[AK-MI] IMIA Newsletter - December 2015

Do Dez 17 16:01:06 CET 2015

Sehr geehrte Kolleginnen und Kollegen,

anbei finden Sie den Dezember-Newsletter der International Medical
Informatics Association (IMIA) zu Ihrer Information. 

Dort wird auch unter Punkt 11 an die Deadline 31.01.2016 für den
eHealth summit Austria / eHealth2016-Tagung in Wien erinnert (24.-25.
Mai 2016). Weitere Informationen finden sich unter
http://ehealth2016.at/

Ich darf die Gelegenheit nutzen, um Ihnen im Namen des Arbeitskreises
Medizinische Informatik der OCG und der ÖGBMT ruhige Weihnachtstage zu
wünschen. 

Mit besten Grüßen,
Elske Ammenwerth

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IMIA Monthly Newsletter
December 2015: Issue No. 76

In This Issue
1. Holiday Greetings
2. IMIA 2015 Yearbook - "Patient-Centered Care Coordination"
3. IMIA General Assembly Meeting 2016 - August 28, 2016 held in
conjunction with HEC2016 Conference (MIE2016) - Munich, Germany/Call for
Submissions 
4. NI2016: THE conference where nurses should meet next year
5. Social Media & Participatory Health Conference ’16 – Geneva; 27
June, 2016
6. EFMI STC 2016 - Paris, France April 17 - 19, 2016
7. ICIMTH2016 - Athens, Greece; July 1 -3, 2016
8. EMIS2016 - Athens, Greece; July 4-7, 2016
9. Journal of Health Informatics in Africa
10. Role Opportunity - BCS Health (& Social Care) Executive Chair
Applications are being sought
11. eHealth Summit Austria
12. a] Regional events
b] National/global events
13. Next newsletter: January 2016 /future newsletters

1. Holiday Greetings 
On behalf of the IMIA Board, we would like to extend a most heartfelt
Holiday Greetings to the entire IMIA family. The past four months have
gone by very quickly, since we took the positons of President and CEO
and we are looking forward to the year ahead, as IMIA continues to work
hard to bring value added benefits to its members. We wish all of our
members a very successful 2016 and we hope to see many of you in Germany
in August at the Annual General Meeting which will be held in
conjunction with HEC2016 and MIE2016. Be sure to watch for news
announcements that should be coming out shortly about MedInfo2017 that
will be held in Xiamen, China in August of 2017, when IMIA celebrates
its 50th Anniversary. 
With best wishes for 2016,

Hyeoun-Ae Park, IMIA President and Elaine Huesing, IMIA CEO

2. IMIA 2015 Yearbook - “Patient-Centered Care Coordination”

The IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics 2015 with the theme
“Patient-Centered Care Coordination” is available at
http://www.schattauer.de/de/magazine/uebersicht/zeitschriften-a-z/imia-yearbook/imia-yearbook-2015.html,
in Open Access and all papers are free to download.

The IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics is also available on PubMed
Central. See http://preview.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/2656/.

Information on past issues (1992 - 2015), the Editorial Team,
Instructions for Authors and Submission types is available on IMIA
pages.

3. IMIA General Assembly Meeting 2016 - August 28, 2016, held in
conjunction with HEC2016 (MIE2016), Munich Germany - HEC2016 Call for
Submissions
The next IMIA GA meeting will be held in Munich, Germany on August 28,
2016 in conjunction with HEC2016. More information about IMIA's GA
Meeting will be forth coming as we get closer to the date. 

This is one conference joining the activities of four scientific
disciplines
Medical Informatics (MIE2016), Medical Biometry, Bioinformatics,
Epidemiology and Health Data Management.

Call for Submissions

Health – exploring complexity (HEC2016) …
… will be the common theme of the European conference joining the
activities of four scientific disciplines:

- Medical Informatics,
- Medical Biometry,
- Epidemiology and
- Health Data Management.
HEC2016 will represent the annual meetings of the European
Epidemiological Federation of the International Epidemiological
Association (IEA-EEF), of the German Society for Medical Informatics,
Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS), of t
he German Society for Epidemiology
(DGEpi) and the principal annual conference of the European Federation
for Medical Informatics (EFMI), the Medical Informatics Europe (MIE2016)
conference. Conference languages are English and German.

