this may be of interest Gene Loeb ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: HIMSS <himss@himss.org> Date: Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 3:00 AM Subject: WoHIT 2012 Call for Papers To: geneloeb@gmail.com ** * 2012 World of Health IT Call for Papers* *The 2012 World of Health IT will take place in conjunction with eHealth Week 2012 to be organized in Copenhagen, Denmark 7-9 May 2012* As a stakeholder in the development of the 2012 World of Health IT Conference, we wish to inform you that the WoHIT 2012 Programme Advisory Committee has opened the Call for Papers. *New for 2012, submissions must specifically address one of the 7 session themes selected below*. Successful submissions will closely address the selected session's theme and provide practical information to assist European healthcare professionals in the betterment of healthcare through the effective use of information technology. Session abstracts submitted should not exceed 200 words and should be concise, noting the achievement, resulting benefits and the speakers who can effectively deliver the presentation. Submissions should be made by e-mail to callforpapers@worldofhealthit.organd no later than September 1st 2011. Papers will be reviewed by the Programme Committee by mid-September. Please include the full contact information of the submitter--additional clarifying detail may be needed as part of the Programme Advisory Committees review of the papers. 1. *Healthcare IT: Beyond the Technology: A session series that looks beyond the technical implications of successful IT implications* - Health Outcomes and/or** - Patient Satisfaction and Customer Service and/or - Reducing the possibility for Medical Errors and improving patient safety 2. *eHealth Empowered Nursing:* This session should offer one or more case studies examining the conversion of a paper based care delivery and the proven practical benefits to the nurse, the patient and the organization through fully digitized nurse. 3. *Ambulatory Clinical Settings and IT Empowerment:* This session should examine the GP's Surgery and other ambulatory settings as the pillars of low cost and practical settings to deal with frequent management of chronic disease. This session should show the way forward for the effective digitization of small to mid-size GP practices. 4. *Nation Building: Assembling a national, regional, local exchange of health information:* This session should describe best known practices of assembling all of the stakeholders in the healthcare continuum into a collaborative effort that achieves health information exchange: - Policy Maker Perspectives - Hospital Management - CIO/IT Directors perspectives - Clinicians - Patients and understanding customer perspectives 5. *How is mobile technology changing healthcare?* This session should give solid examples of initial or advanced use of mobile health technology and its impact on healthcare from the provider and the hospital perspective. 6. *Clinical applications: *This session should offer practical examples of documented cost savings and/or improved health outcomes using one or more of the below technologies: - Clinical decision support - Visual diagnosis - Emergency response systems - Emergency management systems - CPOE - Clinical Provider Order Entry - RFID - Biometrics - Social Media - Virtual technologies - Personalised medicine 7. *Reporting of quality metrics - transitioning from a 20th century to a 21st century hospital: *This session should demonstrate practical examples from a local/regional/national perspective of how more transparency in the reporting of healthcare quality metrics has led to a more efficient and effective delivery of care. © 2011 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society You have received this email because you are opted-in to receive information about HIMSS Europe membership and events. Want to control your email from HIMSS? Update your profile<http://lyris.himss.org/t/14020/830394/471/0/?5c55a977=NUM4ODNBQTQtOTU4NS00N0ZGLUE4MDQtM0VEM0U4N0NEMTc0&x=3b3b7bfe>or unsubscribe<http://lyris.himss.org/t/14020/830394/471/0/?5c55a977=NUM4ODNBQTQtOTU4NS00N0ZGLUE4MDQtM0VEM0U4N0NEMTc0&x=3b3b7bfe>from emails. If you have any questions or problems please contact us at techsupport@<techsupport@himss.org> himss.org. 230 East Ohio Street, Chicago, IL, 60611-3270 -- With Sincerest Best Wishes , Gene Gene Loeb, Ph.D.