A sense of security

http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,,2011875,00.html

#667

From: "Maged Kamel Boulos" <mnkamelboulos@...>
Date: Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:07 pm
Subject: A sense of security - Interview by 'The Engineer' magazine about CAALYX (30 January 2007)

arbible

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Thought this project might be of interest to some of you:

A sense of security - Interview by 'The Engineer' magazine about CAALYX (30 January 2007)
http://theengineer.co.uk/Articles/297967/A+sense+of+security.htm

All good wishes,
--Maged - http://caalyx.eu/

Technology News

A sense of security

Published: 30 January 2007 03:30 PM
Industry Channel: Communications
Source: The Engineer

An intelligent sensing system will use wireless technology, GPS and a suite of sensors for real-time monitoring of independent elderly people at home.

The �1.85m (�1.2m) EU-funded Complete Ambient Assisted Living Experiment (CAALYX) project will develop and test a light, mobile device to monitor a number of vital signs and transmit the information to an intelligent data-logging system.

While the two-year project is to be led by Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica, Plymouth University will take a lead role in developing the technology.

Dr Maged Boulos from the university's School of Health Informatics said the finished system will be able to monitor a wide range of physical parameters. These are likely to include ECG monitoring, oxygen saturation sensors, heart rate and respiratory measurements. It has not been decided exactly which sensors will be included, but Boulos is sure fall detection technology will be a crucial component of the system.

'We are targeting older, healthy people and for them fall detection is an important issue,' he said. 'Even if someone does not hurt themselves when they fall it can have serious consequences for their confidence and can limit their future activity.'

Fall prediction

Limerick University is to develop the fall detection accelerometers, which will also be able to predict falls. Most fall sensors use cameras that must first learn a person's 'normal' movements to be effective. These new sensors will be able to predict falls just before they happen and be adaptable enough for use anywhere so will give the wearer a greater degree of confidence even outside the home, said Boulos.

Information from the sensors, which are worn belt-style, will be sent via Bluetooth to a mobile device that the person will be able to carry around with them wherever they are. Key to the system is that this portable device � in effect a modified mobile phone � will not be continuously communicating in real-time.

There are a number of reasons for this, says Boulos. First, allowing the mobile to collect the data rather than continuously stream it to a remote server means that bandwidth is saved. It is also far more power-efficient than a system that has to continuously transmit data and pick up real-time geographic information via GPS. Most important, it means people will not feel as if their every move is being watched.

The device will use algorithms that can pick up on any dangerous change in the person's vital signs or if one of the sensor feeds falls outside of acceptable parameters. If this occurs the system locates his or her position using GPS then triggers an alarm to alert the emergency services.

The project aims to use as many standard and commercial technologies as possible. For example, its German partner Corscience is to provide its ECG monitor, which is worn belt-style around the chest.

Boulos said the project might also use a webcam set-up with an easy-to-use PC to allow carers in remote locations to call in and check on their charges during the day.

'The key is we are planning an open system with plug-and-play architecture so the mobile sensor networks can accept any new sensors being plugged in,' said Boulos of the system's proposed modular design.

'This means that follow-on projects could look into niche markets such as sensors for elderly diabetics using blood-glucose sensors.'

In time, the project is also likely to be compatible with the Galileo system of satellites as well as enhanced location technologies such as assisted GPS.

Towards the end of next year a prototype system will be tested with elderly users in Italy, and a full-scale demonstration will take place in a smart home based at Telefonica's headquarters in Valledolid, Spain at around the same time.

#666

From: "Maged Kamel Boulos" <mnkamelboulos@...>
Date: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:14 am
Subject: Job vacancy: Research Assistant/Fellow for CAALYX, an EU-funded project (2007-2008)

arbible

Offline

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/RG195.html

Please forward to anyone you know who might be interested. Many thanks.

Advert:

Closing date: 12/02/07

CAALYX Web portal:

http://caalyx.eu/

All good wishes,

--Maged

#665

From: Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay@...>
Date: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:29 pm
Subject: Call for Bursary Applications, Oxford Workshop on Teaching Evidence-Based Practice

jonathan.kay@...

From: Olive Goddard <Olive.Goddard@...>

Date: 25 January 2007 16:15:51 GMT

To: CEBM-MEMBERS@...

