
Keynotes
HL7 FHIR DevDays
Amsterdam | Hybrid 2023
Consumer voices: Why interoperability matters
Hear first hand patient and caregiver experiences accessing, using, and sharing their health information. An inside look at what The Sequoia Project is doing to engage everyday people in the interoperability community.

Brenda Shipley
Interoperability Matters Program Lead, The Sequoia Project
Come and listen to Brenda on Wednesday, June 7 from 17:05-17:30 hrs
Women for FHIR Panel
Let’s hear from women around the world who are making a big impact in the community! Whether it be through influential standards development or prominent implementations, this panel session will be an opportunity to interact with the feminine side of FHIR. We invite everyone to listen to the stories and learn from the leaders who have trail-blazed their paths. There will be a panel discussion followed by audience Q&A – come support one another as we expand our advocacy!
Panel members

Michaela Ziegler
eHealth Solution Consultant, ahdis ag

Simone Heckman
CEO, Gefyra GmbH

Virginia Lorenzi
Technical Lead Analyst, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Vivian Neilley
Product Manager, Google Gloud
Panel host

Rien Wertheim
CEO with Firely
Come and listen to the panel on Wednesday, June 7 from 16:45-17:05 hrs
The waste of one operation, my operation
Nothing happens until something moves*
*Albert Einstein

Maria Koijck
Spatial Artist, Bas-is
Come and listen to Maria on Thursday, June 8 from 08:30-08:50 hrs
Blessed with ignorance

Emma Bruns
Doctor, writer, publicist
Come and listen to Emma on Thursday, June 8 from 16:45-17:20 hrs
Where’s the Nurse?
Nurses are the largest healthcare workforce, and consequently the biggest group of users of healthcare technology. The presentation will discuss the importance of interoperability and standards for data collection and use with a focus on nurses, and what the implications are if you don’t involve nurses (and other users) in technology initiatives.

Dawn Dowding
Professor in Clinical Decision Making, The University of Manchester
Come and listen to Dawn on Friday, June 9 from 15:35-16:10 hrs
Closing Keynote

Grahame Grieve
Healthcare Intersections, FHIR Product Director
Come and listen to Grahame on Friday, June 9 from 16:10-16:30 hrs