Thanks so much, Chris, (01)
We look forward to it eager. (02)
Rex (03)
>Excellent. I can join at 1pm CST (11am PST). I will get my intro
>slides shortly.
>Chris
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rex Brooks [mailto:rexb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 11:56 AM
>To: Chute, Christopher G., M.D.
>Cc: health-ont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: Nov.3 Healthcare Informatics Panel Discussion; WAS: RE:
>[heal th-ont] Existing ontology
>
>Thanks Chris,
>
>It will be 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30
>p.m. Eastern Time.
>
>Hope you can fit it in, and even if you need to leave early or join
>late, we would be glad to accommodate you.
>
>Thanks,
>Rex
>
>At 11:38 AM -0500 10/12/05, Chute, Christopher G., M.D. wrote:
>>Fair enough. What will the times be, before I so confirm.
>>Chris
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Rex Brooks [mailto:rexb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:49 AM
>>To: Chute, Christopher G., M.D.; health-ont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: Nov.3 Healthcare Informatics Panel Discussion; WAS: RE:
>>[health-ont] Existing ontology
>>
>>Thanks, Dr. Chute,
>>
>>We have settled on the third, and I am pleased that it looks like you
>>can join us at this point. However, while I am going to include you
>>on the webpage I am building for this event on the ontolog wiki, I
>>would appreciate a confirmation or at least the most advance notice
>>you can manage at this point if you find yourself in a conflict and
>>can't attend.
>>
>>Also, as a reminder, we would like 3-5-7/8(at most, please) slides
>>introducing yourself and your work and affiliations in the healthcare
>>informatics field specifically, as well as your primary medical
>>career. Please plan on 5-10 mins for your brief introductory
>>presentation. We will add your slides to combined set we have already
>>compiled, and I will be producing a transcript and a summary report
>>for this second panel discussion as I have for the first one. Of
>>course, I am still working on the summary, but I have managed the
>>transcipt.
>>
>>Thanks, again. We all look forward to hearing your viewpoint. Also,
>>if you could reply-to-all to this message, we would appreciate it. We
>>try to keep our communications on the list so we can always check the
>>archives in case we lose our own email archives (as I have had happen
>>to me not too long ago).
>>
>>Regards,
>>Rex
>>
>>>I think I can make the 3rd. I will be at a caBIG Strategy face to
>>>face meeting on the 10th.
>>>Cheers,
>>>Chris
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: health-ont-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>[mailto:health-ont-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rex Brooks
>>>Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 11:50 AM
>>>To: [health-ont]
>>>Subject: RE: [health-ont] Existing ontology
>>>
>>>Though, I like all other members, speak for
>>>myself only, I think it would be safe to say that
>>>we consider VistA part and parcel of our efforts.
>>>How we go about making recommendations depends in
>>>part on developing a business case for the large
>>>scale ontology effort that lies at the heart of
>>>our recent panel discussion on the Healthcare
>>>Informatics Landscape which we will be continuing
>>>Nov. 3 or Nov. 10 depending on the availability
>>>of our panelists.
>>>
>>>There have been a number of recent developments
>>>out of Dr. Brailer's office which have impacts we
>>>can discuss, including the idea of involvement
>>>with appropriate working groups. I am working on
>>>the Summary Report of our first panel discussion
>>>Aug. 25, 2005, the transcript and/or mp3 file for
>>>which can be accessed here by scrolling down to
>>>near the end of the page:
>>>http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2005_08_25
>>>
>>>David Whitten, a founder of WorldVistA and
>>>OpenVistA was a notable participant in that
>>>initial discussion, and we hope he will be able
>>>to make time to join us again. Unfortunately, Dr.
>>>Chute had prior commitments and was unable to
> >>join us, and I would like to take this
>>>opportunity to extend that invitation again, for
>>>the second panel discussion, though we would
>>>necessarily need to take a few minutes to
>>>introduce him as we did with the other panelists
>>>on Aug. 25, 2005.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Rex Brooks
>>>
>>>At 10:30 AM -0500 10/8/05, Chute, Christopher G., M.D. wrote:
>>>>Actually, a major component of VistA found its
>>>>way to become the basis of the NDF-RT (National
>>>>Drug Formulary, Reference Terminology) which is
>> >>now a full-rank source in the UMLS. Sadly, the
>>>>version there is somewhat out of date. I attach
>>>>a manuscript I wrote with Steve Brown from the
>>>>VA, and others, which expands that source for
>>>>pharmacogenomics use. While the title
>>>>emphasizes the pharmacokinetics issues, it also
>>>>includes a reasonable description of the NDF-RT.
>>>>Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>From: health-ont-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>[mailto:health-ont-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>>Behalf Of Mark Roest
>>>>Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 2:51 AM
>>>>To: health-ont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Subject: [health-ont] Existing ontology
>>>>
>>>>Has the group considered the very large medical
>>>>care ontology embodied in VistA, the VA hospital
>>> >information management system with hundreds of
>>>>vertical applications? WorldVistA.org is taking
>>>>it open source and free, very actively now. If
>>>>your work can be tailored to augment their work,
>>>>in collaboration with them, it might strengthen
>>>>the most important medical informatics system in
>>>>existence.
>>>>
>>>>[I do not know enough about the technical
>>>>aspects of your work, or of VistA, to know if it
>>>>is a fit, and I am not a programmer. But if it
>>>>would help prepare OpenVistA for being extended
>>>>into health care knowledgebases, perhaps your
>>>>involvement would be welcomed.]
>>>>
>>>>VistA has resulted in an 85% reduction in wrong
>>>>drug administration and top rankings on Quality
>>>>of Care indices among large hospital systems in
>>>>the United States. It's defining characteristic
>>>>is its design for participation by the users in
>>>>its development and maintenance.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>
>>>>Mark Roest
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Mark Roest
>>>>mark.roest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>oneVillage Initiative - Holistic ICT Development for Eco Living
>>>>Sustainable development and technologies
>>>>http://onevillagefoundation.org/ovf/initiative.html
>>>>1.510-461-6405 (new number, please note)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
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>>>Starbourne Communications Design
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>>GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison
>>Berkeley, CA 94702
>>Tel: 510-849-2309
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>Starbourne Communications Design
>GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison
>Berkeley, CA 94702
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