Fortune 500 companies in research, design, clinical, marketing, and sales leadership roles; developing imaging, interventional, surgical, and pharmaceutical products. Along the way, Teddy earned his MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross Business School. With hard work, good judgment, and a little luck, Teddy has celebrated 2 IPO’s and 4 acquisitions, while earning numerous patents and commercializing dozens of new products worldwide. As a way of fostering innovation, Teddy teaches in the STEM and Biomedical Regulatory Affairs Master of Science (BRAMS) Programs at the University of Washington, serves as Director of Technology Development for the Institute of Translational Health Sciences and WE-REACH, and mentors startup CEOs in Seattle and the Silicon Valley.

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Session 2: Telehealth Then and Now

September 25, 2024

Watch this session’s recording to hear about the history of telehealth, its evolution over the past decades, and what’s coming in the future.

About the Speakers

John Scott, MD, MSc, FIDSA, is a Professor of Medicine (Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and Chief Digital Health Officer at UW Medicine.  He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Human Biology, attended Georgetown University School of Medicine cum laude, completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford University Hospitals, and then obtained sub-specialty training in Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington.  He joined the University of Washington faculty in 2005.

In 2009, he launched Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) in Washington State, the first place to replicate the ECHO model outside of New Mexico.  This innovative telehealth program helps clinicians serving in rural and underserved areas with the evaluation and treatment of common, complex, chronic diseases.  In 2015, he won the Warren Reid Award for excellence in health care for the state of Washington, in recognition of his telehealth work.  He chairs the Washington State Telehealth Collaborative and served on the Telehealth committee for the Infectious Disease Society of America. The Washington State Medical Association recognized him with the Grassroots Advocate Award in 2020 for his work in advocating for policy changes for telemedicine at the state and federal level.

In his role as Chief Digital Health Officer, he is focused on Virtual Care Delivery and developing a robust Digital Front Door to bring together UW Medicine’s existing technologies, apps, and other digital services into a simple, single sign-on platform.

Cindy Lin, MD, FACSM, FAAPMR, is a Clinical Professor of Sports & Spine Medicine in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. She holds the Endowed Professorship of Sports and Exercise Medicine. She is the Director of Clinical Innovation for The Sports Institute. She provides sports and spine patient care at UW Husky Stadium Sports Medicine Center and Eastside Specialty Center. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the NCAA Training and Performance Advisory Group, and is an Exercise is Medicine Governance Board Member. Before joining UW, she practiced at the Singapore Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre at Changi General Hospital in Singapore.

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Session 3: Telemedicine Regulatory Issues: Licensing, Standards of Practice, Billing, and Reimbursement

October 1, 2024

Telemedicine and remote monitoring technologies bring new opportunities, along with new considerations for medical licensing, patient care, and insurance billing. Watch this session’s recording to learn more about the legal and billing ramifications of telemedicine.

About the Speaker

Cindy Jacobs, RN, JD, brings over 30 years of combined legal and health care experience to her role as a regulatory consultant with the ITHS Technology Development Center. As a registered nurse before attending law school, she focused on the clinical specialty of neonatology, including 3 years in an advanced practice role. As an attorney, she has represented and advised health care clients regarding a variety of issues, including telemedicine and other health care technologies, FDA law, HIPAA, reimbursement and related compliance, health care contracting, risk management/professional liability, scope of practice/licensing, informed consent, and product liability. Cindy’s UW roles have included Assistant Attorney General in the UW Attorney General’s Office, Director of Clinical Risk Management for UW Medical Center, and Director of Clinical Projects for the UW School of Medicine. She also continues to teach FDA Law at UW School of Law, which she has done since 2010, along with periodic law student seminars on telemedicine and healthcare clinical compliance. She is a member of the ITHS Drug and Device Advisory Committee.

