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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Yearb Med Inform 2022; 31(01): 007-010
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742501
IAHSI Paper

The International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics: 2021 Update

William R. Hersh
1   Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
,
Reinhold Haux
2   Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics of TU Braunschweig and Hannover Medical School, Braunschweig, Germany
,
Elaine Huesing
3   International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA)
,
Marion J. Ball
4   Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
,
Michio Kimura
5   Medical Informatics Department, School of Medicine, Hamamatsu University, Shizuoka, Japan
,
Paula Otero
6   Department of Health Informatics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
,
Don Detmer
7   Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
,
Sabine Koch
8   Health Informatics Centre, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
,
Kaija K. Saranto
9   Department of Health and Social Management, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
,
Graham Wright
10   Rhodes University, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa and University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
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Summary

Objectives: To summarize the activities of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI) in 2021 and welcome its 2021 Class of Fellows.

Methods: Report on governance, strategic directions, newly elected fellows, plenary meetings, and other activities of the Academy.

Results: As in 2020, all of the Academy's activities were carried out virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, new Board members were elected. Strategic activities in data standards and interoperability and in mentorship moved forward. A new class of 26 Fellows was elected, bringing the total membership of the Academy to 204 Fellows from all regions of the world. In addition, a virtual plenary meeting was held.

Conclusions: The Academy has continued to pursue its role as the honorific society globally for biomedical and health informatics. Expansion of strategic activities and membership will continue moving forward.

Keywords

Biomedical and Health Informatics - Medical Informatics - Health informatics - International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics - International Medical Informatics Association


Publication History

Article published online:
02 June 2022

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