OHO U Drupal Healthcare Conference: Registration

Drupal's versatility, security, and affordability have made it a top technology choice for healthcare marketers. Join our free online conference on July 18th at 1:00 pm EDT to learn how hospitals and health systems like yours are using its powerful capabilities to create impactful digital experiences. You'll take away practical and actionable ideas to save valuable time, streamline your work, and improve your effectiveness.

Agenda (subject to change)

• Introductions and welcome
• Jason Smith, OHO: "Build It Up or Burn It Down?: The Future of Website Design and Development"
• Martin Anderson-Clutz, Acquia: "What's New and Exciting in Drupal"
• Mike Conley and Akeem Williams, OHO: "Streamlining and Simplifying Drupal Publishing: A Checklist of Best Practices"
• Break
• Tim Lehnen and C.J. Pagtakhan, Drupal Association: "The Future of Drupal: What's Beyond D10"
• Panel discussion with fellow marketers: Amanda Nicolai, Oregon Health & Science University; Beth Ristaino, Hebrew SeniorLife; Ashley Legacy, BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont
• Alex Dressler, Epic Systems: "Integrating Drupal and Epic to Improve User Experience and Drive Appointments"
• Jason Smith, OHO: "Maximizing Search Visibility with Drupal"
• Wrap-up
   

Jason Smith, Co-founder and Managing Director, OHO

Jason leads a talented team of designers, developers, and strategists to create award-winning digital marketing and strategy work. He's launched numerous websites for clients and offers a deeply insightful perspective into each business and industry with which he consults. Jason's depth of experience in marketing, user research, graphic design, and television advertising make him uniquely qualified to create successful marketing strategies that marry messaging with design, information architecture, and technology.
 

Alex Dressler, Team Lead, Epic Systems

Alex has been at Epic Systems for almost a decade in progressively senior client service and support roles. He works directly with hospitals and health systems as they implement Epic, advising them on best practices to capitalize on its extensive capabilities. Alex lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

 

Martin Anderson-Clutz,  Senior Solutions Engineer, Acquia

Martin is a high-profile member of the Drupal community as a veteran developer, serial code contributor, and popular writer and speaker. He speaks regularly at user groups, local Drupalcamps, and Drupalcons and has also appeared on the Talking Drupal podcast as a guest and host. Martin's also a prolific writer and has been published on OpenSource and several other sites. He lives in London, Ontario.
 

Tim Lehnen, Chief Technology Officer, Drupal Association

Tim is the head technologist at the Drupal Association, leading the engineering team that helps the community build Drupal. Active in the Drupal world for over 15 years, he's a prolific code and documentation contributor. Tim frequently helps organize and/or speaks at Drupal gatherings, including the recent Drupalcon 2023 in Pittsburgh. Tim lives in Portland, Oregon.
 

Akeem Williams, Director of Development, OHO

A 15-year OHO veteran, Akeem currently leads the agency's team of UI developers, back-end developers, and QA analysts. Over his career, he's  worked in the roles of a UX designer, visual designer, and developer. Akeem ultimately found his passion to be problem-solving in code but he loves it even more when solutions require a strategic intersection of design and development. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Ashley Legacy, Manager of Digital Engagement, BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont

Ashley leads all digital efforts (public website, email/SMS, social media, and blog) at BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont. Amongst her successes, Ashley helped the organization move to Drupal and launch its new website, bluecrossvt.org. Ashley has used Drupal throughout her career, both in healthcare and high education. She lives in central Vermont.

Beth Ristaino, Project Manager, Hebrew SeniorLife

Beth is the Marketing and Communications Project Manager at Hebrew SeniorLife in Boston. In this role, she's helped redesign and/or replatform four different websites, including Hebrew SeniorLife’s main website, its intranet site, its public blog, and the website for the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research. Beth has been using Drupal since 2018.

C.J. Pagtakhan, Digital Professional, Drupal Association

With over 20 years of digital experience, primarily as an independent consultant, C.J. has been leading and positively impacting organizational outcomes for clients globally, through project management, business analysis, user experience, and agile product ownership. He also brings digital product management experience from his time being responsible for the University of Manitoba’s Drupal website, and intranet.  C.J. listens to the needs of clients and proposes solutions to support and advance their business.

Amanda Nicolai, Manager of Digital Strategy, Oregon Health & Science University

Amanda has spent the past 20 years working on every aspect of digital experiences, marketing, and communications. At Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), she oversees a team responsible for the enterprise's digital strategy. Amanda has also taught digital marketing courses at Portland State University and been a guest lecturer at the University of Oregon. She's a popular conference speaker, too.