Subject: Call for Bursary Applications

Reply-To: Olive Goddard <Olive.Goddard@...>

Dear Colleagues,

The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine is running its 13th Oxford

Workshop on Teaching Evidence-Based Practice 10th - 14th September 2006

at St. Hugh's College, Oxford, UK.

The Centre is offering 5 bursary places.� These bursaries are, in

general, awarded to applicants from third world/developing countries

and/or to those who otherwise would be unable to attend this workshop.

Flyers/application forms can be downloaded by visiting

www.cebm.net/courses.asp�

Would all applicants for bursary places please accompany their

applications with a covering letter, detailing their current involvement

with EBM and outlining what they would do with the knowledge gained on

the workshop.

Applications should reach me by the end of March when all applications

will be considered.

All good wishes,

Olive

Olive Goddard

Centre and Editorial Manager

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine

Department of Primary Health Care

Old Road Campus, Headington

Oxford, OX3 7LF

.....................................................................

Tel: +44 (0)1865 289337� � email: olive.goddard@...

Fax: +44 (0)1865 289336 � web:� www.cebm.net

Mobile: 07804 625002 web: � � � www.cebmh.com ( http://www.cebmh.com )

#664

From: Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay@...>
Date: Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:23 pm
Subject: Workshop on Evidence-Based Practice

jonathan.kay@...

From: Olive Goddard <Olive.Goddard@...>

Date: 22 January 2007 13:21:55 GMT

To: CEBM-MEMBERS@...

Subject: Workshop on Evidence-Based Practice

Reply-To: Olive Goddard <Olive.Goddard@...>

Dear Colleagues,

The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine is holding a 3-Day Workshop on

How to Practice Evidence-Based Health Care at St. Anne's College, Oxford

26th - 28th March 2007

The workshop is intended to serve as an introduction to evidence-based

practice.� It is aimed at clinicians and other health care professionals

(including those involved in the field of mental health) who wish to

gain knowledge of critical appraisal and experience in the practice of

evidence-based health care.

After the workshop, participants should be able to:

1. formulate answerable questions

2. search effectively for evidence

3. critically appraise evidence about treatment, prognosis, diagnosis

and aetiology for its validity and applicability

4. understand basic measures of efficacy such as numbers needed to

treat and likelihood ratios

5. understand the basics of decision analysis, guidelines and

cost-effectiveness analysis.

The workshop will be chaired by Prof. Paul Glasziou, Director of the

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and Editor of the Journal

Evidence-Based Medicine.� Facilitators will include experts in

Evidence-Based Practice from different specialisms, including mental

health.

For further information and/or an application form you can contact me

directly, or you can download an application form by visiting

www.cebm.net/courses.asp.� You can also register on line at

www.cebm.net and www.cebmh.com.

Yours sincerely,

Olive

Olive Goddard

Centre and Editorial Manager

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine

Department of Primary Health Care

Old Road Campus, Headington

Oxford, OX3 7LF

.....................................................................

Tel: +44 (0)1865 289337� � email: olive.goddard@...

Fax: +44 (0)1865 289336 � web:� www.cebm.net

Mobile: 07804 625002 web: � � � www.cebmh.com ( http://www.cebmh.com )

#663

From: Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay@...>
Date: Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:20 am
Subject: New free online archive of medical research papers launched

jonathan.kay@...

http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/item.cfm?ID=2419

#662

From: Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay@...>
Date: Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:53 am
Subject: College bows out of SNOMED development

jonathan.kay@...

http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/item.cfm?ID=2407

#661

From: Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay@...>
Date: Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:44 am
Subject: Fwd: IT Education for the Medical Profession

jonathan.kay@...

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Robert Treharne Jones" <tjwizard@...>
Date: 27 December 2006 11:09:50 GMT
To: "Robert Treharne Jones" <tjwizard@...>
Subject: IT Education for the Medical Profession

Dear All

My apologies for sending (another) round robin at this time of year but the
good news is that this one contains no jokes, festive greetings or HTML
script!

I've just been appointed to a new role as Clinical Education Manager at
Connecting for Health, in which my role is to develop an IT training
strategy for the medical profession at both undergraduate and postgraduate
level.

