FYI Sherri Sherrilynne Fuller, Ph.D. Professor Biomedical and Health Informatics School of Medicine and Department of Health Services (Adj) School of Public Health Co-Director, Center for Public Health Informatics University of Washington BOX 35-4943 Seattle, Washington 98105 206-221-7444 206-491-6380 (mobile) 206-616-5249 (FAX) <mailto:sfuller@u.washington.edu> sfuller@u.washington.edu From: bhi-folk-bounces@mailman2.u.washington.edu [mailto:bhi-folk-bounces@mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Sandy S. Turner Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 8:37 AM To: 'bhi-folk@uw.edu'; 'dbi@u.washington.edu' Subject: [BHI-Folk] Special Guest Lecturer Sponsored by CIPCT Program Importance: High Special Guest Lecturer Sponsored by CIPCT Program Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Health Sciences, Room T-661 The Clinical Informatics and Patient Centered Technologies (CIPCT) Program is sponsoring a lecture "Reducing Health Disparities through Informatics," by Dr. Suzanne Bakken, RN, DNSc, FAAN, FACMI, Columbia University. Dr. Bakken is the Director of the Center for Evidence-based Practice in the Underserved, Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Alumni Professor, Columbia University School of Nursing. Dr. Bakken's research pursuits are at the crossroads of healthcare informatics, evidence-based practice and underserved populations. Clinical interests include utilization of informatics interventions to aid patient self-management of illness, enhancement of health literacy, and improvement of patient safety through the use of clinical decision support and translating research to practice. Populations include: HIV/AIDS, depression, obesity, tobacco cessation. In her presentation Dr. Bakken will provide an overview of several projects that utilize informatics to reduce health disparities.