We invite you to make submissions for oral or poster contributions,
workshops and panel discussions, to be presented at HEC2016. We invite
submissions to all of the “classical” topics of Epidemiology,
Biostatistics, Medical Informatics and Health Data Management (see
www.hec2016.eu for details). However, we also specifically welcome
submissions on interdisciplinary approaches to managing complexity and
big data in health, as well as on our three common core topics

- intersectoral health care (e.g. admission and discharge management,
patient safety, smart housing),
- quality and performance indicators of health care (e.g. risk
adjustment, pay for performance),
- populations in transition (e.g. demographic change, multimorbidity,
migration).
GENERAL INFORMATION
Submission Deadline
The submission system opens on Monday, December 14, 2015. Materials
must be received by 11:59 PM Central European Time on Sunday, February
21, 2016. Submissions for workshops and panels will be open until March
27, 2016.
Submission Format
All contributions are to be submitted via the HEC2016 online abstract
submission site (hec2016.online-registry.net). Contributions may be
submitted as

- either structured abstract in English or German, not exceeding 500
words,
- or structured paper in English, not exceeding 5 pages following a
specific template available at the submission site
(see Abstract Publication/Proceedings for differences).
Contributions may be presented in oral sessions or poster sessions.
We also encourage the submission of workshops and panel discussions.

Submissions for workshops consist of an overview abstract, a brief
workshop agenda and three (minimum) to five (maximum) topic specific
abstracts. 

Submissions for panel discussions consist of an overview abstract and a
list containing name, affiliation, a bio sketch (max. 500 characters
with empty spaces) and a mission statement (max. 300 characters with
empty spaces) for each of the invited experts.

Contribution selection and notification
Contributions will be selected based on the reviews and recommendations
from the respective programme committees. The main scientific programme
committee reserves the right to reject contributions, or to accept
contributions as oral or poster presentations.
Notification of acceptance or rejection will be emailed to the author
no later than end of May 2016.

Conference registration
All presenters are expected to register for the conference and to pay
the applicable registration fee within two weeks of notification of
acceptance, latest June 15, 2016. If timely registration and payment of
the presenting author does NOT take place, the contribution will be
excluded from the programme. Registration will be available starting
from December 14, 2015.

Abstract Publication/Proceedings
If a submission is accepted, the German abstracts will be published
electronically in a special issue of German Medical Science. The English
abstracts will be published electronically in a supplement issue of the
European Journal of Epidemiology. Full text structured 5 pages papers
will be published as proceedings in the IOS Press publication Stud
Health Technol Inform and indexed in PubMed.

DEFINITIONS
Oral Session
A session consisting of presentations of completed research, completed
projects and methodology papers. The abstracts must contain research
results or project outcomes.
Workshop
A workshop is to be organized by the submitters to present a set of
contributions related to a specific topic aiming on an intense
discussion among all workshop participants. Thus, the workshop agenda
should reserve at least 50% of the workshop time for plenary discussion,
small groups or other forms of interaction. Workshops may include
research papers, theory pap
ers, methodology and conceptual papers, but
may also consist of a mixture of different types of papers. The
submission of interdisciplinary workshops including researchers from
varying institutions and research fields is highly encouraged.
Poster Session
A poster session is a visual display of completed or in-progress work.
In-progress work is only eligible for poster presentation.
Panel discussion
A formal discussion of three to seven experts related to a specific,
highly relevant topic in front of, but also including the audience. The
panel is to be organized by the submitters. The submission of
interdisciplinary panels including experts from varying institutions and
areas of expertise is highly encouraged

4. NI2016: THE conference where nurses should meet next year

This conference is about ehealth from the nursing perspective. It is
not dedicated only to technologies but also to data. Good and reliable
data is the key issue to build among others best practice, standards,
clinical pathways, distance education. CNO, CEO, CIO, Nurses, healthcare
professionals, IT persons will meet and exchange about patient centric
caring and prevention.

