ACB-IT Group members:
Attached is an invitational letter to all IT Group memebers who may be at
the IFCC/AACC meeting 23-28 July 2005 in Orlando FL. Please reply to the
Chair (e-mail above) in order to ensure adequate resources will be
available for those who attend.
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005, A. Forrey wrote:
> ACB-IT members:
> For those of you who will be in Orlando FL for the combined AACC/IFCC Meeting
> the AACC LISMI Division Annual Meeting at noon Monday 25 Jul7 2005 invites
> you to attend and hear David W Bates MD who has been a key player in the
> transformation to the Electronic Health Record. This presentation will just
> one part of the range of activities in which AACC LISMID will participate
> with respect to informatics and clinical laboratorians. LISMID has been well
> a ware of the ACB-IT groups activities over the past ten years and hope to
> have ACB present how this informatics transformation is going on in UK and
> Ireland. Any questions about the upcoming program can be obtained from our
> Chair Bill Coughlin who has arranged for Dr. Bates presentation. The AACC
> LISMID eagerly welcomes ACB attendance.
>
> On Sat, 18 Jun 2005, Muir Gray wrote:
>
>> What about
>> The National Clinical Toolbox
>>
>> On 17/6/05 16:03, "Jonathan Kay" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> I'd still like to have an approach (and title) that got clinicians
>>> involved as well as laboratory staff. Nearly all of the important
>>> issues (KM (handbooks, guidelines), process reengineering (computerised
>>> requesting by clinicians, escalation of reports, new communications
>>> media)) affect both groups, and discussions are of limited impact if
>>> one group isn't at the party.
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>>
>>> On 17 Jun 2005, at 14:38, O'Connor John (Royal Devon and Exeter
>>> Foundation Trust) wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ok how about just calling it "Laboratory Medicine", this is in line
>>>> with the
>>>> naming of other SIG's on the website.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: IT working group of the Association of Clinical Biochemists
>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jonathan Kay
>>>> Sent: 17 June 2005 13:33
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Re: SIG Group
>>>>
>>>> Interesting idea, thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Two immediate thoughts
>>>>
>>>> 1 Please can we call this "Laboratory Medicine"?
>>>>
>>>> 2 I've recently been at two Laboratory Medicine conferences that have
>>>> been turned around by presentations from clinicians. Is there a risk of
>>>> not covering the core issue of our contribution to clinical decision
>>>> making if we set up such a group with a slightly too small remit? How
>>>> about something like an "Investigations SIG"?
>>>>
>>>> Jonathan
>>>>
>>>> On 17 Jun 2005, at 13:27, O'Connor John (Royal Devon and Exeter
>>>> Foundation Trust) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Chaps
>>>>>
>>>>> How do you feel about having a Path Informatics Special Interest Group
>>>>> on
>>>>> the http://www.informatics.nhs.uk/index.htmlwebsite. I would be happy
>>>>> to set
>>>>> one up if you think it would be useful. The description below is cut
>>>>> and
>>>>> pasted from the website
>>>>>
>>>>> "A key component of this site is its special interest groups, hosted
>>>>> by
>>>>> groups wishing to promote a subject or area of activity. These groups
>>>>> can be
>>>>> 'open' to all or 'restricted' to those accepted by the groups'
>>>>> leaders.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you want to create a Special Interest Group ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Each special interest group provides news, event information,
>>>>> documents,
>>>>> discussions, polls and the opportunity to interact in many different
>>>>> ways.
>>>>> Those wishing to establish a group may do so at no cost, but are
>>>>> obliged to
>>>>> keep the site interesting and up to date, posting news, uploading
>>>>> documents
>>>>> and providing expert input to discussions etc"
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> John
>>
>
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