Terrific, David. (01)
Thanks,
Rex (02)
At 10:08 AM -0700 10/12/05, Whitten, David wrote:
> Rex, I know of no conflicts at this time.
>My expectation is that I will be able to
>participate as well.
>
>David Whitten
>713-870-3834
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: health-ont-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:health-ont-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rex Brooks
>Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 11:56 AM
>To: Chute, Christopher G., M.D.
>Cc: health-ont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [health-ont] RE: Nov.3 Healthcare Informatics Panel Discussion;
>WAS: RE: [health-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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