6-17 August 2005: Kuala Lumpur - Manila - Bangkok - Hong Kong - Beijing
You are invited to a free information event of the 1st Asia-Pacific HL7 Roadshow. The event will inform and educate on the necessity of health Information Standards, what standards are available and the function of the HL7 Standards. The session dates are:
Kuala Lumpur: Saturday, August 6, 2005 (www.HUKM.UKM.my/hl7seminar/) Manila: Monday, August 8, 2005 Bangkok: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Hong Kong: Monday, August 15, 2005 Beijing: Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Dear Health Informatics Colleagues, Dear Clinicians interested in Health Information Technology, Honoured Guests: I welcome you to the 1st Asia-Pacific HL7 Roadshow!
The use of computers in healthcare brings with it many new possibilities, but also new challenges. Clinicians and technologists are now able to let computers do tasks that are repetitive and that have the risk of errors. But computers lack the intelligence and understanding of humans and so "standard" ways of expressing and doing things are necessary
The event will inform and educate on the necessity of health Information Standards, what standards are available and the function of the HL7 Standards.
The international HL7 organisation creates, develops and supports global standards for the exchange, management and integration of electronic healthcare information. HL7 promotes the use of its standards within and among healthcare organisations to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare delivery for the benefit of all.
I wish you a successful event and hope it will help you specify, design and implement good health information systems.
