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.

HINZ 2012 Health Informatics Conference: Call for Papers Closes 30 June

Health Informatics New Zealand (HINZ) is pleased to invite submissions for their 2012 Health Informatics Conference – see 
http://www.hinz.org.nz/page/conference/conference-2012-cfp
for further information and links to the submission system and other information on submission of papers, posters, workshops and other formats.

This year’s theme, “Health Informatics into Clinical Practice“, acknowledges how critical health informatics is and can be in everyday care. HINZ are looking for stories, research, and leadership to make 2012 the Year of Health Informatics in New Zealand.

Submissions are being managed via EasyChair.

Please note these key dates for submitting Papers:

• Submissions close 30 June 2012
• Authors of accepted papers notified by 31 August 2012
• Final papers to be submitted by 14 September 2012

And these key dates for other submissions:

• Workshop proposals must be submitted by 31 August 2012
• Clinicians’ Challenge proposals must be submitted by 1 September 2012

HINZ are also pleased to announce their next programme in the 2012 seminar series – a combined effort with HL7NZ and The University of Auckland.

Leveraging the EHR for translational health care: Exploring what’s under the bonnet
Thursday 21 June 2012 – Aotea Centre, Auckland
Featuring the founding father of HL7 – Mr Ed Hammond.
More Details and on line registration HERE

Practical one day tutorial on openEHR run by HL7NZ
Friday 22nd June 2012 – The University of Auckland Tamaki Campus, Auckland
Featuring international experts Hugh and Heather Leslie.
More Details and bookings HERE

APAMI-2012 – 7th Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics Conference – Call for Papers Extended to 10 July

UPDATE: The deadline for paper submissions has been extended to 10 JULY.

The 7th Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics Conference (APAMI-2012) will be held at the Crowne Plaza Beijing Sun Palace, Beijing, China on October 22-25, 2012.

The Call for Papers is now open – closing date for submission of FULL PAPERS is July 10, 2012. Call for Papers (English – document, 20kb) The Call for Papers is also available online (in English) at
http://www.apami2012.org/lunwen.php?mod=en

Further information on APAMI-2012 can be obtained from the conference web site:
http://www.apami2012.org
(Chinese version) or 
http://www.apami2012.org/index.php?mod=en
(English version).

Submission: Papers must be submitted through ‘easychair’ online. The program committee and submission web page is
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=apami2012

Inquiry Contact: Lucy Zhang
Tel: 861068278214
Email: yzha0943[at]gmail.com

The theme of the event is “New situation, New technology and New opportunity”, with the emphasis on using information technology to improve healthcare services. October is the most comfortable time of the year in Beijing. The organisers warmly welcome you to attend this event and make it a complete success.

IMIA members should note that the IMIA Board and General Assembly meetings will be held in conjunction with APAMI-2012.

ACI eJournal: 2012 Volume 3 (2) Starts, Volume 3(1) Complete

Volume 3(1) of the eJournal ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics – an official eJournal of IMIA and AMDIS – is now complete, with 13 articles available – see
http://aci.schattauer.de/en/contents/archive/issue/1492.html

Volume 3(2) has now started, and currently has two new articles (see below).

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

Using Computerized Provider Order Entry to Enforce Documentation of Tests with Pending Results at Hospital Discharge
Research Article
J. Cadwallader (1, 2), C. Asirwa (1, 2), X. Li (2), J. Kesterson (2), W. M. Tierney (1, 2), M. C. Were (1, 2)
(1) Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; (2) Regenstrief Institute Inc, Indianapolis, IN
ACI 2012 3 2: 154-163

http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-01-RA-0001
Assessing Electronic Note Quality Using the Physician Documentation Quality Instrument (PDQI-9)
Research article; plus Supplementary file
P.D. Stetson (1,2), S. Bakken (2, 3), J.O. Wrenn (4), E.L. Siegler (5)
(1) Columbia University; (2) Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University; (3) School of Nursing, Columbia University; (4) Department of Medical Informatics, Vanderbilt University; (5) Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Weill Cornell Medical College
ACI 2012 3 2: 164-174

http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-11-RA-0070

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@schattauer.de

New Digital Healthcare MSc, University of Warwick (England)

The Institute of Digital Healthcare, at the University of Warwick (England, United Kingdom), is launching a new Masters programme in October 2012 in Digital Healthcare. Details about the course are at
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/education/wmgmasters/courses/dh/
  To find out more, please contact wmgmasters[at]warwick.ac.uk (telephone +44 (0)24 7657 4470). Partial studentships are available; the application deadline for these is the end of May 2012.

