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INTRODUCTION: Certain questions and topics occur frequently related to Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. This file is an attempt to gather these questions and their answers to provide a convenient reference tool. Contributions to various sections have been made by the following volunteers: Enrico Coiera ewc@hplb.hpl.hp.com Michel Eytan eytan@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr Yeona Jang yeona@medg.lcs.mit.edu Sasikumar M. sasi@saathi.ncst.ernet.in Andre Marquis amarquis@genome.wi.mit.edu Silvia Miksch silvia@ai.univie.ac.at Lynn Peterson peterson@cse.uta.edu Daniel Pu daniel@jgravesnext.nurs.utah.edu David Tong tong@SONES.VAHSC.uokhsc.edu Serdar Uckun uckun@hpp.stanford.edu The FAQ has been compiled by: Padmini Srinivasan padmini-srinivasan@uiowa.edu At this point this FAQ is not comprehensive or perhaps even very accurate at some places. We encourage readers to send in additions and corrections. Contributions may be sent to a section co-ordinator who is identified at the beginning of each section. This FAQ has been divided into a number of sections, with some sections further divided into subsections. There is an overall section index as well as an index for each section or sub-section. The indexes may be used to quickly go to a desired topic, by searching for [#]. *************************************************************************** FAQ INDEX SECTION FAQ filename *************************************************************************** [1] AIM JOURNALS, NEWSLETTERS, DIRECTORIES AND DATABASES [1A] JOURNALS FAQ.p1 [1B] NEWSLETTERS FAQ.p1 [1C] DIRECTORIES AND DATABASES FAQ.p1 [2] AIM CONFERENCES FAQ.p1 [3] AIM ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES FAQ.p1 [4] ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND FELLOWSHIPS IN AIM FAQ.p1 [5] BIBLIOGRAPHY OF INTRODUCTORY AND KEY RESOURCES IN AIM FAQ.p1 [6] AIM RELATED INTERNET RESOURCES FAQ.p2,FAQ.p3 [7] AIM SYSTEMS IN ROUTINE CLINICAL USE FAQ.p3,FAQ.p4 [8] COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC DOMAIN AIM SOFTWARE FAQ.p4 [9] MISCELLANEOUS (BibTex and LaTex guides). FAQ.p4 Search for [#] to get to the topic quickly. **************************************************************************** [1] SECTION: AIM JOURNALS, NEWSLETTERS, DIRECTORIES and DATABASES [1A] SUBSECTION: JOURNALS (subsection to be added.) Send submissions and corrections to Daniel Pu: daniel@jgravesnext.nurs.utah.edu ******************************************************************* [1B] SUBSECTION: NEWSLETTERS Send submissions and corrections to: Daniel Pu, daniel@jgravesnext.nurs.utah.edu Recommended Submission Format: NAME: CONTACT: ADDRESS: PHONE: DESCRIPTION: FREQUENCY: SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: SUBSECTION INDEX [1B.1] COMPUTERS AND MEDICINE [1B.2] HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY -- MONTHLY UPDATE [1B.3] HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT [1B.4] HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TEAM LETTER [1B.5] MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE [1B.6] MEDICAL RESEARCH FUNDING BULLETIN [1B.7] MLA NEWS ******************************************************************* [1B.1] COMPUTERS AND MEDICINE CONTACT: Carol Brierly ADDRESS: PO Box 36, Glencoe, IL 60022. PHONE: (708) 446-3100 DESCRIPTION: Contains news and ideas on using computers in the health field for diagnosis, treatment, education, and other purposes. Discusses the social and behavioral implications of computer technology, the utilization of artificial intelligence, and similar considerations. Recurring features include reviews of pertinent articles and books, news of research, and a calendar of events. FREQUENCY: Monthly. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: [1B.2] HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY -- MONTHLY UPDATE CONTACT: ADDRESS: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, American Hospital Association, 840 N., Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60611. PHONE: (312) 280-6680 DESCRIPTION: Reports on health care information management systems, including the latest management trends in information systems, management engineering, and telecommunications. FREQUENCY: Monthly. