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Biomedical informatics (BMI) is the interdisciplinary, scientific field that studies and pursues the effective uses of biomedical data, information, and knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem solving and decision making, motivated by efforts to improve human health.
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Introduction to Biomedical and Health Informatics The Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology (DMICE) at Oregon Health & Science University will be offering another Biomedical Informatics Distance Learning Course as part of the AMIA 10x10 Program. Director Dr. William Hersh, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon, serves as the Director of the OHSU 10x10 offering. The best way to reach him is via email at hersh@ohsu.edu. Dr. Hersh has been at OHSU since 1990, where he developed research and educational programs in medical informatics. He is internationally recognized for his contributions to the field. He is a...
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Survey Course of The Field of Health Informatics The University of Kansas School of Nursing and the Center for Health Informatics is offering the course, Introduction to Health Informatics, as part of the AMIA 10x10 Program. The University of Kansas's contribution to the AMIA 10x10 is a survey course of the field of health informatics. This web-based course provides a broad survey of health informatics focused on five themes: health informatics foundations; clinical decision support; human/organizational factors; public health informatics and current issues in health informatics including best practices. Participants will develop and demonstrate a practical, innovative small-group information technology (IT) project. This project will be presented in a web conference scheduled...
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Survey of Biomedical Informatics Course The Masters of Science in Biomedical Informatics Program at Nova Southeastern University will be offering its Survey of Biomedical Informatics Distance Learning Course as part of the AMIA 10x10 Program. Nova Southeastern University's contribution to the AMIA 10x10 is an introductory survey of the discipline of biomedical informatics. This on-line, interactive course is an introductory survey of the discipline of biomedical informatics. This course will introduce the student to the use of computers for processing, organizing, retrieving, and utilizing biomedical information at the molecular, biological system, clinical and healthcare organization levels. The NSU 10x10 course is targeted at individuals with varied backgrounds including medical,...
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Interprofessional Health Informatics Course The UMN 10x10 course will begin on October 1, 2012. The School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota will be offering its 14th Interprofessional Health Informatics Distance Learning Course as part of the AMIA 10x10 Program. The University of Minnesota School of Nursing contribution to the AMIA 10x10 is a course directed to both a generic overview of nursing and health informatics and the specific application of information and communication technologies in the clinical area. The primary focus is on the analysis, modeling, standardization and development and deployment of the electronic health record and safe exchange of patient data. The course examines the implications of informatics for practice, including nursing, public...
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JAMIA, the most innovative research journal published in Health and Biomedicine today, delivers the latest research and information about health care’s hot new field in a series of free webinars! Topic for October 4, 2012: Patient Characteristics associated with Venous Thromboembolic Events: a Cohort Study Using Pooled Electronic Health Record Data Join Editor-in-Chief Lucila Ohno-Machado and David C. Kaelber, MD, PhD, MPH, Chief Medical Informatics Officer for The MetroHealth System, online for the next webinar in the series, October 4 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Get insights directly from highly esteemed authors on the most relevant topics in informatics, as published in JAMIA. Get up-close-and-personal with informatics experts to ask questions and clarify issues. Learn what authors...
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