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Yearb Med Inform 2007; 16(01): 165-175
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638542
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638542
Editorial
IMIA Presidential Retrospectives on Medical Informatics
During my presidency, it was a privi lege to work closely together with many colleagues, in particular in IMIA’s Board, from all over the world: Ian Symonds (New Zealand), Secretary; John Tresling (South Africa) and Ulla Gerdin (Sweden), both as Treasurers; K.C. Lun (Singapore), Vice President for MEDINFOs and my successor as IMIA’s President; Alexa T. McCray (USA) and Reinhold Haux (Germany), Vice Presidents for Services; Jean Rob erts (UK) and Branco Cesnik (Austra lia), Vice Presidents for Members; Nancy Lorenzi (USA), Vice President for SIGs and WGs and IMIA President after K.C. Lun; Brian Shorter (UK), Vice President for Special Activities; Marion Ball (USA), my predecessor as IMIA President and Liaison Off icer to the NLM; Patrice Degoulet (France), Liaison Officer to the EU; Jean-Raoul Scherrer (Switzerland), Liaison Officer to HON and IFIP; and Steven Huesing (Canada), IMIA’s Executive Director. I am most thankful for their friendship and support.
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Publication Date:
05 March 2018 (online)
Summary
Objectives
The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2007. Three IMIA Presidents from three continents were invited to give their personal retrospectives on the world’s largest organization in medical informatics.
Method
Reports, based on personal reminiscenses.
Results and Conclusions
IMIA was established in the 1970s by individuals already active in medical informatics in their home countries. It has evolved into a strong international organization based on the mutual trust and friendship of members throughout the world. IMIA serves as a ‘bridge’ organization both within an inter organizational context and within the broader context of IMIA’s professional aims. Being a driving motor for successive waves of change in the field, IMIA helps to significantly improve health care by building bridges across regions, disciplines, and professions, to bridge the distances around the globe.
Geissbuhler A, Haux R, Kulikowski C, editors. IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics 2007.
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