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Email

traberd@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine
Health Services Research
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Houston, TX

Honors & Awards

Graduate Fellowship

Center for Hazards Assessment, Response & Technology, Department of Sociology, University of New Orleans

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Professional Interests

• Understanding patients’ experiences of safety events, primarily diagnostic errors, to identify best methods to encourage and engage patients in the safety of their care.
• Patient-centered design and the role of health IT in patient engagement.

Professional Statement

Dr. Giardina is a patient safety researcher and assistant professor at ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú and the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Dr. Giardina obtained both a Masters and PhD in Social Work from the University of Houston. Dr. Giardina’s work focus on patients’ experiences of diagnostic error and exploring methods to leverage health IT to improve patient engagement in safety.

Selected Publications

• Giardina, T.D., Menon, S., Parrish, D., Sittig, D.F., Singh, H "." J AM Inform Assoc. 2013; Pubmed PMID:
• Callen, J., Giardina, T.D., Singh, H., Li, L., Paoloni, R., Georgiou, A., Runciman, B., Westbrook, J.I "." JMIR. 2015;17(3):e60. Pubmed PMID:
• Giardina, T.D., Callen, J., Georgiou, A., Westbrook, J.I., Greisinger, A., Esquivel, A., Forjuoh, S.N., Parrish, D., Singh, H "." Patient Educ Couns. 2015;2(1):148-154. Pubmed PMID:
• Giardina, T.D., Modi, V., Parrish, D., Singh, H "." PX Journal. 2015;2(1):148-154.