Thank You for Adding to the Success of the AMIA 2009 Annual Symposium!

Overview:

More than 2,000 attendees took part in AMIA 2009 sessions, workshops, tutorials, and keynote addresses.

Program Highlights: 

In his address to the membership, Dr. David Blumenthal, Office of the National Coordinator for HIT, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, thanked AMIA members for their contributions to the field of informatics and HIT and provided a snapshot of the current status of HIT as the national underpinning to health care reform. He previewed ONC’s efforts regarding workforce training a few days prior to ONC’s release of information about grants available to help develop and strengthen the health information technology workforce. 

Dr. Mark Smith, president and CEO of the California HealthCare Foundation, entertained the crowd with highlighting the overarching need for connected information systems and the key role of AMIA and its members in assuring this need is satisfied.

AMIA President & CEO Ted Shortliffe addresses the AMIA 2009 audience and presents an assessment of AMIA and Informatics: Their Present and Anticipating the Future
Click here to download his presentation

Industry Day:

As a result of AMIA’s industry partners increasing their focus on biomedical and health informatics and AMIA’s commitment to fostering increased collaboration among members as they try to solve current challenges in health care, through the Industry Advisory Council (IAC), AMIA introduced a new session track dedicated to industry-led presentations and panel discussions.

Two industry-led round tables contributed to the corporate buzz at AMIA 2009:

• The Computer Science Corporation (CSC) led a highly engaged group of 20 individuals in discussion that examined challenges of designing standardized EMRs to serve various health delivery systems, workflows, and drivers of health information technology implementation.

• Pfizer Inc. led another group of 20 in a productive discussion about improving public health and safety post-market.

For more information on AMIA’s Corporate Membership and the IAC, please visit https://www.amia.org/mbrcenter/mbrshp/corporate.asp.  

Additional Information:

To view the Policy 101 Webinar, click here.
 

A complete symposium wrap-up summary, click here.

To view a list of the 2009 AMIA award winners, click here.

To see summaries of 17 policy sessions, click here.

To review AMIA news coverage of the meeting click here.

Purchase audio tapes of the scientific sessions online at www.intelliquestmedia.com/store/search.php?a=E&c=200929
Full sets are $175.

Enjoy images from AMIA 2009 online at http://www.flickr.com/photos/amiainformatix

Claim CME/CE Credit Here: 

Click here to claim CME/CE credit or download a certificate of attendance.  

See you in Washington, D.C. next year, Nov. 13-17, 2010 for AMIA 2010—bigger, better, the must-attend meeting for professionals in biomedical and health informatics!