I'm therefore getting in touch with as many people as possible, in both
primary and secondary care, to solicit their views in a number of areas. But
one of my difficulties is that I have a limited list of contacts, I want to
consult as widely as possible, and (no surprise!) I only have a limited time
in which to work.

This is where you come in - by circulating this news in around the health
informatics and education communities I hope to forge links with the people
I don't yet know about, yet who have an important part to play in this
process, especially in secondary care and at the academic institutions.

Please feel free to get in touch with me directly or to pass on this
information to those whom you think should be involved in this opportunity.�

It may be I have already contacted you personally (or am about to do so) but
please don't feel constrained by any potential overlap!

Best wishes

Robert�

Dr Robert Treharne Jones
Clinical Education Manager
NHS Connecting for Health
M: 07798 925 699

#660

From: Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay@...>
Date: Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:40 am
Subject: NHS urged to use more simple ICT

jonathan.kay@...

http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/Frontpage/
7510483749B09EF680257242005E8BA3?OpenDocument
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/document.asp?tip=1&id=5684

#659

From: Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay@...>
Date: Thu Dec 7, 2006 9:24 pm
Subject: Existing ICT underused, Royal Society finds

jonathan.kay@...

http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/item.cfm?ID=2327

#658

From: Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay@...>
Date: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:36 pm
Subject: "Delivering successful IT-enabled business change"

jonathan.kay@...

http://www.nao.org.uk/pn/06-07/060733.htm

#657

From: Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay@...>
Date: Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:33 pm
Subject: Halamka on OS

jonathan.kay@...

http://www.cio.com/advice_opinion/infrastructure/operating_systems/
halamka_os_review_1.html

#656

From: Andrew Choong <emailme@...>
Date: Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:19 am
Subject: eyeforhealthcare - Mobilising the Clinician Conference

amtlchoong

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Dear all,

Please find enclosed an e-mail from the eyeforhealthcare Mobilising the
Clinician Conference organiser. By association, all BMiS members are
being offered a 50% discount. Mohammad Al-Ubaydli is also speaking and
it should be a very interesting event.

Look forward to seeing some of you there.

Warmest regards,

Andrew.

--

Dr Andrew Choong

Flat 7, College Court
Sussex Place
Hammersmith
London W6 9DY
United Kingdom

T: +44 (0) 7780 604 020
F: +44 (0) 20 8748 6953
E: emailme@...

Attachment: vcard [not shown]

#655

From: Alan Rector <rector@...>
Date: Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:29 am
Subject: Volunteers for evaluation needed

rector@...

All

Apologies for a broadcast, but I am hoping I can get a bit of help from a few of you.�

I have a student who is in the final year of her PhD . She is now in the evaluation phase of her project and needs a few more volunteers than we can provide locally to help her evaluate her project.�

The application focuses on identifying the SNOMED codes which semantically match clinical data held in clinical data models formulated using the OpenEHR Archetypes.� The system uses many different resources to takes into consideration the context in which it has been used in the model to help with maximising the search range.

What we need are volunteers who are prepared to spend around two�hours� first learning about the system and then using it to identify the codes for a few preselected archetypes and then to critique the results.� Ideally, we would like some volunteers with a clinical background and some with a clinical systems IT background.� �

We realise this is a significant time commitment.� Rahil will come to you at a time and place of your convenience.� The system runs on a laptop, so all that is needed is a bit of quiet space and time.�

It will significantly help her research assessment if people in the community could volunteer as evaluators. The evaluation would idealy be completed by the end of December 2006 to enable her to analyse the collected evaluation results and begin her thesis write up, but could run over into January if necessary.

Please contact� Rahil directly at qamarr@... if you are willing to evaluate the system.

Many thanks in advance.�

Alan Rector

-----------------------

Alan Rector

Professor of Medical Informatics

School�of Computer Science

University of Manchester

Manchester M13 9PL, UK

TEL +44 (0) 161 275 6149/6188

FAX +44 (0) 161 275 6204

www.cs.man.ac.uk/mig

www.clinical-esciences.org

www.co-ode.org

#654

From: Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay@...>
Date: Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:31 am
Subject: One-Day Workshop on Evidence-Based Practice

jonathan.kay@...