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: [1B.3] HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CONTACT: ADDRESS: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, American Hospital Association, 840 N., Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60611. PHONE: (312) 280-6680 DESCRIPTION: Reports on health care information management systems, including the latest management trends in information systems, management engineering, and telecommunications. Recurring features include news of the Society and its members, book reviews, news of research, a calendar of events a list of job openings, letters to the editor, and columns titled President's Message, Society News, and Directions. FREQUENCY: Quarterly. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: [1B.4] HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TEAM LETTER CONTACT: ADDRESS: Health Resources Publishing, Brinley Professional Plaza, 3100 Hwy, 38, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442. PHONE: (201) 681-1133 DESCRIPTION: Alerts management teams or department heads to information that may help them in their roles as decisionmakers. FREQUENCY: Bimonthly. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: [1B.5] MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE CONTACT: Edward Rosenfeld ADDRESS: PO Box 20008, New York, NY 10025-1510. PHONE: (212) 222-1123 DESCRIPTION: Covers developments in advanced medical technology, with emphasis on computers in medicine and medical applications of neural networks. FREQUENCY: Monthly. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: [1B.6] MEDICAL RESEARCH FUNDING BULLETIN CONTACT: ADDRESS: Science Support Center, PO Box 7507, FDR Sta., New York, NY 10150. PHONE: (212) 371-3398 DESCRIPTION: Provides information on grants and contracts available from government and private sources. Recurring features include a calendar of events, news of research, book reviews, and notices of publications available. FREQUENCY: 36/year. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: [1B.7] MLA NEWS CONTACT: ADDRESS: Medical Library Association, 6 N. Michigan Ave., No. 300, Chicago, IL 60602. PHONE: (312) 419-9094 DESCRIPTION: Provides information about mission and planning activities of the Association, with news of health sciences libraries. Recurring features include articles on committee, chapter, and section programs; reports of continuing education and employment opportunities; and governmental relations, media, and international news. FREQUENCY: Monthly, except June/July and November/December, which are combined issues. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: ******************************************************************* [1C] SUBSECTION: DIRECTORIES AND DATABASES. Send submissions and corrections to: Daniel Pu daniel@jgravesnext.nurs.utah.edu Recommended Submission Format: ADDRESS: PHONE: DESCRIPTION: LANGUAGE: COVERAGE/ENTRY: FREQUENCY: SUBSECTION INDEX. [1C.1] AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORY [1C.2] AMIA MEDICAL FORUM [1C.3] CISTI MONOGRAPHS [1C.4] CISTI SERIALS [1C.5] COMBINED HEALTH INFORMATION DATABASE (CHID) [1C.6] COMPREHENSIVE CORE MEDICAL LIBRARY (CCML) [1C.7] COMPUTERS In HEALTHCARE -- MARKET DIRECTORY ISSUE [1C.8] COMPUTER RETRIEVAL of INFORMATION on SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS (CRISP) [1C.9] COMPUTER USE in PSYCHOLOGY: A DIRECTORY OF SOFTWARE [1C.10] DIRECTORY of MEDICAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS [1C.11] DIRECTORY of MEDICAL SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE [1C.12] HOSPITAL SOFTWARE SOURCEBOOK [1C.13] MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOFTWARE DIRECTORY [1C.14] MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION -- DIRECTORY [1C.15] MEDICAL MEETINGS -- DIRECTORY of MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS MEETINGS ISSUES [1C.16] MEDICAL INFORMATION SOURCES: A REFERRAL DIRECTORY [1C.17] MEDICAL and HEALTH INFORMATION DIRECTORY [1C.18] MEDIS [1C.19] MEDLINE [1C.20] MEDLINE CLINICAL COLLECTION [1C.21] MEDLINE KNOWLEDGE FINDER [1C.22] ONLINE MEDICAL DATABASES ******************************************************************* [1C.1] AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORY ADDRESS: American Medical Association (AMA), 515 N, State St. Chicago, IL 60610. PHONE: (312) 645-5000 DESCRIPTION: Provides professional and personal information for physicians practicing medicine in the United States. Covers both AMA members and nonmembers. LANGUAGE: English. COVERAGE/ENTRY: Physicians, including non-federal physicians, physicians in military service, physicians practicing in government agencies, physicians in the U.S. Public Health Service, and U.S. physicians temporarily residing outside the United states. FREQUENCY: [1C.2] AMIA MEDICAL FORUM ADDRESS: American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), 4915 St. Elmo Ave., Ste. 302, Bethesda, MD 20814. PHONE: (301) 