Public Health Informatics

Interoperability Forum: Shepherding the Data – Public Health Lab Perspectives on Standards, Compliance, and Interoperability

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Register now: Shepherding the Data: Public Health Lab Perspectives on Standards, Compliance, and Interoperability

Join public health professionals for a dynamic virtual forum focused on the future of public health laboratory interoperability.

Public health laboratories sit at the center of a rapidly evolving data exchange ecosystem. Laboratories are constantly adapting to new standards while ensuring compliance and operational efficiency. This Interoperability Forum brings together leading voices from the field to unpack the complexity-and opportunity-of data standardization in public health.

Speakers include:

• Jan Flowers, Director of Global Health Informatics at the University of Washington's School of Nursing; and Faculty Lead for the Digital Initiatives Group at the International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH)
• Brendan Reilly, Laboratory LIMS and Informatics Group at DSHS Public Health Laboratory Division
• Vanessa Holley, APHL Informatics Director of Program Alignment & Operations 

This session is designed for public health professionals-domestic and international-who work with laboratory data, informatics, compliance, and data exchange. Whether you're in a lab, a public agency, or a policy organization, this forum is for you.

Don't forget to register for today's Interoperability Forum! We will be starting today, April 30th, promptly at 2:00PM ET. 

Registration link: https://aphl.zoom.us/meeting/register/PJg046TaRAOLzgBov2iyXQ

Excited to see you all there!

Interoperability Forum: Shepherding the Data – Public Health Lab Perspectives on Standards, Compliance, and Interoperability

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Register now: Shepherding the Data: Public Health Lab Perspectives on Standards, Compliance, and Interoperability

Join public health professionals for a dynamic virtual forum focused on the future of public health laboratory interoperability.

Public health laboratories sit at the center of a rapidly evolving data exchange ecosystem. Laboratories are constantly adapting to new standards while ensuring compliance and operational efficiency. This Interoperability Forum brings together leading voices from the field to unpack the complexity-and opportunity-of data standardization in public health.

Speakers include:

• Jan Flowers, Director of Global Health Informatics at the University of Washington's School of Nursing; and Faculty Lead for the Digital Initiatives Group at the International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH)
• Brendan Reilly, Laboratory LIMS and Informatics Group at DSHS Public Health Laboratory Division
• Vanessa Holley, APHL Informatics Director of Program Alignment & Operations 

This session is designed for public health professionals-domestic and international-who work with laboratory data, informatics, compliance, and data exchange. Whether you're in a lab, a public agency, or a policy organization, this forum is for you.