GMDS 2013 Conference – Lubeck, Germany; 01-05 September

The 58th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Medical Computer Science, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS) eV  will be held on 01 – 05 September 2013 in Lübeck, Germany. The focus of the conference will be on the methodological and applied research in medical computer science, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Medical Documentation. The theme of GMDS Annual Meeting 2013 is: “In Focus life – Interdisciplinary research for patient care in the future.”

Full information (in German) is at http://www.gmds2013.de/ The submission deadline (except for workshops) has been extended to 15 April, 2013, and full Call details are on the website. (Google Translate English version >>)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (GMDS) e.V. (the German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology – GMDS) is an IMIA Member Society, and we are pleased to help publicise and support the event.

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

sehr herzlich laden wir Sie vom 01. bis 05. September 2013 zur 58. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (GMDS) e.V. nach Lübeck ein. Im Mittelpunkt der Tagung steht die methodische und anwendungsorientierte Forschung in der Medizinischen Informatik, Biometrie, Epidemiologie sowie der Medizinischen Dokumentation. Das Leitthema der GMDS-Jahrestagung 2013 lautet: „Im Focus das Leben – Interdisziplinäre Forschung für die Patientenversorgung der Zukunft“.

IFHIMA Survey on Health Information and Medical Records

On behalf of IFHIMA, the International Federation of Health Information Management (www.ifhima.org), an IMIA Affiliate member, we are pleased to invite colleagues to complete a survey about health information and medical records.

The request is outlined below – the survey is available at http://knowledgeconnex.international.sgizmo.com/s3/ The closing date for responses is 05 April, 2013.

Marsha Dolan, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO, USA and Julie Wolter, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO USA write: Do you work with health information and medical records? If so, do you ever get asked by a family member or friends to help them understand a medical term, take care of an important medical document, or make a decision involving their medical care.
The authors of this presentation believe that the skills and qualifications of health information management professionals help make us uniquely qualified to help others. As a result, we would like you to consider responding to our survey and let us know if you have helped someone. If you have, then would you share an example of how you provided assistance.
The results will be presented at the IFHIMA conference in May:

ACI eJournal: 2012 Volume 3 (4): eTOC of New Articles

Volume 3(4) of the eJournal ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics – an official eJournal of IMIA and AMDIS – has now started, with FIVE new items – see http://aci.schattauer.de/en/contents/current-issue.html

Volume 3(3) is now complete, with 10 articles. In addition, the ACI News items are updated every Wednesday. All articles from Volume 0 (2009) and Volume 1(1) (2010), and some from other issues, are available as free downloads.

ACI makes active use of social media tools and can be found at: facebook.com/ACIJournal, twitter.com/ACI_Journal and facebook.com/Schattauer_Publisher_Scientific_Journals

Volume 3(4) – five new articles:

A Comparison of Usability Factors of Four Mobile Devices for Accessing Healthcare Information by Adolescents
Research Article
B. Sheehan (1), Y. Lee (1), M. Rodriguez (1), V. Tiase (2), R. Schnall (1)
(1) Columbia University, School of Nursing, Columbia University Medical Center, New York; (2) Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
ACI 2012 3 4: 356-366
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-06-RA-0021

Transitioning from a Legacy EHR to a Commercial, Vendor-supplied, EHR: 
One Academic Health System’s Experience
Review
 – Special Edition Changing IT Systems
A. Gettinger (1), A. Csatari (1)
(1) Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
ACI 2012 3 4: 367-376
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-04-R-0014

Duplicate Orders: An Unintended Consequence of Computerized provider/physician order entry (CPOE): Implementation 
Analysis and Mitigation Strategies
Research Article
S. Magid (1), C. Forrer (1), S. Shaha (2)
(1) Hospital for Special Surgery, Quality Research Center, New York; (2) University of Utah, Center for Policy and Public Administration, Salt Lake City
ACI 2012 3 4: 377-391
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-01-RA-0002

The False Security of Blind Dates: Chrononymization’s Lack of Impact on Data Privacy of Laboratory Data
Case Report
J. J. Cimino (1)
(1) NIH Clinical Center, US National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ACI 2012 3 4: 392-403
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-07-RA-0028

