3rd Annual Health Research and Education Summit

Marcus Welcome Center, Wichita State University
Friday, April 3rd, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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8:00 a.m.

 

Reception

8:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks and Discussion with University Leadership

  • Opening Remarks and Biomedical Campus and NIHSI Updates
    • Rick Muma, President, Wichita State University
    • Monica Lounsbery, Senior Executive Vice President and Provost, WSU
  • Opening Remarks
    • Laura Tatpati, M.D., Professor and Dean, KU School of Medicine-Wichita
    • Sheree Utash, President, WSU Tech

9:30 a.m.

9:45 a.m.

Q&A and Brainstorming on NIHSI

  • Jason Ladner, Director, Industry Engagement in Health Innovation, WSU
  • Mat Meuther, WSU Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
  • Potential discussion topics include local health institution and infrastructure needs, patient services gaps, and future NIHSI collaboration opportunities.

9:45 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

Coffee Break

10:00 a.m.

10:45 a.m.

Session I: Research

  • New Initiatives and Directions in Public Health
    Chantal Nez Dominguez, MPH
    Program Manager, Center for Public Health Initiatives (CPHI), Community Engagement Institute

  • Health Humanities and its Intersections
    Susan V. H. Castro, PhD
    Associate Professor of Philosophy, Director of HealthHum, Wichita State University

  • Advancing Health Care for Multilingual Communities
    Rachel Showstack, PhD
    Associate Professor of Spanish and Founding Director, Alce su Voz, Wichita State University

  • Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injury Intervention Research
    Michael Jorgensen, PhD
    Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering, Wichita State University

  • Lactation Simulation
    Jolynn Dowling, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC, IBCLC
    College of Nursing, Wichita State University

  • Workload-Informed Operations in Emergency Medical Services
    Setareh Darvishi, PhD Candidate
    WSU Industrial Engineering; Supervisor: Laila Cure, PhD

10:45 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

Session II: Research

  • When the Algorithm Is Confidently Wrong: Why AI Needs a Biostatistician in the Room
    Hayrettin Okut, PhD
    Biostatistician, KUMC-Wichita

  • The Kansas Data Trust
    Misty Bruckner, MPA
    Nigel Soria, PhD
    Public Policy & Management Center and WSU Research Economist & Data Scientist

  • Tools for Machine Learning
    Terrance Figy, PhD
    Associate Professor of Physics and Director, High Performance Computing, WSU

  • Postural Stability of People with Low Vision While Using Augmented Reality Devices
    Sarika Gopalakrishnan, PhD, FAAO
    Research Program Manager, Envision Research Institute, Inc.

  • Biological Tubes: Form, Function, and Pathology
    Raj Logan, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, WSU

  • Collaborations in Biomedical Engineering and Health Professions
    Nils Hakansson, PhD
    Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Physical Therapy, WSU

12:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

Lunch Provided

  • Lunch available for attendees

12:15 p.m.

12:45 p.m.

Keynote: Transforming Healthcare with AI and Data Science

  • Dr. Dursun Delen, Regents Professor and Director of Research, Center for Health Systems Innovation, Oklahoma State University

1:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

Session III: Education

  • Leveraging the Health Systems Science Curricula to Operationalize Holism in Osteopathic Medical Education via the Biopsychosocial Model of Health
    Paul Misasi, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty; Track Director, Health Systems Science, Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • WVCTSI and WV AHEC Collaboration: Increasing Future Rural Healthcare Providers' Knowledge of Clinical and Translational Science
    Heather Henderson, EdD
    Associate Dean for Research, Compliance and Accreditation, WSU College of Health Professions

  • Education Roundtables
    Led by Heather Henderson and Susan Castro

 

Organizing Committee and Closing Networking

  • Susan Castro, PhD
  • Imran Musaji, PhD, CCC-SLP
  • Holger Meyer, PhD
  • Bayram Yildirim, PhD