UTA Hosts Health Informatics Conference To Shape The Future Of Responsible AI In Healthcare

Keynote Speakers and Sessions

"Our conference has become a must-attend event for anyone in health informatics," said Marion Ball, Presidential Distinguished Professor, Raj and Indra Nooyi Endowed Distinguished Chair in Bioengineering, and executive director of the Center for Innovation in Health Informatics. "AI is touching every field these days and it's important to have an open and honest dialogue of how it's impacting health care. We have two great keynote speakers and panel discussions on AI that will make this conference the best yet."

The morning sessions will begin with a keynote address from Wendy Chapman, Associate Dean for Health Informatics and Chief Learning Health Officer at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Her presentation is titled "Practice of Trustworthy and Responsible AI Operations in Health Care."

Additional morning programming features a presentation by Nora Cox, Chief Executive Officer of the Texas e-Health Alliance, on "AI and Informatics Legislation—Outcomes from the 2025 Session." A panel discussion on "Ethical Cybersecurity" will also be featured, with Syed AbuMusab, assistant professor of philosophy at UTA, among the participants.

In the afternoon, Lisa Bazis, Chief Information Security Officer at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will deliver the keynote, "Best Practices for AI Security." The conference will conclude with a panel discussion titled "What's Next for AI in Health Care?" featuring Sharon Blackerby, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing at UTA.

Collaboration and Co-Sponsors

Along with UTA, the conference is co-sponsored by UT Health Science Center at Houston, Texas State University, Texas Woman's University, UT Southwestern, and the University of North Texas.

More Information

For more information about the conference, including registration details, please visit cihi.uta.edu.