Impact of a Prototype Visualization Tool for New Information in EHR Clinical Documents
Research Article
 – Supplementary Material
O. Farri (1, 2), A. Rahman (1), K. A. Monsen (1, 3), R. Zhang (1), S. V. Pakhomov (1, 4), D. S. Pieczkiewicz (1), S. M. Speedie (1), G. B. Melton (1, 5)
(1) Institute for Health Informatics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; (2) Philips Research North America – Briarcliff, New York; (3) School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; (4) College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; (5) Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
ACI 2012 3 4: 404-418
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-05-RA-0017

For further information on this peer-reviewed eJournal, go to www.aci-journal.org

Further materials of interest from the same publishers are to be found in the journal Methods of Information on Medicine and in the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics.

If you have any questions or feedback do not hesitate to contact Schattauer by sending an e-mail to claudia.boehm[at]schattauer.de

ACI eJournal: 2012 Volume 3 (3): Update on New Articles

Volume 3(3) of the eJournal ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics – an official eJournal of IMIA and AMDIS – continues with FOUR new items, bringing the current total to TEN items – see http://aci.schattauer.de/en/contents/current-issue.html

In addition, the ACI News items are updated every Wednesday. All articles from Volume 0 (2009) and Volume 1(1) (2010), and some from other issues, are available as free downloads.

ACI makes active use of social media tools and can be found at: facebook.com/ACIJournal, twitter.com/ACI_Journal and facebook.com/Schattauer_Publisher_Scientific_Journals

Volume 3(3) – four new articles:

7. Usability of Selected Databases for Low-Resource Clinical Decision Support
Research Article
L. Sheets (1, 2), F. Callaghan (2), A. Gavino (2), F. Liu (2), P. Fontelo (2)
(1) University of Missouri Informatics Institute; (2) National Library of Medicine
ACI 2012 3 3: 326-333
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-06-RA-0024

8. Measuring the Impact of Health Information Technology
Letter to the Editor
D. Hanauer (1), K. Zheng (2, 3)
(1) Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; (2) School of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; (3) School of Public Health Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
ACI 2012 3 3: 334-336
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-06-LE-0025

9. Initial implementation and evaluation of a Hepatitis C treatment clinical decision support system (CDSS): A nurse practitioner-driven quality improvement initiative
Case Report
L. Fathauer (1), J. Meek (2)
(1) Southeastern Indiana Gastroenterology; (2) Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
ACI 2012 3 3: 337-348
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-04-RA-0012

10. Case Report Medical Eponyms: An Applied Clinical Informatics Opportunity
Case Report
L. N. Guptha Munugoor Baskaran (1, 2, 3), P. J. Greco (1, 2, 3), D. C. Kaelber (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
(1) Departments of Information Systems; (2) Internal Medicine; (3) Center for Clinical Informatics Research and Education; The MetroHealth System and School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH; (4) Pediatrics; (5) Epidemiology, and Biostatistics
ACI 2012 3 3: 349-355
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-05-CR-0019

For further information on this peer-reviewed eJournal, go to www.aci-journal.org

Further materials of interest from the same publishers are to be found in the journal Methods of Information on Medicine and in the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics.

If you have any questions or feedback do not hesitate to contact Schattauer by sending an e-mail to claudia.boehm[at]schattauer.de

UPDATE: Call for Papers: The Electronic Health Record and Nursing

The Call for Papers is open for a special issue of the open access journal “Nursing Research and Practice” – the theme will be “The Electronic Health Record and Nursing: Trends, Issues and Challenges”. See http://www.hindawi.com/journals/nrp/si/956501/cfp/ for full information. Manuscripts will be accepted until 14 October, 2012. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/

Lead Guest Editor Andre Kushniruk (School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada) and Guest Editors Hyeoun-Ae Park (College of Nursing Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Carola Hullin Lucay Cossio (IMIA LAC: Regional Federation of Health Informatics for Latin America and the Caribbean) and Elizabeth Borycki (School of Health Information Science and School of Nursing, University of Victoria) invite colleagues to contribute original research articles as well as review articles. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• The relation of nursing to electronic health records
• Technologies to support nursing in the electronic health record (e.g., clinical nursing guidelines)
• Educational tools for improving understanding and adoption of electronic records and related information technologies in nursing
• Nursing standards/terminologies as they relate to the electronic record
• Change management and strategies for implementing electronic records in nursing environments
• Emerging trends, issues, and challenges in implementing electronic health records for use by nurses

There are many reported difficulties and issues worldwide in implementing electronic health records (EHRs) so that they maximize their beneficial potential and minimize inadvertent negative efforts for both health professionals and patients. This special issue will examine trends, issues, and challenges emerging from implementation of electronic health records and related information technologies in nursing settings.