The program will propose 

- For the first time a fashion show of wearable devices will be
organized and will be open to the public
- Presentation of student contest where the work of 8 groups will be
presented. They will compete with mobile applications or wearable
applications for health and caring.
- A first interoperability showcase in nursing is organized with the
collaboration of HIMSS, HL7, IHE
- Highly valuable keynote addresses
- Tutorials on Saturday and Sunday before the opening
- Scientific papers
- Posters
- Workshops
- Panels
- Demonstrations

Earlybird registration is Open until February 29th 2016. Looking
forward to the pleasure of meeting you in Geneva in June 2016

5. Social Media & Participatory Health Conference '16 - Geneva,
Switzerland; June 27, 2016

Social Media & Participatory Health Conference ’16 - June 27th 2016
An initiative of the Social Media WG of the International Medical
Informatics Association (IMIA).
The conference “Social Media Participatory Health” organized by the
International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Social Media
Working Group (SMWG) will provide analysis, trends, and insights to
assist people and healthcare professionals better understand how Social
Media (SM) are transforming health and medicine.
The SMWG aims to be IMIA’s vehicle for stakeholder engagement in SM.
The membership is international, inclusive, and multidisciplinary. The
IMIA SMWG engages members from the international informatics community,
across sectors, to identify, explore, collaborate, and disseminate
research and education on the use of SM for health.
The first conference will be held as a satellite event at the Nursing
Informatics 2016 Conference (NI2016) in Geneva, Switzerland, a major
conference in health informatics co-organized by the IMIA.
6. EFMI STC 2016 - Paris, France; April 17-19, 2016
The IMIA Board will hold their next Board meeting in cojunction wih
EFMI STC conference in Paris in April. Members of the Board look forward
seeing many of you at the conference.
The European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) and the French
Association for Medical Informatics (AIM) invite you to participate to
the Special Topic Conference (STC) “Transforming Healthcare with the
Internet of Things” to be held in Paris, France, from Sunday 17th to
Tuesday 19th April, 2016 under the auspices of the Laboratoire
d’Informatique Médicale et d’Ingénierie des Connaissances en e-Santé
(LIMICS).
The chosen theme of STC2016 is focusing on the transformation of modern
healthcare by the disruptive innovation of the Internet of Things (IoT).
To better understand the basic idea of the IoT, it is good to go back to
Kevin Ashton, who introduced the term for the first time in 1999. He
stated that “In the real world, things matter more than ideas”. His
original idea was that 
“We need to empower computers with their own
means of gathering information, so they can see, hear, and smell the
world for themselves, in all its random glory. RFID and sensor
technology enable computers to observe, identify, and understand the
world—without the limitations of human-entered data.”

7. ICIMTH2016 - Athens, Greece; July 1-3, 2016

The 14th International Conference on Informatics, Management, and
Technology in Healthcare (ICIMTH2016) will be held from 1 to 3 July 2016
in Athens, Greece. Updated information at conference website
http://www.icimth.com/. All accepted papers are published by IOS Press
cited at Medline/PubMed. Full Paper Deadline April 3rd, 2016, 23:59 EET

The Conference has a major focus on the applications of Biomedical
Informatics from Clinical Informatics, Health Informatics to Public
Health Informatics as well as on ICT applications in the Healthcare
domain. Considering that Management and Organisational Issues play an
important role in the implementation phase of Biomedical Informatics
applications, topics related to the above are more than welcome. We are
treating the field of Biomedical Informatics in a very broad framework
including a number of Technologies such as Imaging, Sensors, Biomedical
Equipment and Pharmacotechnology.

8. EMIS2016 - Athens, Greece; July 4-7, 2016

European Medical and Health Informatics Summer School (www.emis2.org) .
The Summer School is focusing on the needs of postgraduate students, PhD
candidates and Early Researchers in gaining insight into the methodology
principles and techniques in biomedical and health informatics.
Furthermore, a deep understanding of health informatics is increasingly
recognized as essential for those seeking to advance their careers
within the health sector. Guest speakers and lecturers with global
reputation will share their knowledge and experience with international
participants, who enjoy both study and summer vacations at an excellent
location. Updated information at Summer School website: www.emis2.org.

