TEXAS HEALTH INFORMATICS ALLIANCE WORKSHOP 2025
Register HERE: Texas Health Informatics Alliance Workshop 2025
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
General = $25
Students = FREE
Speakers = FREE
** FREE w/ Discount Code. Please email Jitenga.knox@uta.edu to claim code **
Agenda
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Thursday, April 24, 2025
TWU Dallas Campus
1:00 – 1:15 PM: Welcome Remarks (Dr. Mikyoung Lee)
Conference Information (Dr. Sharon Blackerby)
1:15 – 1:30 PM: Transition to Workshop Session Rooms
1:30 – 3:00 PM: Concurrent Workshop Sessions
Room 1010
(Auditorium)
Session A (Concurrent): Research Working Group – Chair, Dr. Mikyoung Lee (Room 3620)
An interactive session to explore grant opportunities, develop collaborative research ideas, and engage in hands-on grant writing. Subgroups include:
- Health Disparities Research – Addressing health literacy, social determinants, and public datasets – (Dr. Laurie Long and Dr. Zhaoli Liu)
- Interoperability Challenges in EHRs – A Multi-stakeholder Perspective – (Dr. John Kilburn and Sonya Braddy)
- Data Literacy Development – Improving data literacy resources and communication – (Lorrie Burkhalter and Dr. Janice Miles)
- AI Implementation – Exploring AI-driven innovations for patient care – (Dr. Ling Chu)
*Note: New subgroups will be formed based on participants’ interests.*
Session B (Concurrent): Policy & Standard Working Group – Moderator, Lakshmi Chandrabhanu (Room 2102)
Hands on session to explore Texas Legislative Activity related to health informatics, creating an understanding of how to follow activity, understand the impact and engage in advocacy efforts. Open Discussion on data usability efforts nationally and within Texas with prioritization of workgroup member support.
- Legislative and Advocacy Engagement (how to find your representatives, advocacy examples, follow bills, etc.) – (Lakshmi Chandrabhanu)
- Texas Session and Health Information Technology (HIT) – (Nora Cox)
- Understanding current status
- What does this mean for healthcare and informatics
- Artificial Intelligence legislation
3:00 – 3:15 PM: Break – Networking & Exhibitor Visit
3:15 – 4:45 PM: Workshop Session
1st Floor Lobby
Session C (Concurrent): Education & Workforce Development Working Group – Chair, Dr. Mari Tietze (Room 2102)
Explore the role of AI in education, focusing on simulation, trust, and responsible AI use.
Topics include:
- AI-Powered Simulation-Based Education – (Dr. Jennifer Roye)
- AI & EHRs: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – (Dr. John Kilburn)
- AI Tools for Teaching – Skills and Assessment – (Dr. Shakera Moreland)
- Prompt Engineering Mastery – Optimizing generative AI outputs with effective prompts for teaching – (Dr. Mari Tietze)
- Teaching AI without sacrificing critical thinking – (Dr. Elise Lambert and Dr. John Jordan)
4:45 – 5:00 PM: Concluding Remarks (Dr. Marion Ball)
Room 1010
(Auditorium)
Continuing Education Information
To Obtain Contact Hours for Nursing and HIMSS at THIA 2025 Symposium:
- Attend 90% of each session you choose
- Complete and submit a post-activity evaluation. (Additional information will be provided at the conference)
The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission (ANCC) on Accreditation. The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation is a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Approved Education Partner (AEP).
2025 Doswell Health Informatics Conference
AI in Healthcare: Bridging Innovation, Practice and Education
Friday, April 25, 2025 | TWU Dallas | 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Presented by the Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing
Parking
TWU Event Location:
Address: 5500 Southwestern Medical Ave. Dallas, TX 75235
* Visitor parking is available from the second floor to the rooftop of the garage. *