Vacancy: Clinical/Non-Clinical Senior Lecturer in Health Informatics, University of Manchester, UK

The University of Manchester in the UK have pleasure in confirming the following position is now live for applicants: M&HS-01371/Clinical Senior Lecturer in Health Informatics [Clinical Senior Lecturer in Health Informatics]. The vacancy will close on 22 October, 2012, and all applications should be made as per the information and process given on the university website at https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/DisplayJob.aspx?pageno=0&htmlpage=JobDisplay&Jobid=19460  See also downloadable description.

The Centre for Health Informatics has a position available for either a Clinical or non-Clinical Senior Lecturer in Health Informatics.  The post holder would be expected to deliver high quality Health Informatics research and research-led education. The vacancy is in the Faculty of Medical & Human Sciences, Institute of Population/Health Sciences.

The successful candidate will lead and contribute to several established programmes of research within the Centre and provide input to both its teaching and strategic direction.  There will be a requirement to attract significant research income, to produce high quality, high impact outputs and to develop the profile of the Centre on a global scale.

All enquiries should be directed to the university, not to IMIA, via Amanda Lamb (email: Amanda.Lamb[at]manchester.ac.uk).

ACI eJournal: 2012 Volume 3 (3): New Articles

Volume 3(3) of the eJournal ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics – an official eJournal of IMIA and AMDIS – continues with FOUR new articles – see http://aci.schattauer.de/en/contents/current-issue.html

In addition, the ACI News items are updated every Wednesday. All articles from Volume 0 (2009) and Volume 1(1) (2010), and some from other issues, are available as free downloads.

ACI makes active use of social media tools and can be found at: facebook.com/ACIJournal, twitter.com/ACI_Journal and facebook.com/Schattauer_Publisher_Scientific_Journals

Volume 3(3) – four new articles:

Improving Access to Longitudinal Patient Health Information within an Emergency Department
Research Article
A. B. Wilcox (1), S. Shen (2, 3), D. A. Dorr (4), G. Hripcsak (1), L. Heermann (2), S. P. Narus (2, 5)
(1) Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY; (2) Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT; (3) Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; (4) Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; (5) Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
ACI 2012 3 3: 290-300
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-03-RA-0019

Impact of implementing an EMR on physical exam documentation by ambulance personnel
Research Article
R. Katzer (1, 2), D. J. Barton (3), S. Adelman (3), S. Clark (3), E. L. Seaman (3), K. B. Hudson (1)
(1) Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine; (2) University of California, Irvine Department of Emergency Medicine; (3) Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service
ACI 2012 3 3: 301-308
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-03-RA-0008

Understanding Why Clinicians Answer or Ignore Clinical Decision Support Prompts
Research Article
A. E. Carroll (1, 2), V. Anand (1, 2), S. M. Downs (1, 2)
(1) Children’s Health Services Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; (2) The Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indianapolis, IN
ACI 2012 3 3: 309-317
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-04-RA-0013

An integrated EHR at Northern California Kaiser Permanente Pitfalls, challenges, and benefits experienced in transitioning
Case Report
Special Edition Changing IT Systems
S. Bornstein (1)
(1) Physician Lead 2003–2012, Northern California Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect Electronic Health Record
ACI 2012 3 3: 318-325
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-03-RA-0006

For further information on this peer-reviewed eJournal, go to www.aci-journal.org

Further materials of interest from the same publishers are to be found in the journal Methods of Information on Medicine and in the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics.

