Kennedy Space Center · FloridaGeneral Agenda

CommHIT26

Celebrating 15 years of connecting
technology, humanity, and better community health

December 10–11, 2026

CommHIT Headquarters at the
Astronauts Memorial Foundation

1210–1126

Day 1 · Thurs, Dec 10 · 8am–5:30pm

Opening Day: Out of Hospital Care

Co-hosted by First There First Care, AHCA & PAHCOM · 10 sessions

Day 2 · Fri, Dec 11 · 8am–2pm

Main Program: Mental Performance

Neuroscience, voice, clarity, and resilience · 5 sessions

CommHIT Headquarters · Astronauts Memorial Foundation
SR 405, Building M6-306 · Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
Entry requires NASA security clearance.

Day1

Thursday, December 10, 2026

Opening Day: Out of Hospital Care

8am–5:30pm · 10 sessions

8–9am

Registration, Networking, & Exhibits

9–9:25am

National Anthem

Welcome to CommHIT26: Out of Hospital Care

Co-hosted by First There First Care, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, & the Professional Association of Health Care Office Management

Kendra Siler, PhDCommHIT CEO
Lauren Young-Work, LCSWPalm Beach County Fire Rescue
Karen Blanchette, MBAPAHCOM Executive Director

9:25–10am

CommHIT Everywhere: Inside the Architecture Enabling Proactive Rural Care

Kendra Siler, PhD
David Willis, MDCommHIT Chief Medical Information Officer

10–10:15am

Networking & Exhibits

10:15–11:15am

AHCA and Florida Health Information Exchange CMS

Details coming soon

11:15–11:30am

Networking & Exhibits

11:30am–12:15pm

Mobile Health & Community Pharmacy Access Collaborative PanelPanel

Moderated by Kendra Siler, PhD

Matt Thompson, MD, FACEPTelescope Co-Founder & CEO
Jeremy CoombsAcadian Health
Cara Gluck, MPHFlorida Department of Health–Nassau County (OB) Health Officer
Scott CalesHilliard Pharmacy Pharmacy Manager
Kevin Salzer, AICP, MSPCommHIT Chief Technology Officer

12:15–1pm

Lunch

1–1:45pm

Music Forms Memories Keynote Exploration: Fireside ExperienceKeynote

Michael FeinsteinFive-time GRAMMY® nominated artist, #1 New York Times Best Selling author, and preservationist of the Great American Songbook
Kendra Siler, PhD

1:45–2pm

Networking & Exhibits

2–2:45pm

CommHIT Everywhere Florida Pre-Hospital Care Financial Sustainability

Aaron MalloyParalign Clinical Integrated Network CEO
Kendra Siler, PhD
David Willis, MD
Justin Duncan, BS, NRP, CCEMT-P, FP-CWashington County Ambulance District CEO

2:45–3pm

Networking & Exhibits

3–3:45pm

Academic–Community Partnerships Advancing Better Care PanelPanel

Moderated by Kendra Siler, PhD

Karen Panetta, PhD, NAE, NAI Fellow, IEEE Fellow, AIAA Fellow, EurASc Fellow, AAIA Fellow, NASA JOVE FellowTufts University Dean of Graduate Education for the School of Engineering & Inventor Hall of Fame Inductee
Glenn Barnes, DNP, RN, EMT-P, NHDP-BC, FWEM, FAWMTexas A&M DNP-Extreme Environment Nursing Content Coordinator
Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RNFlorida Center for Nursing Executive Director & University of South Florida College of Nursing Associate Professor
Riley T. Krotz, PhDFlorida State University Herbert Wertheim College of Business Assistant Professor of Marketing
Janeen M. Blythe, DPT, ATC, GCSUniversity of Florida College of Public Health & Health Professions Department of Physical Therapy Clinical Research Coordinator III

3:45–4pm

Networking & Exhibits

4–4:45pm

Applying Remote Patient Monitoring for Better Rural OutcomesPanel

Moderated by David Willis, MD

Panelists to be announced

4:45–5pm

Networking & Exhibits

5–5:15pm

CommHIT Everywhere: Advancing Rural Response with Drones

Gordon Folkes IIIArcher First Response Systems, Founder & CEO

5:15–5:30pm

CommHIT Everywhere Spoken Word

E Stanley RichardsonARTSPEAKSgnv Inc.

Day2

Friday, December 11, 2026

Main Program: Mental Performance

8am–2pm · 5 sessions

8–9am

Registration, Networking, & Exhibits

9–9:45am

National Anthem · Welcome to CommHIT26!

"Even the Lion Protects Himself Against Flies": Dealing with Distraction Through Discernment

Kendra Siler, PhDCommHIT CEO

9:45–10:30am

The Human Signal: What Your Voice Communicates Before Your Words

Tracy GoodwinCaptivate the Room Founder

10:30–11am

Networking & Exhibits

11am–12pm

A Round Table Discussion with Max Planck on the Frontiers of Brain SciencePanel

Vidhya Rangaraju, PhDMax Planck Neuroenergetics Lab Research Group Leader
Sarah A. Stern, PhDMax Planck Lab for Integrative Neural Circuits and Behavior Research Group Leader
Karen Panetta, PhD, NAE, NAI Fellow, IEEE Fellow, AIAA Fellow, EurASc Fellow, AAIA Fellow, NASA JOVE FellowTufts University Dean of Graduate Education for the School of Engineering, Inventor Hall of Fame Inductee, & 2026 IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal Recipient
Kendra Siler, PhD

12–12:45pm

Lunch

12:45–1:30pm

Build, Protect, & Restore: Mission Accepted

David Willis, MDCommHIT Chief Medical Information Officer

1:30–2pm

Conditions for Clarity: Designing Environments That Reduce Cognitive Noise

Kevin Salzer, AICP, MSPCommHIT Chief Technology Officer

Plan your visit

Headquartered at the Astronauts Memorial Foundation

Venue

CommHIT Headquarters
SR 405, Building M6-306
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

Parking and entry

Entry requires registration by November 30 and NASA security clearance. You will receive parking and entry instructions by December 8, 2026.

Register

Seats are limited.
commhit.org/commhit26

Watch the CommHIT26 video on the event page.

Celebrating 15 years of connecting technology, humanity, and better community health

Opening Day: Out of Hospital Care

Main Program: Mental Performance

Welcome to CommHIT26: Out of Hospital Care

CommHIT Everywhere: Inside the Architecture Enabling Proactive Rural Care

AHCA and Florida Health Information Exchange CMS

Mobile Health & Community Pharmacy Access Collaborative PanelPanel

Music Forms Memories Keynote Exploration: Fireside ExperienceKeynote

CommHIT Everywhere Florida Pre-Hospital Care Financial Sustainability

Academic–Community Partnerships Advancing Better Care PanelPanel

Applying Remote Patient Monitoring for Better Rural OutcomesPanel

CommHIT Everywhere: Advancing Rural Response with Drones

CommHIT Everywhere Spoken Word

"Even the Lion Protects Himself Against Flies": Dealing with Distraction Through Discernment

The Human Signal: What Your Voice Communicates Before Your Words

A Round Table Discussion with Max Planck on the Frontiers of Brain SciencePanel

Build, Protect, & Restore: Mission Accepted

Conditions for Clarity: Designing Environments That Reduce Cognitive Noise

Headquartered at the Astronauts Memorial Foundation

Celebrating 15 years of connecting
technology, humanity, and better community health