http://mndoci.disqus.com/At the interface of science and computingenSun, 02 Mar 2008 05:08:05 -0000http://mndoci.com/2008/02/19/engineering-grand-challenges-advancing-health-informatics/#comment-1308886<p>Deepak - FYI - There are a number of initiatives in the UK to mature the profession of Health Informatics (HI) - both spreading the word on key issues (see <a href="http://www.bcshif.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="www.bcshif.org">www.bcshif.org</a>) and recognising Health Informaticians as professional (see <a href="http://www.ukchip.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="www.ukchip.org">www.ukchip.org</a>) - amongst many other sites of related interest. <br>To us, the impact of informatics on 'health' involves all clinical and management roles, in operational care, tactical management, strategic planning, commercial service and product provision and academia (both research and teaching). To write commentary focussing only on the medics is to 'miss a trick' - for HI to be as beneficial as possible must encompass all the above, any other divides are artificial ... especially as the health domain is convergent with that of social care (moving towards generic welfare) and the stakeholder groups are widening and getting deeper to include the citizen also. <br>The UK plays a strong role in the international HI field through the world body IMIA and the European (EFMI) - but those are another dimension to the overall, synergistic and supportive HI field!</p>Jean RobertsSun, 02 Mar 2008 05:08:05 -0000