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Yearb Med Inform 2007; 16(01): 186-191
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638547
Editorial
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart

IMIA – A 40 Year Organizational Overview*

S.A. Huesing
1   IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association, Edmonton, Canada
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Correspondence to

Steven A. Huesing, CMA
Executive Director
IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association
5782 172 Street NW
Edmonton
AB T6M 1B4
Email: imia@shaw.ca   

Publication History

Publication Date:
05 March 2018 (online)

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Summary

Objective

To chronicle the history of IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association, from 1967 to 2007.

Method

Describing the key events and accomplishments through the terms of office of its presidents.

Results and Conclusions

The IMIA of today has been shaped by the individuals within it. Those influencing and guiding IMIA from its origins to today include its national representatives, Board and Presidents, working group members, regional liaisons, and MedInfo attendees.


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Keywords

Medical informatics - health informatics - biomedical informatics - International Medical Informatics Association - IMIA

 


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Correspondence to

Steven A. Huesing, CMA
Executive Director
IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association
5782 172 Street NW
Edmonton
AB T6M 1B4
Email: imia@shaw.ca   

  • References

  • 1 www.IMIA.org Last accessed May 3rd . 2007
    PubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 2 Peterson HE. From Punched Cards to Computerized Patient Records: A Personal Journey In: Haux R, Kulikowski C, editors. 2006 IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics. Methods Inf Med 2006; 45: S180-6.
    PubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 3 Lorenzi N. Strategy in a fishbowl: an invitation to determine the shape of IMIA in 2015. Methods Inf Med 2006; 45: 235-9.
    Article in Thieme ConnectPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 4 Peterson HE, Hutter M. IMIA’s Publication History. In: Geissbuhler A, Haux R, Kulikowski C. editors. 2007. IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics. Methods Inf Med. 2007. 46: 192-6.
    Google Scholar

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