The digital revolution has presented significant challenges in the delivery of healthcare for everyone in today’s society. There is a pressing need for a bright, well-educated and flexible workforce capable of designing, using and evaluating these technologies, with a thorough understanding of the clinical, engineering, ethical and social constraints surrounding them.

To meet this need staff at the Institute of Digital Healthcare have developed this new innovative course. The MSc in Digital Healthcare will give students the knowledge and skills to drive, manage and evaluate the advances in technology and techniques that underpin digital healthcare. The programme in Digital healthcare will be offered as an MSc with special focus i.e. MSc in Digital Healthcare (engineering) or MSc in Digital Healthcare (clinical) on a full-time or part-time basis.

A unique feature of the new Masters programme is that students will have different backgrounds and work in supervised multi-disciplinary teams to solve complex real-world problems. The course will be taught using a flexible framework, allowing modules to be chosen from one of two specialisms (engineering or clinical) to suit the students’ background and best meet their professional development needs. Core modules cover areas including Biomedical Engineering, Evaluation and Research Methods, eHealth Technologies, Contemporary Topics in Digital Healthcare, and Informatics & Information/Communication Technologies.

The MSc is ideal for:

• Graduates with a numerate background (e.g. engineering, physics, computing or informatics) who wish to launch their career in the growing digital healthcare sector.
• Biomedical or clinical engineers and medical physicists who wish to develop innovative career pathways for themselves will find the mix of topics covered highly relevant for their career development.
• Clinicians (e.g. doctors, nurses, pharmacists, allied health professionals or healthcare technologists) wishing to explore the potential and impact of digital healthcare and use it to develop innovative care pathways or models of care.
• Graduates in the biomedical and/or life sciences who are interested in applying their knowledge and skills in the clinical practice setting will find the course particularly relevant.

Information about the course structure, core and elective modules, learning outcomes and learning styles, and many other aspects is available at the course website; the downloadable summary document also addresses many aspects.

ACI eJournal: Additional eTOC for 2012 Volume 3 (1)

The following new articles and addenda have been notified since the last eTOC (
http://wp.me/pvCUS-17S
), and are now available for Volume 3(1) of the eJournal ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics – an official eJournal of IMIA and AMDIS – see www.aci-journal.org

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.

Use of Clinical Decision Support to Improve the Quality of Care Provided to Older Hospitalized Patients
Research Article
H. Groshaus (1, 2), A. Boscan (1, 2), F. Khandwala (1), J. Holroyd-Leduc (1, 2)
(1) University of Calgary; (2) Alberta Health Services
ACI 2012 3 1: 94-102
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-08-RA-0047

Erratum to: Evidence-based Standardized Care Plans for Use Internationally to Improve Home Care Practice and Population Health
Erratum
The Original Article can be found here.
K. A. Monsen (1), D. L. Foster (1), T. Gomez (1), J. K. Poulsen (2), J. Mast (3), B. L. Westra (1), E. Fishman (4)
(1) University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; (2) Help4U Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand; (3) Buurtzorg Nederland, Utrecht, the Netherlands; (4) Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN, USA
ACI 2012 3 1: 103-103
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-03-RA-0023e

Erratum to: Clinical Summarization Capabilities of Commercially-available and Internally-developed Electronic Health Records
Erratum
The Original Article can be found here.
A. Laxmisan (1), A. B. McCoy (2), A. Wright (3), D. F. Sittig (2)
(1) Houston VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; (2) School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX; (3) Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
ACI 2012 3 1: 104-104
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-11-RA-0066e

Cognitive Analysis of Decision Support for Antibiotic Ordering in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Research article
B. Sheehan (1), D. Kaufman (2), S. Bakken (3), L. M. Currie (4)
(1) School of Nursing, Columbia University, NY NY; (2) Dept of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University NY NY; (3) School of Nursing, Dept of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University NY NY; (4) School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
ACI 2012 3 1: 105-123
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-10-RA-0060

Implementing Black Box Warnings (BBWs) in Health Information Systems An Organizing Taxonomy Identifying Opportunities and Challenges
Research article
M. Ikezuagu (1, 2), E. Yang (4), A. Daghstani (4), D. C. Kaelber (1, 2, 3, 5, 6)
(1) Departments of Information Systems; (2) Internal Medicine; (3) Pediatrics, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics; (4) Pharmacy; (5) Center for Clinical Informatics Research and Education; (6) The MetroHealth System and School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
ACI 2012 3 1: 124-134
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-10-RA-0063

