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Re: [ontolog-invitation] Semantic Interoperability in Health Informatics

To: "John Graybeal" <graybeal@xxxxxxxxx>, ontolog-invitation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: "Peter Yim" <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:48:41 -0800
Message-id: <af8f58ac0712201648h74efdd92w131184dbc1c7f01b@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Thank you for catching that, John.    (01)

Sorry everyone ... it's "10-January-2008."  Now updated below.    (02)

=ppy
--    (03)


On Dec 20, 2007 4:10 PM, John Graybeal <graybeal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> note the funky date in the Details section.
>
> I am going to try to make this, sounds quite interesting.
>
> john    (04)


On Dec 20, 2007 3:40 PM PST, <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> wrote:    (05)

> >   ************************ Headlines ************************
> >
> >   The Ontolog Forum is featuring a panel discussion early in the New Year:
> >    (06)

> >   *Thu 10 January 2008* - Mr. Marc Wine will be moderating an expert
> >panel that includes Professor Saul Rosenberg, Dr. Mike Cummens, MD and
> >Mr. Rex Brooks, who will share with us: "Semantic Interoperability in
> >Health Informatics: Lessons Learned"
> >    (07)

> >   Register your attendance by emailing <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> offline
> >    (08)

> >   ******************** Details ************************    (09)

> >Your are cordially invited to join us at this upcoming Ontolog (virtual) 
>event.    (010)

> >The online Ontolog events are open and free of charge. Anyone who is
> >interested, or (better still) who may have something to contribute, is
> >welcome. Refer to individual event details on their respective session
> >pages. The links are given below, where you will find session agenda,
> >presentation abstract, conference call dial-in and other pertinent
> >details .
> >    (011)

> >   *Thursday, 10-January-2008* - Mr. Marc Wine (GSA) and co-author of
> >the recently published book "Medical Informatics 20/20: Quality and
> >Electronic Health Records through Collaboration, Open Solutions, and
> >Innovation" will be moderating an expert panel that includes Professor
> >Saul Rosenberg (UCSF), Dr. Mike Cummens, MD  and Mr. Rex Brooks
> >(Starbourne Communications, OASIS & NCOR). Building from a recent work
> >of theirs that focuses on using semantic interoperability and
> >ontologies in electronic health records (EHRs) for Post Traumatic
> >Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury (PTSD/TBI) Clinical
> >Decision Support Systems, the panel will take us through a discussion
> >entitled: "Semantic Interoperability in Health Informatics: Lessons
> >Learned."    (012)

> >... Please refer to details at the session wiki page at:
> >http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2008_01_10
> >    (013)

> >   *Abstract*
> >
> >The issues surrounding the evolution of practical Semantic
> >Interoperability in Health Informatics are complex, and complicated by
> >the lack of Information Technology uptake in the Healthcare community
> >at large. In Medical Informatics:20/20 the authors, including
> >moderator Marc Wine have examined the clinical issues in depth. Marc
> >will give us a summary in his introduction to this session.
> >
> >Mike Cummens, MD worked on the Northrop Grumman NHIN group prototype
> >and will discuss what he learned working on the Terminology Service
> >Bureau component of the prototype. Mike will also discuss the specific
> >problems of adequately translating Electronic Health Records produced
> >by one system such as the VA or the Military Health Medcin system to
> >another system such as Epic. Because this factor is amplified by the
> >interoperability issues of moving data between diverse platforms and
> >operating systems, not only must there by translation between specific
> >applications that may or may not share common standards, but also
> >between combinations of platforms and operating systems, exponentially
> >enlarging the problem before considering the problems of scalability
> >in performance across such boundaries.
> >
> >Saul Rosenberg (UCSF) has developed a new concept for the diagnosis of
> >brain injury and PTSD, and discovered along the way that he needed a
> >new vocabulary standard. Having the opportunity to start fresh unlike
> >a great deal of medical terminology and nomenclature developed before
> >the widespread distribution of Information Technology, he nevertheless
> >faces interoperability challenges. He will discuss what he has learned
> >in exploring what will be needed to move his concept forward.
> >
> >Rex Brooks approaches the field of Health Informatics from the IT side
> >of these issues and is building a SOA Registry-Repository for the
> >domain of Health Informatics that includes Service Providers,
> >Services, Standards and Standards Development Organizations as well as
> >guidance on how to implement Standards effectively and understand how
> >to assess and select ontologies by groups such as the National Center
> >for Ontological Research.
> >    (014)

> >   *RSVP* by by emailing me at <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> offline so that we
> >can prepare enough resources to support everyone. (Kindly include your
> >affiliation and job title if you aren't already a member of the
> >Ontolog community.) Before participating, please also make sure you
> >are aware of our IPR policy (ref:
> >http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid32).
> >
> >    (015)

> >Regards. =ppy
> >
> >Peter P. Yim
> >co-convener, Ontolog
> >    (016)

> >P.S. Please note that we are taking a break between now  and New
> >Year's Day. See our listing of other exciting events at Ontolog that
> >we have planned for the New Year, under our "News & Announcements"
> >section at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nidW
> >
> >In particular, there will be a planning meeting (conference call) on
> >an possible Open Ontology Repository initiative on 03-Jan-2008. Those
> >who are interested to participate and contribute are welcomed to join.
> >See details on the session page at:
> >http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2008_01_03
> >
> >In the mean time, Happy Holidays, Everyone!
> >--
> >    (017)

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