Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland Newsletter Spring 2011
Articles & Features:
1. Healthcare Informatics Expert/Developmental/Educational Sessions Programme launch 2011 page 2
2. 16th Annual HISI Conference & Scientifi c Symposium 2011 page 3
3. The World of Health IT (WoHIT) eHealth Week 2011 page 3
4. MIE2011 - 23rd International Conference of EFMI, Oslo, Norway page 4
5. HISI Nursing Midwifery (HISI NM) Special Interest Group Update page 4
6. Archetype Master Class Review page 5
7. Call for Bursary submissions page 5
8. 15th Annual HISI Conference & Scientifi c Symposium 2010: A Review page 6
9. HITS Level 1 – Basic Concepts of Health Informatics page 7
10. Expert/Developmental/Educational Sessions Programme page 7
11. HISI Diamond Membership Programme page 8
Events Calendar:
Upcoming events 2011 page 9
HISI Announces the 16
thAnnual Conference and Scientifi c Symposium Nov 16/17 2011
W
elcome to your HISI Newsletter Spring 2011. In this edition we’ll discuss the latest news, developments and events in Healthcare Informatics in Ireland and abroad. In addition, you will fi nd a call for papers and presentations as we look towards the 16th Annual Conference and Scientifi c Symposium.Ireland’s premier healthcare informatics event will take place on 16th/17th November 2011 in the Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin.
Call for Papers: HISI invites the submission of Papers and Poster Presentations for the 2011 Conference before September 16th. Details on page 3
1. Launch of Healthcare Informatics Expert/Developmental/Educational Sessions
Programme Launch 2011
The expert/developmental/educational sessions programme for 2011 was launched on Tuesday April 12th with an inaugural lecture by Prof. (Dr.) Martin Curley Director, Intel Labs Europe, Intel Corporation and Professor of Technology and Business Innovation, Co-Director, Innovation Value Institute National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
Prof Curley’s lecture was on the challenges and opportunities for Healthcare ICT in the future after which the details on the upcoming events programme was provided.
The programme is a series of sessions on the topics and themes as determined by the results of a recent survey of members interests:
Electronic Health Records Personalised Health Records Identity Management for Health
Safety in Software - Medical Device Software Information Quality
Decision Support Systems
Healthcare Informatics in Research - Translational Bioinformatics Healthcare Informatics Standards
Data and Systems Architectures Controlled Medical Vocabularies Mobile Health (mHealth)
Healthcare Informatics Technologies Social Media in Healthcare
Depending on the topic/theme and the intended participants, the content of the sessions will range from an
introduction/overview to detailed updates, tutorials and seminars. It is intended that the venues for the sessions will include locations in Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick. The events will be provided at lunchtime, directly after work (maximum two hours) and, where appropriate, as either a half day or a full day. Each session will include Q&A and networking opportunities and refreshments will be provided.
For those eligible, CPD points will be available for most of the sessions and these will be confi rmed in advance of the relevant sessions.
In general, the sessions will be free to members of HISI, with a small charge for non-members and, as it is anticipated that places will be limited at each session, registration will be required.
For further details see the Event Calendar on page 9. • • • • • • • • • • • • •
2. 16
thAnnual HISI Conference & Scientifi c Symposium 2011
Call for Papers and PresentationsThe date has been set for this year’s HISI Conference and we are delighted to announce that it will be Wednesday & Thursday, 16th & 17th November 2011 at the Stillorgan Park Hotel, Dublin 4.
This year’s Conference will refl ect current developments in healthcare computing, associated technologies and communications infrastructures within Ireland and in the wider international context.
Papers and Poster Presentations of either a general or specialised nature will be considered. Abstracts of no more than 250 words must be submitted before September 16th (strictly enforced) to: hisi@ics.ie
Guidelines for Abstracts Submission
Abstracts must be typed in single-spacing of not less than 12-point type size.
The text of an abstract (excluding title, authors, references) must not exceed 250 words including one table if appropriate. Figures are not allowed.
The title of the abstract should be typed in CAPITALS.
The author’s initials only and surname, without degrees etc. should appear below the title. The address (Department, Institution, Town) should be listed next.
The abstract should have clearly described results and conclusions. Headings within the text are not allowed.
