IMIA – A 40 Year Organizational Overview*

S.A. Huesing

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1638547

Yearbook of Medical Informatics, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Yearb Med Inform 2007; 16(01): 186-191
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638547

Editorial

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart

IMIA – A 40 Year Organizational Overview*

S.A. Huesing

¹IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association, Edmonton, Canada

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Abstract

Summary

Objective

To chronicle the history of IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association, from 1967 to 2007.

Method

Describing the key events and accomplishments through the terms of office of its presidents.

Results and Conclusions

The IMIA of today has been shaped by the individuals within it. Those influencing and guiding IMIA from its origins to today include its national representatives, Board and Presidents, working group members, regional liaisons, and MedInfo attendees.

Keywords

Medical informatics - health informatics - biomedical informatics - International Medical Informatics Association - IMIA

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References
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