657-1291 DESCRIPTION: Provides a forum for the exchange of news and information of interest to the medical community. Features real-time conferences. LANGUAGE: English. COVERAGE/ENTRY: Medicine, including paramedics, mental health, physical theraphy, surgery, neurology, drugs, codes and standards, nursing, anesthesiology, and pediatrics. FREQUENCY: [1C.3] CISTI MONOGRAPHS ADDRESS: Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, Montreal Rd, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0S2. PHONE: (613) 993-1600 DESCRIPTION: Provides bibliographic descriptions of monographs, technical reports, and conference proceedings held by CISTI and covering topics in fields of science, technology, and medicine. LANGUAGE: English. COVERAGE/ENTRY: Science, technology, engineering, medicine, and health sciences. FREQUENCY: [1C.4] CISTI SERIALS ADDRESS: Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, Montreal Rd, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0S2. PHONE: (613) 993-1600 DESCRIPTION: Contains cataloging information for periodicals, annuals, journals, monographic series, and conference proceedings held by CISTI and its branches. LANGUAGE: English. COVERAGE/ENTRY: Serials in all areas of science, technology, and medicine; selected materials in other disciplines relating to activities of National Research Council Canada. FREQUENCY: [1C.5] COMBINED HEALTH INFORMATION DATABASE (CHID) ADDRESS: U.S. National Institutes of Health, PO Box. NDIC, Bethesda, MD 20892. PHONE: (301) 496-2162 DESCRIPTION: Provides references and abstracts of published materials as well as descriptions of information resources dealing with patient and professional education in a number of specific health care specialties. Emphasis is on materials unavailable through libraries, online databases, or other traditional sources. Comprises the following 13 files: (01) AIDS Education Materials. (02) AIDS School Health Education. (03) Alzheimer's Disease. (04) Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. (05) Blood Resource. (06) Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure, and Smoking Education. (07) Diabetes. (08) Digestive Diseases. (09) Disease Prevention/Health Promotion. (10) Health Education and Promotion. (11) Kidney and Urologic Diseases. (12) National Eye Health Education Program. (13) VA Patient Education. LANGUAGE: English. COVERAGE/ENTRY: Health resources, patient and professional education materials, patient education programs and curricula, evaluation materials, and specific disease information, with emphasis on AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), Alzheimer's, arthritis, blood, diabetes, digestive diseases, cardiovascular diseases, eye health, and kidney and urologic diseases. FREQUENCY: [1C.6] COMPREHENSIVE CORE MEDICAL LIBRARY (CCML) ADDRESS: BRS Information Technologies, 8000 Westpark Dr., McLean, VA 22102. PHONE: (703) 442-0900 DESCRIPTION: Provides the complete text of current editions of selected medical reference works and textbooks, plus current and retrospective issues of more than 80 English-language medical journals published worldwide. LANGUAGE: English. COVERAGE/ENTRY: Emergency, internal and critical care medicine. FREQUENCY: [1C.7] COMPUTERS IN HEALTHCARE -- MARKET DIRECTORY ISSUE ADDRESS: Cardiff Publishing Co., Inc. 6300 S., Syracuse Way, Ste. 650, Englewood, CO 80111. PHONE: (303) 220-0600 DESCRIPTION: Directory of 750 supplies, consultants, and associations of computer software and hardware with specific application to the health care field. LANGUAGE: COVERAGE/ENTRY: Company name, address, phone, fax, name and title of contact, geographical territory covered; description of products, including hardware system requirements, training programs available, and applications. FREQUENCY: Annual, August. [1C.8] COMPUTER RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION ON SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS (CRISP) ADDRESS: U.S. National Institutes of Health, Division of Research Grants, Research Documentation Section, 5333 Westbard Ave., Rm. 148, Bethesda, MD 20892. PHONE: (301) 496-7543 DESCRIPTION: Provides desciptions and indexing of biomedical research projects support by U.S. Public Health Service grants, cooperative aggreements, and career award and research contracts, as well as intramural projects conducted by the National Institutes of Health; the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration; the Centers for Disease Control; the Food and Drug Administration; and others. LANGUAGE: English. COVERAGE/ENTRY: Research in biomedical and allied health fields. FREQUENCY: [1C.9] COMPUTER USE IN PSYCHOLOGY: A DIRECTORY OF SOFTWARE ADDRESS: American Psychological Association. 