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AMIA 2007 Annual Symposium

State of the Association Meeting




Don E. Detmer

Paul Tang

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is a professional organization of leaders shaping the future of biomedical and health informatics in the United States and over 50 other nations. AMIA is dedicated to the development and application of informatics in support of patient care, public health, teaching, research, administration, and related policy.

It has been an exciting year for AMIA and informatics. Please join us for a State of the Association Meeting on Tuesday, November 13 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.

Paul Tang, AMIA Chairman, and Don E. Detmer, AMIA President and CEO will co-chair this session which is designed to provide AMIA members and attendees with a state of the association address. Topics will include work of the Board of Directors and task forces, new and continuing initiatives of AMIA including 10x10, GotEHR?, the Academic Forum, and a general update of AMIA’s strategic directions in clinical informatics, public health/population informatics, and translational bioinformatics.

Drs. Tang and Detmer will also review AMIA’s work in the policy arena including initiatives around clinical decision support, policy papers, and general advocacy efforts.
AMIA links developers and users of health information technology, creating an environment which fosters advances that revolutionize health care. Membership is open to individuals, institutions, and corporations.

The 3,500 members of AMIA include:

  • Physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and other clinicians
  • Health information technology professionals
  • Computer information scientists
  • Biomedical engineers
  • Consultants and vendor representatives
  • Medical librarians
  • Academic researchers and educators
  • Advanced students pursuing a career in clinical informatics or health information technology
AMIA Vision of Supporting Health Care
The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) plays a pivotal role in the transformation of the US health system and makes measurable contributions to the improvement of health of the nation through continued development and implementation of health information technology. AMIA is an integrating force that strengthens the nation’s ability to create and manage the science and knowledge base of health care. AMIA is active in the development of global health information policy and technology with particular emphasis on using health information technology to meet the health needs of underserved populations.

Learn about the work of your association - a light lunch will be served - grab a sandwich and join us for this important event!

AMIA 2007
Annual Symposium
Sponsors


Elsevier
GE Healthcare
glaxosmithkline
Kaiser Permanente
Lockheed Martin
Marshfield Clinic
Microsoft Research
Partners Healthcare
University of Tennessee, Health Science Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center