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For UK physiotherapists The National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH): In 1998 Information for Health, the Government's Information and Technology Strategy for the NHS, announced the setting up of a National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH). This five-year project aims to develop an Internet-based, quality-assessed information source for clinicians and patients providing quick and easy access to the best current knowledge. It aims to help improve health and healthcare, clinical practice, and patient choice. For more information on the NeLH see Internet Web Site: http://www.nelh.nhs.uk or the Mailbase discussion list http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/nelh/ Anna Sewerniak Senior Information Officer The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy 14 Bedford Row London WC1R 4ED Tel: 0171 306 6604 Fax: 0171 306 6611 E-mail: [log in to unmask] The message below is for information and is forwarded from the info-allied-health and NeLH Discussion Lists. CHANGE OF VENUE AND PRICE REDUCTION Dear Colleagues The venue for the NeLH and Secondary Health Care Debate on September 9th has changed. It will now be held at the National Heart & Lung Institute, Cale Street, London SW3. The attendance charge has also now been reduced by £30. Please make a note of this important meeting. Alternatively, would you be kind enough to inform individuals whom you consider likely to take an active part in this debate at the National Heart & Lung Institute in London . We are anxious to obtain good representation from all potential users of the National Electronic Library for Health from secondary healthcare. They could be doctors, librarians, managers, nurses and PAMS. Any number can apply but we can only guarantee one place from each trust. The programme and application form follows and is also available on the BMiS web site: http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/mig/people/medicine/bmis/ In case of difficulty please contact me: Steve Ashwell Institute of Health Sciences Old Rd, Headington Oxford OX3 7LF Tel: (01865) 226617 Fax: (01865) 226619 E-mail: [log in to unmask] British Medical Informatics Society Meeting The NeLH and Secondary Health Care Debate National Heart & Lung Institute, Cale Street, London SW3 On Thursday September 9th. 1999 (9/9/99) Provisional programme starting at 10.00am Coffee and viewing of exhibits from: Blackwell Science, CSW, Doctors Net, Health Informatics, Ovid, Radcliffe Medical Press, Sheffield Academic Press, etc. The Users:- Chaired by Professor John Williams, School of Postgraduate Studies in Medical and Health Care, Swansea. 'The Clinical Team' - Mr Lawrence Roberts, Scunthorpe and Goole NHS Trust. 'Trainees questionnaire results' - Dr Jonathan Kay, John Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust. 'The Librarian' - Ms Pam Kitch, Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust. 'Perceived and actual needs' - Dr Jeremy Wyatt, School of Public Policy, UCL. 'Making it all work' - Dr Simon Weston-Smith, Hastings and Rother NHS Trust. Further discussion and summing up. Lunch and viewing of exhibits. The Providers:- Chaired by Mr Nigel Bell, Chief Executive NHS Information Authority. 'The Universal Portal' - Ms Sarah Hamilton-Fairley, StartHere, London. 'Warehouse, Reminder System, or Driver of Change?' - Dr Muir Gray, IHS, Oxford. 'The Network and the Pathways' - Dr Ben Toth, NHS E, Bristol. 'Helping users to assess quality' - Dr Alison Hill, CASP, IHS, Oxford. 'The Value and the Cost' - Dr Tony Lockett, Covance, Maidenhead. Further discussion and summing up. Tea and viewing of exhibits. The Debate: do the Providers' proposals meet the Users' requirements? Chaired by Professor I.T. Gilmore, Registrar Royal College of Physicians, London. Open to all but including contributions from: British Library, BMJ, and informatics specialists, followed by the summing up. Finish at 4.30pm. Further Action:- The contributions will be recorded and made available on the Internet to allow further discussion. Conclusions drawn will also be published on the Internet and made available to The NHS Information Authority and the Projects Board of the NeLH. This meeting has up to five hours CME credits approval. APPLICATION FORM The National electronic Library for Health and Secondary Health Care Debate at the National Heart & Lung Institute, Cale Street, London SW3, on Thursday September 9th 1999 Complete and send the form below to NeLH and Secondary Care Debate, c/o Steve Ashwell, Institute of Health Sciences, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LF Title: __________ First Name: _____________________ Surname: _____________________ Occupation: _______________________________ Place of Work: _______________________________ Address: _______________________________________ Postcode: ______________ Telephone: ___________________ Fax: ___________________ E-mail: ____________________________ Special requirements: __________________________ Method of Payment The cost of the workshop is £35.00 for members of BMiS or £60.00 for non-members. You may pay either by cheque or we can issue an invoice provided you send a Purchase Order along with a completed application form. Tick one of the following: [ ] I enclose a cheque for £35.00 as a member of the British Medical Informatics Society. [ ] I enclose a cheque for £60.00 as a non-member, which includes one years free membership, unless you tick this box [ ]. [ ] I enclose Purchase Order form number ______________ for £_____ pounds Please make cheques payable to the British Medical Informatics Society. [ ] Tick if map is required. [ ] Tick if certificate of attendance required. [ ] Tick if you want to exhibit a relevant program so that we can contact you for details. For enquiries contact: Steve Ashwell Telephone 01865 226617 Fax 01865 226619 E-mail [log in to unmask] Please note: your booking cannot be confirmed until payment is received OR you have provided a Standing Order form. We can accommodate one individual from each Trust, but cannot guarantee places beyond that. Confirmation of your place will be via e-mail, where supplied. Complete and send the form to NeLH and Secondary Care Debate, c/o Steve Ashwell, Institute of Health Sciences, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LF