1200, 17th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036 PHONE: (202) 955-7600 LANGUAGE: DESCRIPTION: COVERAGE/ENTRY: FREQUENCY: Latest edition November 1988. [1C.10] DIRECTORY OF MEDICAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADDRESS: ComputerTalk Associates, Inc. 482, Norristown Rd., Ste. 112, Blue Bell, PA 19422. PHONE: (215) 825-7686 LANGUAGE: DESCRIPTION: About 100 medical office data processing system suppliers. All listings are paid. COVERAGE/ENTRY:Company name, location, hardware used, software capabilities, price, expandibility, number of installations. Pages approximately: 70. FREQUENCY: Three times per year; Janurary, May, and September. [1C.11] DIRECTORY OF MEDICAL SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE ADDRESS: U.S. Directory Service, Publishers 655 NW 128th St. PO Box 68-1700 Miami, FL 33168 PHONE: (305) 769-1700 LANGUAGE: DESCRIPTION: Nearly, 1200 medical schools in 100 countries. COVERAGE/ENTRY:School name, address, phone, admissions requirements, curriculum, language, statistical data. FREQUENCY: Irregular, latest edition 1987. [1C.12] HOSPITAL SOFTWARE SOURCEBOOK ADDRESS: Aspen Publishers, Inc. 200 Orchard Ridge Dr., Gaithersburg, MD 20878. PHONE: (301) 417-7500 LANGUAGE: DESCRIPTION: List of over 2000 computer software packages or systems that can be used by hospitals and are available from approximately 500 manufacturers or suppliers. COVERAGE/ENTRY:Company name, address, phone, name of contact, toll-free phone, fax, description of software package or system, price of program, compatability considerations. Pages approximately: 1200. FREQUENCY: Annual, December. [1C.13] MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOFTWARE DIRECTORY ADDRESS: American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics 1101, Connecticut Ave, NW, Ste. 700 Washington, DC 20036 PHONE: (202) 857-1189 LANGUAGE: DESCRIPTION: Approximately 60 producers of software with mental health program applications. COVERAGE/ENTRY:Company name, address, phone, description of software. Pages approximately: 70. FREQUENCY: Irregular, latest edition 1985. [1C.14] MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION -- DIRECTORY ADDRESS: Medical Library Association 6 N, Michigan Ave., No. 300 Chicago, IL 60602 PHONE: (312) 419-9094 LANGUAGE: DESCRIPTION: 5000 member individuals and institutions; includes list of vendors. COVERAGE/ENTRY:For individuals -- Name, address, phone, fax. For institutions -- Name, address, phone, fax, names of representatives. For vendors -- Name, address, phone, fax, product description. FREQUENCY: Annual, September. [1C.15] MEDICAL MEETINGS -- DIRECTORY OF MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS MEETINGS ISSUES. ADDRESS: The Laux Co., Inc. 63, Great Rd. Maynard, MA 01754 PHONE: (508) 897-5552 LANGUAGE: DESCRIPTION: List of about 2000 meetings of medical, osteopathic, dental, nursing, hospital and nursing home, podiatry, optometry, veterinary, chiropractic, and allied health associations and societies. COVERAGE/ENTRY:Name of organization, address, phone, names of executive director and/or meeting planner; number of members, nember of staff, annual budget; annual meeting date, site, number attending, whether exhibits are included. FREQUENCY: Annual, November. [1C.16] MEDICAL INFORMATION SOURCES: A REFERRAL DIRECTORY ADDRESS: American Medical Association 515 N., State St. Chicago, IL 60610 PHONE: (312) 464-4818 LANGUAGE: DESCRIPTION: List of medical orgaizations that provides information to the public on all aspects of medical education and science. COVERAGE/ENTRY:Comapny name, address, phone, branch offices and addresses. Pages approximately: 135. FREQUENCY: Semiannual. [1C.17] MEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATION DIRECTORY ADDRESS: Gale Research Inc. 835, Penobscot Bldg. Detroit, MI 48226-4094 PHONE: (313) 961-2242 LANGUAGE: DESCRIPTION: In Volume 1: Medical and health oriented associations, organizations, institutions, and government agencies, including health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations (PPOs), insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, research centers, and medical and allied health schools. In Volume 2: Medical book publishers; medcial periodicals, review serials, etc.; audiovisual producers and services, medical libraries and information centers, and computer-readable databases. In Volume 3: Clinics, treatment centers, care programs, and counseling/ diagnostic services for 31 subject areas. COVERAGE/ENTRY:Institution, service, or firm