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Session 4: Protecting Privacy and Maintaining Security in Telemedicine

October 8, 2024

With news of system hacks and security breaches, how can providers offer safe and secure telemedicine options in patient care? Watch this session’s video to learn what policies, practices, and technologies keep us safe and secure. For innovators in this arena, you can look forward to also learning about how to partner with hospitals to optimize your technologies for telemedicine.

About the Speakers

Joseph “Augie” D’Agostino is currently the Chief Information Security Officer at University of Washington Medicine. The UW Medicine Security Program supports the hospital delivery system, School of Medicine (SOM), medical research, and Airlift Northwest. His career in information technology spans over twenty-five years. He has gained experience in a variety of leadership roles in cyber security, governance, risk, and compliance over the last two decades and has focused solely on healthcare for nearly a decade. His most recent formal training was at Carnegie Mellon-Heinz College where he received a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Executive Certificate, the FBI (Seattle Office) C-Suite Academy, and the FBI CISO Academy for a week of training in Quantico, Virginia. Augie believes at the foundation of every successful security program exists a security aware culture that embraces a “brilliant at the basics” approach to information technology.  In healthcare especially, you need everyone to be a member of your security team to be successful.  He has a passion for mentoring, training, developing, and enabling others to see the “bigger picture” while working towards positive outcomes. He feels both a personal and professional sense of purpose working in the healthcare industry and appreciates being part of an organization that has a mission “to improve the health of the public.”

Lenny Sanchez, JD, CHC, is the Director of Patient Privacy at UW Medicine Compliance. He has worked in the health care for fifteen years. Prior to attending the UW School of Law, Lenny served in roles at a private Institutional Review Board and the UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences. After graduation, Lenny investigated potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules as well as federal civil rights laws with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. He then returned to the UW in 2014 as a Patient Information Privacy team member and has been directing the program since 2018. He is passionate about serving the academic medical center community and loves the dynamic, complex nature of the work.

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Session 5: The Entrepreneur’s Perspective on Telemedicine Technology and Tools Development

October 15, 2024

Watch this session’s video if you are a technologist or entrepreneur or simply seek to better understand how to innovate in the telemedicine arena. How are product needs identified from patient and provider experiences? What are the capabilities of new sensors, devices, and computing? How can we take advantage of these capabilities to develop novel technologies?

About the Speakers

Cindy Lin, MD, FACSM, FAAPMR, is a Clinical Professor of Sports & Spine Medicine in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. She holds the Endowed Professorship of Sports and Exercise Medicine. She is the Director of Clinical Innovation for The Sports Institute. She provides sports and spine patient care at UW Husky Stadium Sports Medicine Center and Eastside Specialty Center. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the NCAA Training and Performance Advisory Group, and is an Exercise is Medicine Governance Board Member. Before joining UW, she practiced at the Singapore Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre at Changi General Hospital in Singapore.

Teddy Johnson, PE, MBA, joined the healthcare community over 25 years ago, after graduating from Stanford University’s mechanical engineering program. Since then, he has served start-up and Fortune 500 companies in research, design, clinical, marketing, and sales leadership roles; developing imaging, interventional, surgical, and pharmaceutical products. Along the way, Teddy earned his MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross Business School. With hard work, good judgment, and a little luck, Teddy has celebrated 2 IPO’s and 4 acquisitions, while earning numerous patents and commercializing dozens of new products worldwide. As a way of fostering innovation, Teddy teaches in the STEM and Biomedical Regulatory Affairs Master of Science (BRAMS) Programs at the University of Washington, serves as Director of Technology Development for the Institute of Translational Health Sciences and WE-REACH, and mentors startup CEOs in Seattle and the Silicon Valley.

Terri Butler, PhD, draws on her industry experience to assist teams in vetting their ideas through a rigorous process of competitor analysis and market validation as well as laying out strategies for technical development. Prior to coming to the University Dr. Butler worked in key industry roles along the commercialization pathway, including invention, product development, FDA regulatory management, manufacturing scale-up, and sales and marketing.  She has worked at large and small companies, including 3M, Molecular Genetics, Bioenergy Life Sciences, and multiple university spin-out companies. Products she has commercialized include monoclonal antibodies, pharmaceutical release liner, nutritional formulations, and non-medical technologies in the high-tech materials field.  She is an inventor on 14 patents in coating processes, chemical formulations, and nutritional applications.