Subject: One-Day Workshop on Evidence-Based Practice

Reply-To: Olive Goddard <Olive.Goddard@...>

Dear Colleagues,

There are a couple of places available on the above workshop, being run

by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and taking place at the

Department of Continuing Education, Ewert House, Ewert Place,

Summertown, Oxford on Wednesday 29th November 2006.

The Workshop will be chaired by Prof. Paul Glasziou, Director, Centre

for Evidence-Based Medicine and Editor of the Journal Evidence-Based

Medicine.

The Workshop is intended to serve as an introduction to evidence-based

medicine and is aimed at clinicians and other health care

professionals

who wish to gain knowledge of critical appraisal and experience in the

practice of evidence-based health care.

After the workshop, participants should be able to:

1. formulate an answerable question

2. track down the best evidence

3. do rapid critical appraisal of controlled trials

4. apply the evidence to individuals' care

5. evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of your educational

process.

You can obtain more information and an application form either by

contacting me directly, or going to www.cebm.net/courses.asp�

All good wishes,

Olive

Olive Goddard

Centre and Editorial Manager

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine

Department of Primary Health Care

Old Road Campus, Headington

Oxford, OX3 7LF

.....................................................................

Tel: +44 (0)1865 289337� � email: olive.goddard@...�

Fax: +44 (0)1865 289336 � web:� www.cebm.net�

Mobile: 07804 625002 web: � � � www.cebmh.com ( http://www.cebmh.com )

#653

From: Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay@...>
Date: Wed Nov 1, 2006 8:51 am
Subject: First World Congress on Pathology Informatics, Brisbane, August 2007

jonathan.kay@...

www.wcpi07.org

#652

From: Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay@...>
Date: Wed Nov 1, 2006 8:06 am
Subject: Shortlist announced for AHP award

jonathan.kay@...

http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/news/shortlistforahpaward

#651

From: Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay@...>
Date: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:36 am
Subject: World Congress on Pathology Informatics (WCPI), August 2007, Brisbane

jonathan.kay@...

www.pathologyinformatics.org/

First World Congress on Pathology Informatics (WCPI)

�Dates:

16 August 2007 to 17 August 2007

Location:

Brisbane Convention Centre

Country:

Australia

�

Description:

This is the first world congress in pathology informatics and follows previous Australian pathology informatics meetings in 1993 and 2003. It is also the first joint meeting with the Association for Pathology Informatics.�

The meeting will combine keynotes (4), regional reviews (6), invited lectures on themes (8) and peer reviewed scientific papers (16). The themes are: Automation, Digital Microscopy, Omics, Shared Care, Disease Surveillance, Standards Development, Pathology Order Entry and Point of Care Testing�

�

Contact Name:

Prof Michael Legg (HISA)

Contact Phone:

Web URL:

�

Could be combined with :

MedInfo 2007

http://www.medinfo2007.org/

12th World Congress on Health�

(Medical) Informatics�

Brisbane Convention Centre�

20�24 August,2007

24th World Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

�

Dates:

20 August 2007 to 24 August 2007

Location:

Kuala Lumpur

Country:

Malaysia

�

Description:

'Meeting the Challenges of Globalisation and Miniaturisation"

http://www.waspalm2007.org/

�

Contact Phone:

603 2093 0100

Contact Fax:

603 2093 0900

Contact Email:

acadmed@...

�

#650

From: Prreetii <drpritir@...>
Date: Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:16 pm
Subject: Need Infomation and guidance please

drpritir

Offline

Hello

I have recently graduated with an Msc In healthcare management with focus on health information management and public heatth.Since I got a distinction in Management of health information,I decided to further my knowledge and therefore went ahead and did a PG Diploma in Medical Information.Can someone kindly advise and guide me on the following...

1.Where can I find entry level jobs in the medical informatics sectors
2.My MSc is from a UK university but my PG Diploma is by distance learning from an Indian university.Is it accepted here.
3.Every job requires experience and I am unable to get any till I work somewhere.Where can I apply my theoritical knowledge practically.

I am a resident of the UK.

Any advise would be appreciated.

