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DESCRIPTION:At our EMBS + CS Chapter Orange County Kickoff Session and Soci
 al Mixer\, Chair Gora Datta will explore the rapidly expanding global digi
 tal health landscape and the career pathways emerging across this high-imp
 act sector. As healthcare systems adopt AI-enabled tools\, interoperable s
 tandards such as HL7\, and scalable digital infrastructure\, demand is gro
 wing for professionals in clinical informatics\, health data engineering\,
  cybersecurity\, implementation science\, product innovation\, and public 
 health analytics. This session will provide insight into the skills\, rese
 arch directions\, and cross-sector opportunities shaping the future workfo
 rce—helping attendees position themselves for meaningful\, future-ready 
 careers in digital health.\n\nWarm regards\,\nPradyumna Kodgi\n\n- Vice Ch
 air\, IEEE Engineering in Medicine &amp; Biology Society (EMBS) – Orange Cou
 nty Chapter\n- Secretary\, IEEE Computer Society Orange County Chapter\n- 
 Senior Member\, IEEE\n\nSpeaker(s): Gora Datta\, \n\nAgenda: \nHigh-Level 
 Agenda\n\n4:30 – 5:15 PM | Meet &amp; Greet + Networking Reception\n\n-\nInf
 ormal networking\n\n-\nIntroduction to EMBS Orange County Committee\n\n-\n
 Introduction of New Office Bearers\n\n-\nOverview of 2026 Programs &amp; Initi
 atives\n\n5:15 – 6:00 PM | Featured Session\nGora Dutta – Global Digit
 al Health Landscape: Emerging Workforce Pathways &amp; Research Frontiers\n\n-
 \nCareer pathways in digital health\n\n-\nStandards &amp; interoperability (HL
 7\, AI governance)\n\n-\nResearch and innovation trends\n\n-\nQ&amp;A session\
 n\n6:00 – 7:00 PM | Community Dinner &amp; Collaboration Hour\n\n-\nDinner\n
 \n-\nThemed networking (industry\, academia\, students\, entrepreneurs)\n\
 n-\nSign-up for committees\, volunteer roles\, and upcoming events\n\n5270
  California Ave \, Irvine\, California\, United States\, 92617\, Virtual: 
 https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544192
LOCATION:5270 California Ave \, Irvine\, California\, United States\, 92617
 \, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544192
ORGANIZER:pkodgi@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:61
SUMMARY:[EMBS + CS] OC Meet\, Greet &amp; 2026 Season Launch
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544192
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 p\;&lt;strong&gt;Kickoff Session and Social Mixer&lt;/strong&gt;\, Chair&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong
 &gt;Gora Datta&lt;/strong&gt; will explore the rapidly expanding global digital hea
 lth landscape and the career pathways emerging across this high-impact sec
 tor. As healthcare systems adopt AI-enabled tools\, interoperable standard
 s such as HL7\, and scalable digital infrastructure\, demand is growing fo
 r professionals in clinical informatics\, health data engineering\, cybers
 ecurity\, implementation science\, product innovation\, and public health 
 analytics. This session will provide insight into the skills\, research di
 rections\, and cross-sector opportunities shaping the future workforce&amp;mda
 sh\;helping attendees position themselves for meaningful\, future-ready ca
 reers in digital health.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 1\;&quot;&gt;Warm regards\,&lt;b
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