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Computer Science Department
Health InformaticsInitiatives
Dominic CovveyDecember 12, 2000
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Health Informatics InitiativesInaugural Meeting Participants
Dr.Robert M. Bernstein* Dr.Brenda Bonnett*Mr.Ray Briggs* Ms.Heidi Brown*Dr.Jonathan Buss Dr. Nick CerconeMr.Tom Closson* Mr.Dominic CovveyDr.Don Cowan* Dr.Rueben Devlin*Dr.Chrysanne DiMarco Mr.V. Arnie DyckDr.J. Alan George Mr.Steve Huesing*Mr.Tom Jenkins* Dr. David JohnstonDr.Paul Kearney Dr.Robert KertonDr.Noni MacDonald* Ms. Janice MacNeillDr.J. Ian Munro Mr.Eric Peterson*Ms.Anne Pidduck Mr.Brian PorterDr.Prabhakar Ragde Dr.Michael SharrattDr.J. Graham Strong Mr.Adam Topp*Mr.Paul VanArragon Mr.W.G. (Bill) Weiler*Dr. Andrew Wong* Ms.Helen A.I. Wright*Dr. David Zitner*
* Advisory Board Invitee
Remote Participant
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Health Informatics InitiativesOutline of Presentation
Introduction to Health Informatics
The Center for Computer Science Research in Health Informatics
Graduate Specialization in Health Informatics
The Education Program for Health Informatics Professionals
The Health Informatics Advisory Board
Questions and Discussion
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Computer Science Department
What is Health Informatics?
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Health Informatics InitiativesWhat is Health Informatics?
The development of concepts, structures, frameworks, approaches, and systems to enable efficient and effective health services, including all aspects of health research, disease prevention, health promotion, healthcare, disease management, and terminal care. Health data mining; knowledge discovery. The nature and structure of health information; a health ontology. The meta-analysis of clinical trials. Health care guidance systems; decision-support systems. Bio-medical computing.
Anything in:
HEALTH
ComputerScience Information
Science
Math
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Computer Science Department
The Center
For
Computer Science Research
In Health Informatics
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Health Informatics InitiativesCCSRHI Vision
A component of the emerging UW Institute for Health Informatics. Other components: Applied Health Sciences.
The advancement of HI depends on the creation of a CS conceptual infrastructure that will enable progress.
The CCSRHI is an environment that catalyzes and fosters creativity focused on the development of CS knowledge that is essential to the advancement of HI.
We aspire to solve problems that hinder progress in HI.
And to produce HI researchers whose strength is their CS knowledge.
Our focus is distinct from that of groups that apply concepts and tools to satisfying the need for HI solutions.
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Health Informatics InitiativesCS Research in HI: Concept
Health InfoManagement
Intelligent Health Systems
Op Systems + Languages in HealthSocial Aspects of Computing
Interactive SystemsHealth Communications
MathematicalComputing inHealth
THE WORLD OF THE KNOWN
THE UNKNOWN
Current Research
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Health Informatics InitiativesCCSRHI Goals
To become a center of excellence in CS research that extends the conceptual underpinnings of Health Informatics.
Developing new CS concepts, frameworks, and approaches that enable the development of robust systems that address key needs of the health sector.
To provide a focus for intra- and inter-departmental inter-disciplinary Computer Science (CS) research that attracts both faculty and student involvement and enhances the CS graduate program.
Health Informatics problems provide interesting and arresting real-life topics for Masters and Ph.D. theses, as well as for faculty research.
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Health Informatics InitiativesFaculty + Associates Interested in HI Research
Name AreasForbes Burkowski Data Mining, Warehousing; Optimization;
Compression
Nick Cercone Dept. Chair: Health Data Mining; AI
Dominic Covvey Curriculum Dev.; Co-op. Info Systems; Image Processing
Bill Cowan Ensemble Characteristics of Large DBs; Image Proc.
Don Cowan HI Education
Chrysanne DiMarco Natural Language Generation; AI
Paul Kearney Bioinformatics
Alan Law Mathematical Modeling; Algorithms
Jan MacNeill Management of Technology; Organizational Factors
Anne Banks-Pidduck Software Engineering; e-Commerce; Org’l Issues
Dale Schuurmans Health Databases; Data Mining, Warehousing; AI
Frank Tompa Text Databases; Structure Docs.; Data Mining
Grant Weddell Health Databases
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Health Informatics InitiativesCurrent CCSRHI Health Informatics Activities
Bioinformatics (Kearney). Natural Language Generation in Health Promotion (DiMarco). HI Curriculum Development (Covvey). The Limits of UMLS (Under Investigation). Word Prediction for Impaired Users (Renaud*). Bayesian Techniques for Decision Support (Lu*). Health Resource Scheduling (Thompson*).
* Students
Seeking collaborators in the health sector with interesting problems
where CS can contribute.
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Health Informatics InitiativesOther CCSRHI Activities
Planning a monthly seminar on HI topics of current interest. Open to UW faculty and students. Also open to interested parties from the health system and
related industries.
Developing a website that provides information about the Center, as well as an access point to HI literature.
Planning think tanks on topics of importance in HI. Remotely accessible via virtual conferencing techniques.
Identifying and cultivating collaborators in industry, in the health system, and at other schools with HI programs.
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Computer Science Department
Graduate Specialization
in
Health Informatics
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Health Informatics InitiativesHealth Informatics Research-Related Activities
Graduate Specialization in Health Informatics
Opportunity to do Computer Science research in a health-related area.
Health Information Management. Intelligent Health Systems The Health User Interface and Interactive Systems. Health Communications. Mathematical Computing in Health. The Health Infrastructure: Operating Systems, Languages,
Systems Architectures.
