Visions for IAHSI, the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics

SummaryThese visions for IAHSI, the newly founded International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (“the Academy”), include the following principles, in order of descending priority: (1) The Academy should attempt to contribute to the health of the people in our world, (2) the Academy should be engaged in advising governments and organizations on developing health and science through informatics, (3) the Academy should stimulate progress in informatics research, education, and practice, (4) Academy members should share and exchange knowledge, (5) the Academy's structure and organization should follow the tradition of scientific societies, (6) Academy membership is one of the highest honors in informatics internationally, (7) the Academy should meet where the International Medical Informatics Association meets, and (8) the Academy's structure and organization should be lean and unbiased. These visions have been put forward for discussion specifically but not exclusively to the inaugural class of the Academy, organized at the 2018 Medical Informatics Europe conference, with its distinguished members.

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International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI): Strategy and Focus Areas, 1st Version

Yearbook of Medical Informatics ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1701992 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (01) ◽

pp. 015-025

Author(s):

Fernando Martin-Sanchez ◽

Marion J. Ball ◽

Michio Kimura ◽

Paula Otero ◽

Elaine Huesing ◽

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Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Medical Informatics ◽

Performance Indicators ◽

Health Informatics ◽

Digital Health ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Research Education ◽

Living Nature ◽

International Academy ◽

And Training

Background: The International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI) is the Academy of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). As an international forum for peers in biomedical and health informatics, the Academy shall play an important role in exchanging knowledge, providing education and training, and producing policy documents. Objectives: A major priority of the Academy’s activities in its inaugural phase was to define its strategy and focus areas in accordance with its objectives and to prioritize the Academy’s work, which can then be transferred to respective taskforces. Method: This document reflects the major outcomes of intensive discussions that occurred during 2019. It was presented at the Academy’s 3rd Plenary on August 25th, 2019, in Lyon, France. Results: Regardless of the ‘living nature’ of the strategy and focus areas document, it was concluded during the Plenary that the first version, which will be used as a base for decisions on the Academy’s future activities, should be made available to a broad audience. Three out of eight ‘Visions for IAHSI‘, presented in the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics 2018, were identified as central for developing, implementing, and evaluating the Academy’s strategic directions: (1) advise governments and organizations on developing health and health sciences through informatics, (2) stimulate progress in biomedical and health informatics research, education, and practice, and (3) share and exchange knowledge. Taskforces shall be implemented to work in the following areas, which were considered as priority themes: (1) artificial intelligence in health: future collaboration of entities with natural and with artificial intelligence in health care, and (2) current landscape of standards for digital health. Conclusions: Taskforces are now being established. Besides specific key performance indicators, suggested for monitoring the work of theses taskforces, the strategy to monitor the progress of the Academy itself has to be measured by relevant and acceptable metrics.

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Knowledge for Medicine and Health Care

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1634012 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 44 (04) ◽

pp. 596-600

Author(s):

Jan H. van Bemmel

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

American Medical ◽

Medical Informatics ◽

Health Sciences ◽

International Medical ◽

Honorary Doctorate ◽

National Library ◽

American Medical Informatics Association ◽

The University ◽

The U.S

SummaryDr. Donald A. B. Lindberg, Director of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, received an honorary doctorate from UMIT, the University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology in Innsbruck, Tyrol. The celebration took place on September 28, 2004 at an academic event during a conference of the Austrian, German, and Swiss Societies of Medical Informatics, GMDS2004. Dr. Lindberg has been a pioneer in the field of computers in health care from the early 1960s onwards. In 1984 he became the Director of the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, the world’s largest fully computerized biomedical library. Dr. Lind-berg has been involved in the early activities of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), among others being the chair of the Organizing Committee for MEDINFO 86 in Washington D.C. He was elected the first president of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), and served as an editor of Methods of Information in Medicine.

