FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (FNLM)
is pleased to present:
Third Annual Conference
The Emerging Health Information Infrastructure (HII98)
MANAGING CHANGE THROUGH INFORMATION
April 27-29, 1998
Georgetown University Conference Center
3800 Reservoir Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
- ABOUT HII98
HII98 is a senior-level national conference organized by the Friends of the
National Library of Medicine to examine the opportunities and pitfalls of
leveraging the emerging national information infrastructure to improve health.
- HII98 DYNAMIC CONFERENCE FOCI
* Telehealth
* Security
* Health Data Integration
* Networked Consumer Health Information
- WHO WILL ATTEND HII98?
* Healthcare Chief Information Officers
* Leaders of Information Technology Corporations
* Medical Society and Health Association Executives
* Academic Medicine Leaders
* Managed Care Executives
* Members of Congress, the Administration, Governors and their Key Staff
* Senior Librarians and Informatics Specialists
* Others committed to utilizing the tools of the 21st Century to improve
health
- TO REGISTER
The Registration form is posted on the FNLM website: http://www.fnlm.org
To register, simply print the form and fax or mail with payment to:
Friends of the National Library of Medicine
1555 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036
202.462.0992
202.462.9043 FAX
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- HII98 CONFERENCE PLENARY TOPICS
* Confidentiality of Medical Records & the Information Superhighway
* Federal Efforts On Telemedicine and Telehealth
* Demonstrations of Innovative Telemedicine Projects
* Consumer Use of Online Medical Information
* CyberMedicine: How Computing Empowers Doctors and Patients for Better
Healthcare
* Implications of the Next Generation Internet for Health and
Health Care
* Transforming Medical Education through Information Superhighway
* Ensuring Affordable Telecommunications Access for All American
- POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Law, Cyberspace & Medicine
Co-Sponsored with Proskauer Rose LLP
A one day workshop exploring:
* Copyright, Intellectual Property & Trademark in Cyberspace
* Licensure & Telemedicine/Telehealth
* Privacy, Security & Confidentiality Requirements of
* Health Data in Electronic Form
* Minimizing Potential Liability of Healthcare or
* Telemedicine Computer Systems
FOR COMPLETE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE VISIT http://www.fnlm.org
- HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotel rooms have been reserved at Georgetown University Conference Center.
(3800 Reservoir Road, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007) $145/night -
single/double, and Holiday Inn - Georgetown Hotel (2101 Wisconsin Avenue,
N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007) for $139/night - single/double. Reservations
must be received by March 27, 1998. Reservations after this date are
subject to availability.
- FOR RESERVATIONS CALL:
Georgetown University Conference Center: 1.800.228.9290 -- 202.687.3235 -
or fax 202.687.3291
Holiday Inn Georgetown Hotel: 202.338.4600 - fax 202.338.4458 Reference:
Friends of NLM/HII98
- FOR AIRLINE AND CAR RESERVATIONS CALL:
Reliable Travel International, HII98's official/exclusive travel agency,
will offer discounted airfares and rental car rates to provide guaranteed
savings to you. Call Reliable Travel International at 1.800.645.6504
Reference: Friends of NLM/HII98
Cancellations:
Requests for refund can be honored only if made in writing:
On or before 2/28/98 --------------------------- No Charge
On or before 4/10/98 --------------------------- Refund minus $50 service
fee
After 4/10/98 --------------------------- No Refund
- HII98 CORPORATE SPONSORS:
American TeleCare
Bell Atlantic
Data Informatics
Hewlett Packard
Oracle
Proskauer Rose LLP
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
- HII98 INSTITUTIONAL SPONSORS:
Agency for Healthcare and Research
American Medical Informatics Association
Association of American Medical Colleges
Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation
American College of Cardiology
College of American Pathologists
Duke University
Koop Foundation Incorporated
National Cancer Institute
National Board of Medical Examiners
National League for Nursing
University of Pittsburgh
ABOUT THE FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
The Friends of the National Library of Medicine is a non-profit
organization formed in 1986 to support the world's largest repository of
biomedical and health sciences information. The Friends coalition is
comprised of individuals, institutions and corporations who share our view
that:
"The More You Know, The Better You Heal"
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