Research Preparation Course: Frontiers of CS Research in Health Informatics.
Identifying, understanding, and looking beyond the CS underpinnings of health informatics.
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Computer Science Department
Graduate Course:
Frontiers of CS Research in
Health Informatics
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Health Informatics InitiativesThe Frontiers of CS Research in HI: Learning Objectives
On completion of this course, the student will be able:
To identify the major current thrusts of HI research.
To explain the pathway to the current research, describing predecessor systems/approaches.
To define next steps in terms of potential research problems that likely lie ahead of current work and that can potentially significantly advance the field.
To identify concepts and methods from Computer Science, Mathematics, and other disciplines that might be productively applied in this research.
To launch his or her own research more independently.
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Health Informatics InitiativesThe Frontiers of CS Research in HI: Format
Course meets for 1.5 hrs twice 2X/wk (1st offered summer 2000).
For each topical area there is a “breadth session” that parses the area and summarizes current activity and knowledge.
The 2nd session for each topic (the “depth session”) identifies key issues and gaps in knowledge, methods, and tools.
In the 3rd session, student research into a specific HI sub-topic identifies and characterizes open problems, what needed for progress, and where potential solutions might come from.
The final session in each topical area is an invited keynote talk by an active HI researcher in a selected HI sub-topic. Highlights problems at the leading edge of current research, and
imparts an understanding of the key advances required.
Evaluation: class reading and presentation assignments, presented and written project on an HI topic, oral.
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Health Informatics InitiativesPotential Health Informatics Research Areas
Health Information Management. The multimedia longitudinal patient record.
Intelligent Health Systems. The Nature of Cognition and Decision-Making in Health.
The Health User Interface and Interactive Systems. Adaptive Interfaces for Health Care Providers; Provider Wkstns
Health Communications. Telehealth and Telemedicine.
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Health Informatics InitiativesPotential Health Informatics Research Areas
Mathematical Computing in Health. Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials.
Operating Systems, Languages, and the Health Infrastructure. Security of Health Systems.
Social Aspects of Computing. Privacy and confidentiality.
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Computer Science Department
The
Education Program
For
Health Informatics
Professionals
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Health Informatics InitiativesEPHIP Motivation
There are thousands of IT/IM professionals in the health system and health-related industries. Many are incompletely prepared for their roles. Most lack either management or Computer Science education. Virtually none have a Health Informatics background. All are employed adults, with only a few willing or able to leave
their jobs to attend school.
There are many recognized educational needs: IT/IM strategic planning and action. Process and product re-engineering. Technology management and evaluation expertise. Fundamental Computer Science knowledge. Knowledge of best practices methodologies and techniques. Leadership and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of the nature and operation of the health system.
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Health Informatics InitiativesEPHIP
Target: Employed Health IT/IM Professionals.
Curriculum: Based in Applied Health Informatics Model Curriculum.
Courses: Introduction to Applied Health Informatics.
A Health Informatics Perspective of the Health System.
The Nature of Health Information and Systems.
Health Process and Product Innovation.
AHI Management and Personal Competencies.
Evaluating IT/IM in Health.
Managing the Health Systems Life Cycle.
Essentials of Computer Science for Health Informaticians.
Delivery: Synchronous distance education using audio and document conferencing, and e-mail follow-up
interaction.
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Health Informatics InitiativesEPHIP
Credentials: Certificate for each course.
Diploma for entire program.
Initiation: During 2001.
Features: Case-based learning.
Highly modular, short “micro-courses”.
Modular evaluation.
Strong self-directed learning orientation.
Course projects.
Fees: ~$2,000-$2,500 per course; $15,000-$17,500 for 7-course diploma.
Status: Seeking funding for rapid course development.
Course 1 ready Spring of 2001.
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Computer Science Department
The
Health Informatics
Advisory Board
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Health Informatics InitiativesHealth Informatics Advisory Board (Confirmed)
R. Briggs Director IS Lakeridge Health Corporation
R. Bernstein Head, M.I. Res. University of Ottawa
H. Brown Data General Canada
T. Closson Pres. + CEO Toronto Health Network
D. Cowan Prof. Emeritus University of Waterloo
R. Devlin Pres. + CEO Humber River Reg. Hospital
S. Huesing President Healthcare Comp. + Comm.
A. Topp VP, Finance Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto
W. Weiler Citizen Waterloo, Ontario
H. Wright CEO Cambridge Memorial Hospital
D. Zitner Director MI Dalhousie University/HEALNet
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Health Informatics InitiativesHealth Informatics Advisory Board (Invited)
B. Bonnett Professor Ontario Veterinary College
T. Jenkins CEO OpenText Corporation
N. MacDonald Dean of Med. Dalhousie University
E. Peterson President Mitra Corporation
A. Wong Professor Virtek Vision Corporation
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Health Informatics InitiativesHI Advisory Board
Why We Need You:
To obtain advice and feedback from the health sector regarding what we propose to do. From health organizations, private industry, different provider
types, academics, health informatics professionals.
To avail ourselves of continuous health system review and critique of our programs.
To develop collaborations with health system professionals that foster research projects of mutual interest
To develop partnerships that attract research funding.
Together we can build a program that benefits the health system.
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Health Informatics InitiativesWhat Happens Next
We will follow-up with questions on each of our initiatives. We seek your critical reactions, insights, and ideas via e-mail or
direct contact. Especially regarding the EPHIP, initially. Regarding how to enhance the relevance of these initiatives to
the health system and to industry.
We would welcome meeting with you to discuss areas of mutual interest. Student projects. Collaborative research. Innovation.
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Health Informatics Initiatives
Questions
and
Discussion
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Health Informatics InitiativeFacing Reality
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Health Informatics InitiativeFacing Reality
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