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Session 6: Digital Inclusion and Access to Care by Telemedicine

October 24, 2024

Telemedicine offers all the advantages, and navigates all the issues, of wireless and cellular-based technologies. Are we creating yet another digital divide? Watch this session’s video to learn about ways to improve telemedicine access for all patients and the measures supporting inclusive intentions in healthcare.

About the Speakers

John Scott, MD, MSc, FIDSA, is a Professor of Medicine (Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and Chief Digital Health Officer at UW Medicine.  He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Human Biology, attended Georgetown University School of Medicine cum laude, completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford University Hospitals, and then obtained sub-specialty training in Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington.  He joined the University of Washington faculty in 2005.

In 2009, he launched Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) in Washington State, the first place to replicate the ECHO model outside of New Mexico.  This innovative telehealth program helps clinicians serving in rural and underserved areas with the evaluation and treatment of common, complex, chronic diseases.  In 2015, he won the Warren Reid Award for excellence in health care for the state of Washington, in recognition of his telehealth work.  He chairs the Washington State Telehealth Collaborative and served on the Telehealth committee for the Infectious Disease Society of America. The Washington State Medical Association recognized him with the Grassroots Advocate Award in 2020 for his work in advocating for policy changes for telemedicine at the state and federal level.

In his role as Chief Digital Health Officer, he is focused on Virtual Care Delivery and developing a robust Digital Front Door to bring together UW Medicine’s existing technologies, apps, and other digital services into a simple, single sign-on platform.

Cindy Jacobs, RN, JD, brings over 30 years of combined legal and health care experience to her role as a regulatory consultant with the ITHS Technology Development Center. As a registered nurse before attending law school, she focused on the clinical specialty of neonatology, including 3 years in an advanced practice role. As an attorney, she has represented and advised health care clients regarding a variety of issues, including telemedicine and other health care technologies, FDA law, HIPAA, reimbursement and related compliance, health care contracting, risk management/professional liability, scope of practice/licensing, informed consent, and product liability. Cindy’s UW roles have included Assistant Attorney General in the UW Attorney General’s Office, Director of Clinical Risk Management for UW Medical Center, and Director of Clinical Projects for the UW School of Medicine. She also continues to teach FDA Law at UW School of Law, which she has done since 2010, along with periodic law student seminars on telemedicine and healthcare clinical compliance. She is a member of the ITHS Drug and Device Advisory Committee.

Charlie Gregor, MPH, is the manager of the Hub Liaison Team and the Network Capacity Component of the ITHS. Charlie has held positions in non-profit, hospital, non-academic and academic research settings, bringing significant experience in business, project and clinical trial management. Following a decade in business administration and completing a master’s in public health from the University of Minnesota, where he focused on infectious disease studies and epidemiology, he subsequently progressed through research related positions. He developed a research site assessment program, expanding US FDA regulated HIV research to Southern and Eastern Africa, sat on the Steering Committee for the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics in Underserved Populations (RADx-UP), consortium, was the operations lead for FDA regulated domestic and international (phase 1-3) drug trials, established the first Trial Innovation Network (TIN) Hub Liaison Team at the University of Washington and has been disseminated over 15 times. Currently, Charlie is the operations lead for the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment funded project (RADIANT) to improve the diversity and inclusion of enrolled participates in oncology research within community based research settings and supports the UW Medicine Office of Healthcare Equity implement Washington HB 1745, requiring measures to increase the diversity of enrolled participants in drug and device trials.

