Dr Lyn Hanmer Receives Inaugural Sedick Isaacs Award

Dr Lyn Hanmer received the inaugural Sedick Isaacs Award at a ceremony on 09 March 2015, at the recent HELINA conference in Accra, Ghana. As part of the award, she gave a keynote presentation “The importance of partnerships for Health Informatics development in HELINA and other low-resource settings” at the HELINA conference, and her presentation will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Health Informatics in Africa (http://www.jhia-online.org/index.php/jhia).

The Sedick Isaacs Award is a newly-inaugurated IMIA Award that recognises the lasting contribution made to health and medical informatics in Africa by Dr Sedick Isaacs [1]. It is an IMIA award, funded by IMIA and administered jointly by IMIA and HELINA. The primary criterion for a recipient of the Sedick Isaacs Award is to recognise “an individual whose personal commitment and dedication to medical informatics has made a lasting contribution to medicine and healthcare within Africa, through her or his achievements in research, education, development or application in the field of medical informatics.” The secondary criterion is that the recipient should be a person living and working in Africa.

Several very high quality nominations were received. The aim is to present the Sedick Isaacs Award at each HELINA conference.

[1] Hanmer, L (2013) Sedick Isaacs Obituary. IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics. http://www.schattauer.de/en/magazine/subject-areas/journals-a-z/imia-yearbook/imia-yearbook-2013/issue/special/manuscript/20004/download.html

HIC 2015 Call for Submissions – Deadline 16 March

HISA (http://www.hisa.org.au) is pleased to invite you to respond to the Call for Submissions for HIC 2015, Australia’s premier digital health and health informatics conference – see https://hisa.site-ym.com/page/hic2015papers for the HIC 2015 Call for Papers, and https://hisa.site-ym.com/page/hic2015nia for the NIA (Nursing Informatics Australia) Call for Papers.

HISA 2015 will be held in Brisbane, Australia on 03-05 August, 2015 – see http://www.hisa.org.au/page/hic2015 for full information.

You have an opportunity to put forward your contribution to science, research and the business of healthcare and play a role in the collaborative nature of HIC as we work together to drive reform. In an innovative move, this year for the first time the presentations will be allocated based on theme rather than in separate streams for academic/scientific and industry/clinical.

Themes for 2015 – authors are encouraged to submit under the following themes and health informatics specialty areas:

• System and workforce change management
• Integrated care
• Participatory medicine
• Value of dataDigital health/advancement in technology
• Aged Care informatics
• Indigenous informatics
• Innovations/latest research

Submissions close on Monday 16 March 2015.

Please refer to the following guidelines:

Scientific/Academic papers (full papers, 4-6 pages, 2000-3000 words)

Industry/Clinical case study abstracts (650 word abstract)

All NIA submissions will be given automatic entry to NIA’s Moya Conrick Prize. The Moya Conrick Prize is presented in recognition of the valuable work by the late Dr Moya Conrick via the best submitted paper and presentation at NIA. The prize is based specifically on nursing informatics, including the quality, originality, contributions, subject matter and timeliness of the submission. The Moya Conrick Prize is shared amongst all authors of the submission and shall be announced by a member of the NIA executive.

 

eTOC for ACI eJournal: 2015 Volume 6 (1); New Volume, New Articles Available

New articles of ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics (2015, Volume 6 (1)) are available. There are currently four articles available in this issue.

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The Table of Contents below is online at www.aci-journal.org

Leveraging Electronic Tablets for General Pediatric Care – A pilot study
Research Article
Supplementary Material
V. Anand (1), S. McKee (2), T. M. Dugan (2), S. M. Downs (2, 3)
(1) Pediatric Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; (2) Childrens Health Services Research, School of Medicine, Indiana University, IN; (3) Regenstrief Institute for Healthcare, IN
Appl Clin Inform 2015 6 1: 1-15    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-09-RA-0071

Legal and Regulatory Considerations Associated with Use of Patient-Generated Health Data from Social Media and Mobile Health (mHealth) Devices
Review
C. Petersen (1), P. DeMuro (2, 3)
(1) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; (2) Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA; (3) Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, Washington, USA
Appl Clin Inform 2015 6 1: 16-26    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-09-R-0082

