MEDINFO 2013: Advancing Medical Informatics through Converging Technologies and Global Care
The MEDINFO 2013 conference focused on the theme of "Conducting Medical Informatics by Converging Technologies, Conveying Sciences, and Connecting People". It featured 4 main tracks: understanding biomedical knowledge, enhancing care and patient safety, managing care information, and enabling cost-effective healthcare. The event included keynote presentations, over 186 papers across various formats, workshops, panels, and a special focus on eHealth initiatives aimed at improving global healthcare quality. Attendees and presenters hailed from 56 countries. **Relevant
MEDINFO 2013: Advancing Medical Informatics through Converging Technologies and Global Care
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MEDINFO 2013 Scientific Program Committee
MEDINFO Program • Conference theme: • Conducting medical informatics by Converging technologies, Conveying sciences and Connecting people • 4 tracks: • Representing and understanding biomedical knowledge • Enhancing care, patient safety and outcome • Managing care information and workflow • Enabling cost-effective health care • Special focus: • “Care for the World” – eHealth activities aimed at improving health care and quality of life for every world citizen
MEDINFO Program • 5 keynote presentations + 1 WHO Keynote panel • 186 papers – 38 sessions (full papers, vision papers, student papers) • 310 posters – 4 sessions • 28 panels • 18 workshops • 8 scientific demonstrations • 4 Care for the World Mini-Symposia • 17 tutorials • Student Paper Competition
Geographic Distribution • No. of countries represented in accepted presentations: 56 across 6 IMIA member regions
Scientific Program Committee Program Co-Chairs: Dominik Aronsky Switzerland/US Tze‐Yun Leong Singapore Track-Chairs: James Cimino USA Andre KushnirukCanadaFernando Martin‐Sanchez Australia Niels Peek Netherlands Members: Wendy Chapman USA Walter CuriosoPeru Amado Espinosa Mexico Peter HaddawyMacau, China Lyn HanmerSouth Africa Nicolas HardikerUK Chien‐YehHsu Taiwan Finn KensingDenmark Michio Kimura Japan Christian Lovis Switzerland Daniel Luna Argentina Brad MalinUSA Rae Woong Park South Korea Hans‐Ulrich ProkoschGermany Najeeb Al‐ShorbajiJordan Ricky TairaUSA Paolo TerenzianiItaly Lucy WestbrookeNew Zealand
Scientific Program Committee Student Paper Competition Committee Chair: AmeenAbu‐Hanna Paper Awards Committee Riccardo Bellazzi Reinhold Haux CasimirKulikowski Robert A. Jenders Elmer V. Bernstam Jean Marie Rodrigues Siaw-TengLiaw PirkkoNykänen Johanna Westbrook Distinguished paper & poster nominations: - 11 papers, 17 posters - Awards to be announced during closing session
Submissions (n = 862) Total Submissions: All papers: 519 - full Papers: 402 - vision Papers: 34 - student Papers: 83 Posters 230 Workshops 34 Panels 45 Demos 14 Mini-Symposium 5 Tutorials 15 Final acceptances: All papers: 190 (36%) - full papers 147 - vision papers 8 - student papers 35 Posters 410 (paper-to-poster) Workshops 18 Panels 28 Demos 8 Mini-Symposium 4 Tutorials 23 (plus invited)
Review Process • Invited paper reviewers • > 400 reviewers agreed to participate (only 10% were unable to participate after having agreed) • 379 reviewers completed 3 to 8 reviews • > 1700 paper reviews have been completed • 44% with 4 reviews • 45% with 3 reviews • 11% with 2 reviews • SPC members rated the quality of the reviews • SPC co-chairs, track chairs and LOC met in February 2013 in Pavia (Italy)
How papers were selected ... SPC co-chairs, track chairs and LOC met in February 2013 in Pavia (Italy) «The Paper Mill» Historical Collection, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e dell'Informazione, Pavia, Italy
SPC meeting in Pavia Discussing submissions for acceptance The hardest part: Choosing a dinner place
Editorial Process • Editorial Committee • Christoph U. Lehmann - chair • Elske Ammenwerth • Christian Nøhr • Papers were edited by 20 assistant editors as GoogleDocs (120 papers had moderate to heavy editing) • Process allowed author involvement and final approval during the editing process
http://ebooks.iospress.nl/ Papers already in PubMed®
Finally …. … let’s discuss, present, meet, “un-conference”, connect, network, exchange ideas, agree, plan, listen, and … have fun! We hope you …