Jason Malone is the Director for the Human Subjects Division at the University of Washington (UW), which manages the four Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review and oversee UW human subjects research. Prior to serving as Director Jason was the Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, administering the IRB compliance and post-approval monitoring programs. Jason spent nine years as the Clinical Compliance Officer for the UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences where he ran the compliance programs for the pediatric and adult Clinical Research Centers as well as the Data and Safety Monitoring program. Before his career at the UW, Jason spent six years at Quorum Review IRB (now Advarra) where he was responsible at various times for overseeing their nationwide site monitoring program, IRB Administration, Regulatory Compliance, and Customer Relations. Jason has a master’s degree from the UW in Public Administration, and a Certificate in Global Health.

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Session 1: Introduction to/overview of telemedicine/device-related digital health

September 5, 2023

About the Speakers

Cindy Jacobs, RN, JD, brings over 30 years of combined legal and health care experience to her role in the ITHS Technology Development Center. As a registered nurse before attending law school, she focused on the clinical specialty of neonatology, including 3 years in an advanced practice role. As an attorney, she has represented and advised health care clients regarding a variety of issues, including telemedicine and other health care technologies, FDA law, HIPAA, reimbursement and related compliance, health care contracting, risk management/professional liability, scope of practice/licensing, informed consent, and product liability. Cindy’s UW roles have included Assistant Attorney General in the UW Attorney General’s Office, Director of Clinical Risk Management for UW Medical Center, and Director of Clinical Projects for the UW School of Medicine.  She also continues to teach FDA Law at UW School of Law, which she has done since 2010, along with periodic law student seminars on telemedicine and healthcare clinical compliance. She is a member of the ITHS Drug and Device Advisory Committee.

John Scott, MD, MSc, FIDSA, is a Professor of Medicine (Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and Chief Digital Health Officer at UW Medicine.  He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Human Biology, attended Georgetown University School of Medicine cum laude, completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford University Hospitals, and then obtained sub-specialty training in Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington.  He joined the University of Washington faculty in 2005.

In 2009, he launched Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) in Washington State, the first place to replicate the ECHO model outside of New Mexico.  This innovative telehealth program helps clinicians serving in rural and underserved areas with the evaluation and treatment of common, complex, chronic diseases.  In 2015, he won the Warren Reid Award for excellence in health care for the state of Washington, in recognition of his telehealth work.  He chairs the Washington State Telehealth Collaborative and serves on the Telehealth committee for the Infectious Disease Society of America. The Washington State Medical Association recognized him with the Grassroots Advocate Award in 2020 for his work in advocating for policy changes for telemedicine at the state and federal level.

Joseph “Augie” D’Agostino, MEd, CISO, is currently the Chief Information Security Officer at University of Washington Medicine. The UW Medicine Security Program supports the hospital system, school of medicine (SOM), medical research, and Airlift Northwest. His career in information technology spans over twenty-five years. He has filled a variety of leadership roles in cyber security, governance, risk, and compliance over the last decade and has focused solely on healthcare for the last seven years. His most recent training was at Carnegie Mellon-Heinz College where he received a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Executive Certificate. Augie believes at the foundation of every successful security program exists a security aware culture that supports a “brilliant at the basics” approach to Information technology and security. He has a strong passion for mentoring, training, and developing others, providing opportunities to team members, and enabling others to see the “big picture” while working towards positive outcomes. He feels a powerful sense of purpose in the healthcare industry and enjoys working for an organization who has a mission “to improve the health of the public.”

Lenny Sanchez, JD, CHC, is the Director of Patient Privacy at UW Medicine Compliance. He has worked in the health care field for nearly fifteen years and is a proud Triple Dawg. Prior to attending the UW School of Law, Lenny served in roles at a private Institutional Review Board and the UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences. After graduation, Lenny investigated potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules as well as federal civil rights laws at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. He then returned to the UW in 2014 as a Patient Information Privacy team member and has been directing the program since 2018. He is passionate about serving the academic medical center community and loves the dynamic, complex nature of the work.

