Web Services in Health - Where do we start? 1st Australian Workshop - Call for Participation and Sponsorship.
28th May 2006 Sydney Web Services and Service Orientated Architecture are new buzz words in the health IT space. Are these the new direction for health communication? Where are we on the famous GARTNER Hype Cycle? Web Services are one form of communication protocol to enable collaboration between different applications. This approach has been recommended by the National E-Health Transition Authority in their recent discussion papers. Both are well worth reading and open for public comment. http://www.nehta.gov.au/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,129/ HL7 Australia is convening a one day workshop on Web Services on Tuesday March 28th in Sydney. It is no coincidence that this is the day following the NEHTA Health Executives briefing. Last year a HL7 workshop examined the problems of communication in the pathology and diagnostic imaging sector which resulted in a challenge to communication vendors to "interoperate". The 2005 interoperability demonstration showed what can be done with existing standards and communication technology. HL7 believes there is a need for education and discussion to assist the health IT industry understand the communication problem that Web Services will solve and to consider why other options, many of which are currently being used with varying degrees of success, are not recommended ways forward for health. How will we transition from what is here to the future? Are web services the preferred communication medium for all applications? Do they guarantee interoperability? What exactly are they and why are they different to using a web-browser ? What is the place of existing efforts within HL7, Standards Australia and NEHTA to develop common message structures, data groups, archetypes and vocabularies? The keynote speaker is Professor Michael Georgeff (Monash University), a well known proponent of the use of the internet in healthcare. He is supported by Michael Czapski (Sun Microsystems). Robert Wood and Hoylan Sue (NEHTA) will provide an update and participate in discussion time . There will be a forum for health industry players who have experience with Web Services to share their experiences and views. Expressions of interest are sought from the HL7 and health IT community to be included in the program. . Opportunities for industry sponsorship are available to promote your interest and support workshop attendees and ongoing HL7 education efforts. This workshop will provide both a high level overview of the technology as well as dealing with technical and implementation issues. It is targeted at CEOs, CIOs and systems developers. For queries or comments please contact the workshop facilitator: Peter MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0411403462 Date: Tuesday 28th March Venue: To be advised (Sydney) Please email Hazel Condon (Conference Manager) with expressions of interest for the workshop as well as the Industry Forum component. A web registration form will be circulated once the venue and cost are finalized. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Expression of Interest Name and organisation: Email: I want to attend or have company representation Yes / No I want to present in the industry forum section Yes /No I am interested in sponsoring this workshop Yes /No Regards Peter MacIsaac MacIsaac Informatics Consulting in Health Informatics, Terminology & Data management and Health Policy. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0411403462 (mobile) 61611327 (office) peter_macisaac (skype) 8 Ewart St. Yarralumla 2600 "We trained hard, but it seemed every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising, and a wonderful method it can be for creation the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation." - From Pertonii Arbitri AD 66, attributed to Gaius Petronus, a Roman General who later committed suicide.
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