All abbreviations must be clearly defi ned and statistical methods clearly indicated. Up to two references may be included
NB. Abstracts should comply with the guidelines issued by the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. A prize of €300 will be off ered for the best paper or poster presentation.
3. The World of Health IT (WoHIT) eHealth Week 2011
The World of Health IT (WoHIT) eHealth Week 2011 will take place in Budapest, Hungary on May 10th – 12th. This year’s conference will look at ‘Investing in Health Systems of the Future’.
eHealth Week is a collocation of the European Commission’s High Level Ministerial Conference and the World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition. In 2010, it was hailed as Europe’s largest pan-European conference: an all encompassing event focusing on leadership and the continuum of care – healthcare from the home to the hospital. The conference will look at how European healthcare establishments will be faced with substantial challenges over the next decade, such as signifi cant demographic changes and reduced human resources, forcing European leaders to re-design the European Healthcare landscape. eHealth Week 2011 will not only off er an insight into how our leaders are planning and investing for the future, it will also host an exhibition which will showcase leading partners and industry partners, off ering innovative solutions for our future.
eHealth Week is a platform for all stakeholders in the Health IT community and compliments your national conference, by:
Off ering answers by high-level speakers
Presenting a modern and wide-ranging exhibition, including an interoperability showcase to demonstrate how data can travel across diff erent suppliers and borders.
Allowing you to network with government and industry leaders from across the European continent; an opportunity rarely seen at other European conferences.
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eHealth week is open to all:
CIO and other C-suite executives Senior managers
High-level government offi cials Academics
Healthcare practitioners, including doctors and specialists IT professionals
If you are interested in attending eHealth week you can register on: http://www.worldofhealthit.org/registration/ default.aspx
4. MIE2011 - 23
rdInternational Conference of EFMI, Oslo, Norway
The 23rd European Medical Informatics conference – MIE2011 – takes place in Oslo, Norway, August 28th to 31st, 2011 on the theme of “User Centred Networked Health Care”. MIE2011 is co-hosted by the Norwegian Society for Medical Informatics (FDH) and the European Federation for
Medical Informatics (EFMI) and will be a primary venue for the European health informatics community in 2011. We encourage you to participate as presenter of a paper or poster, demonstrator of an application, panellist, exhibitor or delegate.
The objective of the conference is to highlight the broad range of health informatics achievements at regional, national and at international level. With a full range of submissions of original work in health and biomedical informatics research and innovation, presentations will discuss health records, social media, standards, social care, telemedicine, software development as well as strategies for user involvement, usercenteredness, benefi ts for patient care, development for sustainable use and new challenges when health professionals collaborate in (virtual) teams with colleagues and patients.
The conference programme will include keynotes and parallel tracks with oral presentations of accepted contributions: papers, panels and posters. Furthermore, there will be an application-oriented track with EFMI corporate members and we will introduce a village to present pre-competitive innovations.
MIE2011’s opening will commence at Akershus University Hospital, one of the technologically most advanced health facilities in Europe. During the opening day, interactive workshops will feature the hospital’s extensive experience with advanced health technologies, complemented by tours through the hospital, focusing on Health Care of the Future (HP Global Centre of Excellence), Integrated EHR, digitalised radiology and laboratory.