Terri Butler, PhD, works with faculty and students at the University of Washington and collaborating Pacific Northwest research institutions advising on commercialization pathways for biomedical technologies. She is the primary contact for the ITHS Drug and Device Advisory Committee and manages the WE-REACH Biomedical Entrepreneurship Training.

Terri draws on her industry experience to assist teams in vetting their ideas through a rigorous process of customer discovery, competitor analysis and market validation as well as laying out strategies for technical development. Prior to coming to the University Terri worked in key industry roles along the commercialization pathway, including invention, product development, FDA regulatory management, manufacturing scale-up, and sales and marketing.  She has worked at large and small companies, including 3M, Molecular Genetics, Bioenergy Life Sciences, and multiple university spin-out companies. Products she has commercialized include monoclonal antibodies, pharmaceutical release liner, nutritional formulations, and non-medical technologies in the high-tech materials field.  She is an inventor on 14 patents in coating processes, chemical formulations, and nutritional applications.

Teddy Johnson, PE, MBA is the Director of Technology Development at the Institute of Translational Health Sciences, a clinical associate professor in the UW School of Pharmacy, and a licensed professional engineer in the state of California. He joined the healthcare community over 25 years ago and has served start-up and Fortune 500 companies in research, design, clinical, marketing, and sales leadership roles; developing imaging, interventional, surgical, and digital health products. Over the years, Teddy has celebrated 2 IPO’s and 4 acquisitions, while earning numerous patents and commercializing dozens of new products worldwide. To foster the next generation of innovators, Teddy teaches in the Foster School Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) startup accelerator and the Biomedical Regulatory Affairs Master of Science (BRAMS) programs at the University of Washington, and he advises startup CEOs in Seattle, Vancouver, and Silicon Valley.

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Session 1: Planning/implementing new or additional telemedicine programs

September 12, 2023

About the Speakers

Cindy Jacobs, RN, JD, brings over 30 years of combined legal and health care experience to her role in the ITHS Technology Development Center. As a registered nurse before attending law school, she focused on the clinical specialty of neonatology, including 3 years in an advanced practice role. As an attorney, she has represented and advised health care clients regarding a variety of issues, including telemedicine and other health care technologies, FDA law, HIPAA, reimbursement and related compliance, health care contracting, risk management/professional liability, scope of practice/licensing, informed consent, and product liability. Cindy’s UW roles have included Assistant Attorney General in the UW Attorney General’s Office, Director of Clinical Risk Management for UW Medical Center, and Director of Clinical Projects for the UW School of Medicine.  She also continues to teach FDA Law at UW School of Law, which she has done since 2010, along with periodic law student seminars on telemedicine and healthcare clinical compliance. She is a member of the ITHS Drug and Device Advisory Committee.

John Scott, MD, MSc, FIDSA, is a Professor of Medicine (Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and Chief Digital Health Officer at UW Medicine.  He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Human Biology, attended Georgetown University School of Medicine cum laude, completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford University Hospitals, and then obtained sub-specialty training in Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington.  He joined the University of Washington faculty in 2005.

In 2009, he launched Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) in Washington State, the first place to replicate the ECHO model outside of New Mexico.  This innovative telehealth program helps clinicians serving in rural and underserved areas with the evaluation and treatment of common, complex, chronic diseases.  In 2015, he won the Warren Reid Award for excellence in health care for the state of Washington, in recognition of his telehealth work.  He chairs the Washington State Telehealth Collaborative and serves on the Telehealth committee for the Infectious Disease Society of America. The Washington State Medical Association recognized him with the Grassroots Advocate Award in 2020 for his work in advocating for policy changes for telemedicine at the state and federal level.

