2023 Doswell Health Informatics Conference

Theme: Enhancing Clinician and Patient Well-Being Through Health Informatics

April 28, 2023  |  TWU Dallas

Presented by the Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing

Thank you

Thank you for a wonderful event. We appreciate all who presented and attended. We are already getting prepared for next time. For more information, check out the 2023 Doswell Health Informatics Proceedings, the 2023 wrap-up and the 2023 photo gallery below. To prepare to submit an abstract for the 2025 conference, see the 2025 Doswell Health Informatics Conference Abstract Guidelines.

2023 Wrap-up

2023 Conference Proceedings

2023 Photo Gallery

As the 2023 Doswell Health Informatics Conference is free, we offer the opportunity to donate to the Health Informatics Scholarship Fund. Those who provide a gift will be recognized as a benefactor if they so choose. Thank you greatly for your support.

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Keynote Speakers

Profile photo of Anjum Khurshid, MD, PhD, FAMIA

Anjum Khurshid, MD, PhD, FAMIA

Chief Data Scientist - Sentinel Operations Center
Faculty - Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute

Opening Keynote: 9 - 10:15 a.m.  |  Room 1010 (Auditorium)

Anjum Khurshid, MD, PhD was previously the Co-Chief of Health Informatics in the Data Science and Epidemiology Division at the Department of Population Health. He also served as the inaugural Director of Data Integration at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.

He is currently the co-principal investigator on community-wide projects for integrating social determinants of health in electronic health records and developing patient engagement platforms for health data.

Khurshid received the Health Informatics Innovator Award in 2013 as the principal investigator of the $13.5 million Crescent City Beacon Community Program in New Orleans. He also established the Louisiana Clinical Data Research Network (now REACHnet) as part of PCORnet.


Profile photo of Katherine Lusk, MHSM, RHIA, FAHIMA

Katherine Lusk, MHSM, RHIA, FAHIMA

Vice President of Strategic Partnerships - Texas Health Services Authority
2021 President - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

Closing Keynote: 2:45 - 4 p.m.  |  Room 1010 (Auditorium)

Katherine Lusk, MHSM, RHIA, FAHIMA focuses on cross-industry facilitation of trusted data exchange that supports innovation and data mobility in her role as the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for the Texas Health Services Authority.

She has long championed interoperability serving in multiple roles including leading the THSA Interoperability Collaborative, DirectTrust Board, eHealth Exchange Workgroup, ONC Patient Identity Workgroup, Epic’s Care Everywhere Governing Council, ONC/AHIMA Project US Companion Guide, AHIMA Board and as the AHIMA 2021 President and Chair.

She is a strong believer in the power of informatics to bridge health care delivery gaps.

For more information on health informatics at TWU, see our Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics

Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics

Target Audience and Conference Focal Points

Anyone interested in the field of health informatics, including informaticists, scientists, researchers, faculty, clinicians, industry representatives, public health representatives, members of community organizations, healthcare policymakers, consultants and students.

Conference Focal Points

  1. Strategies to enhance through health informatics applications in:

    • Patient well-being

    • Patient safety

    • Disease prevention

    • Health promotion

  2. Deep dive into the value of interoperability regarding:

    • Health information and data across entities on the health care continuum

    • Relevant standards and policies

  3. Solutions to:

    • Reduce documentation burden

    • Ensure healthy and safe work environments

    • Improve workflow efficiency for health care providers

  4. Opportunities to better acquire, process and utilize data from various sources

  5. Interprofessional education for fostering future leaders in health informatics and data science


2023 Doswell Health Informatics Conference Planning Committee

Mikyoung Lee Profile

Mikyoung A. Lee, PhD, RN
Planning Committee Chair

Professor, Doswell Endowed Chair for Informatics and Healthcare Transformation
Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing
Dallas, Texas

 

Judith Brandon Profile

Judith Brandon, MSN, APRN
PhD Student and Research Assistant
Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing
Houston, Texas

 

Lorri Burkhalter Profile

Lorrie Burkhalter, MS, MPH, CCRC
Population Science Research Program Manager 
Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

 

Angela Carson Profile

Angela Carson, MSHI, RN
Clinical Informatics Specialist - Medix/Trinity Health
Adjunct Professor - Texas Woman's University College of Nursing
Fort Worth, Texas / Dallas, Texas

 

Joshua Flanagan Profile

Joshua Flanagan
Digital Content Manager
Texas Woman’s University
Denton, Texas

 

Ashley Hunsucker Profile

Ashley Hunsucker, MSN, RN
Clinical Informatics Advisor - Patient Physician Network
Adjunct Professor - Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing
Plano, Texas / Dallas, Texas

 

Christoph Lehmann Profile

Christoph Lehmann, MD, FAAP, FACMI, FIAHSI
Associate Dean of Clinical Informatics
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

 

Jennifer Miff Profile

Jennifer Miff, MBA
President
DFW Hospital Council Foundation
Dallas, Texas

 

Lisa Nash Profile

Lisa Nash
Assistant to the Dean
Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing
Denton, Texas

 

Joni Padden Profile

Joni Padden, DNP, RN
Chief Nursing Information Officer
Texas Health Resources
Arlington, Texas

 

Ranjitha Rao Profile

Ranjitha Rao, MBA
Budget/Financial Analyst
Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing
Denton, Texas

 

Kendra Sutton Profile

Kendra Sutton, DNP, RN-BC, NEA-BC 
Director Telehealth Nursing - Baylor Scott & White Health
Adjunct Professor - Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing
Dallas, Texas