Further details: http://www.mie2011.org
5. HISI Nursing Midwifery (HISI NM) Special Interest Group Update
Ireland will host the ACENDIO Biennial Conference which will be held in Dublin in 2013
Following the recent success of the 8th European Conference of the Association for Common European Nursing Diagnosis Interventions and Outcomes (ACENDIO) held in Funchal, Madeira Islands, Portugal on 25th and 26th March 2011, Ireland has been chosen to host the 9th ACENDIO biennial conference in 2013. The successful bid was achieved by Dr. Fintan Sheerin, (TCD, Dublin) newly elected Vice President of ACENDIO. The bid was supported by HISI, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, (INMO), TCD School of Nursing and Fáilte Ireland. ACENDIO is a membership organisation established in 1995 to promote the development of nursing’s
professional language and to provide a network across Europe for nurses interested in the development of a common terminology to describe the practice of nursing. For 16 years, the association has off ered a network for all nurses to become involved in terminology development and more recently note has been taken of the developments in electronic information systems. For further information about the ACENDIO organisation please see www.acendio.net • • • • • •
Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group of the International Medical Information Association (IMIA-NI)
The 11th International Congress on Nursing Informatics will be in Montreal, Canada, on the 23rd to the 27th of June, 2012. The theme of the conference is “Advancing Global Health Through Informatics”. The submission deadline for the congress is the 31st August, 2011. Nursing Informatics 2012 are also off ering a submission mentorship program which will off er the opportunity for those that need assistance in submitting. The deadline for submissions with mentoring is the 31st July, 2011. www.imiani.org
HIQA and HISI NM Special Interest Group
HIQA requested a HISI NM Special Interest Group nomination for a group that they are in the process of setting up in order to assist with “identifying the availability of data, uses of data, access to data, high level information fl ows and resources used to operate these information sources”. We are happy to report that Dr. Rita Collins, Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery and Health Sciences, University College Dublin, will represent HISI NM on the group.
New Publication of Interest
RCN (2011) Making Nursing Visible Valuing our Contribution to High Quality Patient-Centred Care. E Health technology in practice. Available on www.rcn.org.uk
6. Archetype Master Class Review
On Saturday the 28th of January, the ICS hosted a 3-hour morning “Archetype Master Class” in their training rooms in Mount St. Crescent, Dublin 2. Archetypes are the core element of an exciting new paradigm for recording and managing health information. The event proved to be very popular: all places were taken up by professionals working in the public and private health sector as well as representatives from academic institutions.
The session was opened with a brief introduction to the topic by Damon Berry from DIT. David Moner from the University of Valencia, a leading international expert on archetypes, then gave a three hour practical overview of the technology and how it can be used to solve problems associated with the management of health information in a shared care environment. The audience then engaged in a lively discussion on the topic, which resulted in the workshop being extended for an additional hour.
7. CALL FOR BURSARY SUBMISSION 2011
Closing date for submission is September 16th (strictly enforced)
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2011 grants.
Every year the Society awards two research grants of €2,000 each, to enable individuals study an area of Healthcare Informatics. Submissions are received from a range of Informatics students at Bachelor, Higher Diploma/Post Graduate Diploma, Masters and PhD level. Applicants are required to submit a 500-word application incorporating the rationale for the study, a brief section on the methodology proposed and a breakdown of the planned use of the funding to be awarded. Finally, they should state how this study will contribute to the area of healthcare informatics in Ireland.
Successful applicants will be required to submit a paper to the HISI conference within two years of the award. They will also be required to account for the expenditure of the funding awarded. Failure to fulfi l either of these conditions will result in a demand for the return of the funding.
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2011 grants. Please send all submissions to The Secretary, Research Awards, Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland, Crescent Hall, Mount Street Crescent, Dublin 2. Or email: hisi@ics.ie
8. 15
thAnnual Conference & Scientifi c Symposium: A Review
The 15th Annual Conference and Scientifi c Symposium, Ireland’s premier healthcare informatics event took place on 17th - 18th November 2010 in the Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan Road, Co. Dublin.
World leaders in Healthcare and ICT packed the room for this event. More than 450 people attended over the two days. Innovation and transformation are what this country’s healthcare system needs according to some of the world’s leading experts in Health and ICT.
Keynote speakers on Thursday 18th November included:
Mr. Peter Fine, President and CEO of Banner Health, one of the largest secular, non-profi t healthcare organisations operating hospitals and other services in seven states of the USA.
“Care transformation is what is needed. This initiative combines elements of evidence based best practices, culture, technology and rapid cycle work redesign.”
Dr. James Sheehan, Founder of the Blackrock Clinic, Dublin and the Galway Clinic, Galway
Prof. (Dr.) Martin Curley, Senior Principal Engineer, Director, Intel Labs Europe, Co-Director, Innovation Value Institute National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Dr. Curley spoke of Innovation within the Healthcare system
“Digitization will be a core enabler of transformation of our healthcare, enabling us to do more with less and most important of all help provide a better level of care than we can provide today”
Prof. Matthew Swindells, Chair BCS Health who was on the NHS Management Board as it’s fi rst Chief Information Offi cer and led an infl uential review of NHS IT.
