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"If only the NHS knew what the NHS knows".

 

Public lecture in Health Informatics by Dr Mike Stein

(creator of the "Map of Medicine").

 

Joint event hosted by City University, London,

Evening of Monday 17th January 2005,

 

This event is being sponsored by the City University (Centre for Health Informatics) and the UK Health Informatics Society (UKHiS).

 

Dr Mike Stein has addressed the challenge to simplify and coordinate access to information for clinicians through work on the "Map of Medicine". As a consultant at London's Royal Free Hospital, he has worked closely with many hospital colleagues and GPs to develop a knowledge based system linking evidence, guidelines and administrative forms across 250 clinical pathways and integrated via a visual interface. The importance of the "map" and related system was recognised earlier this year when both were adopted by the NHS as coordinating mechanisms for existing national and local information sources, including NeLH, Trust websites and cross-links with NPFIT.

The approach aims to improve the quality of care, promote service integration and encourage tailoring of the system at local level.

Dr Stein's lecture is therefore particularly timely.

 

As further background...

 

The NHS decision was announced via:

http://www.informatics.nhs.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=1008&u=a00A43&m=128

 

Illustrations and further background to the system are available at:

http://www.medic-to-medic.com

 

 

VENUE.

City University, Northampton Suite, Northampton Square, London. EC1V 0HB.

 

TRAVEL DETAILS

A map and travel details may be found at

http://www.city.ac.uk/maps

 

TIMETABLE.

Monday 17th January 2005, PM.

5:00      Refreshments.

5.30      Lecture and questions/discussion.

6.30      UKHiS AGM Wine and more refreshments

 

TO REGISTER.

The lecture is free to delegates to register please email Gill Smith

(G.smith-1@...) or telephone (020 7040 8369), stating:

•     Full name.

•     Organisation.

•     Any special requirements (eg. building or lecture accessibility).

You will receive an email to confirm that a place is available.

NB. Places are limited, so please register early.

 

 

Posted by

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Abdul Roudsari PhD                                   

Head of Centre                                       

Centre for Health Informatics (CHI)      

City University                                            

Northampton Square

London EC1V OHB

 

Tel: +44-20-7040-8367              

Fax: +44-20-7040-8364 

E-Mail: a.v.roudsari@...

http://www.city.ac.uk/mim/

http://www.ukchip.org/

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