name, address, phone; many include names of key personnel and, when pertinent, descriptive annotation. Pages approximately: Volume 1: 1330. Volume 2: 700. Volume 3: 860. FREQUENCY: Each volume published seperately on a biennial basis; Volume 1: latest edition, 1992. Volume 2: latest edition, 1992. Volume 3: latest edition, 1992. [1C.18] MEDIS ADDRESS: Mead Data Central, Inc. 9393 Springboro Pike, PO Box 933, Dayton, OH 45401. PHONE: (513) 865-6800 LANGUAGE: English. DESCRIPTION: Provides the complete text of selected journals, textbooks, and access to other databases covering all areas of medicine. COVERAGE/ENTRY: Medicine, ranging from clinical procedures to medical practice management and including surgery, cardiology, rheumatology, psychiatry, pediatrics, oncology, hematology, public health, and general and internal medicine; pharmacy; hospital administration. FREQUENCY: [1C.19] MEDLINE ADDRESS: U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLARS Management Section, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894. PHONE: (301) 496-6193 LANGUAGE: DESCRIPTION: Contains references to the world's journal literature covering biomedicine, dentistry, nursing, and related topics. Includes English-language abstracts where possible. Also Known as: MEDLARS Online. COVERAGE/ENTRY: Medicine (preclinical and clinical sciences), life sciences, and other health-sciences topics. FREQUENCY: [1C.20] MEDLINE CLINICAL COLLECTION ADDRESS: U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLARS Management Section, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894. PHONE: (301) 496-6193 LANGUAGE: English. DESCRIPTION: Contains citations and abstracts of articles on clinical medicine from journals covered by Abridged Index Medicus, Annuals of Internal Medicine, and Bulletin of the Medical Library Association (United States). A subset of the MEDLINE database. COVERAGE/ENTRY: Bio-medicine. FREQUENCY: [1C.21] MEDLINE KNOWLEDGE FINDER ADDRESS: U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLARS Management Section, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894. PHONE: (301) 496-6193 LANGUAGE: English. DESCRIPTION: Covers the world's biomedical literature relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services. Comprises two files: (01) Unabridged MEDLINE -- contains citations and abstracts of articles published in some 3400 journals published in the United States and in 70 countries world-wide. (02) Core Journals -- conatins citations and abstracts of articles published in some 270 primary biomedical journals as well as titles from the Brandon-Hill publications list recommended for nursing, small medical, and allied health sciences libraries. COVERAGE/ENTRY: Biomedicine, including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services. FREQUENCY: [1C.22] ONLINE MEDICAL DATABASES ADDRESS: Aslib. Information House, 20-24, Old St., London EC1V 9AP, England. PHONE: LANGUAGE: DESCRIPTION: Over 100 online medical and biomedical databases worldwide, plus hosts, producers, and suppliers. COVERAGE/ENTRY: For databases -- Name and acronym of database, content, producer and host names, costs, user aids available. For hosts, producers, and suppliers -- Company name, address, phone. Pages approximately: 100. FREQUENCY: Biennial, even years. *************************************************************************** [2] SECTION: AIM CONFERENCES. Send submissions and corrections to: Daniel Pu daniel@jgravesnext.nurs.utah.edu Recommended Submission Format: (section to be added.) *************************************************************************** [3] SECTION: AIM ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES. Send submissions and corrections to: Daniel Pu daniel@jgravesnext.nurs.utah.edu Recommended Submission Format: NAME: ADDRESS PHONE: EMAIL: CONTACT: MEMBERS: OBJECTIVES: PUBLICATIONS: SECTION INDEX [3.1] AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION (AMIA) [3.2] EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR MEDICAL INFORMATICS (MIE) [3.3] HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY (HIMSS) [3.4] HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS SHARING GROUP (HISSG) [3.5] INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION (IMIA) [3.6] JAPAN MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (JMLA) [3.7] MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (MLA) ******************************************************************** [3.1] AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION (AMIA) ADDRESS: 4915 St. Elmo Avenue Suite 302 Bethesda, MD 20814 PHONE: (301) 657-1291 E-MAIL: amia@camis.stanford.edu