If you have any questions or feedback do not hesitate to contact Schattauer by sending an e-mail to claudia.boehm[at]schattauer.de

ACI eJournal: 2012 Volume 3 (3) Starts, Completion of 2012 Volume 3 (2)

Volume 3(3) of the eJournal ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics – an official eJournal of IMIA and AMDIS – has now started with TWO new articles – see http://aci.schattauer.de/en/contents/current-issue.html

New articles completing Volume 3 (2) are available, bringing the total to NINE articles (including one case report as free download).

In addition, the ACI News items are updated every Wednesday. All articles from Volume 0 (2009) and Volume 1(1) (2010), and some from other issues, are available as free downloads.

ACI makes active use of social media tools and can be found at: facebook.com/ACIJournal, twitter.com/ACI_Journal and facebook.com/Schattauer_Publisher_Scientific_Journals

Volume 3(3) – first two articles:

Dealing with the Archetypes Development Process for a Regional EHR System
Research Article
M. R. Santos (1), M. P. Bax (1), D. Kalra (2)
(1) Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil; (2) University College London, United Kindow.
ACI 2012 3 3: 258-275
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-12-RA-0074

Multilingual Medical Data Models in ODM Format
A Novel Form-based Approach to Semantic Interoperability between Routine Healthcare and Clinical Research
B. Breil (1), J. Kenneweg (1), F. Fritz (1), P. Bruland (1), D. Doods (1), B. Trinczek (1), M. Dugas (1)
(1) Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Münster, Germany
ACI 2012 3 3: 276-289
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-03-RA-0011

Volume 3 (2) – four articles completing the volume:

Measurement Error in Performance Studies of Health Information Technology: Lessons from the Management Literature
Review
A. S. Litwin (1), A. C. Avgar (2), P. J. Pronovost (3)
(1) Carey Business School and School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; (2) School of Labor & Employment Relations and College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL; (3) School of Medicine, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
ACI 2012 3 2: 210-220
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-02-R-0004
In this review, the authors identify likely reasons for measurement error in determining the effects of health information technology on performance in the clinic. Using lessons from management literature, the authors identify seven likely causes of the measurement errors and make recommendations for avoiding the errors in future studies.

Real-time pharmacy surveillance and clinical decision support to reduce adverse drug events in acute kidney injury
A randomized, controlled trial
Research Article
A. B. McCoy (1), Z. L. Cox (2, 3), E. B. Neal (2), L. R. Waitman (4), N. B. Peterson (5), G. Bhave (6), E. D. Siew (6), I. Danciu (1), J. B. Lewis (6), J. F. Peterson (1, 5, 7)
(1) Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN; (2) Department of Pharmacy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; (3) College of Pharmacy, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN; (4) Department of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; (5) Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; (6) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; (7) Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
ACI 2012 3 2: 221-238
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-03-RA-0009
In this randomized controlled trial, the authors sought to determine if active pharmacy surveillance improved adverse drug event frequencies over clinical decisions support systems among a population of kidney disease patients. Patients were randomly assigned to monitoring by a clinical pharmacist and CDS or standard CDS only arms. The findings suggest clinical pharmacist monitoring does not result in improved frequencies of adverse events related to medication.

The Effects of Health Information Technology Change Over Time: A Study of Tele-ICU Functions
Research Article
S. H. Anders (1), D. D. Woods (2), S. Schweikhart (3), P. Ebright (4), E. Patterson (5)
(1) Center for Research & Innovation in Systems Safety, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, TN; (2) Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; (3) College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; (4) Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN; (5) Division of Health Information Management and Systems, School of Allied Medical Professions, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
ACI 2012 3 2: 239-247
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-12-RA-0073
Tele-ICU nursing has been associated with reduced patient mortality and improved quality of care. In this project, the authors sought to examine the effects of a tele-ICU system on hospital practices, as well as to determine changes in tele-ICU use over time. Their findings suggest that tele-ICUs increased support for patients, improved adherence to best practices, but decreased real-time support for the ICU nurses.

Classifying Health Information Technology patient safety related incidents – an approach used in Wales
Research Article
D. Warm (1), P. Edwards (1)
(1) Nursing and Social Care Information Directorate, NHS Wales Informatics Service, Pencoed, Wales
ACI 2012 3 2: 248-257
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-03-RA-0010
In this article, the authors describe and test a framework for categorizing HIT incidents as part of a patient safety incident reporting system and examine the implications for healthcare. Using the specific case of incidents in Wales, the authors determine that their preliminary framework needs expanding. They also argue that the incidents reported highlight clinical care implications of the use of mobile technology.

