Degrees
Ph.D., 2010, Health Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Health Information Sciences
M.S., 2005, Health Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Health Information Sciences
M.T., 1983, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston
B.S., 1981, Microbiology, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond
Professional Certifications
CPHIMS, 2009, Health Information Management Systems Society
MT(ASCP), 1983, American Society for Clinical Pathology
Graduate Informatics Coursework, selected
Introductory |
Introduction to Health Informatics. Paper: Does free-text search obviate the need for SNOMED coding of anatomic pathology reports? Smith, KA. |
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Human Cognition |
Introduction to Cognitive Science (no paper) |
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Healthcare Interface Design. Paper: Improving the Display of Laboratory, Physiological, and Medication Data. Smith, KA, and Smolij, K. |
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Health Data Display. Paper: Improving the display of laboratory, physiological, and medication data for patients with chronic renal disease. Smith, KA and Shelton, DM. |
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Cognitive Engineering. Paper: Application of cognitive engineering principles to the redesign of a dichotomous identification key for veterinary parasitology. Smith, KA and McLane, S. |
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Knowledge Acquisition. Paper: Selection of post-operative pain control: an exercise in knowledge acquisition. Smith, KA. |
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Knowledge Modeling. Paper: Incorporating clinical context into the Linnaean taxonomy for medically important organisms – comparing approaches to knowledge modeling. Smith, KA. |
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Technical |
Advanced Database Design. Paper: Design of a multimedia database for veterinary parasite identification. Smith, KA; Mirhaji, P; and Bailey, ED. |
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Object-Oriented Programming. Project: Development of a multimedia database for assisting in veterinary parasite identification. Smith, KA, and Brannon, T. |
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Systems Analysis. Poster: Document imaging system selection, or taming the paper tiger. Johnson, K., Mourning, T., and Smith, KA. |
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Comparative Taxonomy. Paper: Assessing the adequacy of SNOMED-CT for medical records from veterinary private practices. Smith, KA; Mourning, T. |
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Research |
Statistical Methods in Health Informatics (no paper) |
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Research Design and Evaluation. Paper: Circadian variation in pain perception among patients with leukemia, lymphoma, and blood or marrow transplants: proposed research design. McLane, S., Mirhaji, P., and Smith, KA. |
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Health Informatics Data Analysis. Paper: Analysis of data from a pilot test of the Veterinary Electronic Medical Record Adoption Survey (VEMRAS). Smith, KA; Bernstam, EV, Johnson, CW. |
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Educational |
Introduction to Learning Environments in Health Sciences. Paper: Application of learning and teaching theories in the design of a learning environment for veterinary parasitology life cycles. Smith, KA. |
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Learning Environment Development in the Health Sciences. Poster: Development of a learning environment for veterinary parasitology life cycles. Smith, KA. |
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Educational Research Design in the Health Sciences. Poster: Incorporating clinical context into the Linnaean taxonomy for medically important organisms: evaluating the effectiveness of two approaches for improving adult learning. Smith, KA. |
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