9. Journal of Health Informatics in Africa

We have the pleasure to announce the new issue of the Journal of Health
Informatics in Africa (JHIA; ISSN/NLM abbreviation J Health Inform Afr).
www.jhia-online.org This fourth issue passes an important milestone in
the life of an academic journal. With this issue, the JHIA has published
altogether 32 double-blind peer-reviewed full research papers: 15 in
2013 in volume 1 issue 1, 4 in 2014;2(1), 10 in 2014;2(2), and 3 in this
2015;3(1). JHIA has now fulfilled the minimum criteria for digital
archiving in PubMed Central (PMC). We will therefore apply for an
agreement with PMC.

The second issue of 2015 is under preparation and to be published
around the end of this year. New submissions are welcome – if you submit
soon and the reviewers do not require time-consuming modifications, your
paper can still be published this year.

The current issue is also the last one for which Mikko Korpela is the
editor in charge. Dalenca Pottas is in charge of the next issue. We have
invited Frank Verbeke and Nicky Mostert-Phipps, the Scientific Programme
Co-Chairs of HELINA 2014, to join the editorial team.

I wish to express my deepest gratitude and thanks to Prof. Mokko
Korpela for his uninterrupted contribution to the development of health
and biomedical informatics in Africa. Mikko accepted without hesitation
to become the first editor-in-chief of an idea called “Journal of Health
Informatics in Africa” (JHIA). He brings JHIA from an idea to the
threshold of becoming an indexed, acknowledged and stable international
scientific journal for the Health and Biomedical Informatics in Africa
community. Mikko, thank you for all your support! It has been a
privilege to work with you.

Ghislain Kouematchoua

10. Role Opportunity - BCS Health (& Social Care) Executive Chair
Applications are being sought 
Role Opportunity - BCS Health (& Social Care) Executive Chair
Applications are being sought from suitably qu
alified candidates for the
position of Chair, BCS Health to commence in January 2016. The term of
office is three years renewable once. Candidates should be a
Professional Member of the Institute. The role is not remunerated, but
reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses will be paid.

This appointment comes at a time of change, with health and social care
integration a matter of great significance to the UK's future wellbeing.
It is therefore important that BCS reflects the importance of this
integration by mirroring it, taking what was BCS Health and
transitioning it to BCS Health & Social Care in more than name.

Candidates should have a proven track record in leadership, and
credibility to lead health and care integration. Practitioner
experience, clinical, social care or technology, is highly desirable.
Vision and integrity aligned with the purpose of BCS is absolutely
essential.

Candidates must ensure the coherence of vision, mission, and objectives
between the health community and BCS more widely, seeking to maximise
the public benefit. The ability to devote sufficient time to the duties
of Chair is vital.

This is an exciting time for BCS, and for health and social care - and
this role represents a significant opportunity to shape and lead not
only the position of a leading Chartered body with influence and
standing, but to shape and lead the health and care informatics
community to better serve the public.

If you are interested in exploring this opportunity further please
contact Jonathan Jeffery, Health Programme Manager. You will need to
attach your CV and covering letter, by Monday 11 January 2016 via email
at: mailto: jon.jeffery at bcs.uk . Interviews will be held between 11 - 22
January 2016. 