Thank You

Prreetii

--
Face your fears and live your dreams

#649

From: "Mohammad Al-Ubaydli" <mo@...>
Date: Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:08 am
Subject: Discount on Mobilising the Clinician for UKHIS members

arabchap

Offline

Hi all,
I wanted to let everyone at UKHIS know about the upcoming Mobilising the
Clinician Conference in London this December:

http://www.eyeforhealthcare.com/mobile2006/

UKHIS is well-represented, with Dr Andrew Choong in a panel discussion
and me giving the keynote speech.

There is a 20% discount for anyone quoting UKHIS on the form in the
attached brochure. Paul Napper (PNapper@...) is
organising the event and can answer your questions, but below is a
summary.

This conference will examine case studies of the implementation of
wireless networks, the use of PDAs by medical professionals, security
issues in wireless and mobile deployment and much more. The following
topics will be covered:

CLINICAL BUY-IN:
- Develop a system that the clinician really wants

BEST PRACTISE:
- How to utilise mobile devices successfully in healthcare

CASE STUDIES:
- Learn how to correctly invest in the move towards a 'wireless ward' to
improve communication and your IT infrastructure

FUTURE INNOVATION:
- Determine the exciting future uses of enwly available technology and
boost productivity

PRIVACY
- Ensure privacy is not compromised in this new mobile world

SECURITY:
- Learn how different technologies (e.g. biometrics, VPNs) can keep the
system secure

INCREASE FLEXIBILITY
- Powerful ways to make your doctors more mobile and do what matters
most - treating patients

I hope this is useful and that you can forward the brochure to your
colleagues.
mohammad

Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli
e mo@...
w www.mo.md

#648

From: "Roudsari, Abdul" <a.v.roudsari@...>
Date: Fri Oct 6, 2006 9:12 am
Subject: Meeting 12 October - Telemedicine/Telecare - an update on NHS CfH work

a.v.roudsari@...

The BCS Health Informatics Interactive Care Specialist Group has arranged a meeting on the evening of Thursday 12 October at the BCS London Offices.

The speaker will be Dr Mark Ferrar, Director of Infrastructure, NHS Connecting for Health who will be speaking on the approach being taken within the National Programme to Telemedicine and Telecare.

The meeting is free and open to all. It will start at 6pm with refreshments available from 5:30. Please pass this notice on to any colleagues who may be interested.

This a very rare opportunity to hear about work, including research into the development of wireless health equipment in the home, that Connecting for Health has been undertaking.

As Director of Infrastructure within the Technology Office of NHS Connecting for Health, Mark's current role covers both infrastructure and information governance / IT security responsibilities. In addition to Telemedicine/Telecare, the infrastructure directorate covers strategy and architecture for large national programmes such as NHSmail and the N3 network. It also embraces provision of a wide range of technical guidance throughout the NHS.

Mark joined the NHS in September 2004 after 17 years with ICI, the international chemicals and paints company, where he held a variety of IT management and architecture roles until becoming Global Infrastructure Manager in the Office of the Global CIO.

In order to meet the BCS security requirements and to ensure that we order sufficient food, please email Ian Jardine (ian@... and to whom this is copied) if you are planning to attend. (If you arrive later than 6.00 pm, you may need to ring the buzzer by the main door, make your way to the back entrance on Exeter Street and wait for those working on BCS reception to come down to let you in.)

Venue:

BCS London Offices

Davidson Building,

5 Southampton Street,

WC2E 7HA

#647

From: "Roudsari, Abdul" <a.v.roudsari@...>
Date: Tue Oct 3, 2006 10:03 am
Subject: Centre for Health Informatics and NHS Connecting for health lecture

a.v.roudsari@...

http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/news/researchseminars.html

Apologies for cross posting

There are still places available for this lecture.

Invitation

to a Centre for Health Informatics Lecture

A Comparison of Information Technology in General Practice in Ten Countries

Professor Denis Protti
Centre for Health Informatics,
The City University, London
and School of Health Information Science,
University of Victoria, Canada

Wednesday 4 October 2006 at 6.30pm
Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre
The City University
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB

Registration from 6pm. Refreshments with be served after the lecture.

Please RSVP to alison.lee.1@... providing your name, organisation, job title and daytime contact details.

