Health Informatics (Northern) Group

Welcome to the Health Informatics (Northern) Group of the British Computer Society. The Group aims to promote the theory and practice of using IT responsibly in health care. We organise regular meetings at which guest speakers and local practitioners share their experiences of informatics within the context of health care. The catchment area for the Group is all points north of Watford and anyone with an interest in any aspect of information technology allied to health care is warmly invited to join the Group.

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LATEST NEWS - Next Meeting Thursday, 1st July 2010

HEALTH INFORMATICS (NORTHERN)

Speakers: Dr Andrew Coley, Dr Asad Sadiq, Mr Bibhas Roy, Dr Sydney Schneidman, Dr Rhidian Bramley, Dr Amir Hannan  

Title: HICAT - a new approach by NHS Northwest - is this the start of a new era for Clinical Informatics in the region?

The HICAT are the Health Informatics Clinical Advisory Team at NHS North-West. Dr Andrew Coley is the Senior Clinical Officer. Dr Asad Sadiq is a consultant psychiatrist and Mental Health IT lead. Mr Bibhas Roy is an orthopaedic surgeon and Secondary Care IT lead. Dr Schneidman is an A&E consultant and Lorenzo clinical IT lead. Dr Bramley is a consultant radiologist and Diagnostics IT lead. Dr Hannan is a GP and the Primary Care  IT lead. We will describe the HICAT Mission Statement and the principles used to help deliver the next generation healthcare using IT to help deliver care. We will describe what we are doing for Clinical Informatics across the board in the North West and what impact we expect from the initiatives and efforts to have on clinical practice in the region, both short term and long. We will explain how our work will benefit patients. The speakers will be happy to discuss our plans and expectations with a knowledgeable audience and to take note of helpful feedbackWith all the talk of National Programmes for IT, benefits realisation, and clinical engagement, we can often forget about the ultimate beneficiaries of health informatics – patients.

This Talk should appeal to all with an interest in the use of Informatics by clinicians and the impact that can have on the quality and safety of patient care and the efficiency of services provided through the NHS.

Location: Manchester Conference Centre, Sackville Street, Manchester University (click here for map)
Refreshments from 6:15 pm, Talk 7:00 pm

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