The Working Groups (WGs) and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) help advance the mission and goals of AMIA by responding to emerging issues in the medical informatics field. WGs and SIGs develop programs and products that benefit AMIA and the medical informatics community, and work to support the development of members' personal networks within specific professional or topic areas. An overview of WG and SIG business meetings and special events can be found on this page. Specific tutorials, workshops, and panels submitted by WGs or SIGs are described elsewhere in this program. To identify these events throughout the program chronology, just look for the following symbol

2000 Working Group Chairs

Clinical Information Systems	Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD
Clinical Trials	Ida Sim, MD, PhD
Consumer Health Informatics	Alejandro Jadad, MD, DPhil
Dental Informatics	Heiko Spallek, DMD, PhD
Education	Christopher Cimino, MD
Ethical, Legal & Social Issues	James G. Anderson, PhD
Family Practice/Primary Care	Robert R. Hausam, MD
Genomics	John F. McCarthy, MD, PhD
Internet	Beverley Kane, MD
Medical Imaging Systems	David W. Piraino, MD
Nursing Informatics	Patricia A. Abbott, PhD, RNC
People & Organizational Issues	Bonnie Kaplan, PhD
Quality Improvement	E. Andrew Balas, MD, PhD
Student	Jafar Adibi, PhD

2000 Special Interest Group Coordinators

Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Emergency Medicine	(vacant)
Natural Language Processing	Bonnie L. Webber, PhD
Prevention & Public Health	William A. Yasnoff, MD, PhD
Telehealth	John E. Kenna

Working Group and Special Interest Group Activities At A Glance

Sunday, November 5

Family Practice/Primary Care Working Group Special Event
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Palos Verdes, Lobby Level
Luncheon for Working Group Steering Committee, Chairs, Chair-elects and Special Interest Group Coordinators
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	San Bernardino, Lobby Level
Internet Working Group Special Event
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM	San Pedro, Lobby Level
Medical Imaging Systems Working Group Special Event
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM	San Bernardino, Lobby Level
Clinical Trials Working Group Business Meeting
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM	Los Feliz, Lobby Level
Dental Informatics Working Group Business Meeting
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM	La Cienega, Lobby Level
Family Practice/Primary Care Working Group Business Meeting
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM	Palos Verdes, Lobby Level
Genomics Working Group Business Meeting
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM	San Fernando, Lobby Level

Monday, November 6

Clinical Information Systems Working Group Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Santa Anita A, Lobby Level
Consumer Health Working Group Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM	San Bernardino, Lobby Level
Education Working Group Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Beaudry A, Lobby Level
Ethical, Legal, Social Issues Working Group Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Santa Barbara C, Lobby Level
Internet Working Group Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM	San Pedro, Lobby Level
Medical Imaging Working Group Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Los Feliz, Lobby Level
People and Organizational Issues Working Group Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM	San Gabriel A, Lobby Level
Student Working Group Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM	San Gabriel B/C, Lobby Level
Nursing Informatics Working Group Reception Sponsored by Cerner Corporation
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM	Palos Verdes, Lobby Level
Nursing Informatics Working Group Business Meeting
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM	San Fernando, Lobby Level
Prevention and Public Health Special Interest Group Business Meeting
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM	San Pedro, Lobby Level
Quality Improvement Working Group Business Meeting
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM	San Bernardino, Lobby Level
Telehealth Special Interest Group Business Meeting
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM	Los Cerritos, Lobby Level

Career Expo 2000 Sponsored by the Student Working Group Sunday, November 5 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Monday, November 6 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 3:15 PM - 6:00 PM Tuesday, November 7 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 3:15 PM - 6:00 PM We are pleased to invite you to attend Career Expo 2000. Career Expo will target more than 2,000 health care professionals including 300 or more students pursuing careers in medical informatics and related disciplines. As representatives from associations, corporations, hospitals, state and federal agencies, universities and medical schools, you will be available to share information about your organizations and present valuable information on: Career Opportunities Educational Opportunities Industry Trends Required Skills In addition to the Career Expo exhibit, there is also an opportunity for AMIA members to post a resume. If you are looking to see what's new in the informatics job arena or are ready for a change, post your resume! Those organizations interested in exhibiting in the Career Expo or AMIA members wishing to post a resume should go to the Career Expo page for the appropriate forms. The deadline for exhibits and resume posting is October 2, 2000. No on-site additions to the Career Expo are possible. Don't miss this opportunity to recruit skilled candidates with various backgrounds and to meet the most influential companies and institutions in medical informatics. Go to the Career Expo page