Image: Denis Protti Professor Protti
will present the findings of a study commissioned by Canada Health Infoway which provides a comparative analysis of automation in general practice in 10 countries, namely: Australia, Austria, Denmark, England, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland and Sweden. The stimulus for this work was primarily to identify the governmental, collegial, technological, and other factors contributing to the success of each country in achieving high levels (more than 90 per cent) of GP office automation in the last ten years. These success stories are informing health care reform efforts in Canada, specifically in the area of primary care.

Supported by:

Maps and further information about City University can be found online

________________________________________________________

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/chi/

http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/pgcourses/index.html

http://www.ukchip.org/

________________________________________________________

#646

From: Jeannette Murphy <J.MURPHY@...>
Date: Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:28 pm
Subject: Announcement - Special Issue UKHIT 51

J.MURPHY@...

Colleagues

The latest issue of UKHIT (no 51) is now available online

http://www.bmis.org/ebmit/2006_51_autumn.pdf

It deals with education, training and professional development and features 4 MSc programmes

University of Brighton
Univdrsity of Sheffield
University of Central Lancaster
University of Wales (Swansea)

The final issue for the year will focus on primary care informatics

bw
Jeannette
UKHIT senior editor

#645

From: "Maged Kamel Boulos" <mnkamelboulos@...>
Date: Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:56 pm
Subject: e-Health Job Opportunity on EU-funded Project

arbible

Offline

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/QD991.html

Apologies for cross-posting.

e-Health Job Opportunity on EU-funded Project

The advert is available at:

Informal enquiries are welcome; please feel free to drop me an e-mail at mnkamelboulos@...

All good wishes,

--Maged

--Maged N Kamel Boulos, MBBCh, MSc (Derm), MSc (Med Inform), PhD, ILTM, UKCHIP-L3 Member, FRGS
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Senior Lecturer in Health Informatics, Faculty of Health and Social Work, University of Plymouth
C506, Portland Square Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1752 233381 - Fax: +44 (0)8709 157698 - E-mail: mnkamelboulos@...
Web: http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/dynamic.asp?page=staffdetails&id=mnkamelboulos&size=l
Editor-in-Chief, Int J Health Geogr http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com
Editor, NLH/NHS Informatics UK Health GIS SIG http://www.informatics.nhs.uk/groups/group3/

This e-mail is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please accept our apologies; please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or its attachment(s), if any, or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please inform us that this message has gone astray before deleting it. Thank you for your co-operation.

#644

From: "Mohammad Al-Ubaydli" <mo@...>
Date: Wed Sep 6, 2006 8:33 am
Subject: New Scholarships for Mobile Medical Computing

arabchap

Offline

Hi all,
Could you help me forward this email onto medical schools, universities
and hospitals?

Starting this week, applications are open for the Ali Abdulla
Al-Ubaydli� Scholarships for Mobile Medical Computing�. This is an
international scholarship program sponsored by Epocrates and the five
selected winners will each receive:

* $1,000 Scholarship.
* Mentoring and one-on-one tutorials from me.
* Publication of their work in the Mobile Medical Computing Reviews
journal
* Press campaigns by Epocrates and me.
* One year free subscription to Epocrates Essentials all-in-one mobile
reference to drugs, diseases and diagnostics.

I am attaching a poster - would you be able to share these with students
and faculty? Eligibile students include those currently in a clinical
medical course, or doing a masters in medical informatics, MBA or public
health, or in any PhD program.

Full details are at:

http://www.handheldsfordoctors.com/scholarship

Finally, I did not know the best way to send this out to all
universities in the UK - could anyone who has ideas about this help me
by contacting me@...?

Thank you very much!
mo

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, MD
e me@...
w www.mo.md

#643

From: "Roudsari, Abdul" <a.v.roudsari@...>
Date: Mon Sep 4, 2006 2:02 pm
Subject: Centre for Health Informatics and NHS Connecting for health lecture

a.v.roudsari@...

Invitation

to a Centre for Health Informatics Lecture

A Comparison of Information Technology in General Practice in Ten Countries

Professor Denis Protti
Centre for Health Informatics,
The City University, London
and School of Health Information Science,
University of Victoria, Canada

Wednesday 4 October 2006 at 6.30pm
Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre
The City University
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB

Registration from 6pm. Refreshments with be served after the lecture.