11. eHealth Summit Austria

eHealth Summit Austria is the national eHealth event which will take
place on 24 - 25 Mai 2016 for the fourth time at the Apothecaries' Wing
of the stunning Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna. The fourth edition of the
congress represents the successful cooperation between HIMSS and the
Austrian partners: AIT, UMIT, OCG and OEGBMT. The Programme Committee
includes renowned representatives from key sectors such as politics,
science, users and industry, thus ensuring that all important and
relevant topics for the Austrian healthcare are being addressed and
reflected in the programme.
Under the main theme of "PREDICTIVE MODELING IN HEALTHCARE – FROM
PREDICTION TO PREVENTION“ the eHealth Summit Austria will once again
consist of two main tracks: - the HIMSS Track, addressing primary users
and physicians and the Scientific Track of the eHealth2016 Conference.
NEW: Starting in 2016, the primary language of the scientific
conference will be English in order to address the increasingly
international focus of eHealth and to acknowledge the importance of
cross-border health ICT.
We are looking forward to welcoming you on the 24 - 25 Mai 2016 at the
eHealth Summit Austria!

31.01.2016 - Submission deadline for scientific papers, posters and
student papers (to submit your paper click here)

12. a. Forthcoming Events: Regional
APAMI (Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics)
APAMI2016 will be held in Seoul Korea from Nov 3 to 5, 2016. 

EFMI (European Federation for Medical Informatics)
MIE2016, will be held in conjunction with HEC 2016, co-hosted by GMDS,
DGEpi, IEA-EEF and EFMI in Munich, Germany on 28 August - 02 September,
2016. See http://hec2016.eu/ . The next EFMI STC will be held in Paris
on 17-19 April 2016. See http://www.stc2016.org/

12. b. Forthcoming Events: National and Global
HIMSS16: 29 February - 4 March, 2016. Las Vegas, NV, USA [HIMSS]
http://www.himssconference.org

2016 Joint Summits on Translational Science: 21- 24 March, 2016. San
Francisco, CA, USA [AMIA] https://www.amia.org/jointsummits2016

NextMed / MMVR22 / Medicine Meets Virtual Reality: 07-09 April, 2016.
Los Angeles, CA, USA [NextMed] http://www.nextmed.com

EFMI STC 2016: 17 - 19 April, 2016. Paris, France [EFMI]
www.stc2016.org

iHealth 2016: 05 - 06 May, 2016. Minneapolis, MN, USA. [AMIA]
https://www.amia.org/ihealth2016

4th Nordic Conference on Research in Patient Safety and Quality in
Healthcare: 19 - 20 May, 2016. Kuopio, Finland. [University of Finland]
www.uef.fi/NSQH2016

ehealth2016: 24 - 25 May, 2016. Vienna, Austria [HIMSS]
http://www.ehealth20xx.at/

e-Health Conference 2016: 05 - 08 June, 2016. Vancouver, BC, Canada
[COACH] http://www.e-healthconference.com

eHealth Week 2016: 08 - 10 June, 2016. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
[Dutch Ministry of Health, the European Commission and HIMSS Europe] 

NI2016 - 13th International Congress on Nursing Informatics: 25 - 29
June, 2016. Geneva, Switzerland [IMIA] http://www.ni2016.org

Social Media & Participatory Health Conference '16: 27 June, 2016.
Geneva, Switzerland [IMIA] http://www.ni2016.org/submission

ICIMTH2016: 01-03 July, 2016. Athens, Greece [University of Athens,
Greece & GBHI] http://www.icimth.com/

SINI2016: 20-22 July, 2016. Baltimore MD, USA [University of Maryland
School of Nursing] http://www.nursing.umaryland.edu/sini/

HIC 2016: 25-27 July 2016. Melbourne, Australia. [HISA]
http://www.hisa.org.au/hic/

HEC 2016 GMDS & DGEpi & IEA-EEF Annual Meeting - MIE 2016: 28 August -
2 September, 2016. Munich, Germany [GMDS, DGEpi, IEA-EEF, MIE]
http://hec2016.eu/

WITFOR 2016: 12 - 14, September, 2016. San José, Costa Rica [IFIP]
http://www.witfor2016.org/

GT2016: 30 October - 03 November, 2016. Auckland, New Zealand [HiNZ]
http://gt2016.org/

8th International Workshop on Biosignal Interpretation: 01 - 03
November, 2016. Osaka, Japan [IMIA]
http://www.p.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~bsi2016/home.php

APAMI2016: 03 - 05 November, 2016. Seoul, Korea [APAMI]
http://www.apami.org

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