@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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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,...

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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

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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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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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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

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2 papers from our lab in the most recent issue of @JAMIA_Open! Comparison of early warning scores for sepsis: doi.org/10.1093/jamiaopen/oo… Machine learning for modeling the progression of AD: doi.org/10.1093/jamiaopen/oo… @WUSTLmed @WashUi2
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We're looking forward to the AI in Digital Health Conference today! I2's @prpayne5 will join a panel to share insights and resources on NIH grant writing using #AI at 9 a.m. CT. There's still time to register: bit.ly/AIhealthconft
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Albert Lai retweeted
AMIA@AMIAinformatics3 Jun 2021
Did you hear? It's official. With current trends, we feel we can safely convene for #AMIA2021 in San Diego! We will also offer a live streaming track to enable virtual attendance. Registration will open in a few weeks. We're excited to see you (in person!) amia.org/amia2021
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How many of my informatics colleagues even knew about the existence of our field before they entered it (often by accident)? This type of outreach is both brilliant and long overdue!
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@Nature2 Jun 2021
Geneticist Ed Himelblau hopes his drawings will help others who embrace bioinformatics later in their careers. go.nature.com/3wQ8UUM
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So many dynamics of human interaction have been negatively impacted by the #pandemic - how do we adjust our approach in the new normal? h/t @TKannampallil How Zoom killed the fine art of interrupting washingtonpost.com/lifestyle…

How Zoom killed the fine art of interrupting

Interruptions in conversation used to be natural. Try it on a video call.

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An amazing team effort by @WUICTS @WashUi2 and many, many others! Special thanks to @TKannampallil for connecting the data and technology "dots" to make this happen! University joins NIH initiative to create diverse national biomedical data resource buff.ly/3uCw8wN
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Washington University to require COVID-19 vaccine of all students by the fall semester stltoday.com/lifestyles/heal… via @stltoday

Washington University to require COVID-19 vaccine of all students by the fall semester

Wash U. employees are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated but are not under a similar mandate

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Did you miss our Data/Bias #WashUMed #i2symposium on Friday? Watch it now! Full video is available at mailchi.mp/wustl/watch-i2-sy…. @RepCori @CoriBush @prpayne5 @randi_epi @bethp_DI @suchisaria @BayesianHealth #RachelGold @OCHINinc @WUDeptMedicine @WUSTLmed #informatics #bias #data
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Excited to share the recordings from last week's @WashUi2 annual symposium: "Data/Bias: How do we nurture and drive equity with and within data?" informatics.wustl.edu/2021/0…
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