The
Health Information Management Association of Australia extends a warm invitation to our
colleagues and friends to attend the 24th Annual HIMAA Conference to be held at
the Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia from 8-10 August, 2003.
Venue
The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre is the premier conference venue in Sydney
and is located on the redeveloped waterfront at Darling Harbour.Sydney
Sydney is a vibrant cosmopolitan city built
around one of the world’s most beautiful harbours. Beyond the Opera House and Harbour
Bridge, Sydney offers wonderful museums, theatres and music, parks and gardens. The
convention centre is in close proximity to many wonderful landmarks that Sydney is so
famous for.
Accommodation
Sydney has a wide range of accommodation to
suit all budgets. A selection of hotels and apartments at specially discounted rates will
be available in the registration brochure.
Accompanying Persons Program
A daily program of sightseeing in and around
Sydney will be provided. Sailing and jet boat rides on the harbour, touring local sites of
historical significance and, for our overseas visitors, meeting kangaroos and koalas.
Social Program
A busy and exciting social program is being
developed that will allow delegates and their companions an opportunity to partake in a
variety of unique and varied activities.
HIC 2003
In line with the theme of Building
Bridges, HIMAA 2003 conference delegates will, as part of their registration,
be attending Day 1 of HIC 2003. Delegates are encouraged to take advantage of the special
rates being offered to HIMAA members to participate in both conferences. |
About the 24th HIMAA 2003
Conference:
Building Bridges
The Conference is the major annual professional development event for Health
Information Managers
and colleagues.
Conference theme: Building Bridges
The most significant challenges facing the health sector today are quality and cost
control. Changes in health insurance deregulation and privatisation as well as the
increasing use of information technology are transforming health service delivery. As the
focus of health care and treatment moves beyond the hospital bed, the capture and
management of reliable health information becomes critical.
The Conference will address current and future issues associated with the capture,
integration and dissemination of health information.
Authors are invited to submit abstracts for presentation as: research papers, case
studies, workshops and posters. Your ideas for debates, a hypothetical or seminars are
also welcome .
The Conference program will focus on
the themes of Building Bridges from the Past, to the Present and Future. Let’s
embrace the solid foundations which have been laid in the past, tackle the issues
currently facing health information professionals whilst showcasing innovation and best
practice.
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Specific themes
include:
Within the context of Building Bridges - Past,
Present & Future - the themes to be explored
at the
24th HIMAA 2003 Conference are:
• HIM systems – to improve quality care
• Data Quality Management (EMPI’s design and
implementation, development of data dictionaries,
measurement of coding accuracy, reliability
of coding data)
• Health Information Management Policy Directions
• Management Challenges of HIM Departments
• Implementing Electronic Health Records
• Data Warehouse Management
• Information Security
• Clinical Decision Support
• Document Imaging
• Impact of technology on HIM related practice
• Impact of E Health
• Change Management
• Customer service process improvements
• HIM restructuring
• Vision of the HIM in 2020
• Project Management
• Patient Safety and improved patient outcomes
• Vocabulary developments
• Standards developments
• HIM in Pharmaceuticals
• HIM Education and Research
Conference Language
The Conference official language is English.
Simultaneous translations will not be available
at the Conference. All communication with the
Organising Committee and Program sub-committee
should be in English. |
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Submitting an AbstractCriteria for selection
Paper selection for oral, poster and
workshop presentations will be made by the Conference Editorial Board.
Criteria for selection will include innovation and relevance, and items of professional
interest.
The Committee is seeking contributions which will provide participants with both practical
approaches and newly researched methods for application in the healthcare sector,
particularly in
the field of health information management.
Through the Conference Program, the Committee aims to provide opportunities for the
Conference
participants to explore collaborative approaches to health information management among
users,
providers and funders, and to examine new systems and ideas. |
Important information for intending authors
All submissions for potential inclusion in
the Conference program should comply with the following
criteria. Please follow these criteria carefully, since abstracts that do not include all
details cannot
be accepted.Abstracts must be original, and the author's own work. Work which has been
previously published or
presented is expressly excluded for consideration by the Committee, unless it is an
up-date report
presenting additional information.
All submitted manuscripts must be complete and legible.
All manuscripts are to be submitted in English.
Authors please indicate whether you desire to have your paper Peer Reviewed according
to the Australian
DEST (DETYA) Guidelines. A copy of these is available on the HIMAA Conference site
accessible from www.HIMAA.org.au/2003
What to include when submitting an abstract
The following information must be submitted
with each abstract:
1. Author/s/Presenters
• name of principal author.
Family name should be shown in bold. Please include your title
• names of all contributing authors
• name of author's organisation
• full mailing address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address
• brief (100 word) c.v. for each author
2. The Presentation/Workshop
• title of
presentation/workshop
• indicate whether the presentation is for oral /poster presentation or
workshop
• indicate preferred presentation length (in minutes)
• an abstract of not more than 300 words. |
How to submit an abstractE-mail: Abstracts can be sent to conference@himaa.org.au . Attachments are
to be formatted in Word
98 and must be saved as either .RTF or .DOC
Mail, on diskette: Please send
a 3.5" diskette with files saved as either .RTF or .DOC and two hard copies
of all documents to:
24th HIMAA 2003
Conference
Program Subcommittee
Locked Bag 2045
North Ryde NSW 1670
AUSTRALIA
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Due date for accepting abstracts
Abstracts must be submitted by 31st
March 2003. All abstracts will be acknowledged by email or in writing, as
received. |
Notification of acceptance
Authors will be notified in writing of the result of their submission by the end of April
2003. Notification will
include advice regarding acceptance for oral or poster presentation; allotted duration for
oral presentations
and preliminary information (which is subject to change) about the session, date and time
for the presentation.
At this time, authors will be offered opportunity to revise the abstract.Upon
acceptance, authors will also be advised about submitting full-text copies of their
presentation
for publication in the Conference Proceedings. |
Costs
Successful presenters are advised that they
are responsible for meeting all costs associated with attending
the Conference, and presentation of the paper. Inquiries: Mr Ross Fear, Executive Office, HIMAA
Locked Bag 2045 North Ryde NSW 1670 AUSTRALIA
Ph + 61 2 9887 5001 Fax + 61 2 9887 5895 e-mail rossf@himaa.org.au
Anne Marie Hadley
Convenor HIMAA 2003 |
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