DFWHC Foundation: 2025 IQSC Data Summit

October 9, 2025 to October 10, 2025

Analytics helps identify patterns in patient care that lead to better results. For example, spotting early signs of sepsis or predicting readmission risks allows nurses to intervene sooner and more effectively. Nurses who understand data are better equipped to lead quality improvement initiatives, contribute to research, and influence policy. It’s a powerful tool for career advancement and shaping the future of healthcare. With the rise of electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine, and AI-driven tools, nurses need to be data-literate to fully engage with modern systems and advocate for their patients in a tech-enabled environment.  This healthcare Informatics data and analytics conference that focuses on the type of health care data, analytics, data governance, health care data AI and other topics relevant to the utilization of health care data.

Target Audience

Nurses, nurse practitioners, and other members of healthcare team who want to utilize healhcare data,

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Identify pathways into nursing informatics, research, or leadership roles.
  2. Implement strategies to communicate effectively with data scientists, IT teams, and administrators to ensure analytics tools meet clinical needs.
  3. Explain foundational terms like machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data mining.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.50 ANCC
  • 5.50 HSC Participation
Course opens: 
10/08/2025
Course expires: 
12/10/2025
Event starts: 
10/09/2025 - 8:30am CDT
Event ends: 
10/10/2025 - 12:00pm CDT
Cost:
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Planner(s)

Theresa Mendoza, B.S. in Business

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Sally Barlow, PhD, RN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Damon Broglie, PA-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Candice Cam

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kathy deFigueiredo, DHI, RN, , NI-BC, CPHQ, CPPS, CPHIMS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Scott Masten, PhD, Epidemiology; MA, Experimental Psychology

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Theresa Mendoza, B.S. in Business

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Brett Moran, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Pauline OBryan, MPAS, PA-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Joni Padden, DNP, APRN, BC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jacob Seil

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Greg Shelton, BA, Management, Texas A&M University, College Station TX

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Alex Treacher

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

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. 

 

 

Designation Statements

Nurses

This activity provides up to 5.5 contact hours. 

Certificate of Attendance

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies this activity for 5.5 hours of participation.

Available Credit

  • 5.50 ANCC
  • 5.50 HSC Participation

Price

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