Emergency Medicine Resident Physicians’ Perceptions of Electronic Documentation and Workflow – A mixed methods study
Research Article
Supplementary Material
P. M. Neri (1), L. Redden (1), S. Poole (2, 3, 4), C. N. Pozner (2, 3, 5), J. Horsky (2, 5), A. S. Raja (2, 5), E. Poon (6), G. Schiff (2, 5), A. Landman (2, 5)
(1) Clinical & Quality Analysis, Partners HealthCare System, Wellesley, MA; (2) Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; (3) Neil and Elise Wallace STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation; (4) Simulation Consulting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA; (5) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; (6) Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Appl Clin Inform 2015 6 1: 27-41    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-08-RA-0065

Association between Electronic Health Records and Health Care Utilization
Research Article
R. Kaushal (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), A. Edwards (1, 2, 3), L. M. Kern (1, 2, 3, 5), with the HITEC Investigators
(1) Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (2) Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative, New York, NY.; (3) Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (4) Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (5) Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (6) New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
Appl Clin Inform 2015 6 1: 42-55    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-10-RA-0089

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Call for Nominations: IMIA François Grémy Award of Excellence 2015

The IMIA François Grémy Award of Excellence committee is pleased to announce that the call for nominations  is open. The closing date for receipt of nominations and all supporting materials is February 28, 2015. The committee will consider all nominations and  reach a decision by March 15, 2015, for report to the IMIA Board meeting of March 22, 2015.

The primary criterion for a potential recipient of the IMIA François Grémy Award of Excellence is “an individual whose personal commitment and dedication to medical informatics has made a lasting contribution to medicine and healthcare through her or his achievements in research, education, development or application in the field of medical informatics.”

Nominations have no specific format, but must include sufficient information and supporting details about the nominee to both demonstrate how they meet the primary criterion and allow their nomination to be judged against others. They should contain, at a minimum:

• a one page summary of the nominee’s most important accomplishments/contributions;
• a current CV; and
• 2-3 letters of support from named referees, or nominator and seconders.

Nominations should be sent to the IMIA Office via email: imia@imia-services.org

As agreed by the IMIA General Assembly at its 2014 meeting in New Delhi, India, the IMIA Award of Excellence will now be known as the IMIA François Grémy Award of Excellence. The process for nominations and selection of the award winner will be essentially the same as in previous award years – see http://www.imia-medinfo.org/new2/node/35 IMIA gratefully acknowledges the input and support from the Association Française d’Informatique Médicale (French Medical Informatics Association – AIM) in the changes to the award.

The award winner will be invited to give a presentation lecture at Medinfo2015. AIM will work with IMIA on the format of the ceremony, and will provide an introduction to the work of Dr. François Grémy. Financial support for the award winner to participate will be provided by AIM and IMIA.

Notice of HELINA Conference: 7 – 11 March 2015; Accra, Ghana

HELINA, and the organisers of the delayed HELINA2014 conference, are pleased to confirm that the event will be held in Accra, Ghana at the University of Ghana, ISSER Conference Centre from March 7 – 11, 2015. See http://www.helina-online.org/en/conferences/helina-2014 for further updates.

They write, in the latest HELINA newsletter: “With regard to the notice of postponement of the HELINA 2014 conference due to the ban on international conference in Ghana as part of measures to prevent the outbreak of Ebola in Ghana, we are happy to announce to the community that the ban has come to an end. In view of this, the HELINA and GHIA Council would like to announce that the HELINA 2014 conference will be held in Accra, Ghana at the University of Ghana, ISSER Conference Centre from March 7 – 11, 2015. With regard to this new development the organizers of HELINA 2014 are pleased to announce that the conference fees remain unchanged. We are looking forward to seeing you in Accra.”

Please direct all questions to HELINA (hcs[at]helina-online.org), not to IMIA.

