Doswell Health Informatics Conference
Enhancing Clinician and Patient Well-Being Through Health Informatics
April 28, 2023
Conference Check-in | 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | 1st Floor Lobby
Continental Breakfast Included
NOTE: TWU Dallas parking garage floors 2-4 are reserved for conference attendees.
Welcome Remarks | Doswell Foundation Appreciation
Mikyoung A. Lee, PhD, RN Professor, Doswell Endowed Chair for Informatics and Healthcare Transformation
Texas Woman's University Dallas, Texas
Opening Keynote
9 - 10:15 a.m. | Room 1010 (Auditorium)
Anjum Khurshid, MD, PhD, FAMIA
Chief Data Scientist - Sentinel Operations Center
Faculty - Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
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.
Session A
Clinical Informatics / Patient Safety and Workplace Safety
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Room 2102
Moderator: Joni Padden, DNP, RN
Toni Akers, MBA, BSN, RN-BC
Baylor Scott & White Health System Temple, Texas
Jennifer Witten, MSN, RN-BC
Medical City Healthcare Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Texas
Grace Baldauf, MSN, RN-BC
Medical City Healthcare Plano, Texas
Session B
Public Health / Community Informatics
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Room 2702
Moderator: Jennifer Miff, MBA, BA
Venkatraghavan Sundaram, M-Pharm, PhD
Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation Dallas, Texas
Marsha Ingle, MA
Texas Health Resources Arlington, Texas
Susan McBride, PhD, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FAAN
The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing Tyler, Texas
Session C
Nursing Informatics Workforce Development
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Room 2706
Moderator: Ashley Hunsucker, MSN, RN
Mari Tietze, PhD, RN-BC, FHIMSS, FAAN
The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation Arlington, Texas
Mikyoung A. Lee, PhD, RN
Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing Dallas, Texas
Laurine Ndlovu, DNP, RN, MEDSURG-BC, NPD-BC
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, Texas
Lunch | 12 - 1 p.m. | IHSD 1st Floor Lobby, 3rd Floor Cafeteria
Poster Presentations and Exhibition Visits | 1 - 1:30 p.m. | IHSD 1st Floor Lobby
Poster Presenters and Exhibitors
Heather DeGrande, PhD, CCRN-K
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Corpus Christi, Texas
Estefanie Garduno, MD
Project Manager
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Emily McAllister, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner, DNP Student
Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing
Dallas, Texas
Jaesin Sa, PhD
Assistant Professor
Texas Woman’s University School of Health Promotion & Kinesiology
Denton, Texas
Shalet Thomas, MSN, RN-BC
Senior Nursing Informatics Specialist
Parkland Health Systems
Dallas, Texas
Ngan Tran, MS, BASc
PhD student, Research Assistant
University of North Texas College of Information
Denton, Texas
Teresa Wagner, DrPH, MS, CPH, RD/LD, CPPS, CHWI, DipACLM, CHWC
Assistant Professor, Project Director, Texas Center for Health Disparities University of North Texas Health Science Center
Clinical Executive for Health Literacy, SaferCare Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Sin Yu Wan, MS, RD, LD
Registered Dietitian
Texas Woman’s University
Denton, Texas
Session D
Public Health / Community Informatics
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Room 2102
Moderator: Lorrie Burkhalter, MS, MPH, CCRC
Yusuf Tamer, PhD
Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation Dallas, Texas
Madeline Ratoza, PT, DPT
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Austin, Texas
Texas Woman's University Houston, Texas
Session E
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Room 2702
Moderator: Kendra Sutton, DNP, RN-BC, NEA-BC
Dixie Rose, PhD, RN, ACUE
The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing Tyler, Texas
Teresa Bosler, PMP
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tenn.
UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas
Closing Keynote
2:45 - 4 p.m. | Room 1010 (Auditorium)
Katherine Lusk, MHSM, RHIA, FAHIMA
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships - Texas Health Services Authority
2021 President - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
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.
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, MSN, APRN
PhD Student and Research Assistant
Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing
Houston, Texas
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, MSHI, RN
Clinical Informatics Specialist - Medix/Trinity Health
Adjunct Professor - Texas Woman's University College of Nursing
Fort Worth, Texas / Dallas, Texas
Joshua Flanagan
Digital Content Manager
Texas Woman’s University
Denton, Texas
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, MD, FAAP, FACMI, FIAHSI
Associate Dean of Clinical Informatics
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Jennifer Miff, MBA
President
DFW Hospital Council Foundation
Dallas, Texas
Lisa Nash
Assistant to the Dean
Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing
Denton, Texas
Joni Padden, DNP, RN
Chief Nursing Information Officer
Texas Health Resources
Arlington, Texas
Ranjitha Rao, MBA
Budget/Financial Analyst
Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing
Denton, Texas
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