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Yearb Med Inform 2009; 18(01): 15-16
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638632
Original Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart

Closing the Loops in Biomedical Informatics. Editorial

Antoine Geissbuhler
1   Department of Imaging and Medical Informatics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva
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C. A. Kulikowski
2   Department of Computer Science, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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07 March 2018 (online)

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Summary

Objectives To provide an editorial introduction to the 2009 IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics with an overview of its contents and contributors.

Methods A brief overview of the main theme, and an outline of the purposes, contents, format, and acknowledgment of contributions for the 2009 IMIA Yearbook.

Results This 2009 issue of the IMIA Yearbook highlights important, beneficial loops which, if closed, could lead to considerable advances in the field of biomedical informatics and, indirectly, in healthcare and biomedical research. Progress towards closing the loops and remaining gaps are identified from the recent literature, illustrated by selected papers published during the past 12 months.

Conclusion Reviews and Surveys of the main research sub-fields in biomedical informatics in the Yearbook provide an overview of progress and current challenges across the spectrum of the discipline.

Keywords

Editorial - 2009 IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics - surveys of biomedical informatics - reviews of biomedical informatics - history of biomedical informatics - IMIA and its societies