CONTACT: S. Hamm, Exec. Officer FOUNDED: 1981 MEMBERS: Medical personnel, physicians, physical scientists, engineers, data processors, researchers, educators, hospital administrators, nurses, medical record administrators, and computer professionals. OBJECTIVES: To apply advanced systems and information technologies to scientific, literary, and educational activities; to promote excellence in healthcare; to promote patient care, teaching, research, and health administration. PUBLICATIONS: Journal of Americal Medical Informatics Association, Computers & Biomedical Research (bimonthly), AMIA Congress, AAMSI Congress, MD Computing, AMIA News [3.2] EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR MEDICAL INFORMATICS (MIE) ADDRESS: University of Uppsala, Postfack 552, S-75122 Uppsala, Sweden. E-MAIL: CONTACT: Prof. Stellan Bengtsson, Pres. FOUNDED: 1976. MEMBERS: A division of the International Medical Informatics Association. Members are medical informatics societies from 18 countries. OBJECTIVES: Promotes research, development, and teaching of medical informatics. PUBLICATIONS: Medical Informatics(momthly), Methods of Information in Medicine(monthly) [3.3] HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY (HIMSS) ADDRESS: 840 N, Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60611. E-MAIL: CONTACT: James W. Civik,Dir. FOUNDED: 1961. MEMBERS: Persons who, by education and/or appropriate experience, are professionally qualified. OBJECTIVES: To engage in the analysis, design, and operation of hospital telecommunications, management, and information systems while striving for high quality levels of patient care at lowest practicable costs. PUBLICATIONS: Healthcare Information Management (quarterly), Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. [3.4] HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS SHARING GROUP (HISSG) ADDRESS: 400 Northridge Rd, Dunwoody, GA 30356. E-MAIL: CONTACT: Janet Ziegler,Exec. Dir. FOUNDED: 1967. MEMBERS: Hospitals, health care facilities, health care computer hardware and software vendors, consultants, and others interested in hospital information systems. OBJECTIVES: To promote the sharing of ideas, system design, software implementation, and management techniques; to provide means for exchange of information and advancement of knowledge. Conducts research, holds quarterly seminar. PUBLICATIONS: Healthcare Information Systems Sharing Group--Communique. [3.5] INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION (IMIA) ADDRESS: 16, Place Longemalle, CH-1204 Geneva, Switzerland. PHONE: E-MAIL: CONTACT: FOUNDED: 1978 MEMBERS: National organizations in the field of medical informatics processing. OBJECTIVES: The international exchange of knowledge concerning health care and biomedical research through medical informatics. Maintains 9 working groups; sponsors conferences. Operates library. PUBLICATIONS: [3.6] JAPAN MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (JMLA) (Nippon Igaku Toshokan Kyokal) ADDRESS: Gakkai Center Bldg. 5 F, 2-16, Yayoi, Dunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan. E-MAIL: CONTACT: Amano Yoshio, Dir. FOUNDED: 1927. MEMBERS: Medical libraries. OBJECTIVES: Promotes progress in medicine through improved medical library services. Conducts research in library administration and information systems management. Facilitates domestic and international inter-library loans. Provides document supply service for medical institutions, health care professionals, and medical researchers. Conducts lecture and research presentations. Bestows awards and distributes funds for research projects. PUBLICATIONS: JMLA Kaiho, JMLA Kameikan Tokei(annual), JMLA Kameikan`in Meibo, Medical Library(quarterly), Union List of Medical Periodicals and Union Catalog of Foreign Medical Books. [3.7] MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (MLA) ADDRESS: 6N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 300, Chicago, IL 60602. PHONE: (312) 419-9094 E-MAIL: CONTACT: Raymond A. Palmer, Exec. Dir. FOUNDED: 1898. MEMBERS: Librarians and others engaged in professional library or bibliographical work in medical and allied scientific libraries. OBJECTIVES: To foster medical and allied scientific libraries, to promote the educational and professional growth of health science librarians, and to medical literature among MEMBERS. Offers continuing education courses, certification and recertification programs, and placement service. Bestows scholarships, fellowships, and continuing education awards; compiles statistics. PUBLICATIONS: Bulletin of the Medical Library Association (quartely), Current Catology Proof Sheets (weekly), Directory of the Medical Library Association (annual), MLA News (10/year), Salary Survey (triennial) *************************************************************************** [4] SECTION: ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND FELLOWSHIPS IN AIM. Send submissions and corrections to: Michel Eytan eytan@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr Recommended Submission Format: SCHOOL: PROGRAM: REQUIREMENTS: FELLOWSHIPS: CONTACT:
