New Series of eHealth Masterclasses
We are delighted to invite you to a new series of interactive
Masterclasses on eHealth, supported by the NHS Connecting for Health
Evaluation Programme (NHS CFHEP). These draw on the programme of health
technology reviews jointly being undertaken for NHS CFH by The
University of Edinburgh and Imperial College London.
The events are aimed at policy makers, healthcare professionals and
managers with an interest in the use of information technology in
healthcare, as well as researchers and health informaticians. The first
event in this series will be on:
Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS)
Date: Monday 27th April 2009
Time: 10am–1pm (registration/coffee from 9.30am)
Location: Centre for Population Health Sciences, University
of Edinburgh, McKenzie Medical Centre, 20 West
Richmond St, Edinburgh EH8 9DX
Chair: Professor Aziz Sheikh, University of Edinburgh
10-10.10am Introduction to eHealth Masterclass series
10.10-10.40am Key concepts and directions in CDSS
Dr Claudia Pagliari, Convenor, eHealth Group,
University of Edinburgh
10.40-11.10am Challenges and progress in establishing a
secure evidence-base for CDSS technology
Dr Josip Car, Director, eHealth Unit, Imperial College London
11.10-11.30am Coffee
11.30am-12.00pm Small group discussions
• What are the needs of clinicians?
• How do we improve the rigour and relevance of research on CDSS?
12.00-12.30pm Keynote address: Next steps in
realising the potential of CDSS
Jeremy Wyatt, Professor of Health Informatics, University of Dundee
12.30-1.00pm Panel discussion
1.00pm Lunch and networking
The event is free of charge, but we would appreciate advance
registration for planning purposes. Those wishing to attend are asked
to email Dr Susannah McLean: [log in to unmask]
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The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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