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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Public Health Informatics: An Overview of Key Issues
2021.0: Sunday, December 11, 2005: 2:30 PM-6:00 PM
CE Hours: 3 contact hours
Public Health Informatics: An Overview of Key Issues
Partnership:HIIT
Statement of Purpose and Institute Overview:
The purpose of this institute is to introduce the discipline of public health informatics to public health professionals and practitioners. As the practice of public health becomes more interdependent due to the need to share data and information, public health professionals who have knowledge in this new discipline will be able to incorporate informatics principles to improve their practice. Many issues and challenges remain in the application of informatics. This institute will provide insights to the key issues and strategies public health can use to integrate informatics principles in their agencies.
2:30 PM - 2:40 PMIntroductory Remarks - Richards, Massoudi
2:40 PM - 3:20 PMIntroduction to public health informatics: Definitions, approach and analysis - Richards
3:20 PM - 3:30 PMCase study overview
3:30 PM - 4:00 PMCase Study- Part 1: Informatics analysis - Richards, Massoudi
4:00 PM - 4:15 PMBreak
4:15 PM - 4:45 PMIntroduction to informatics standards, HIPAA, and planning - Massoudi
4:45 PM - 5:30 PMCase Study - Part 2: Strategic planning - Richards, Massoudi
5:30 PM - 5:55 PMCase Study - Debriefing - Richards
5:55 PM - 6:00 PMEvaluations - Richards
6:00 PM - 7:30 PMPublic Health Informatics: An Overview of Key Issues
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Organized by:APHA-Continuing Education Institutes
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA