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                SHIMR 99

     The Fourth International Symposium on
     Health Information Management Research
     Sheffield, England, 14-15 June, 1999

Organised by:
The Centre for Health Information Management Research,
The University of Sheffield, sheffield, UK

http://www.shef.ac.uk/~is/research/chimr/shimr99.html

1.   CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

   SHIMR 99 aims to bring together people who are carrying out, or
   are interested in, research in the general area of Health
   Information Management and technology, and to provide an
   information forum for The presentation and discussion of their
   research activities.

Following the success of the three previous SHIMR symposia that were
held in 1995, 1996  and 1997, the fourth symposium SHIMR 99 will take
place on June 14 - July 15, 1999, at the University of Sheffield,
Sheffield, UK.

SHIMR 99 provides you with a valuable opportunity to hear and discuss
current issues of Health Information Management within an informal and
open atmosphere. Of particular interest to those in the international
healthcare community will be the keynote talk:

      Dr. Peter Drury, Head of the Information Strategy Unit, at the
      NHS Executive Head Quarters
      "Implementing Information for Health"

SHIMR 99 will also feature a second keynote talk (to be announced),
papers, poster presentations, a workshop and a panel discussion, given
by speakers from Europe and the USA. All sessions will include
opportunity for open discussions.

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2. PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Day 1: Monday 14th June

09:30 – 10:00   SHIMR 99 Opening and Welcome -  Professor Micheline
Beaulieu

10:00 – 11:00  Session 1: Healthcare training and education
Christine Urquhart, Cathy Massiter, Rhian Thomas, Steve Sharp:
   Integrating Information Services with Vocational Training: The GIVTS
  Project Experienc
J. Gladwin, R.A. Dixon, T.D.Wilson:
   Assessing training materials to strengthen health management
   information systems in low-income countries: critique of PHC MAP

10:30 – 11:00  Session 2: Chaired Poster presentations / Coffee
J. Shewan, M. Hawley, L. Webb, N. Williams, P. Hartley, A. Adebajo:
   User centred development: enabling web based information system use
in
   chronic disease
D. Emery, L. Hanson, J. Tetley:
   New age, old age coming together to support family carers
M.S. Hawley, D. Emery, J. Shewan:
   Development of a computer-based Self-assessment Nurtition
   checklist and Advice Package for older adults (SNAP)

11:00 – 12:00  Session 3: Keynote
   To be announced.

12:30 – 14:00  Lunch

14:00 – 15:30  Session 4: Integrated Information Services
Linda Banwell, Graham Walton:
   Two disparate projects in the North of England  investigating
   the development of integrated information services:
   their surprising similarities
Susana Goncalves, Bob Steele, Chris Franks, Adrian Wilson:
   Integration of all Information Sources in a Clinical Environment

15:30 – 16:00  Tea / Coffee  ( Posters )

16:00 – 17:30  Session 5: Person-based Electronic Health Records
Krish Thiru, Simon de Lusignan, Nigel Hague, Julia Ashford:
   Has the completeness and accuracy of computer medical
   records in General Practice improved in the last five years
R.M.Dixon, S. Heller, N.  Harris, D.A. Camplin, P.A.Gnubb:
   The SHINDIG Project: Some Lessons in  Implementing the GEHR
K.H. Dolan, B. Norris, K. Quigley:
   Enabling Document Management in Clinical Reports

17:30 – 18:30  Session 6: The e-STABLISH Project Workshop
Liz Farrell, Tracey Cuffin, Valerie Haigh, Eric Irozuru:

19:00  Reception – Sponsored by the Health Informatics Journal
20:30  Shimr99 Dinner

Day 2: Tuesday 15th June

09:30 – 11:00  Session  7: Keynote talk and panel discussion
Dr. Peter Drury – Head of the Information Policy Unit,
   NHS Executive Head Quarters
   Information for Health

Panel Discussion
Panel members will including: Lady Carolyn Rich, Dr Trefor Roscoe,
   other members to be announced

11:00 – 11:30  Tea/ Coffee  (Posters)

11:30 – 13:00  Session 8: Information services for the public and
patients
Michael Lloyd-Williams, Janet Pitman, Nigel Morgan, Annette Pritchard:
   Pre-Travel Health Information and the Tourist: An Empirical Study
 Charlotte Rees, Peter Bath:
   The Information-seeking behaviour of adult daughters of women with
   breast cancer: the relationship between coping style, information
   need and intra-familial communication patterns
Ben Anderson:
   Health Information for Children with Chronic Illness

13:00 – 14:00  Lunch

14:00 – 15:30  Session 9: Evidence based care
A.E. Sanchez, P. Plassmann:
   Dynamic Medical Fusion and Data Mining in the
   Wound Healing Process
T.P. Brown, D. Kirby, C.M. McGrother, M.K. Donaldson, W.M. Harper:
   The Leicestershire Fracture Index
A.C.Norris, J.S.Briggs:
   Care Pathways and the Information for Health Strategy

15:00 – 16:00  Tea / Coffee (Posters)

16:00 – 17:00  Session 10:  Telemedicine
Juan Pablo de Castro, Roberto Hornero, Juan Carlos Aguado, Alonso
   Alonso, Begona Medina, Rafael Mompo, Evaristo Abril, Miguel Lopez:
   A Model of Telemedicine for a Regional Intranet of health Care
   Services in Spain
Paula Procter:
   Informatics & Telematics - Bridging the Theory / Practice Gap

17:00 – 17:15  Session 7: Closing

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3. SHIMR 99 ORGANISATION

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Tom Wilson (UK) - Chair
Ian Bowns (UK
Michael Brittain (New Zealand)
Umberto Giani (Italy)
Paul Gorman (USA)
John Mantas (Greece)
Tony Norris (UK)
Paula Procter(UK)
Lucy Westbrooke (New Zealand)

ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Barry Eaglestone (Centre for Health Information Management Research) -
Chair Ian Bowns (Centre for Health Information Management Research)
Chris Dowd (School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield)

SYMPOSIUM SECRETARY
Lynda Simmons: Centre for Health Information Management Research

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 4.  REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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                 SHIMR 99 REGISTRATION FORM
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 This form should be returned along with a cheque or money order (no
credit card for the registration) made out to "University of
Sheffield”.

The fees are: £160 if the form is received by May 25th, and £190
afterwards.

The fee includes:
1. Participation in all SHIMR 99 sessions.
2. One copy of the SHIMR 99 proceedings.
3. En suite accommodation in Halifax House, the symposium venue
    (Monday night)
4. Lunches (Monday - Tuesday), breakfast (Tuesday)
5. Sherry Reception and SHIMR 99 Dinner (Monday).

 Mail this form to:

   SHIMR 99
    c/o Linda Simmons
   The Centre for Health Information Management research
   Department of Information Studies
   University of Sheffield
   Western Bank
   Sheffield S10 2TN
   UK

[The registration form can be sent by Email to [[log in to unmask]]  

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Dr. Barry Eaglestone,
Senior Lecturer in Information Systems,
Department of Information Studies,
University of Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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