Joseph “Augie” D’Agostino, MEd, CISO, is currently the Chief Information Security Officer at University of Washington Medicine. The UW Medicine Security Program supports the hospital system, school of medicine (SOM), medical research, and Airlift Northwest. His career in information technology spans over twenty-five years. He has filled a variety of leadership roles in cyber security, governance, risk, and compliance over the last decade and has focused solely on healthcare for the last seven years. His most recent training was at Carnegie Mellon-Heinz College where he received a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Executive Certificate. Augie believes at the foundation of every successful security program exists a security aware culture that supports a “brilliant at the basics” approach to Information technology and security. He has a strong passion for mentoring, training, and developing others, providing opportunities to team members, and enabling others to see the “big picture” while working towards positive outcomes. He feels a powerful sense of purpose in the healthcare industry and enjoys working for an organization who has a mission “to improve the health of the public.”

Lenny Sanchez, JD, CHC, is the Director of Patient Privacy at UW Medicine Compliance. He has worked in the health care field for nearly fifteen years and is a proud Triple Dawg. Prior to attending the UW School of Law, Lenny served in roles at a private Institutional Review Board and the UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences. After graduation, Lenny investigated potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules as well as federal civil rights laws at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. He then returned to the UW in 2014 as a Patient Information Privacy team member and has been directing the program since 2018. He is passionate about serving the academic medical center community and loves the dynamic, complex nature of the work.

Terri Butler, PhD, works with faculty and students at the University of Washington and collaborating Pacific Northwest research institutions advising on commercialization pathways for biomedical technologies. She is the primary contact for the ITHS Drug and Device Advisory Committee and manages the WE-REACH Biomedical Entrepreneurship Training.

Terri draws on her industry experience to assist teams in vetting their ideas through a rigorous process of customer discovery, competitor analysis and market validation as well as laying out strategies for technical development. Prior to coming to the University Terri worked in key industry roles along the commercialization pathway, including invention, product development, FDA regulatory management, manufacturing scale-up, and sales and marketing.  She has worked at large and small companies, including 3M, Molecular Genetics, Bioenergy Life Sciences, and multiple university spin-out companies. Products she has commercialized include monoclonal antibodies, pharmaceutical release liner, nutritional formulations, and non-medical technologies in the high-tech materials field.  She is an inventor on 14 patents in coating processes, chemical formulations, and nutritional applications.

Teddy Johnson, PE, MBA is the Director of Technology Development at the Institute of Translational Health Sciences, a clinical associate professor in the UW School of Pharmacy, and a licensed professional engineer in the state of California. He joined the healthcare community over 25 years ago and has served start-up and Fortune 500 companies in research, design, clinical, marketing, and sales leadership roles; developing imaging, interventional, surgical, and digital health products. Over the years, Teddy has celebrated 2 IPO’s and 4 acquisitions, while earning numerous patents and commercializing dozens of new products worldwide. To foster the next generation of innovators, Teddy teaches in the Foster School Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) startup accelerator and the Biomedical Regulatory Affairs Master of Science (BRAMS) programs at the University of Washington, and he advises startup CEOs in Seattle, Vancouver, and Silicon Valley.

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Session 3: Planning/implementing new or additional device-related digital health projects/programs

September 19, 2023

About the Speakers

Cindy Jacobs, RN, JD, brings over 30 years of combined legal and health care experience to her role in the ITHS Technology Development Center. As a registered nurse before attending law school, she focused on the clinical specialty of neonatology, including 3 years in an advanced practice role. As an attorney, she has represented and advised health care clients regarding a variety of issues, including telemedicine and other health care technologies, FDA law, HIPAA, reimbursement and related compliance, health care contracting, risk management/professional liability, scope of practice/licensing, informed consent, and product liability. Cindy’s UW roles have included Assistant Attorney General in the UW Attorney General’s Office, Director of Clinical Risk Management for UW Medical Center, and Director of Clinical Projects for the UW School of Medicine.  She also continues to teach FDA Law at UW School of Law, which she has done since 2010, along with periodic law student seminars on telemedicine and healthcare clinical compliance. She is a member of the ITHS Drug and Device Advisory Committee.