PHONE: FAX: ARCHIVE FILES: PATH: SECTION INDEX. [4.1] ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, N.Y. [4.2] BIOMEDICAL INFORMATION COMMUNICATION CENTER (BICC) OF OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY (OHSU) [4.3] COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR MEDICAL INFORMATICS [4.4] DUKE UNIVERSITY-UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA [4.5] HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, MIT, TUFTS/NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CENTER [4.6] MEDICAL SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS, BRAZIL [4.7] STANFORD UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE [4.8] UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA [4.9] UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH [4.10] YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE *************************************************************************** [4.1] ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, N.Y. PROGRAM: Medical Informatics Fellowship. REQUIREMENTS: MD or OD, 2 years clinical training and 2 years programming FELLOWSHIPS: US Citizenship required. CONTACT: Dr. Cimino Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Belfer 1303, 1300 Morris Park Avenue Bronx, NY 10461, cimino@aecom.yu.edu PHONE: 212-430-4121, FAX: ARCHIVE FILES: Anonymous ftp to lhc.nlm.nih.gov PATH: /pub/ai-medicine/Training-Programs/albert-einstein [4.2] BIOMEDICAL INFORMATION COMMUNICATION CENTER (BICC) OF OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY (OHSU) [4.2.1] PROGRAM: Informatics Training at OHSU. REQUIREMENTS: The program offers a graduate degree through its affiliated schools. Qualifications for postdoctoral applicants include an M.D. (residency training preferred) or a Ph.D. in biological science. Predoctoral applicants must also apply for admission to one of the graduate programs at OHSU, Portland State University, FELLOWSHIPS: US Citizenship required. CONTACT: Kent Spackman, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Director for Academic Programs BICC Oregon Health Sciences University 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. spackman@ohsu.edu PHONE: 503-494-4502 FAX: William Hersh, M.D. Staff Scientist BICC Oregon Health Sciences Univey 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd1 hersh@ohsu.edu PHONE: 503-494-4563 FAX: ARCHIVE FILES: Anonymous ftp to lhc.nlm.nih.gov PATH: /pub/ai-medicine/Training-Programs/ohsu [4.2.2] PROGRAM: Postdoctoral Informatics Training at OHSU. REQUIREMENTS: Qualifications for applicants include an M.D. (residency training preferred) or a Ph.D. in biological science or an area relevant to informatics. FELLOWSHIPS: US Citizenship required. CONTACT: Kent A. Spackman, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Director for Academic Programs Biomedical Information Communication Center Oregon Health Sciences University 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. Portland, OR 97201-3098 spackman@ohsu.edu PHONE: 503-494-4502 FAX: ARCHIVE FILES: Anonymous ftp to lhc.nlm.nih.gov PATH: /pub/ai-medicine/Training-Programs/postdoc-OHSU [4.3] COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR MEDICAL INFORMATICS PROGRAM: Medical Informatics Fellowship. REQUIREMENTS: M.D. or Ph.D. degree FELLOWSHIPS: US Citizenship required. CONTACT: James J. Cimino, M.D. Atchley Pavilion 1310, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032. ciminoj@cucis.cis.columbia.edu PHONE: 212-305-9127 FAX: ARCHIVE FILES: Anonymous ftp to lhc.nlm.nih.gov PATH: /pub/ai-medicine/Training-Programs/columbia [4.4] DUKE UNIVERSITY-UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PROGRAM: Training Program in Medical Informatics. REQUIREMENTS: Predoctoral students will typically have baccalaureate level training in engineering or an appropriate field of science. Postdoctoral training is typically two years in duration, leading to the M.S. degree. Postdoctoral trainees can be physicians or other health professionals holding doctoral degrees. FELLOWSHIPS: US Citizenship required. CONTACT: Dr. W. Edward Hammond; Program director for Duke University.
