AMIA 2011 Annual Symposium

AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) 2011 Annual Symposium
October 22-26, 2011
Washington DC
Improving Health: Informatics and IT Changing the World

The AMIA Annual Symposium is the world’s most comprehensive annual meeting on biomedical and health informatics. The Annual Symposium venue is the Washington Hilton, Washington, DC.

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The AMIA Annual Symposium is the primary forum for the presentation of research and development related to the structure and management of data, and the design, implementation and evaluation of information systems in the field of biomedical and health informatics.

AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) Career Center

The AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) Career Center encourages the wide spread adoption of EHRs and supports the goal of a well trained informatics workforce. By facilitating productive and geographically diverse recruitment and hiring transactions, the Career Center directly contributes to the quality and safety of health care. The Career Center creates "connective tissue" in a multidisciplinary profession, among individuals as well as organizations.

The AMIA Career Center is a venue provided to members of the biomedical and health informatics community. It is not an employment agency. The content of all postings are the exclusive responsibility of the individual or employer who submits a listing. AMIA does not make any inquiry into, and cannot be held responsible for, the truth or accuracy of any assertions in any posting. Discover job openings and find valuable employees and employers through AMIA’s Career Center. When viewing position openings or resumes, note that all inquiries should be directed to the organization or individual in the posting.

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Clinical Informatics emerging as an ABMS-approved medical specialty

Right now, you can get a master's degree in informatics. You can complete a fellowship in informatics. However, there is no established "Clinical Informatics" medical speciality recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). That's about to change.

According to a story on InformationWeek Health Care:

A committee of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) on July 27 recommended that clinical informatics be defined as a subspecialty of the American Board of Preventive Medicine and the American Board of Pathology, the two specialty boards that cosponsored the proposal. The ABMS board of directors and the ABMS assembly are expected to approve the recommendation in late September.

...board-certified physicians... will be eligible to sit for the board exam in clinical informatics... physicians currently working in the clinical informatics field will not have to go through a training program to sit for the board exam... there will be a pathway to board certification that doesn't require training in a certified program if candidates have significant experience in the field...

AMIA 2010 Annual Symposium

The fall is always full of annual meetings. AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) is having its 2010 annual symposium Nov. 13-17, 2010 in Washington D.C. If you're considering a career in medical informatics, you won't want to miss this meeting.

Here are the details:

The AMIA Annual Symposium is the world’s most comprehensive annual meeting on biomedical and health informatics. The Annual Symposium provides a wide range of formats for education and discussion. Papers and posters present peer-reviewed state-of-the-art scientific and technical work. Demonstrations and Partnerships in Innovation allow for comprehensive presentation of advanced systems, including new developments and innovative uses of commercial systems. Panels, keynote presentations, tutorials, and workshops bring together thought leaders for in-depth and active audience exchange about critical issues of the day.

AMIA’s Annual Symposium flourishes as the premier educational forum in clinical informatics, clinical research informatics, public health informatics, and translational bioinformatics. It attracts an impressive network of informatics experts spanning the spectrum of informatics foundations and applications, and is comprised of professionals and students from an array of occupational settings—academic institutions, community-based organizations, government agencies, the military, health care and research facilities, industry, international health, and private practice.

The early-bird registration deadline is 8/26/2010

Learn more and register here:  http://symposium2010.amia.org/

AMIA Spring Congress (AMIA Now! 2010)

Don't forget that the AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) Spring Congress is coming up at the end of May. It's called AMIA Now! 2010. AMIA is the American Medical Informatics Association. For those of you who wish to pursue a career in medical informatics, make sure to get involved with AMIA.

AMIA Spring Congress, May 25-27, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. Hands-on computer labs, case studies, and more. Advance registration deadline is Tuesday, May 11th. Don't miss the opportunity to register at reduced rates!

To learn more about AMIA Now! 2010, visit: http://amianow2010.amia.org/

While we're on the topic of AMIA, make sure to mark your calendars for the 2010 AMIA Annual Symposium November 13-17 in Washington D.C. http://symposium2010.amia.org/

Attend HIMSS or AMIA?

This year, I'd really like to attend a health IT meeting. I'm torn between HIMSS and AMIA. Ideally, I would attend both. However, I don't think that's practically going to happen, so I need to choose one or the other.

I was planning on attending HIMSS until I went to the Alliance for CME meeting. After speaking with some individuals and hearing Dr. Don Detmer speaking about CME and medical informatics, I'm now more inclined to attend AMIA instead of HIMSS this year. I'd love to attend both in 2010, but I don't think that will be possible. Both meetings are very important and I'd encourage you to attend both if you're serious about pursuing a career in health information technology.

AMIA CMIO Boot Camp

Have you ever been to boot camp? The American Medical Informatics Association holds a boot camp for physicians who hold leadership positions.  How would you answer this question: Are you a physician in a leadership role at a health care provider organization?

CMIO Boot Camp is designed for Chief Medical Information Officers who want to broaden and deepen their understanding, knowledge and skills in biomedical and health informatics and the current challenges in using EHRs in the health system.

Two CMIO Boot Camps are scheduled in 2010:

Spring Boot Camp
March 24-27, 2010
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point
Bonita Springs, FL
 
Fall Boot Camp
September 29-October 2, 2010
Arizona

The whole concept of a boot camp is quite creative. Can you imagine the conversation at work? So, where did you go for the weekend? Oh, I was at boot camp...

AMIA’s pilot CMIO Boot Camp was so successful last October that there is an on-demand schedule of two more boot camps to be rolled out in 2010.  The Spring Boot Camp for CMIOs will take place March 24-27, at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa in Bonita Springs, Fla.  Its focus, Achieving Meaningful EHR Use, will provide a comprehensive, engaging experience for physicians embarking on CMIO leadership roles. The four-day program will provide CMIOs or those aspiring to that role with knowledge and tools essential to take the reins. CME is available. Visit https://www.amia.org/primary-links/cmiobootcamp for more information.

Click here to view the Boot Camp program from last year.

Did You Experience the HIMSS Virtual Conference?

It was great to listen to some of the educational sessions from the HIMSS Virtual Conference. I had some unique networking opportunities and I met a few fellow bloggers and tweeters (people who tweet on Twitter). We exchanged contact information and had a good time. If you're interested in health IT and you hope to someday become a Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), then join HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) and AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) and start getting involved during this exciting (and historic) time in our country.

Handbook of Medical Informatics

A frequent question that comes up is: "What is medical informatics?" There are all types of explanations to that question, so let me refer you to an e-book that can be found here:
Handbook of Medical Informatics

There are many different types of opportunities in health or medical informatics. If you're serious about learning more, I encourage you to join the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) found here: http://www.amia.org/

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is also an excellent resource found here: http://www.ahima.org/