Please RSVP to alison.lee.1@... providing your name, organisation, job title and daytime contact details.

Supported by:

Maps and further information about City University can be found online.

#642

From: "n robinson" <nrobinson@...>
Date: Fri Sep 1, 2006 2:33 pm
Subject: Telecare bursaries for HC2007

nr_groups

Offline

BCS Bursaries - Integrating Health and Social Telecare at HC2007

The British Computer Society offers an annual Bursary Scheme for NHS staff and other Health, Social Care and IT professionals to attend the Health Computing Conference, Harrogate 2007 ( March 19-21).

http://www.health-informatics.org/

The Healthcare Computing 2007 (HC2007) Committee is offering 9 bursaries for NHS & Social Care staff to attend the next Health Computing Conference and Exhibition at Harrogate . Postgraduate students of Health Informatics are particularly encouraged to apply.

The scheme is organised by the British Computer Society Health Informatics Forum (http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=nav.6044 ).

Last year over 700 delegates from UK, Europe, USA and the Far East
attended the Conference, and over 2000 people attended the associated exhibition in 4 halls at the Harrogate Conference centre.

The bursaries cover:
1) Conference fees, and all fees for the Social program
2) A contribution to travel expenses to the conference, within the UK (inc. N. Ireland) by the Award Holder. No travel costs outside the UK can be considered, nor costs of partners.
3) Single accommodation for 3 nights at a hotel nominated by the BCS in Harrogate ( 18th- 20th March 2007). No other accommodation claims will be entertained.

Candidates are required to :

1) Submit a brief essay (not more that 2000 words) on the following topic:
CHALLENGING BOUNDARIES – Integrating Health and Social Telecare

Further details: http://www.networks.nhs.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1850

Dr Nicholas Robinson
HC2007 Bursary Manager
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#641

From: "Roudsari, Abdul" <a.v.roudsari@...>
Date: Fri Sep 1, 2006 9:47 am
Subject: CHI MSc Programme in Health Informatics@city

a.v.roudsari@...

Apologies for cross posting

Please forward on to all interested parties

Places still available - for the Master in Health Informatics Programme at City (starting 25^th September 2006)

Thinking about doing an MSc in Health Informatics? This course is for healthcare professionals to develop and use IT in their workplace or for computer professionals wishing to work in a healthcare computing environment. There are still place available for the September 2006 intake.

“The Centre for Health Informatics has 15 years’ experience in teaching successful health-related informatics courses. We are inviting applications for our MSc and PhD programmes.”

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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/chi/

http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/pgcourses/index.html

http://www.ukchip.org/

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#640

From: "arbible" <mnkamelboulos@...>
Date: Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:05 pm
Subject: Wikis, blogs and podcasts (Web 2.0 tools)...

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Featured in:
Wikis, blogs and podcasts in clinical practice (17 August 2006) - Informaticopia blog (17 August 2006) - New Technologies and Medical Education (18 August 2006) - NLH Document of the Week: Knowledge management tools could improve healthcare experiences of patients and clinicians (23 August 2006) - NHS/NLH Health Informatics Community: Wikis, Podcasts and Blogs, Used in Health-Related e-Learning and Educational Services Online (23 August 2006) (paper also added to the NLH Knowledge Management Specialist Library)

Maged N Kamel Boulos, Inocencio Maramba and Steve Wheeler. Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education. BMC Medical Education 2006, 6:41 [PubMed]

Full text:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6920-6-41.pdf

Multimedia appendices:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/supplementary/1472-6920-6-41-S1.ppt
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/supplementary/1472-6920-6-41-S2.pdf

#639

From: "Laeeq-uz Zaman" <zaman@...>
Date: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:06 am
Subject: Re: Seeking your views - Classic / Influential articles Health Informati

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Hi,

I must say that this collection of classic articles and that they should be something of a 'must read' for fresh students of HI, is an absolutely brilliant idea. I was bought for telemedicine almost a decade ago, and it will be a bit difficult to recall which article exactly got me on board, but I will try to recall and nominate it.

A big hand for you, Jeannette Murphy, for such a wonderful idea. God bless you.

Kind Regards,

Laeeq-uz Zaman - Dr.

Health Informatics and
Academic Consultant

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