PHONE: FAX: Dr. Charles P. Friedman. Director for UNC.
PHONE: FAX: ARCHIVE FILES: Anonymous ftp to lhc.nlm.nih.gov PATH: /pub/ai-medicine/Training-Programs/duke-unc [4.5] HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, MIT, TUFTS/NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CENTER PROGRAM: Training Program in Medical Informatics. REQUIREMENTS: Predoctoral fellowship applicants must concurrently apply for admission to the MIT or Harvard degree program. Postdoctoral applicants will usually have at least one year and preferably three years of residency prior to beginning of fellowship. FELLOWSHIPS: US Citizenship required. CONTACT: Medical Informatics Training Program ATTN: Robert A. Greenes, MD, PhD Decision Systems Group, Brigham and Women's Hospital 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115 greenes@harvard.edu PHONE: 617-732-6281 FAX: 617-732-6317 Individual training program component directors: Barnett: obarnett@hstbme.mit.edu Greenes: greenes@harvard.edu Pauker: sgp@medg.lcs.mit.edu Szolovits: psz@medg.lcs.mit.edu Weinstein: mcw@biostat.harvard.edu ARCHIVE FILES: Anonymous ftp to lhc.nlm.nih.gov PATH: /pub/ai-medicine/Training-Programs/harvard-mit [4.6] MEDICAL SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS, BRAZIL PROGRAM: Undergraduate Curriculum for Teaching Medical Informatics for Medical and Nursing Students REQUIREMENTS: FELLOWSHIPS: CONTACT: Sabbatini,R.M.E.
PHONE: FAX: ARCHIVE FILES: Anonymous ftp to lhc.nlm.nih.gov PATH: /mail/ai-medicine.archive [4.7] STANFORD UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PROGRAM: Medical Information Sciences (MIS) training program. REQUIREMENTS: Stanford University's Medical Information Sciences (MIS) training program is an interdepartmental program offering instruction and research opportunitiesleading to an MS or a PhD degree in Medical Information Sciences (MedicalInformatics). The program is administratively based in the Section on Medical Informatics (SMI) in the Department of Medicine. It is, however, overseen by the Graduate Studies Committee of Stanford University and is viewed by the Graduate Division as a free-standing department for purposes of granting degrees. FELLOWSHIPS: Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral stipends. Research assistantships. US Citizenship required. CONTACT: Ms. Darlene Vian Section on Medical Informatics MSOB X-215, Stanford University School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305-5479 vian@camis.stanford.edu PHONE: 415-725-3388; FAX: (415) 725-7944 FAX: ARCHIVE FILES: Anonymous ftp to lhc.nlm.nih.gov PATH: /mail/ai-medicine.archive [4.8] UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA PROGRAM: Fellowships and Training in medical informatics. REQUIREMENTS: The training program at the University of Missouri - Columbia accomodates both predoctoral and postdoctoral level individuals who wish to pursue an academic career in medical informatics. The program is very open to medical novices, especially CIS graduates. FELLOWSHIPS: Predoctoral and Postdoctoral fellowships. US Citizenship required. CONTACT: Joyce A. Mitchell, Ph.D. Director, Medical Informatics Group Professor, Dept of Pediatrics 605 Lewis Hall University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 USA migjoyce@muccmail.missouri.edu PHONE: 314-882-6966 FAX: 314-884-4270 ARCHIVE FILES: Anonymous ftp to lhc.nlm.nih.gov PATH: /pub/ai-medicine/Training-Programs/missouri [4.9] UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PROGRAM: Medical Informations ? Program [4.10] YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PROGRAM: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medical Informatics. REQUIREMENTS: Applicants who have completed residency training are usually preferred. Postdoctoral applications are also encouraged from individuals with a Ph.D. in the biologic sciences. Applicants should have considerable computer programming experience and a desire to pursue a research career in biomedical computing. FELLOWSHIPS: US Citizenship required. Deadlines: July 1992 CONTACT: Perry L. Miller, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Yale Center for Medical Informatics Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT 06510 pmiller@yalemed.bitnet PHONE: 203-785-6753 FAX: ARCHIVE FILES: Anonymous ftp to lhc.nlm.nih.gov PATH: /pub/ai-medicine/Training-Programs/yale **************************************************************************** [5] SECTION: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF INTRODUCTORY AND KEY RESOURCES IN AIM Send submissions and corrections to: David Tong tong@SONES.VAHSC.uokhsc.edu (section to be added).