John Scott, MD, MSc, FIDSA, is a Professor of Medicine (Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and Chief Digital Health Officer at UW Medicine.  He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Human Biology, attended Georgetown University School of Medicine cum laude, completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford University Hospitals, and then obtained sub-specialty training in Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington.  He joined the University of Washington faculty in 2005.

In 2009, he launched Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) in Washington State, the first place to replicate the ECHO model outside of New Mexico.  This innovative telehealth program helps clinicians serving in rural and underserved areas with the evaluation and treatment of common, complex, chronic diseases.  In 2015, he won the Warren Reid Award for excellence in health care for the state of Washington, in recognition of his telehealth work.  He chairs the Washington State Telehealth Collaborative and serves on the Telehealth committee for the Infectious Disease Society of America. The Washington State Medical Association recognized him with the Grassroots Advocate Award in 2020 for his work in advocating for policy changes for telemedicine at the state and federal level.

Joseph “Augie” D’Agostino, MEd, CISO, is currently the Chief Information Security Officer at University of Washington Medicine. The UW Medicine Security Program supports the hospital system, school of medicine (SOM), medical research, and Airlift Northwest. His career in information technology spans over twenty-five years. He has filled a variety of leadership roles in cyber security, governance, risk, and compliance over the last decade and has focused solely on healthcare for the last seven years. His most recent training was at Carnegie Mellon-Heinz College where he received a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Executive Certificate. Augie believes at the foundation of every successful security program exists a security aware culture that supports a “brilliant at the basics” approach to Information technology and security. He has a strong passion for mentoring, training, and developing others, providing opportunities to team members, and enabling others to see the “big picture” while working towards positive outcomes. He feels a powerful sense of purpose in the healthcare industry and enjoys working for an organization who has a mission “to improve the health of the public.”

Lenny Sanchez, JD, CHC, is the Director of Patient Privacy at UW Medicine Compliance. He has worked in the health care field for nearly fifteen years and is a proud Triple Dawg. Prior to attending the UW School of Law, Lenny served in roles at a private Institutional Review Board and the UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences. After graduation, Lenny investigated potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules as well as federal civil rights laws at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. He then returned to the UW in 2014 as a Patient Information Privacy team member and has been directing the program since 2018. He is passionate about serving the academic medical center community and loves the dynamic, complex nature of the work.

Terri Butler, PhD, works with faculty and students at the University of Washington and collaborating Pacific Northwest research institutions advising on commercialization pathways for biomedical technologies. She is the primary contact for the ITHS Drug and Device Advisory Committee and manages the WE-REACH Biomedical Entrepreneurship Training.

Terri draws on her industry experience to assist teams in vetting their ideas through a rigorous process of customer discovery, competitor analysis and market validation as well as laying out strategies for technical development. Prior to coming to the University Terri worked in key industry roles along the commercialization pathway, including invention, product development, FDA regulatory management, manufacturing scale-up, and sales and marketing.  She has worked at large and small companies, including 3M, Molecular Genetics, Bioenergy Life Sciences, and multiple university spin-out companies. Products she has commercialized include monoclonal antibodies, pharmaceutical release liner, nutritional formulations, and non-medical technologies in the high-tech materials field.  She is an inventor on 14 patents in coating processes, chemical formulations, and nutritional applications.

Teddy Johnson, PE, MBA is the Director of Technology Development at the Institute of Translational Health Sciences, a clinical associate professor in the UW School of Pharmacy, and a licensed professional engineer in the state of California. He joined the healthcare community over 25 years ago and has served start-up and Fortune 500 companies in research, design, clinical, marketing, and sales leadership roles; developing imaging, interventional, surgical, and digital health products. Over the years, Teddy has celebrated 2 IPO’s and 4 acquisitions, while earning numerous patents and commercializing dozens of new products worldwide. To foster the next generation of innovators, Teddy teaches in the Foster School Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) startup accelerator and the Biomedical Regulatory Affairs Master of Science (BRAMS) programs at the University of Washington, and he advises startup CEOs in Seattle, Vancouver, and Silicon Valley.