e-News May 19, 2011
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JAMIA, the top-ranked journal of informatics in biomedicine and health, is launching the JAMIA Journal Club on June 2. This series of free webinars will be led by the author(s) of the Editor’s Choice article of the month. Join Editor-in-Chief Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD, FACMI, and guest author George Hripcsak, MD, Chairman of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, for the first webinar in the series, June 2 at 3 pm ET, to discuss, “Use of Electronic Clinical Documentation: Time Spent and Team Interactions”. CME credit is also available. The Journal Club meets the first Thursday of each month. Mark your calendars for upcoming webinars, July 7, Aug. 4, Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Dec. 1. For more information, visit https://www.amia.org/journal-club.
The Stanford University 10x10 course, beginning June 21, is titled, “Methods for Bioinformatics—Representations and Algorithms for Computational Molecular Biology.” The course will introduce and use biological data sources available on the web. Topics will include basic algorithms for alignment of biological sequences and structures, as well as more advanced representational and algorithmic issues in structure and sequence computation. The course is taught by Russ Altman, MD, PhD, Professor of Bioengineering, Genetics, Medicine, and Computer Science, Director of the Biomedical Informatics Training Program and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford University. Registrations will be accepted until July 1.
Other courses available for registration:
Coming soon: Kansas University course beginning in late August and University of Utah course beginning in early September.
Please visit www.amia.org/e-learning to view course descriptions and to register.
PHI 2011 is quickly approaching. Online registration is now closed, but on-site registration will be available on a walk-in basis for PHI 2011: Setting the Next Informatics Agenda for Public Health, starting May 25 at the Swan and Dolphin Hotel, Orlando. Don’t miss it! Follow the meeting on Twitter, #PHI2011. For more information, click here. AMIA and the ARGOS eHealth Consortium held a final meeting in Budapest to develop and promote common methods for responding to global eHealth challenges. ARGOS eHealth Consortium is a project funded by the European Commission.The meeting concluded with a mutual understanding and stronger agreement among a broad set of leaders in Europe and the U.S. that research in biomedicine and health informatics demonstrates an effective use of HIT to improve health outcomes. The ARGOS participants believe that expanded and coordinated use of HIT will have a deep impact on the health and well-being of a broad swath of populations in the U.S. and Europe. For more information, click here. The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a report reviewing the information technology security included in Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's (ONC) health information technology standards. OIG found that while ONC had included application security controls, there were no "general IT security controls"—that is, "the structure, policies, and procedures that apply to an entity’s overall computer operations, ensure the proper operation of information systems, and create a secure environment for application systems and controls." The report includes a number of recommendations to ONC for addressing the security concerns. To read the full report, click here.
The Health Information Technology Standards Committee Implementation Workgroup within ONC is currently seeking comments on its electronic health record (EHR) Temporary Certification Program, which has been certifying EHR technology on Stage 1 Meaningful Use criteria for almost a year. Following analysis of the comments received, the Workgroup will make recommendations to the HITSC regarding the EHR Certification Program for Stage 2 Meaningful Use. Comments are due by Friday, June 17. For more information, click here.
A collaborative project between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, McKesson Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health is soliciting white papers on alternative research designs to the traditional Randomized Control Trial that could be applied to mobile health (mHealth) intervention research or in analysis of rich longitudinal data sets that could be applied to analyzing the data obtained from mHealth applications. For more information about the project, click here. Earlier this month, Heather K. Hill, AMIA member and co-chair of the AMIA Dental Informatics Working Group (DI-WG) passed away after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 37.
Heather earned a Bachelor of Science in 1996 and a Doctor of Dental Surgery in 2000 from the University of Minnesota and a master's degree in biomedical informatics in 2010 from Oregon Health & Sciences University. Since 2009, Heather also served as co-chair of the AMIA Dental Informatics Working Group. She is survived by her husband and two daughters.
"We were all enriched by Heather's presence in our own lives, her contagious smile and energy, giving us reason to be connected in informatics,” said Martha Adams, chair of the Working Group Steering Committee. “Heather will be missed as a leader in our working groups, where she was recognized for diligence in creating an agenda and incorporating the latest in health policy and application especially to dental informatics."
Miguel Torres-Urquidy, co-chair of the DI-WG said “Heather was a very passionate advocate for informatics. In our conversations she always provided refreshing views and down to earth perspectives which make our work much more meaningful. AMIA has lost a great individual and we will make sure to honor her goal of improving people’s health.”
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2011, 7 p.m. at Mountain Park Clubhouse, 2 Mount Jefferson Terrace, Lake Oswego, Oregon. Contributions may be made to the Dr. Heather K. Hill Memorial Fund, 40 Churchill Downs, Lake Oswego, OR 97035. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has launched a Challenge to “Show Off Your Apps: Innovative Uses of NLM Information Challenge.” This Challenge is open to individuals, teams, and organizations to develop a customized app that uses NLM’s vast biomedical and scientific data to help researchers, medical professionals, and students. Deadline for submissions is Aug. 31, 2011. For more information, click here. Note to AMIA.org users: You may experience technical difficulties over the next several days while trying to access amia.org or myamia.org due to migration of AMIA’s website to a new hosting environment and content management system. We ask for your patience as AMIA works to bring you a new and better online experience! May 23 May 25-27 June 2 June 2-5 June 6-7 June 6-8 June 7 June 17 June 27
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