A Pilot Study on Usability Analysis of Emergency Department Information System by Nurses
Research article
M. S. Kim (1, 2), J. S. Shapiro (2, 3), N. Genes (3), M. V. Aguilar (4), D. Mohrer (2), K. Baumlin (3), J. L. Belden (5)
(1) Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA; (2) Center for Biomedical Informatics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; (3) Emeregency Department, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; (4) Information Technology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY; (5) Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
ACI 2012 3 1: 135-153
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-11-RA-0065

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@schattauer.de

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

ACI eJournal: eTOC for 2012 Volume 3 (1)

Ten articles are now available for Volume 3(1) of the eJournal ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics – an official eJournal of IMIA and AMDIS – see www.aci-journal.org – the following are SEVEN new articles added since the last eTOC.

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.

Capturing Information Needs of Care Providers to Support Knowledge Sharing and Distributed Decision Makin
Case Report
M. Rogers (1), L. Zach (1), Y. An (1), P. Dalrymple (1)
(1) Drexel University, Philadelphia
ACI 2012 3 1: 1-13
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-08-CR-0053

Strategic Procedures and Revisions for implementing Telemedicine and Telecare in Greece
Review Article
M. Tsirintani (1)
(1) Department of Health Care and Social Units Administration, School of Business and Economics, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Greece
ACI 2012 3 1: 14-23
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-08-R-0048

The influence of task environment and health literacy on the quality of parent-reported ADHD data
Research Article
S. C. Porter (1), C.-Y. Guo (2), J. Molino (3), S. L. Toomey (4), E. Chan (5)
(1) Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto Canada; (2) Institute of Public Health, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; (3) Department of Health Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston MA; (4) Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston MA; (5) Division of Developmental Medicine5, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston MA
ACI 2012 3 1: 24-37
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-10-RA-0062

Understanding interprofessional communication: a content analysis of email communications between doctors and nurses
Research article
C. N. C. Smith (1), S. D. Quan (1), D. Morra (1, 2, 3), P. G. Rossos (1, 2), H. Khatibi (1), V. Lo (1), H. Wong (1, 4), R. C. Wu (1, 2, 3)
(1) Centre for Innovation in Complex Care, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4; (2) Department of Medicine, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4; (3) Division of General Internal Medicine, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4; (4) Institute for Technology Assessment and Department of Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
ACI 2012 3 1: 38-51
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-11-RA-0067

Reduction in Clinical Variance Using Targeted Design Changes in Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) Order Sets: 
Impact on Hospitalized Children with Acute Asthma Exacerbation s
Research article
B. R. Jacobs (1), K. W. Hart (2), D. W. Rucker (3)
(1) Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC; (2) Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; (3) Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, PA
ACI 2012 3 1: 52-63
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-01-RA-00029

Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) in pediatric and neonatal intensive care: 
Recommendations how to meet clinical requirements
Research article
I. Castellanos (1), G. Rellensmann (2), J. Scharf (3), T. Bürkle (4)
(1) Anästhesiologische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Germany; (2) Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Germany; (3) Kinder- und Jugendklinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Germany; (4) Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Informatik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
ACI 2012 3 1: 64-79
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-08-RA-0051

Clinical Summarization Capabilities of Commercially-available and Internally-developed Electronic Health Records
Research article
A. Laxmisan (1), A. B. McCoy (2), A. Wright (3), D. F. Sittig (2)
(1) Houston VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; (2) School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX; (3) Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
ACI 2012 3 1: 80-93
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2011-11-RA-0066

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@schattauer.de

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

UPDATE: 7th Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics Conference (APAMI-2012) – Call for Papers

The 7th Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics Conference (APAMI-2012) will be held at the Crowne Plaza Beijing Sun Palace, Beijing, China on October 22-25, 2012.

The Call for Papers is now open – closing date for submission of FULL PAPERS is June 10, 2012. Call for Papers (English – document, 20kb)

Submission: Papers must be submitted through ‘easychair’ online. The program committee and submission web page is
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=apami2012

Inquiry Contact: Lucy Zhang
Tel: 861068278214
Email: yzha0943@gmail.com

The theme of the event is “New situation, New technology and New opportunity”, with the emphasis on using information technology to improve healthcare services. October is the most comfortable time of the year in Beijing. The organisers warmly welcome you to attend this event and make it a complete success. Further information on APAMI-2012 can be obtained from the conference web site:
http://www.apami2012.org
(currently Chinese only, English version available soon – see Google Translate English version)

IMIA members should note that the IMIA Board and General Assembly meetings will be held in conjunction with APAMI-2012.

