HL7 delivers healthcare interoperability standards

 

The 6th annual HL7 UK Conference and Exhibition 

22-23 October 2008

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Regent's Park, London. 

 

 

Conference programme and details to be published shortly.

 

 

 

Call for Papers

Philip Scott, Programme Committee Chair, is inviting you to submit an abstract for a short paper to be presented at the conference.

As a member, your contribution in the form of insights, experiences, ideas and lessons learned would be valued. You are welcome to propose papers on any subject associated with the use of HL7 standards or broader issues of healthcare information interoperability.

The Programme Committee would be particularly pleased to receive suggested papers on one of the following topics.

  • Practical experiences of implementing HL7 standards (CDA, v3 messaging, v2)
  • Testing and conformance - of applications, implementations and/or specifications
  • Clinical information models - representation of clinical information, terminology, archetypes
  • Use of wider/complementary standards and profiles: SOA, XML, DICOM, IHE, NHS data standards
  • Personal health records: commercial and international programme experiences
  • Integration between NHS and independent sector providers

Please email abstracts of no more than 200 words to Philip Scott following the outline below.

Please send your abstract by 15 May 2008.

Abstract for HL7 UK 2008

Title:

Author:

E-mail:

Organisation:

Relevant Experience:

(background from which you are presenting this subject)
Category:
 1. Implementing / 2. Testing / 3. Clinical Models / 4. Technical issues/ 5. Other HL7/interoperability topic

(delete those not applicable)
Abstract:
(maximum of 200 words - Please mention relevance to bullet points above)

Please note:

  • At the discretion of the Programme Committee each accepted paper will be allocated a presentation time slot of between 15 and 25 minutes during the conference.
  • The final version of accepted papers will be required by 1 October 2008 and must consist of a revised abstract plus a slide presentation.
  • The final version of papers that are accepted for presentation at the conference will be published on the HL7 UK web site.

Feel free to float ideas before formal abstract submission if you are unsure or need guidance.

Philip looks forward to your submissions to make for another interesting, challenging and informative conference.


Philip Scott

Head of IT Projects & Development

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

 

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