2013 Academic Forum Annual Conference

Location
Nashville
Tennessee
May 21, 2013 - May 22, 2013

Registration is open to Academic Forum representatives only.

Hotel Information

Marriott Nashville at Vanderbilt University
2555 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
615-321-1300

Room Rate: $149 single/double

Online reservation link is available. You may reserve your room by calling 1-800-285-0190 and identifying yourself as a member of the AMIA Academic Forum group. Rooms reserved after Thursday, April 25,2013, or after the AMIA block has been filled (whichever comes first) are subject to availability and prevailing rates.

Note: If you are unable to reserve at the Marriott, you may check with the Holiday Inn Select as an alternate. It is approximately a 5-minute walk from the Marriott.

Holiday Inn Select
2613 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
1 888 HOLIDAY (1-888-465-4329)

 


 

The 7th Annual Academic Forum Conference
Preliminary Program

The Academic Forum Executive Committee and the Conference Planning Committee are very excited to welcome you to Nashville next month. The 7th annual conference will begin at 7:00 AM on Tuesday, May 21st, and adjourn at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, May 22nd.

May 21, 2013 – Day One

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast Buffet Available
7:30 am - 8:00 am Registration
8:00 am – 8:30 am

Welcome and Introductory Remarks from Academic Forum Executive Committee Chair

  • Dr. Jeffrey R. Balser, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean, School of Medicine,Vanderbilt University
  • Dr. Cynthia S. Gadd, Vice Chair for Educational Affairs, Vanderbilt University
8:30 am – 9:15 am

Topic – Quality Assurance in Higher Education – Understanding the Roles of Accreditation and Certification

  • Benson Munger, University of Arizona
  • Prudence Dalrymple, Drexel University
9:15 am – 10:00 am Keynote: Lorraine Lewis, Executive Director, Review Committees for Anesthesia, Preventive Medicine, Transition Year, ACGME – The Accreditation Process for Clinical Informatics Subspecialty Fellowship Programs 
10:00am – 10:45am

Panel – Reactions and Discussion

Panel Participants, including Harold Lehman, Johns Hopkins University and Academic Forum Clinical Informatics Subspecialty Fellowship Accreditation Task Force Chair
Additional panelists (to be announced)

10:45 am -11:00 am Coffee Break 
11:00 am -11:15 am Update on the AMIA Clinical Informatics Subspecialty Review Course – Bill Hersh, Course Director
11:15 am – 12:30 pm

Task Force Reports

  • Advanced Interprofessional Informatics Certification Task Force Report and Discussion – Cindy Gadd, Vanderbilt University and Task Force Chair
  • AMIA Informatics Accreditation Task Force Report and Discussion – Chuck Friedman, University of Michigan and Task Force Chair
12:30pm – 1:30 pm  Buffet Lunch 
1:30pm – 2:30 pm 

Resources to Support AMIA Student Members, with the AMIA Student WG – Panel, Discussion, and Action Plan

  • Paulina Sokolow, Drexel University
  • David Kaelber, The MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University
  • Stuart Speedie, University of Minnesota
  • Timothy B. Patrick, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm  

“Birds of a Feather” Sessions – TBD by the Attendees

  • EHR "Sandboxes" & Other Resources for Education
  • Student Recruitment
  • After ONC Training Funds
  • Regional AMIA Chapters
  • Academic Forum Member Data Collection & Dissemination 
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm   Coffee Break 
3:45 pm – 5:15 pm  

The Informatics Training Pipeline – from Education to Industry with the AMIA Industry Advisory Council: Part 1

Industry Perspectives on the Career Development Needs of Informatics Professionals – Panel and Discussion

  • Michael Cantor, Pfizer
  • Richard Tayrien, Hospital Corporation of America
  • Rodney Hamilton, Informatics Corporation of America
  • Ross D. Martin, AMIA
6:00 pm   Reception and Dinner
Vanderbilt Heard Library Community Room 

May 22, 2013 – Day Two

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast Buffet Available 
8:00 am – 9:15 am

The Informatics Training Pipeline – from Education to Industry with the AMIA Industry Advisory Council: Part 2

Informatics Practica and Internships – Definitions, Value Proposition, Best Practices – Panel and Discussion

  • Bill Hersh – Experiences from OHSU
  • Justin Starren – Towards a Distributed Practical Internship Model
  • AMIA Industry Advisory Council
9:15 am – 10:15 am  Innovation in Informatics Education … A Member Showcase and Discussion 
10:15 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 am – 11:15 am  

Looking to the Future: What’s Next on the National Health IT Agenda and Its Impact on Informatics Education

  • Speaker (To Be Announced) and Discussion  
11:15 am – 11:30 am 

Closing Remarks

Kevin Johnson, Vanderbilt University

11:30 am  Adjournment