@laialbert

Biomedical Informatician and Chief Research Information Officer, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis

 St Louis, MO
informatics.wustl.edu/research-lab-albert-lai/
Joined March 2009
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The peer review system seems to be becoming even more broken than before. I got 4 article review requests this week. Last month, I had 5 requests all from 1 journal. This pace of requests really isn’t sustainable for reviewers.
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I’m hearing from associate editors that everyone is simply turning down reviews and the review queues are getting longer. Submitting authors (or even teams of authors) really need to assume that they have to review at least 3 articles for every one they submit.
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Maybe I’m reviewer 2, but to make matters worse, I’ve also seen my critiques go completely ignored in the published manuscripts. If the authors aren’t expected to address any issues, then why bother sending them out for review?
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New work from our @WashUi2db team: Study defines disparities in memory care source.wustl.edu/2023/08/stu… – at Hillingdon, London

Study defines disparities in memory care

Members of minoritized racial or ethnic groups and people who live in less affluent neighborhoods are less likely than others to receive specialized care for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease,...

source.washu.edu
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Informatics PhD student Abigail Lewis and Albert Lai @laialbert authored a new study that uncovered inequities in dementia care. "Data contained in the EHR is a powerful tool for identifying and monitoring disparities." Read more: bit.ly/47fThZz
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Replying to @SuzanneESchind1
@SuzanneESchind1 @gmbreads @WUADRC @laialbert @alzassociation our research was picked up in the news. We must continue to work toward health equity to #ENDALZ stltoday.com/news/local/metr…

St. Louis has highest Alzheimer’s rate in Missouri, with more than 1 in 10 adults over 65 affected

St. Louis City has the highest rate of Alzheimer’s dementia cases in Missouri, and new evidence from Washington University's School of Medicine shows that social factors like income, race and

stltoday.com
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Adam Wilcox standing in for @randi_epi being inducted into ACMI @WashUi2 @WUSTL @WUSTLmed
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Joanna Abraham being inducted into ACMI @WashUi2 @WUSTL @WUSTLmed
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Congratulations to all of the new inductees, especially @WashUi2 @WUSTLmed faculty members @poyinyen @randi_epi and Joanna Abraham! – at St Louis, MO
AMIA@AMIAinformatics19 Oct 2022
👏 Congratulations to the 2022 Class of American College of Medical Informatics Fellows! The #ACMI Fellows will be inducted at #AMIA2022. Read the names of the inductees: hubs.ly/Q01qbNZf0
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Albert Lai retweeted
AMIA@AMIAinformatics25 May 2022
Congratulations to the new class of #FAMIA! All 2020, 2021, 2022 classes receive complimentary access to the reception this evening at 5:30. #CIC22
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Congratulations to the @AMIAinformatics FAMIA class of 2022! #CIC22
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I can’t believe I left the best part out. Dr. Yu @abraxasyu is the first PhD graduate affiliated with @WashUi2! – at St Louis, MO
Albert Lai@laialbert19 May 2022
I had the distinct honor of hooding my student, Sean Yu @abraxasyu today. Congratulations Sean! @WUSTL @WashUengineers
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Big milestone - today we graduate our first class of master of science in biomedical informatics. Couldn't be prouder of all our informatics and biostatistics graduates heading out into the world to do great science - congratulations! #washu22
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I had the distinct honor of hooding my student, Sean Yu @abraxasyu today. Congratulations Sean! @WUSTL @WashUengineers
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Excited to recognize our ⁦@WashUi2⁩ #classof2021 & #classof2022 graduates today! ⁦@WUSTL⁩ ⁦@WUSTLmed⁩
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More work from our group on the prediction of sepsis in hospitalized patients leveraging the EHR. @WUSTLmed @WashUi2 Sepsis Prediction for the General Ward Setting ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…
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We're proud to assemble this all-star breakout panel at the annual I2 symposium to discuss how the past two years have accelerated science and changed our work. Save your seat for April 1: bit.ly/i2FORWARD #i2symposium
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We broke the city record for case positivity rate today in #StLouis. Our hospitals are at capacity with critical shortages in staff. I am urging you to refrain from any social gatherings over the holidays. I am working to increase testing as early as next week. Hang in there
CityofSTLDOH@CityofSTLDOH31 Dec 2021
The staggering rise of #COVID19 cases has the @CityofSTLDOH advising against ANY social gathering this weekend to slow the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in our community. Read more: go.usa.gov/xt3Jt #COVID19 #COVID19Cases #PublicHealth #StaySafe #SafeAtHome
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We are pleased to announce the new Biomedical Informatics and Data Science PhD program. The program spans multiple departments to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and train the biomedical workforce of the future. Read more: bit.ly/BMIphd
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I'm incredibly honored to share that my dissertation was selected for the @AMIAinformatics Doctoral Dissertation Award! amia.org/about-amia/amia-awa… I'm delighted to share a stage at #AMIA2021 in November with @AJAveritt to discuss our work. Come join us! 1/n

Edward H. Shortliffe Doctoral Dissertation Award

Formerly the AMIA Doctoral

amia.org
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