Mr. Brian James, Chief Executive, Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Wednesday 17th November saw workshops running throughout the day dealing with new techniques procedures and new concerns in Healthcare. Sessions on Electronic Health Records, Data Protection and Innovation were heavily attended.
The afternoon of Thursday 18th November saw 37 parallel sessions take place, focusing on reoccurring topics of EHR, Innovation and E-technologies in Health.
With such a wide range of expert workshops, seminars and peer-reviewed presentations, and together with the commercial exhibitions, attendees had a
great opportunity to update and inform themselves on the latest developments in healthcare informatics at home and abroad and had the oppurtunity to meet and network with their peers, industry leaders and experts.
Both research bursaries and best paper awards were presented at the conference on Thursday 18th November. Each year the Society awards two research bursaries of €2,000 each in order to enable individuals to study an area of Healthcare Informatics.
The winners of the 2010 HISI Student Bursaries were Andrew McDowell and Daniel Guldenring both from the University of Ulster at Jordanstown.
9. HITS Level 1 – Basic Concepts of Health Informatics
Training system for all healthcare workersFocuses on the use of technology in healthcare
Developed by HISI and ICS Skills, the skills and certifi cation body of the Irish Computer Society As the role of technology in healthcare becomes more extensive, it is essential that all workers in the sector appreciate the contribution of ICT to effi ciency of service and quality of care. Healthcare employees need a clear understanding of the technologies used in their sector, and their relevance to administrative and clinical best practice.
HITS is a web delivered and assessed training and certifi cation solution. It is designed to provide understanding and competence in the use of information and communication technology in healthcare, for those who participate in the healthcare delivery process at any level.
Entry-level certifi cation in Health Informatics Twenty hours duration
Online course content, quizzes and sample tests Single online test in supervised test environment Online administration
HITS Level 1 is targeted at all healthcare workers who require a basic understanding of the role of technology in the healthcare sector. The Level 1 syllabus outlines the hardware and technologies used in a healthcare environment, and covers topics ranging from data processing and electronic record keeping, to decision support systems and security.
To take HITS Level 1 contact ICS Skills on 01 644 7820
10. Expert/Developmental/Educational Sessions Programme
Interactive Workshop on the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Date: Friday, May 4th 2011
Registration and Networking: 09.15am
Event: 9.45am – 4.00pm
Venue: Computer Science Building, University of Limerick
Cost*: HISI/ICS Members €35 | Non-Members €50
This interactive workshop, organised in conjunction with the Health Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) and
presented by the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS) at the University of Limerick (UL) will provide participants with:
An introduction and overview of the attributes and functionality of Electronic Health Records. The current and potential impact of EHRs in the delivery of healthcare in Ireland.
Current and future issues with EHR developments, implementation and use.
Opportunity to experience the use of patient management software in a computer laboratory setting. The full programme for this workshop will be available on the HISI website and CSIS Department website at www.csis.ul.ie/EHRM
To register for this event please email events@ics.ie or telephone 01 775 3007
*Cost of workshop includes teas/coff ees and lunch. Places are limited and registration is essential.
The Implications of Mobile technology in facilitating Integrated Care
Date: Friday May 27th 2011
Registration and Networking: 12.30pm
Event: 1.00pm – 2.00pm
Speaker: Dr. Albert Alonso MD
Venue: ICS Offi ces, Crescent Hall, Mount Street Crescent, Dublin 2
Cost: Free to HISI/ICS Members | €25 Non-Members • • • • • • • • • • • •
Dr. Alonso is senior researcher at the Hospital Clinic Barcelona (HCPB) Information Systems Directorate, he has worked on the research lines of ICT supported models of care for chronic patients since 2000. His expertise is mainly in the areas of defi nition of functionalities, services modelling and evaluation methodologies. He has also been responsible for the management of several EU-funded projects.
