5th HL7 Australia Conference on
Using HL7 to achieve Healthcare System Integration
Functional and Semantic Interoperability with HL7 V2.x and V3
July 28 & 29, 2004, Convention Centre,Brisbane, Australia
Dear Colleagues,
Effective electronic communication in healthcare requires that clinical data can be securely and reliably transmitted as well as presented in a form that can be both read by the recipient as well as understood by a computer system. A HL7 encoded lab result, referrals, formatted discharge summaries and health event summaries to support HealthConnect are examples.
To achieve this requires structured information (the "payload") and an interoperable delivery system based on a common communication infrastructure. There is little value in using standards in the payload if the underlying communication systems do not interoperate. Very few people would accept subscribing to different phone companies in order to call overseas or having accounts with 5 banks in order to easily access cash on ATMs. However, this was once the situation. Do we wish this to remain the reality in healthcare?
You are invited to a 2-day HL7 Australia conference at the Brisbane Convention Centre 28-29 July 2004 (just after HIC 2004) that will focus on these twin aspects of the healthcare systems interoperability. While HL7 V2.x is the backbone of health messaging in Australia, some trials of the model-based V3 are in progress overseas. V3 is designed to support increasingly complex clinical and administrative communication through use of the Reference Information Model (RIM) and document-based communication via the Clinical Document Architecture (CDA). We have invited national and international experts for introductory and advanced V3 tutorials and share their experience with V3 "early adopters".
The issue of communication infrastructure interoperability will be explored with a review of current communication options and an opportunity to hear the views of end users, systems providers and health policy/payment agencies. The objective is to achieve a clear statement of user requirements. You'll find the Conference a valuable educational experience. Learn more about using information models, object oriented thinking and experience the value of a multi-skilled team approach.
Online Registration
To obtain a Registration Form contact:
Conference Organiser
413 Lygon Street
East Brunswick 3057
Australia
Ph.: (03) 9388 0555
Fax: (03) 9388 2086
Chair, HL7 Australia
HL7 Australia Board Member - Education
