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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center would be honored to have your input on its Population and Public Health Analytics Needs Assessment in the creation of a new post-baccalaureate certificate program.  Your perspective on workforce needs is critical to our preparation of students to ensure they are equipped to support your efforts in population health management. 

The questionnaire is in 3 sections and should not take more than 15 minutes to complete.  Please access the survey at the link below, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the assessment.

https://tthsclubbock.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3lodTqEBpmj9tZ4

Thank you in advance for your participation and contributions!

Susan McBride, PhD, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FAAN

Professor

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

School of Nursing

3601 4th Street, Stop 6264

Lubbock, TX 79430-6264

Tel. (817) 319-6440

susan.mcbride@ttuhsc.edu   www.ttuhsc.edu/son

The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) are pleased to announce the Second Annual Texas Health Informatics Alliance Conference. The conference will be held in-person at The University of Texas at Arlington and hosted by the Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics (MICHI) at UTA on Friday, September 9, 2022.

THIA is a collective that aims to build informatics ties across Texas through partnerships in the following areas: research, data, policy, education, standards, and workforce development.

THIA is inviting researchers, developers, health professionals, information management professionals, data and information scientists, students, and anyone interested in health informatics to join the alliance and attend the conference.

The THIA conference will provide an opportunity to share, collaborate, and showcase the amazing work in health informatics and will feature presentations and keynote speakers from across Texas. The theme will be “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Accelerate Health”.

The conference will feature two keynote speakers, presentations, networking lunch, poster session, and closing reception. The keynote speakers are Bryan Vartabedian, M.D., FAAP, the Director of Community Medicine for the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition for Texas Children’s Hospital, America’s largest children’s hospital, and Edward H. Shortliffe, M.D., Ph.D., MACP, FACMI, Chair Emeritus & Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and former President & CEO of the American Medical Informatics Association. Dr. Vartabedian will present on the emerging digital culture of medicine and how new media can be leveraged by organizations and individual stakeholders in health care. Dr. Shortliffe will present on Intelligent Systems in Medicine and Health: The Role of AI.

This conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST on Sept. 9. The registration fee is $100. Registration is available through the THIA 2022 website: https://michi.uta.edu/conferences/thia-2022/

The THIA invites researchers, developers, health professionals, information management professionals, data and information scientists, and students to submit abstracts for presentations. Abstracts are due July 8, 2022.  Abstract submission details are available on the THIA 2022 website: https://michi.uta.edu/conferences/thia-2022/abstract-submission-information/

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. 

For more information about THIA, visit: https://michi.uta.edu/conferences/thia-2022/

Sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are available. Please visit our website for more information: https://michi.uta.edu/conferences/thia-2022/sponsorship/

Please feel free to reach out to us with questions, comments, and feedback by contacting  txhealthinfoalliance@gmail.com

Look for THIA on Twitter: @TexasHIAlliance

At the national ANIA conference this last April in Florida many of our board members got the opportunity to meet and brainstorm with other ANIA chapters. One of the ideas was to start collaborating on continuing education.  We all felt this would benefit everyone by giving access to more CE opportunities related to the field of informatics, allow us to see what other hospitals are doing outside of our own communities, and eventually partner on panel discussions making them more robust.  So, in addition to the CE opportunities your DFW chapter will be offering we will also be sending out information for you to partake in these additional CE opportunities offered by partnering ANIA chapters.  The Miami ANIA chapter has sent us a flyer to distribute for a CE offered on July 1^st. I hope many of you will be able to attend.  Don’t forget our next DFW ANIA webinar will be July 23^rd a flyer will be going out shortly with all the details. 

Upcoming CE opportunities to look for:

• July 1^st – Nurses’ views on change management in health care settings: A qualitative study sponsored by Miami ANIA chapter

• July 23^rd – Medical City and University of MA Hospital at home journey, update on study “Nurses' experiences using their EHRs from 2015 to 2020” and Regulatory Updates offered by DFW ANIA

• August date TBD – Provider Onboarding: How we successfully adapted during a pandemic offered by Miami ANIA chapter
• November 12^th – TBD offered by DFW ANIA

• Arizona
• Colorado
• Dallas/Fort Worth
• Heart of America
• Midwest
• New York Tri-State
• San Diego
• SoCal
• Western Pennsylvania

1. March 26th from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
2. July 23rd from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
3. November 12th from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM

• Men's pants
• Jackets of any size
• Winter wear
• Twin size blankets
• Backpacks

Join our chapter by donating the following items to meet Community Crossroads current needs:

• Men’s pants
• Jackets of any size
• Winter wear
• Twin size blankets
• Backpacks

Clean out your closets and encourage your neighbors, friends, or do a drive at work. Every little bit helps!  They take all new/used clothing (socks and undergarments must be new), shoes, and outerwear.

Call/Text Rachel Joines 817-846-6772 to coordinate collecting your donations at your office.

Community Crossroads drop off location: 1516 Hemphill St, Fort Worth, 76104

Drop-offs are accepted every Monday from 9 AM-11 AM or by arrangement, Wednesday 9 AM-11 AM and Thursday 7 AM-11 AM by calling 817-335-1231

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Greetings ANIA DFW Members.  It's time to start nominating new board members for 2022!  When you nominate yourself or one of your colleagues for the board, you are helping to ensure our legacy of greatness lives on!! 

Vacancies:

Voting Members

Voting members must be a nurse in senior roles within his/her career.

1. Vice President
2. Treasurer

Non-voting Members

Multiple areas and people needed from various backgrounds for non-voting member positions to assist with operational activities.

3. Communications
4. Enrollment/Recruitment
5. Event Planning
6. Chapter Meetings/WebEx Planning
7. Website Management

We hope you'll consider nominating yourself OR one of your employees, friends, or colleagues for this rewarding position.  **Please keep in mind, board membership is a 3-year commitment with potential for advancement**