Medical Informatics SIG
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SIG Description
Pediatric healthcare practitioners interested in the use of information technologies to support patient care, teaching, research and health care administration. We have diverse backgrounds, talents, and interests. Some are "techies" and others just want use the technology to help them take care of patients. EVERYONE is welcome.
Mission/Goals
The Medical Informatics SIG goals are to:
- Provide a forum for APA members to discuss all aspects of pediatric medical and present their scholarly work in the field
- Offer opportunity to network with other pediatric professionals interested in pediatric medical informatics.
- Introduce other pediatric professionals to the field of medical informatics
June 2010 Newsletter Article
Our "Meaningful Use in Medical Informatics" was a big success this year. Nationally recognized informatician and newly appointed Director of the AAP's Child Health Informatics Center, Christoph Lehmann, M.D. lead an enthusiastic discussion among the participants. Dr. Lehmann also spoke about the efforts of the American Medical informatics Association in seeking approval to recognize Medical Informatics as its own medical specialty. The "Medical Informatics Round Robin" featured three talks about telemedicine in rheumatology, seasonal influence and H1N1 prevention efforts in the United States and Mexico.
According to the American Medical Informatics Association, "Biomedical and health informatics is an emerging, interdisciplinary and diverse field that:
- Combines health sciences (such as medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy and allied health) with computer science, management and decision science, biostatistics, engineering and information technology.
- Solves problems in health care delivery, pharmaceutical, biomedical and health sciences research, health education and clinical/medical decision making.
- Is essential in all aspects of health care and biomedicine."
The APA Medical Informatics SIG goals are to:
- Provide a forum for APA members to discuss all aspects of pediatric medicine and present their scholarly work in the field
- Offer opportunity to network with other pediatric professionals interested in pediatric medical informatics
- Introduce other pediatric professionals to the field of medical informatics
We encourage anyone who is interested in using computers in medicine in any form to join the SIG. You don't have to be a technical person to be a member; many of us aren't! If you have ideas, suggestions, comments or questions, please contact the SIG Leader: Emily Chui Webber (emwebber@iupui.edu).
We are also looking for one or two people for new leadership of the SIG beginning next spring. If you are interested or know someone who is, please contact the SIG Leader: Emily Chui Webber (emwebber@iupui.edu).
Submitted by
Donna D'Alessandro
donna-dalessandro@uiowa.edu
Join SIG Listserv
To Join the SIG and its listserve contact MI SIG Chair at:
Emily Chui Webber emwebber@iupui.edu, Ed Sepe esepe@cnmc.org and Eric Shelov SHELOV@email.chop.edu
What do I get if I join the Medical Informatics SIG?
We meet at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in May each year. We often have a theme presentation with lots of ensuing discussion. We also have had short presentations on different topics. It is a great forum to meet people and get ideas.
We also have our own listserve that offers the opportunity for online discussions and communicates information to the MI SIG membership as well.
There is also the opportunity to work on potential projects through the MI SIG.
How do I join the Medical Informatics SIG?
E-mail SIG Chair: Emily Chui Webber emwebber@iupui.edu, Ed Sepe esepe@cnmc.org and Eric Shelov SHELOV@email.chop.edu
2010 Annual Meeting Update
"Meaningful Use in Medical informatics" was national recognized medical Informatics leader Christoph Lehman's talk to the Medical Informatics SIG on Saturday May 1st. Dr. Lehmann also spoke about the efforts of the American Medical informatics Association in seeking approval to recognize Medical Informatics as its own medical specialty. The "Medical Informatics Round Robin" featured three talks about telemedicine in rheumatology, seasonal influence and H1N1 prevention efforts in the United States and Mexico.
Previous Annual Meeting topics
- 2010 – Meaningful Use of Medical Informatics and Creation of a new Subspeciality in Medical Informatics
- 2009 – Careers in Medical informatics
- 2008 – Medical Informatics Round Robin
- 2007 – Pediatric Medical Informatics and Public Policy
- 2006 – Health Information Technology Standards
- 2005 – Bioinformatics: Integrating Computers, Basic Science and Clinical Medicine
- 2004 – Clinical Physician Order Entry
What is Medical Informatics?
From the American Medical Informatics Association
(http://www.amia.org/inside. 2008) :
"Biomedical and health informatics applies principles of computer and information science to the advancement of life sciences research, health professions education, public health, and patient care. This multidisciplinary and integrative field focuses on health information and communication technologies (HICT), and involves the computer, cognitive, and social sciences. Biomedical and health informatics has developed its own areas of emphasis and approaches that sets it apart from other professions and disciplines.
Biomedical and health informatics is an emerging, interdisciplinary and diverse field that
combines health sciences (such as medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy and allied health) with computer science, management and decision science, biostatistics, engineering and information technology.
Solves problems in health care delivery, pharmaceutical, biomedical and health sciences research, health education and clinical/medical decision making. Is essential in all aspects of health care and biomedicine."
SIG Co-Chairs:
Emily Webber, MD
702 Barnhill Dr
Indianapolis,IN46202
Phone: (317) 278-2700
Fax: (317) 278-2959
emwebber@iupui.edu