For further information on this peer-reviewed eJournal, go to www.aci-journal.org

Further materials of interest from the same publishers are to be found in the journal Methods of Information on Medicine and in the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics.

If you have any questions or feedback do not hesitate to contact Schattauer by sending an e-mail to claudia.boehm[at]schattauer.de

ACI eJournal: 2012 Volume 3 (2) Continues, New Content

Volume 3(2) of the eJournal ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics – an official eJournal of IMIA and AMDIS – has now started – see http://aci.schattauer.de/en/contents/current-issue.html

UPDATE of 21 June: SEVEN new articles are available (including one case report as free download). The first two articles are referenced in an earlier post at http://wp.me/pvCUS-1c7

In addition, the ACI News items are updated every Wednesday. All articles from Volume 0 (2009) and Volume 1(1) (2010), and some from other issues, are available as free downloads.

ACI makes active use of social media tools and can be found at: facebook.com/ACIJournal, twitter.com/ACI_Journal and facebook.com/Schattauer_Publisher_Scientific_Journals

Rapid Implementation of Inpatient Electronic Physician Documentation at an Academic Hospital
Case Report
J. S. Hahn (1, 2, 3), J. A. Bernstein (3), R. B. McKenzie (3), B. J. King (1), C. A. Longhurst (1, 3)
(1) Information Services, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, CA, USA; (2) Department of Neurology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; (3) Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
ACI 2012 3 2: 175-185
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-02-CR-0003
[Free download]

Associations between the concurrent use of clinical decision support and computerized provider order entry and the rates of appropriate prescribing at discharge
Research article
M. E. Patterson (1), P. A. Marken (1), S. D. Simon (2), J. L. Hackman (3), R. S Schaefer (4)
(1) Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy, Kansas City, Missouri 64108; (2) Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, University of Missouri-Kansas City-School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri 64108; (3) University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine / Truman Medical Center; (4) Kansas City Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Kansas City, MO 64128
ACI 2012 3 2: 186-196
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-11-RA-0068

Health Information Exchange and Ambulatory Quality of Care
Research article
L. M. Kern (1, 2, 3), Y. Barrón (1, 3), R. V. Dhopeshwarkar (3, 4), R. Kaushal (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
(1) Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (2) Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (3) Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative, New York, NY.; (4) Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (5) New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
ACI 2012 3 2: 197-209
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-02-RA-0005

For further information on this peer-reviewed eJournal, go to www.aci-journal.org

Further materials of interest from the same publishers are to be found in the journal Methods of Information on Medicine and in the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics.

If you have any questions or feedback do not hesitate to contact Schattauer by sending an e-mail to claudia.boehm[at]schattauer.de

Medinfo2013 – First Call for Papers, Posters

On behalf of Medinfo2013 Scientific Program Committee (SPC) Co-Chairs Dominik Aronsky, MD, PhD (dominik.aronsky[at]vanderbilt.edu) and Tze-Yun Leong, PhD (leongty[at]nus.edu.sg), we are pleased to announce the first preliminary Call for Papers, Student Papers, and Poster Submissions.

The closing date for submission will be: 10 December 2012

Information on calls for other forms of submission, and on the opening of the submission system, will be made in the near future.

MEDINFO2013: 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics – to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 20-23, 2013 – see http://www.medinfo2013.dk

The theme for MEDINFO2013 is “Conducting medical informatics by Converging technologies, Conveying sciences and Connecting people.” The congress welcomes submissions on both emerging methodologies that contribute to the conceptual and scientific foundations of biomedical and health informatics, and successful implementations of innovative application, integration, and evaluation of eHealth systems and solutions. MEDINFO2013 is organized around four major tracks relevant to the domains of translational bioinformatics, clinical informatics, clinical research informatics, nursing informatics, consumer health informatics, and public health informatics.

The full text of this preliminary call is available:  PDF (110kb)  DOC (20kb)

We invite all IMIA members to cascade the information within their organisations, networks and contacts.