Education credits available to IQSC’s 8th Annual Data Summit on Oct. 9-10

The DFW Hospital Council Foundation Information and Quality Services Center’s (IQSC) 8th Annual Data Summit is just around the corner, scheduled for October 9-10.

The DFWHC Foundation has partnered with ACHE of North Texas, with members able to self-report the educational segments for qualifying credits. The event is approved for 5.5 HIMSS Education Credit Hours and 4.5 hours of CNE.

The event kicks off in-person on October 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., CDT, at the Texas Health Resources’ corporate offices in Arlington. This event will also be available virtually. Day two on October 10 will be virtual only from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon, CDT.

This year’s event will include 14 poster presentations, with sessions covering healthcare data, data analytics, community health and artificial intelligence.

Agenda and speakers include:

• “Creating a Large Language Model to Catalog Important Radiologist Recommendations” with Dr. Brett Moran, Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Parkland Health; and Alex Treacher, Principal Data, Applied Scientist at PCCI

• “Ambient Listening AI: Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Data Analysis” with Joni Padden, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer at Texas Health Resources; and Tsedey Melaku, VP, Clinical Informatics, at Parkland Health

• “Clinical Data Collection Roundtable” with Theresa Mendoza, Principal Data Services at the DFWHC Foundation; and Greg Shelton, BI Product Manager at the DFWHC Foundation

• “Turning Analytics into Action: Baylor Scott & White’s Value Achievement Program” with Kathy Defigueiredo, Director of Advanced Analytics at Baylor Scott and White; and Sally Barlow, Director of Strategic Advanced Analytics and Acute Clinical at Baylor Scott & White

• “Challenges and Successes in Establishing a Regional Trauma Registry” with Jacob Seil, Director of Information and Support Services at NCTTRAC

• “Sepsis Tools: Reducing Hospital Revisits and Readmissions” with Scott Masten, VP, Measurement Science and Performance Analytics at Hospital Quality Institute; and Candice Cam, Senior Data Analyst at Hospital Quality Institute

Registration information can be found here.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and DFW Hospital Council Foundation. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing Education for the healthcare team.