Conference Fees IMIA / HELINA / GHIA members 150.00 USD NON-MEMBERS 200.00 USD Students (Excluding PhD Students) 30.00 USD Package (IMIA/HELINA/GHIA members)* 750.00 USD Package (NON-MEMBERS)* 800.00 USD *Package includes conference fee, accommodation and meals. Important dates Registration Opened Until February 27, 2015 Notification of acceptance of submissions January 9, 2015 Camera-ready paper deadline February 16, 2015 Conference March 7 – 11, 2015 Contact: hcs[at]helina-online.org

eTOC for ACI eJournal: 2014 Volume 5 (4), More New Articles Available

New articles of ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics (2014, Volume 5 (4)) are available. There are currently twelve articles available in this issue.

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The Table of Contents below is online at www.aci-journal.org.

Identifying Consumer’s Needs of Health Information Technology through an Innovative Participatory Design Approach among English- and Spanish-speaking Urban Older Adults
Research Article
R. Lucero (1), B. Sheehan (1), P. Yen (2), O. Velez (3), D. Nobile-Hernandez (4), V. Tiase (5)
(1) Columbia University, School of Nursing, New York, NY; (2) The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, Columbus, OH; (3) IFC International, Rockville, MD; (4) ARC XVI Fort Washington, New York, NY; (5) NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Information Technology, New York, NY 10032
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 943-957    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-07-RA-0058
In this paper, the authors describe a process of eliciting the perspectives of older adults on their needs for health information technology services. The findings supported the development of a fall prevention system that was responsive to patients needs.

User-Centered Design and Usability Testing of an Innovative Health-Related Quality of Life Module
Research Article
Z. J. Nagykaldi (1), M. Jordan (2), J. Quitoriano (2), C. A. Ciro (3), J. W. Mold (1)
(1) University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine; (2) University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine; (3) University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 958-970    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-08-RA-0067
Capturing health-related quality of life related to patient goals and needs will help providers tailor care to patient needs. However, systems for doing this are rare. In this paper, the authors describe the development and testing of a HRQoL module that is patient goal oriented and highlighted areas for improvement, such as action-oriented recommendations for clinicians to facilitate shared decision-making.

Design Challenges for Electronic Medication Administration Record Systems in Residential Aged Care Facilities – A Formative Evaluation
Research Article
Supplementary Material
A. Tariq (1), E. Lehnbom (1), K. Oliver (1), A. Georgiou (1), C. Rowe ‎ (2), T. Osmond (2), J. Westbrook (1)
(1) Centre of Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia; (2) UnitingCare Ageing, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 971-987    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-08-RA-0062
Electronic medication administration records (eMAR) have been promoted as a way to improve medication safety in residential care facilities. This study evaluated an eMAR system being piloted in a residential care facility to identify areas for improvement. Their findings demonstrate that system interactivity, resolving inconsistencies in data entry, and dedicated organization support to minimize connectivity issues would provide immediate system improvements, while decision support and interoperability between stakeholder groups would have longer-term benefits.

Assessment of Readiness for Clinical Decision Support to Aid Laboratory Monitoring of Immunosuppressive Care at U.S. Liver Transplant Centers
Research Article
J. Jacobs (1), C. Weir (1), R. S. Evans (1, 2), C. Staes (1)
(1) Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; (2) Medical Informatics, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 988-1004    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-08-RA-0060
Liver-transplant recipients require life-long immunosuppressive cafre that can benefit from clinical decision support systems. However, it is unknown how ready liver transplant information systems are to implement CDS systems. This study examined current practices and identified barriers to CDS uptake. The findings demonstrate that though EHRs are widely used, the majority of sites still depend on paper-based manual monitoring of immunosuppression for patients.

Case Report: Patient Portal versus Telephone Recruitment for a Surgical Research Study
Case Report
R. B. Baucom (1), J. Ousley (2), B. K. Poulose (1), S. T. Rosenbloom (3, 4, 5), G. P. Jackson (1, 3, 5)
(1) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Surgery; (2) Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine; (3) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Biomedical Informatics; (4) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine; (5) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 1005-1014    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-07-CR-0059
Use of patient portals is increasing and research has demonstrated its value in primary care practice. However, little has been done to test the usability of a patient portal in a surgical or research recruitment setting. In this case study, the authors describe their experience using a patient portal to recruit surgical patients compared to a telephone-based recruitment process. Their findings demonstrate that patient portal recruitment is feasible and relatively effective compared to telephone-based recruitment.

