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Patient Privacy Symposium 2026

(Previously PANDAS Live)

September 30th, 11:00am - 3:30pm ET

Join us at the 2026 Patient Privacy Symposium to hear from industry experts dedicated to advancing the intersection of healthcare privacy, compliance, and technology.

This education activity has been submitted to the Compliance Certification Board (CCB)® and is currently pending their review for approval of CCB CEUs.

Develop Effective Compliance and Investigative Practices

Learn advanced techniques for conducting investigations, managing breaches, and establishing workflows, including leveraging machine learning for breach detection and fostering a culture of compliance and self-reporting within healthcare organizations.

Enhance AI and Privacy Governance in Healthcare

Gain practical knowledge on establishing interdisciplinary AI governance frameworks, implementing responsible practices, and integrating compliance and privacy strategies to ensure data protection and ethical AI usage in healthcare settings.

Foster Proactive Education and Culture in Privacy Compliance

Discover strategies for embedding privacy and confidentiality practices into daily operations, focusing on proactive education, micro-learnings, and creating a culture of self-reporting to prevent HIPAA violations and privacy breaches.

Mustafa Rahimi

Principal AI Strategist & Technical Leader - Healthcare & Life Sciences, AWS

John Nocito

Director of Privacy Investigations, Penn Medicine

Christen Cardreon, JM, CIPP/US

Data Privacy Protection Manager, AdventHealth

Melissa Jaquez

Senior Privacy Analyst, AdventHealth

Anne Kennedy

Business Systems Analyst, ECU Health

Heather Kole

Senior Privacy Specialist, ECU Health

Jessica Haberli

Deputy Director, Compliance Operations, Main Line Health

Katelyn Connors

Manager of Compliance Programs & Engagement, Main Line Health

Nicole Brown, MHA, RHIA, CHPC

Privacy Manager, City of Hope

Heather Arthur

Director of Privacy Strategy, Bluesight

Charlotte Clements

Product Manager, PrivacyPro, Bluesight

11:00 - 11:30am ET

Keynote: The Trust Equation: Securing Agentic AI in Healthcare

Mustafa Rahimi, Principal AI Strategist & Technical Leader, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AWS

We are excited to welcome Mustafa Rahimi as the keynote speaker for this year's Patient Privacy Symposium. This session will explore how AI is transforming the way teams work, and the fact that AI in healthcare is no longer a future promise, it's infrastructure being deployed at scale right now.

Mustafa, a certified AWS speaker, will share insights from leading healthcare organizations, discuss what agentic AI is capable of, and highlight how organizations are able to solve the trust equation.

11:00 - 11:30am ET

11:30am - 12:15pm ET

Quality and Respect in Privacy Monitoring Programs

John Nocito, Director of Privacy Investigations, Penn Medicine

Applying an investigator's mindset to privacy monitoring means controlling every aspect of an investigation to build rock-solid, supportable outcomes. See how taking a "high-quality" approach helps privacy leaders target top risks.

11:30am - 12:15pm ET

12:15 - 1:00pm ET

Stop Guessing, Start Measuring: Using Data to Optimize a Patient Privacy Program

Jessica Haberli, Deputy Director, Compliance Operations, Main Line Health
Katelyn Connors, Manager of Compliance Programs & Engagement, Main Line Health

Learn how to leverage key KPIs, categorize reactive vs. proactive data, and analyze unreviewed alerts to build a benchmark-level program that targets high-risk behaviors like repeat breaches.

12:15 - 1:00pm ET

1:00 - 1:15pm ET

Break

15 minutes to step away from your computer, grab a snack, watch videos of adorable pandas, and come back refreshed for the rest of the symposium.

1:00 - 1:15pm ET

1:15 - 2:00pm ET

Auditing and Monitoring: It's Not Just for Privacy

Nicole Brown, Privacy Manager, City of Hope
Angela Alton, Chief Privacy Officer, City of Hope

This session will help participants understand the role of auditing and monitoring in ensuring data integrity, explore the clinical and operational benefits of EHR access monitoring, and detail how auditing data can be leveraged for performance improvement and compliance.

1:15 - 2:00pm ET

2:00 - 3:00pm ET

People, Technology, AI: The Evolution of Patient Privacy Monitoring

Melissa Jaquez, Senior Privacy Analyst, AdventHealth
Christen Cardreon, Data Privacy Protection Manager, AdventHealth
Heather Kole, Senior Privacy Specialist, ECU Health
Anne Kennedy, Business Systems Analyst, ECU Health

This session explores how privacy monitoring has evolved from a manual, paper-based process to a technology-driven workflow. Panelists will discuss how people, technology, and AI are playing a critical role in their privacy monitoring posture.

2:00 - 3:00pm ET

3:00 - 3:30pm ET

New Feature: How Early Adopters are Accelerating Reporting and Investigations with AI

Heather Arthur, Director of Privacy Strategy, Bluesight
Charlotte Clements, Product Manager, PrivacyPro, Bluesight

Learn about upcoming AI-powered features that enable health systems to query EHR access and privacy data in plain English, cutting investigative time from hours to minutes.