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Operations Research in Cancer Care Workshop

This is an add-on workshop for an additional $50 that can be purchased alone or in combination with conference tickets.

Monday, September 22, 2025 | Auditorium

12:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Check-in + Light Bites
12:30pm – 1:00pm

Opening Remarks
1:00pm – 1:10pm

Panel Discussion: Challenges and Opportunities for Operations Research in Healthcare
1:10pm – 1:55pm

Moderator: David Jaffray, PhD (MD Anderson Cancer Center)

Proffered Session: Operations Research in Cancer Care
2:00pm – 2:30pm

Moderator: Tolga Tezcan, PhD (Rice University)

2:00pm – 2:10pm: P. Ge et al., "A Machine Learning Approach for Adaptive Prediction of Postoperative Length of Stay” (Rice University)
2:10pm – 2:20pm: N. Mirzavand et al., "Data-Driven Approach for Perioperative Planning of Operating Room and Inpatient Capacity” (MD Anderson Cancer Center)
2:20pm – 2:30pm: S. Ramani et al., "Data-Driven Prediction of Acute Care Events among Outpatient Chemotherapy Patients” (Rice University)

Break

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Keynote Presentation
3:00pm – 3:50pm

Moderator: Jeffrey Siewerdsen, PhD (MD Anderson Cancer Center)

Timothy Chan, PhD “Old Dog, New Tricks: Modern Healthcare Applications of Classical Operations Research” (University of Toronto)

Proffered Session: Operations Research and AI in Healthcare
3:55pm – 4:25pm

Moderator: Timothy Chan, PhD (University of Toronto)

3:55pm – 4:05pm: B. Irungu et al., “TheraGrab: An Automated AI-Agentic Framework for Mental Health Provider Web Data Acquisition and Normalization” (UT Health Science Center at Houston)
4:05pm – 4:15pm: D. Bao et al., “DEXA Analysis Algorithm to Increase Radiologist Efficiency and Turnaround” (Houston Methodist)
4:15pm – 4:25pm: R. Garcia et al., “QALY-Maximizing Personalized Surveillance Imaging for Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Definitive Radiotherapy” (Rice University)

Closing Remarks
4:25pm – 4:30pm

Reception
4:30pm – 5:30pm