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Fourth Annual Conference:
ALL IN: The Future is Here – Augmented Intelligence in Health Care
The University of Texas Arlington (UTA), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Texas State University (TXST), Texas Woman’s University (TWU), and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) are pleased to announce the Fourth Annual Texas Health Informatics Alliance Conference. This conference will bring together the Health Informatics community in Texas, provide an opportunity to share, collaborate, showcase the amazing work in Health Informatics, and feature presentations and keynote speakers from our state. This year, it will be hosted as an in-person conference on Friday, September 20, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST at The University of Texas Arlington in Arlington, Texas.
The motto for the Fourth Annual Texas Health Informatics Alliance Conference is “ALL IN: The Future is Here – Augmented Intelligence in Health Care”. We invite researchers, developers, health professionals, information management professionals, data and information scientists, and students to submit abstracts. While we anticipate that the focus will be on the topic listed below, we welcome contributions addressing other relevant topics or in the field of general Health Informatics.
Augmented intelligence, the fusion of human expertise with advanced computational capabilities, is reshaping the landscape of healthcare delivery, diagnosis, treatment, and patient outcomes. At THIA 2024, we will delve into the latest advancements, challenges, and ethical considerations surrounding the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), big data analytics, and robotics into healthcare. Join us for keynote, panel, and lightning talk presentations as well as interactive workshops as we navigate the intersection of technology and humanity that empowers healthcare professionals, enhances patient care, and ultimately transforms lives.
The opening keynote speaker is Dr. David Jaffray from the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Following the keynote is a workshop led by Nora Cox, Chief Executive Officer of the Texas e-Health Alliance. Ms. Cox will be leading a session on governance and monitoring of AI, with a focus on Texas House Bill 2060, the creation of the artificial intelligence advisory council. The panel session is “Augmented Intelligence in Healthcare: Insights from the Information C-Suite”. During this panel, CIOs and CMIOs from across the state will speak to challenges they are facing in augmented intelligence in health care. In the afternoon workshop “Prompting Innovation in Health Care through AI”, we will review the impact of generative AI in healthcare, highlighting key considerations for safe and effective implementation. We will have an overview presentation on Microsoft Co-Pilot and then end with a 75 minute team-based hands-on lab exploring two prompts to increase your efficiency when using AI and working as a team to develop output. Be sure you bring your laptop!
This conference will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT on September 20. The registration fee is $100. Registration closes on Wednesday, September 4 at 5 pm CDT. Registration is available through the THIA 2024 website:
By joining THIA and participating in the annual conference, you will be able to collaborate and connect in the Texas Health Informatics community to improve health care and meet our state’s current and future Health Informatics needs.
Planning Committee
The conference is planned collaboratively by the Center for Innovation in Health Informatics (CIHI) at UTA, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, Department of Health Informatics and Information Management at TXST, The Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing at TWU, and the Clinical Informatics Center at UTSW. Conference Chairpersons for the 2024 conference are:
Marion J. Ball, EdD, FLHIMSS, FCHIME, FAAN, FACMI
Raj and Indra Nooyi Endowed Distinguished Chair in Bio-engineering
Presidential Distinguished Professor
Executive Director of the Center for Innovation in Health Informatics
The University of Texas at Arlington
Mujeeb A. Basit, MD, MMSc
Associate Professor in Internal Medicine
Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer, UTSW Health System
Associate Director, Clinical Informatics Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Susan H. Fenton, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA
Dr. Doris L. Ross Professor
Vice Dean for Education
Director, Center for Quality Health IT Improvement
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
David Gibbs, PhD, CPHIMS, CPHI, CHDA, CHPS, CISSP, FHIMSS,
Associate Professor
Chair of the Department of Health Informatics & Information Management
Texas State University
Mikyoung Angela Lee, PhD, RN
Professor
Doswell Endowed Chair for Informatics and Healthcare Transformation
Program Director, Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics
The Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing
Texas Woman’s University