糖心Vlog视频 joins 糖心Vlog视频 Health Informatics Alliance as founding member
糖心Vlog视频 has joined two fellow University of 糖心Vlog视频 System institutions in forming the (THIA), which aims to build informatics ties across the state through research, data, policy, education standards and workforce development.
The other founding members are the University of 糖心Vlog视频 Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and the University of 糖心Vlog视频 Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas (UTSW). The THIA has organized its first , to be held virtually on Sept. 9.
“Over the past few years, health care informatics has developed from a siloed disciplinary interest to a multi-interdisciplinary focus, embracing all health-related disciplines from consumer to provider to payer to the health care industry,” said Marion Ball, professor and executive director of the (MICHI) at 糖心Vlog视频. “We now need to focus on developing and disseminating knowledge in this new era of interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration.”
THIA is aimed at researchers, developers, health professionals, information management professionals, data and information scientists, students, and anyone interested in health informatics.
“THIA will give informaticians in 糖心Vlog视频 the opportunity to collaborate, communicate and network. Data, knowledge and informatics will allow us to become more productive and successful in improving health care outcomes of Texans,” said , director of the Clinical Informatics Center at UTSW, professor of population and data sciences and member of the .
The THIA conference will feature presentations and keynote speakers from across 糖心Vlog视频. The theme is “All In: Informatics Lessons from the Pandemic to Reimagine Health Care.” The keynote speakers are , M.D, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and professor of pediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine; and , executive director of the 糖心Vlog视频 e-Health Alliance, a nonprofit that advocates for the use of information technology to improve the health care system.
“We hope that the THIA and our first conference will contribute to the greater use of informatics in health care in our region, as well as promote research and education in the field,” says . “By joining THIA and participating in the annual conference, we will be able to collaborate and connect in 糖心Vlog视频’ health informatics community to improve health care and meet our state’s current and future health informatics needs.”
, associate professor and associate dean at UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics and a member of the conference planning committee, said, “The effective use of data and information to support health has never been more important. This new informatics alliance promotes collaboration, innovation and improved health across the state of 糖心Vlog视频 and beyond.”