User Centered Clinical Decision Support Tools  – Adoption across Clinician Training Level
Research Article
L. J. McCullagh (1), A. Sofianou (2), J. Kannry (2), D. M. Mann (3), T. G. McGinn (1)
(1) Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY; (2) Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NYC, NY; (3) Department of Medicine, Section of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 1015-1025    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-05-RA-0048
Clinical decision support tools are an important part of meaningful use, but it is not clear how accepted they are across different clinician training levels. In this paper, the authors examined CDS tool use and ordering practices in an academic medical center. Their findings suggest that first year residents were more likely to use the CDS tool and to follow recommended medication ordering as a result.

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You may also find interesting information in our journal Methods of Information on Medicine and in the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics.

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Medinfo2015 Paper/Poster Submission Deadline – 22 December 2014 (revision)

MEDINFO2015: eHealth-enabled Health

Submission deadline for full papers (including student papers and vision papers) and posters – 22 December 2014 (revised date – see http://medinfo2015.com/#call-for-submissions)

Please also register as a reviewer.

The 15th World Congress on Health and Biomedical Informatics will be held in São Paulo city, Brazil, from 19 to 23 August, 2015. It will be the first time that Latin America will host this important and prestigious international medical informatics conference. MEDINFO is the main conference of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and its 15th edition will be organized by the Brazilian Health Informatics Association (SBIS).

Local Organising Committee (LOC) Chairs Beatriz de Faria Leão and Claudio Giulliano Alves da Costa, from Brazil, invite you to attend and look forward to welcoming everyone. Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) Chairs Fernando Martin Sanchez (Australia) and Kaija Saranto (Finland), and Editorial Committee Chair Indra Neil Sarkar (USA) and their teams look forward to receiving your scientific submissions.

Information will be continuously updated on the Medinfo2015 website – www.medinfo2015.org – and through IMIA’s website and social media channels. We ask all IMIA members and colleagues to help promote the event and encourage them to submit materials and attend.

For submissions, go to: https://medinfo2015.online-registry.net In addition to submitting your work, we encourage you to sign up as a reviewer.

Important deadlines:

Deadline for Full Paper, Student Paper, Vision Paper and Poster submissions 22 December 2014
Deadline for Panel, Tutorial, Workshop and Demo submissions 15 January 2015

MEDINFO 2015: ¡Participe en el XV Congreso Mundial de Informática Biomedica y de la Salud! Bajo el lema “La Salud, facilitada por la eSalud”, la comunidad internacional se reunirá entre el 19 y el 23 de agosto en São Paulo, Brasil, para compartir conocimientos y discutir cómo las innovaciones en Salud digital y en Informática biomédica están ayudando a resolver los principales problemas en atención sanitaria, Salud Pública, Salud del consumidor e Investigación biomédica. ¡Súmese y aporte sus conocimientos, conectándose con colegas de todo el mundo, y disfrutando de la cosmopolita ciudad de São Paulo!

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MIE2015 (Madrid, Spain) – Call for Submissions – Extended Deadlines

The European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) and the Spanish Society of Health Informatics (SEIS), Spain invite you to submit your contributions to the 26th Medical Informatics Europe Conference, MIE2015, which will be held from 27 to 29 May 2015 in Madrid, Spain. The theme of MIE2015 is “Digital healthcare empowering Europeans”.

UPDATE: – extended deadlines:
Deadline for Papers and Posters (indexed)  is extended to November 17th, 2014 [now closed]
Deadline for Workshops, Panels, Special events (nonindexed) proposals is December 22nd.

Visit the conference website www.mie2015.es for further information and keynotes preview.

