AMIA spring Conference, 2007

Welcome to AMIA spring Conference, 2007

Attendees will include:

• Biomedical and health informatics researchers and faculty
• Computer scientists and system developers
• Government officials and policy makers
• Health information and knowledge management professionals
• HIT industry professionals and consultants
• Physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and other clinicians
• Public health informaticians/practitioners, consumer advocates, and disease management specialists
• Standards developers

The objectives of the 2007 AMIA Spring Congress are:

• To demonstrate and discuss issues related to the development, application, and evaluation of information technologies personal and public health care and research with respect to thematic tracks focusing on Clinical Decision Support, Nursing Informatics, Personal Health Records, Public Health Informatics, and Translational Research Informatics.
• To provide plenary, semi-plenary, and track presentations that detail work, progress, and challenges related to the thematic tracks.
• To improve the knowledge and skill of attendees with respect to Clinical Decision Support, Nursing Informatics, Personal Health Records, Public Health Informatics, and Translational Research Informatics as they relate to personal and public health care and research.
• To present research and applied methodologies and results through a poster session highlighting the thematic tracks.
• To promote information exchange among attendees.