Please note places are limited so registration is essential to secure your place. To register for this event please email events@ics.ie or telephone 01 775 3007
Dates to be announced
DP Essentials Workshop
Ethical and Security Issues in Healthcare ICT
Health Informatics Standards - in conjunction with NSAI (HISC)
11. HISI Diamond Membership Programme
HISI’s Diamond Membership programme was introduced to ensure the continuing support of the development of healthcare informatics. This support allows for the circulation of this newsletter, special events and the annual conference. For more information on becoming a 2011 Diamond Member or sponsor, contact Chris Nolan, cris@ics.ie We thank and acknowledge the support of our 2010 Diamond Members who made the HISI 15th Annual HISI
Conference & Scientifi c Symposium possible, and we look forward to their continued support along with some new Diamond Members in 2011.
Our 2010 Diamond Members:
Thanks to our 2010 conference sponsors and exhibitors:
ALERT Life SCIENCES Computing GE Healthcare Technologies Meditech
Blueware Inc. Grapevine Solutions Northgate Information Solutions
BT HP Oxygen Care Ltd.
Cerner IBM Penstream Limited
Cisco Systems ICS – Irish Computer Society pTools Software
DMF Systems IMS MAXIMS PWC
Eircom Intersystems Sectra
Emergency Response iSOFT Slainte Tech
Ergo Viewing Limited Kainos Evolve Socrates Healthcare Informatics
Espion Ltd. Laserband Softworks
First Databank Europe MANITeX Stalis
G2 Speech McKesson Strencom
International Journal of Medical Informatics
The International Journal of Medical Informatics provides an International medium for the
dissemination of original results and interpretative reviews concerning the fi eld of medical
informatics. The Journal is published in print and also electronic format within ScienceDirect.
World of Health IT 2011 Conference and Exhibition, May 10-13
Budapest, Hungry
Designed to be dynamic and interactive, The World of Health IT 2011 Conference Programme will engage participants in thought-provoking debates & discussion panels.
For more information visit: www.worldofhealthit.org
eHealth 2011 May 26 - 27 Vienna
The conference’s motto and program target on building a bridge from research to the application of information and communication technology in health care. Submitted and invited scientifi c presentations and posters as well as workshops and an interoperability showcase will contribute to that.
Although papers can be submitted and presented in English as well, a considerable number of presentations - as well as most parts of the homepage - will be in German, which is the offi cial conference language. For more information: www.ehealth2011.at
MIE 2011 August 28 – 31 Oslo, Norway
MIE2011 is co-hosted by FDH and EFMI and will be a primary venue for the European health informatics community in 2011. We encourage you to participate as a presenter of a paper or poster, demonstrator of an application, panellist, exhibitor or delegate.
The objective of the conference is to highlight the broad range of health informatics achievements at regional, national and international level. We invite the submission of original work in health and biomedical informatics research and innovation.
Your submission can discuss health records, social media, standards, social care, telemedicine, software development, as well as strategies for user involvement, usercenteredness, benefi ts for patient care, development for sustainable use, and new challenges when health professionals collaborate in (virtual) teams with colleagues and patients.
For more information visit: www.mie2011.org
Summer 2011
Summer 2011
Current
Events Calendar
medicine20congress, September 16 - 18Stanford, Northern California
The Medicine 2.0 Fall Conference 2011 will be hosted in Silicon Valley, home to many of the world’s preeminent technology companies such as Google, Apple,
Facebook, Yahoo, Intel, and others.
The conference will be hosted by the Stanford University School of Medicine, and will be held at the school’s brand new $90 millon Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge. Stanford University is located in Northern California, approximately 35 miles south of San Francisco.
For more information visit: www.medicine20congress.com
16th Annual Conference and Scientifi c
Symposium November 16-17
Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland’s premier healthcare informatics event. The focal point for those interested in Healthcare Informatics in Ireland to learn about the latest developments in Healthcare ICT.
For more information visit: www.hisi.ie
Autumn 2011
Autumn 2011
Winter 2011
Winter 2011
Call for Papers and Presentations
This year’s HISI Conference and Scientifi c Symposium will refl ect current developments in healthcare computing, associated technologies and communications infrastructures within Ireland and in the wider international context. Papers and Poster Presentations of either a general or specialised nature will be considered. Abstracts of no more than 250 words must be submitted before September 16th 2011 by post or email to:
Mr. G. Hurl, Chairman HISI
Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland Crescent Hall, Mount Street Crescent, Dublin 2 or email: hisi@ics.ie
NB. Abstracts should comply with the guidelines issued by the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland.