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Health Informatics, South Africa

The Institute for ICT Advancement, School of ICT, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa is seeking suitable candidates for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Health Informatics.

Position: An important reason for the failure of Health Information Technology (HIT) solutions is that the original design does not reflect the work practices and social relations amongst its users. This also leads to low utilization levels of ‘‘successful’’ HITs, which means that the solution is not utilized meaningfully. This has been shown to be inherent to the complex nature of the healthcare environment.

This fellowship is focused on improving adoption and meaningful use of Health Information Technology (HIT) solutions, with special emphasis on Home-Based Healthcare (HBHC).

Candidates with an information technology background, but strong interest/experience in health informatics are encouraged to apply. Candidates with a nursing (or other relevant) background, but a strong interest in HITs, can also apply.

Research: The research will be conducted together with students in the Health Informatics research group within the School of ICT (www.nmmu.ac.za/sict).

The postdoctoral researcher will be expected to contribute significantly to:

a. The publication of research outputs from current and previous projects;
b. Daily supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate student projects;
c. Strengthening of collaboration with partners (eg healthcare providers); and
d. Conducting and leading fieldwork at a local NGO (specifically in the HBHC context).

Requirements: A Ph.D. Information Technology/Nursing Informatics/Medical Informatics or other relevant field, obtained within the past five years, with a strong background and/or interest in health information technologies (HITs).

Applications: A covering letter and curriculum vitae, including all research outputs and experience should be sent to Prof Dalenca Pottas in electronic format at e-mail: dalenca[at]nmmu.ac.za.

Posting information courtesy of Prof. Graham Wright, Research Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa.

International Journal of Medical Informatics: Volume 81, Issue 3 (March 2012) eTOC

International Journal of Medical Informatics is an official journal of IMIA.

Volume 81, Issue 3, Pages 143-218 (March 2012)

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13865056

1. Editorial Board
Page i

2. Detection of infectious symptoms from VA emergency department and primary care clinical documentation
Original Research Article
Pages 143-156
Michael E. Matheny, Fern FitzHenry, Theodore Speroff, Jennifer K. Green, Michelle L. Griffith, Eduard E. Vasilevskis, Elliot M. Fielstein, Peter L. Elkin, Steven H. Brown

3. Evaluating the use of a computerized clinical decision support system for asthma by pediatric pulmonologists
Original Research Article
Pages 157-165
Edwin A. Lomotan, Laura J. Hoeksema, Diana E. Edmonds, Gabriela Ramírez-Garnica, Richard N. Shiffman, Leora I. Horwitz

4. Electronic decision protocols for ART patient triaging to expand access to HIV treatment in South Africa: A cross sectional study for development and validation
Original Research Article
Pages 166-172
Marc Mitchell, Bethany L. Hedt, Ingrid Eshun-Wilson, Hamish Fraser, Melanie-Anne John, Colin Menezes, Martin P. Grobusch, Jonathan Jackson, Jantjie Taljaard, Neal Lesh

5. Record completeness and data concordance in an anesthesia information management system using context-sensitive mandatory data-entry fields
Original Research Article
Pages 173-181
Alexander Avidan, Charles Weissman

6. Structured electronic operative reporting: Comparison with dictation in kidney cancer surgery
Pages 182-191
Darryl N. Hoffer, Antonio Finelli, Raymond Chow, Justin Liu, Tran Truong, Kelly Lane, Sanoj Punnen, Jennifer J. Knox, Laura Legere, Ghada Kurban, Brenda Gallie, Michael A.S. Jewett

7. Faxed Arabic prescriptions: A medication error waiting to happen?
Pages 192-195
H.J. Feldman, H. Al-Jalahma, R. Al-Ali, S. Reti

8. Adoption of electronic health records in Korean tertiary teaching and general hospitals
Pages 196-203
Dukyong Yoon, Byung-Chul Chang, Seong Weon Kang, Hasuk Bae, Rae Woong Park

9. The effects of EMR deployment on doctors’ work practices: A qualitative study in the emergency department of a teaching hospital
Pages 204-217
Sun Young Park, So Young Lee, Yunan Chen

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