Amia: Why Informatics? Podcasts

Co-Hosted: Sabrina Hsueh, PhD, Bayesian Health  Karmen Williams, DrPH, MBA, MSPH, MA , CPH., City University of New York  Guest: Dr. Wendy Chapman, Director of the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne Dr. Chapman's research focuses on developing computer algorithms to understand information typed into electronic medical records - natural language processing of clinical text. She sees incredible opportunities for improving healthcare delivery and individual health if we can harness information to support decision making, improved processes, and behaviour change. She enjoys skiing, mountain biking, cooking, and visiting dog parks and beaches with her two huskies. She moved to Melbourne with her husband and youngest son and looks forward to the time when her older children can visit. ACM-AMIA Joint Podcast Series is a joint effort of the Women in AMIA’s For Your Informatics (FYI) podcast and the ACM ByteCast, is a podcast series exploring the interdisciplinary field of medical in