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Health Informatics Master Program at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Yearbook of Medical Informatics ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1638593 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 17 (01) ◽

pp. 145-149 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. Altwaijiri ◽

B. Aldosari

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Medical Informatics ◽

Communication Technology ◽

Health Informatics ◽

Health Sciences ◽

International Medical ◽

Leadership Positions ◽

Master Program ◽

Information And Communication

Summary Objective The purpose of this paper is to describe the Health Informatics Master Program at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods We have reviewed health informatics master programs worldwide with more emphasis on the recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association on education in health informatics, research, and faculty/trainee participation at KSAU-HS. Results An applied health informatics master program has been designed where graduates will be able to deploy information and communication technology in support of health systems’ processes. This is due to the fact that most of health organizations are driven by information and communication technology. The program embodies the features of effective applied health informatics master programs recommended by the International Medical Informatics Association on education in health informatics and delineated as curricula integrating three areas of knowledge and skills: 1) Methodology and technology for the processing of data, information and knowledge in medicine and healthcare, 2) Medicine, health and biosciences, and 3) Informatics/ computer science, mathematics and biometry. Conclusions The health informatics master program (MHI) immerses students in the multidisciplinary field of health informatics education. Graduates of the MHI program will be wellprepared informaticians for leadership positions, able to meet the increasing demands in the field of health informatics to manage, plan, develop, and provide expert consultations to the healthcare sectors.

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François Grémy and the Birth of IMIA

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1633976 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 44 (03) ◽

pp. 349-351 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

R. Haux ◽

C. Kulikowski ◽

K. C. Lun ◽

P. Degoulet

Keyword(s):

Medical Informatics ◽

First Generation ◽

International Medical ◽

Education Development ◽

Research Education ◽

Computer Professionals ◽

Early Health ◽

Medical And Healthcare ◽

Or Applications

SummaryIn 2001 the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) approved the establishment of a Medical Informatics Award of Excellence to be given every three years to an individual, whose personal commitment and dedication to medical informatics has made a lasting contribution to medicine and healthcare through her or his achievements in research, education, development or applications in the field of medical informatics. The first award was given in 2004 to Prof. François Grémy, Uzes, France.As the first chairman and moderator of TC4, François Grémy is considered to be the first President of its renamed and refocused successor, the International Medical Informatics Association. The role of IFIP-TC4 in bringing together early health informaticians cannot be underestimated. Although TC4 was composed in large part of computer professionals interested in medical applications, Grémy recruited the first generation of IMIA officers and members from the medical and healthcare communities. Intellectually as well as organizationally, IFIP-TC4 was the true predecessor of IMIA.

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Health and Medical Informatics Competencies: Call to Participate in Updating the IMIA Recommendations

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1634290 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 41 (02) ◽

pp. 86-88 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Judith Douglas ◽

Evelyn Hovenga

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Small Group ◽

Learning Outcomes ◽

Medical Informatics ◽

Working Group ◽

International Medical ◽

Three Dimension ◽

Virtual University ◽

Group 1

Summary Objectives: On behalf of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), its Working Group 1 (WG1) addresses health and medical informatics education. Methods: As part of its mission, WG1 developed recommendations for competencies, describing a three-dimension framework and defining learning outcomes. Results: Officially approved by IMIA in 1999, the recommendations have been translated into seven languages. In 2001, WG1 charged a small group with updating the recommendations and consider the work undertaken by others to develop competencies. Additional work underway in support of the recommendations includes a literature review to help extract the fundamental competencies from the recommendations. To ensure the highest quality of input in the updated recommendations, WG1 is issuing a call for participation to the international informatics community. Conclusions: Further work with the competencies will result in updated IMIA guidelines. These are expected to support the creation of a virtual university for health and medical informatics.

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Health Informatics: Building Capacity Worldwide. Editorial

Yearbook of Medical Informatics ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1638679 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 19 (01) ◽

pp. 06-07 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

C. A. Kulikowski ◽

Antoine Geissbuhler

Keyword(s):

Medical Informatics ◽

Health Informatics ◽

Main Theme ◽

Building Capacity ◽

Research Education ◽

Main Research ◽

The Past ◽

Interdisciplinary Field ◽

Wide Range ◽

Workforce Capacity

Summary Objectives: To provide an editorial introduction to the 2010 IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics with an overview of its contents and contributors. Methods: A brief overview of the main theme, and an outline of the purposes, contents, format, and acknowledgment of contributions for the 2010 IMIA Yearbook. Results: This 2010 issue of the IMIA Yearbook highlights important developments in the building of workforce capacity in medical informatics worldwide, covering activities in research, education and practice in this interdisciplinary field. Progress towards educating and keeping professionals in the field up-to-date is complemented by outreach to the wide range of disciplines and biomedical and health specialties that are covered by this very broad field, identified from the recent literature, illustrated by selected papers published during the past 12 months.xs Conclusion: Reviews and Surveys of the main research sub-fields in biomedical informatics in the Yearbook provide an overview of progress and current challenges across the spectrum of the discipline.

