Kansas Immunization Registry - KSWebIZ
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson
Suite 210
Topeka,
KS
USA
66612
Email:
nlambrecht@kdheks.gov
Biographical Sketch:
Nichole D. Lambrecht is the project manager for the Kansas Immunization Registry, KSWebIZ. She received a Bachelors Degree in Science (minors in Chemistry and Spanish) in December 2002 from the Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas. She went on to get her Masters of Science degree in Conservation Ecology and Planning in February 2004 from the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. During college Nichole conducted or assisted with many research projects that ranged from Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis, data and statistical analysis, and was editorial assistant for a regional journal. A number of presentations and papers have been published around GIS and conservation research and is thus not listed further here.
Ms. Lambrecht has worked with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment since July 2004. During her time she worked with the KS Electronic Disease Surveillance System as a data quality analyst, user support, and also a trainer. She moved over to work under KSWebIZ full time as the user support coordinator and then her roles expanded as needed. She has worked as the project manager for a little over two years.
Professional Service:
Participated as a subject matter expert (SME) on the MIROW AIRA Reminder/Recall in Immunization
Information Systems Best Practice Guide.
Immunize Kansas Kids (IKK) Registry Workgroup. Fall 2008-Spring 2009.
Modeling Immunization Registry Operations Workgroup (MIROW) Steering Committee. Spring 2008 - present
American Immunization Managers (AIM) Registry Committee. Fall 2008 ¡V present.
Program Manager Immunization Registry Workgroup (PMIRWG). Fall 2007 ¡V present.
American Health Insurance Plan (AHIP) Immunization Registry Task Force. August 2009 ¡V present.
Presentations:
Assessment of Multiple Data Sources Results in Increased Data Quality Standards in IIS. Lambrecht, N, et al. National Immunization Conference March 2009.
Using Best Practice Recommendations to Improve Data Quality Assurance in an IIS. Lambrecht, N. et al. National Immunization Conference March 2009.
Making an Electronic Interface with IIS Most Useful for All Involved: Lessons Learned about Two-Way Electronic Exchange. Co-author. National Immunization Conference March 2009.
Reminder/Recall: Best practices for Immunization Information Systems. Co-author. National Immunization Conference March 2009.
AIRA-MIROW IIS Self-Assessment Tool (Data Quality Assurance Topic) The Kansas Way! Lambrecht, N. AIRA Webinar December 2008.
Kansas Awards:
AIRA presented the KSWebIZ team with a Center of Excellence Award - Honorable Mention at the National Immunization Conference in March 2009 for their work on data quality standards.