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In This Issue
- MedInfo2017 – Early Bird Registration Deadline reminder - April 17, 2017
- IMIA 2017 General Assembly Meeting at MedInfo 2017 - August 22, 2017, Hangzhou, China
- MedInfo 2021 Bid Deadline May 1, 2017
- eHealth2017 – 11th Annual Conference on Health Informatics meets eHealth - IMIA Members discount on Early Bird registration - deadline April 15, 2017
- IMIA Congratulates Dr. Marion Ball recognized at the HIMSS Most Influential Women in Health IT Award Dinner
- University of Victoria Announces a new Graduate Certificate Program in Health Terminology Standards - Victoria, BC, Canada
- a] Regional events
b] National/global events
- Next newsletter: May 2017
1. MedInfo2017 - Early Bird Registration Deadline reminder - April 17, 2017
A quick reminder to all that the early bird registration deadline for MedInfo 2017 is April 17, 2017 - http://medinfo2017.medmeeting.org/Content/32507. Hotel Accommodation is now available on the website with more options being added over the next days - http://medinfo2017.medmeeting.org/Content/56613.
Many have been asking about the formal invitation letter for required travel visa application. Once you have registered for the conference, you may request your invitation letter - http://medinfo2017.medmeeting.org/Content/32522 .
For those that are interested in exhibiting and or sponsorship opportunities, please contact the MedInfo 2017 LOC at loc004@medinfo2017.org.
We look forward to seeing everyone in August of 2017 in Hangzhou!
2. IMIA 2017 General Assembly Meeting at MedInfo 2017 - August 22, 2017, Hangzhou, China
The next IMIA General Assembly will be held at MedInfo 2017 in Hangzhou, China on August 22, 2017. Reminders and more details will be sent to the General Assembly members closer to the date of the meeting. The agenda will include voting on the MedInfo 2021 bids to determine where the 2021 congress will be held.
IMIA will be celebrating its 50th year anniversary at MedInfo 2017, commemorating its beginning as Technical Committee 4, TC4 on Medical Informatics, of IFIP in 1967. We look forward to celebrating with you in
Hangzhou this August.
3. MedInfo 2021 Bid Deadline May 1, 2017
The deadline for IMIA Member Societies to bid to host MedInfo 2021 is May 1, 2017. Bids for MedInfo are only accepted by fully paid IMIA Society Members, no bids from any other organizations or agencies will be accepted or acknowledged.
The winning bid will be voted on by the IMIA General Assembly on August 22, 2017 in Hangzhou, China during MedInfo2017.
For more details on timelines and procedures please see our website at http://imia-medinfo.org/wp/medinfo2021-bidding-information/.
Unsolicited bids and speculative queries on bidding from conference organizers, convention bureaux, and other bodies will not be accepted nor will they be acknowledged. The IMIA Office does not enter into discussion with conference/event organizers, convention/tourism bureaux etc. about MedInfo’s, only with IMIA’s fully paid Members Societies– http://imia-medinfo.org/wp/imia-member-societies/.
4. eHealth 2017 - 11th Annual Conference on Health Informatics meets eHealth - IMIA Members discount on Early Birds registration - deadline April 15, 2017
Early bird registration will end on 15 April 2017.
IMIA members receive a discount when entering the following code - EHSAT17-IMIA - for registration at https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=213677&&language=eng
5. IMIA Congratulates Dr. Marion Ball recognized at the HIMSS Most Influential Women in Health IT Awards Ceremonies
IMIA congratulates Dr. Marion Ball for being named an inaugural recipient of HIMSS Most Influential Women in Health IT Award on February 20, 2017 at the HIMSS2017 Conference in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Ball served as the IMIA President from 1992 to 1995 and continues to be a consistent supporter of our organization. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ball on this most deserving award of recognition of her unending contributions and dedication!
For more information about the HIMSS Most Influential Women in Health IT Award - http://www.himssconference.org/updates/recognizing-impressive-most-influential-women-health-it
6. University of Victoria Announces a new Graduate Certificate Program in Health Terminology Standards - Victoria BC, Canada
The School of Health Information Science at the University of Victoria is launching a new Graduate Certificate Program in Health Terminology Standards. This 1-year part-time blended delivery program is now accepting applications for its first cohort to start in September 2017. For more information on this program and how to apply please visit the following links:
Homepage: http://www.uvic.ca/hsd/hinf/graduate/certificate/index.php
Detailed info: http://www.uvic.ca/hsd/hinf/graduate/certificate/terminology/index.php
School of Health Information Science
University of Victoria
7 a. Forthcoming Events: Regional
APAMI
The next APAMI Conference will be in 2018 - the location TBA.
EFMI
April 24 – 26, 2017 Informatics for Health
Hosted By: EFMI
Manchester Central, UK
IMIA LAC
Next IMIA LAC Regional meeting TBA
MEAHI
Next IMIA MEAHI Regional meeting TBA
7. b. Forthcoming Events: National and Global
Share all listed events with your colleagues through social media at - http://imia-medinfo.org/wp/calendar/
April 23 – 26, 2017 HELINA 2017
Hosted By: HELINA
Bujumbura, Burundi
April 24 – 26, 2017 Informatics for Health
Hosted By: EFMI
Manchester Central, UK
April 28 – 29, 2017 ICT 4 Ageing Well International Conference 2017
Hosted By: INSTICC
Porto, Portugal
May 02 – 04, 2017 iHealth Clinical Informatics Conference
Hosted By: AMIA
Philadelphia, PA, USA
May 14 – 16, 2017 pHealth 2017 – 14th International Conference on Wearable, micro & Nano Technologies
Hosted By: pHealth
Eindhoven,The Netherlands
May 23 – 24, 2017 eHealth2017 – 11th Annual Health Informatics meets eHealth
Hosted By: Austrian Working Group of Health Informatics and eHealth
Vienna, Austria
June 4-7, 2017 e-Health Conference
Hosted By: COACH; Canada’s Health Informatics Association
Toronto, ON, Canada
August 6 – 9, 2017 HIC 2017
Hosted By: HISA
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
August 21 – 25, 2017 MedInfo2017
Hosted By: CMIA & IMIA
Hangzhou, China
November 04-08, 2017 AMIA 2017 Annual Symposium
Hosted By: AMIA
Washington, DC, USA
March 5-9, 2018 HIMSS18
Hosted By: HIMSS
Las Vegas, NV
2019 ITCH2019 - Date TBA
Hosted By: University of Victoria, Health Information Science
Victoria, BC, Canada
16. Next Newsletter: May 2016
If you have items to be included in the newsletter, please submit to elaine.huesing@shaw.ca by May 15, 2016. IMIA encourages all Members to submit news items and/or conference, events and career opportunities.
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