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IMIA and its Members: On Balancing Continuity and Transition in Biomedical and Health Informatics

Yearbook of Medical Informatics ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1638628 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 18 (01) ◽

pp. 01-06

Author(s):

Peter L. Reichertz

Keyword(s):

Medical Informatics ◽

Health Informatics ◽

Transfer Of Knowledge ◽

High Quality ◽

Research Education ◽

Global Partnership ◽

Global Organization ◽

The Right ◽

Preparatory Work ◽

Independent Organization

Summary Objective To report on major past (2008) and future (2009 and beyond) activities of IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association. Method Summarizing discussions and planning activities within IMIA, in particular with respect to its Board and General Assembly meetings in 2008; looking at recent progress of biomedical and health informatics by commenting on IMIA Yearbook surveys and best paper selections. Results Major recent IMIA efforts include preparatory work for Medinfo 2010, global partnership activities in collaboration with WHO, planning activities for shifting to a biennial Medinfo cycle and setting up an IMIA office, all in accordance with IMIA’s longterm strategic plan ‘Towards IMIA 2015’. The IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics, published annually since 1992, can be regarded as an important observatory for progress in health and biomedical informatics. Future activities include conference events in 2009 and IMIA’s world congress, Medinfo 2010, finalizing a revision of IMIA’s recommendations on education in biomedical and health informatics, and publication activities to stimulate the transfer of knowledge from theory to practice Conclusions Since its inception in 1967, IMIA has evolved into a truly global organization, in a world where medical informatics has gained in significance and importance for supporting high-quality, efficient health care and for research in biomedicine and in the health sciences. Now in its 5th decade, IMIA’s responsibilities, as well as opportunities, as a global, independent organization have both increased. Finding the right balance between continuity and transition, in order to appropriately support, stimulate, and, to some extent enable high-quality translational communication, research, education, and practice in biomedical and health informatics is a key IMIA challenge.

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At the Heart of It: Dene dzó t’áré by R. Taniton & M. Willett

The Deakin Review of Children s Literature ◽

10.20361/g2d01r ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Sandy Campbell

Keyword(s):

Public Libraries ◽

Picture Book ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Way Of Life ◽

Book Series ◽

University Of Alberta ◽

Bear Lake ◽

The People ◽

The University

Taniton, Raymond and Mindy Willett. At the Heart of It: Dene dzó t’áré. Markham, On: Fifth House, 2011. Print. Indigenous author Raymond Taniton is a member of The Sahtugot’ine, or the “people of Great Bear Lake”. In At the Heart of It, Taniton invites readers into his world. We meet his family, see the Sahtu Region where he lives, meet the elders in the community, learn how to make a traditional hand drum, learn some games and read some of the stories. The stories are particularly important. This book is the most recent in Fifth House’s “The Land is Our Story Book” series, all co-authored by writer Mindy Willett. Taniton concludes this volume by saying, “The land is our storybook. It is our school, our library, our church. It is where we learn our stories and where we discover who we are as true Dene people. The land is at the heart of it all”. And in this book Taniton and Willett do succeed in helping us to understand “the land”. This is a picture book, an educational book and a celebration of what it means to be Satugot’ine. Tessa Macintosh’s photographs are used throughout. The top of each page has a border image of the beaded toes of twenty-one moccasins. Often a large image will form the background of a page with text and other images superimposed. For example, for the story “The Lake is the Boss”, the background is an image which looks out through the mouth of a cave. The story is about a giant wolf that lived in the cave. The text, along with smaller images of the island that the wolf became when he turned to stone, is superimposed on the cave photograph. The images and text, taken together, form many lessons for young people. The stories provide metaphorical and philosophical lessons, but the book also provides practical lessons, such as the illustrated steps to making a drum. As a whole, the book celebrates Raymond Taniton’s family, the Sahtugot’ine people and their way of life. Highly recommended for elementary school and public libraries. Highly Recommended: 4 out of 4 starsReviewer: Sandy CampbellSandy is a Health Sciences Librarian at the University of Alberta, who has written hundreds of book reviews across many disciplines. Sandy thinks that sharing books with children is one of the greatest gifts anyone can give.

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