On behalf of the SPC MIE 2015
Lacramioara Stoicu-Tivadar (Chair), Ronald Cornet (Co-Chair), Alexander Hoerbst (Co-Chair), Stig Kjær Andersen (EFMI Liaison)

Full information on MIE2015 is at http://www.mie2015.es and the call information is also on the EFMI website at http://www.efmi.org/index.php/91-call-for-papers-mie-2015

eTOC for ACI eJournal: 2014 Volume 5 (4), New Articles Available

New articles of ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics (2014, Volume 5 (4)) are available. There are currently six articles available in this issue.

+++ ACI now has an IMPACT FACTOR of 0,386. Looking forward to your submissions! +++

The Table of Contents below is online at www.aci-journal.org.

The Process of Installing REDCap, a Web Based Database Supporting Biomedical Research – The First Year
Research Article
M. Klipin (1), I. Mare (2), S. Hazelhurst (3), B. Kramer (4)
(1) Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa; (2) Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa; (3) School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa; (4) Health Sciences Research Office, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 916-929  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-06-CR-0054
In order to conduct research and quality improvement, hospitals need excellent clinical and research data. In this paper, the authors describe installing a data management system throughout their hospital with an aim toward helping similar hospitals plan for their own data management system uptake. The findings suggest that installing the REDCap system was relatively inexpensive and was able to be completed by the staff already working at the hospital. Furthermore, the authors found that training for users helped with uptake and use of the system.

Increasing Patient Engagement: Patients’ Responses to Viewing Problem Lists Online
Research Article
Supplementary Material
A. Wright (1, 2, 3), J. Feblowitz (1, 2, 3), F. L. Maloney (2), S. Henkin (1, 2), H. Ramelson (1, 2, 3), J. Feltman (2), D. W. Bates (1, 2, 3, 4)
(1) Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; (2) Partners HealthCare, Boston, MA; (3) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; (4) Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 930-942  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-07-RA-0057

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HELINA Conference – Extended Call for Participation Closes 16 November

The organisers of the HELINA2014 conference announced a postponement of the event, due to circumstances beyond their control. See http://conf.helina-online.org/index.php/2014/oct2014/announcement/view/17 for information.

They write: “Due to the outbreak of Ebola in the West Africa region, and as part of measures to prevent the outbreak of Ebola in Ghana, the Government of Ghana on Thursday August 14, 2014 placed a three month ban on all international conferences and gatherings in the Country. In view of this uncontrollable circumstance HELINA and GHIA Council announce the postponement of this year conference, initially scheduled from 11-15 October 2014, to 7-11 March 2015.

The organizers of HELINA 2014 are pleased to extend the invitation for original submissions that address the use of informatics or computer sciences for universal health coverage in Africa in the following categories:

• Full research papers (completed research with mature results) with 5 to 8 pages
• Work in progress papers with 5 to 8 pages
• Experience presentations or “case studies” (reports of health informatics or e-Health implementations and lessons learned) (1 page abstract)

Conference theme: Informatics for Universal Health Coverage in Africa: From Point of Care Systems to National Strategies

Submissions can be prepared either in English or French and must not have been proposed to other symposia or journals. An online submission system and a submission template available on the conference web site http://conf.helina-online.org/index.php/2014/index/ must be used.  The template contains more detailed instructions following the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals http://www.icmje.org/manuscript_1prepare.html. In case of difficulties while using the submission platform, please contact the conference technical team directly at technical@helina-online.org.

Submissions will undergo a double-blind peer reviewing process. Accepted full research papers will be published in the journal of Health Informatics in Africa (http://www.jhia-online.org) and accepted work in progress papers will be published in an electronic conference proceedings on the website of HELINA with an ISBN. At least one author must register to attend the conference.

The submission deadline for this extended call for participation is 16 November 2014.

Any new developments will be advised at http://conf.helina-online.org/index.php/2014/index/

IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission deadline: 16 November 2014 (NO further extensions will be allowed)
Notification of acceptance of submissions: 9 January 2015
Camera-ready paper deadline: 16 February 2015
Conference: 7 – 11 March 2015