Re: teleconference re formation of IHE in Australia and Asia Pacific
Peter MacIsaac
Peter
Vincent McCauley wrote:
> Hi Peter,
> I can't make Friday morning but could do Friday afternoon or Wed April 2.
>
> Regards
> Vince
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter MacIsaac" <macisaa...@gmail.com>
> To: "Michael Legg" <michae...@optusnet.com.au>; "Vince McCauley"
> <vin...@mccauleysoftware.com>; "Jon Hilton" <j...@project.net.au>;
> "Brendan.Lovelock" <Brendan....@hisa.org.au>; "Klaus Veil"
> <Kl...@Veil.net.au>; "Jane Grimm" <qu...@ranzcr.edu.au>; "Pattie Beerens"
> <pbee...@bconsulting.net.au>; "Malcolm Pollock" <m.po...@auckland.ac.nz>;
> "Marin Entwhistle" <me...@enigmackm.com>; "Stephen Chu"
> <chus...@gmail.com>; "Hui Nar QUEK" <QUEK_H...@moh.gov.sg>
> Cc: <ihe-asia...@googlegroups.com>; "Didi Davis" <DDa...@himss.org>;
> "Chris Carr" <ca...@rsna.org>; "Peter Mac Isaac"
> <pe...@macisaacinformatics.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:15 PM
> Subject: teleconference re formation of IHE in Australia and Asia Pacific
>
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>> Colleagues,
>>
>> At last weeks steering committee meeting and the recent IHE
>> international board, the need to progress the formation of a formal
>> local deployment group was stressed. This is required to support the on
>> the ground activity with regard to running a connectathon and showcase
>> in 2008.
>>
>> It was suggested that we hold a teleconference this coming Friday at
>> 11am. (alternatives could be early next week) to discuss governance of
>> the local group. The TC details are at the IHE-au wiki
>> (http://ihe-au.wik.is/Conference_Call_Details)
>>
>>
>> The call in numbers are as follows:
>>
>> Sydney 0290074041
>>
>> Melbourne 0399120327 Brisbane 0731070200
>>
>> Adelaide 0881228343
>>
>> Perth 0862601189
>>
>> Canberra 0261018353
>>
>> Darwin 0889008322
>>
>> Hobart 0362008342
>>
>> Australia Free call1800-173-224 (only use if no local no. available)
>>
>> US 866-746-2583
>>
>> London 0800-376-8338
>>
>> Australia direct number 617-3107-0200 (use if you have a low cost
>> calling card)
>>
>> Guest pin # 552652
>>
>> Conference will start when a moderator logs in using a different PIN)
>>
>> Not sure if there is a direct dial in for NZ, Malaysia or Singapore
>> (please let us know if you are not able to dial into the Australian
>> number for any reason)
>>
>>
>>
>> I am copying this to local organisations in Australia and Asia-Pacific
>> region who have expressed interested in becoming sponsoring
>> organisations (or organising an appropriate local group to take on this
>> role) for an IHE deployment group in Australia and Asia Pacific
>>
>> Information about IHE governance is at www.ihe.net/governance. IHE
>> international has a two tiered model of central activity supported by
>> local deployment (not unlike HL7). To form a local deployment group
>> involving one country eg Australia or several countries local
>> organisations are needed to support this activity.
>>
>> The steps to be followed for potential sponsoring organisations are:
>>
>> 1. Register as an IHE member
>>
>> IHE International is composed of Member Organizations interested in
>> improving the
>> interoperability of healthcare information systems. An organization that
>> becomes a
>> member of IHE International may designate representatives to participate
>> in Domain
>> Committees, National/Regional Deployment Committees and other committees
>> relevant
>> to its interests. A Member Organization may at any time designate one or
>> more representatives to each
>> Committee on which it wishes to be represented, by notifying the
>> Secretary of that
>> committee. A Member Organization can designate one principal voting
>> member. One or
>> more alternate representatives may also be designated. The designated
>> representatives
>> may be added changed at any time by providing written notification to
>> the Secretary of
>> the committee in question. When prompted, please provide the names and
>> committees
>> of any representatives to be designated at submission of the application.
>>
>> Once membership of IHE is established as a baseline then an organisation
>> wishing to have a more active role either become a committee sponsor or
>> an associate organisation. The roles and responsibilities are summarised
>> below.
>>
>> 2. Register as an IHE National/Regional Deployment Committee Sponsor
>>
>> National/Regional Sponsors take responsibility for providing financial,
>> administrative and other support as required for IHE
>> deployment activities, including the IHE implementation testing process,
>> in a given nation or group of nations relevant to their
>> membership and mission. National/Regional Sponsors must be IHE Member
>> Organizations in the User, Developer or General
>> Interest categories with no direct or indirect responsibilities in
>> developing for sale, or making acquisition decisions about
>> implementing healthcare IT systems. National/Regional Sponsors generally
>> come from Healthcare Professional Organizations
>> (clinical, IT, administrative, public health, etc.), Trade Associations,
>> Health Research or Governmental Agencies (This may be
>> further refined by each Regional/National Committee). National/Regional
>> Sponsors shall adhere to the IHE Principles of Governance, including its
>> intellectual property provisions, and promote the broad success of the
>> initiative worldwide.
>>
>> or> register as an Associate Organization
>>
>> Associate Organizations are Member Organizations that have indicated
>> their support for the goals of the IHE initiative and
>> their willingness to help in communicating information about it to their
>> membership and industry vendors in their environment.
>> These organizations have no specific financial or administrative
>> responsibilities for development or deployment activities. They
>> agree to allow the use of their logo in publications describing the IHE
>> initiative and to share communications about IHE with
>> their membership through periodic email updates and selected printed
>> mailings. They may recruit and support volunteer
>> domain experts from among their membership to take part in domain
>> committee activities.
>>
>> (note the other classes of organisational particpation are for Vendors,
>> Domain Sponsors and international sponsors - none of which are relevant
>> to this group)
>>
>> There is an online application form for associates or local sponsors at:
>>
>> http://surveys.himss.org/himss/Surveys/TakeSurvey.aspx?surveyid=1419
>>
>> (Note:
>> Once we have a critical mass of sponsoring organisations then we will
>> complete an application to become a national or regional deployment
>> group. This form is also on the governance page.
>> http://surveys.himss.org/himss/Surveys/TakeSurvey.aspx?surveyid=1408
>>
>> This form is not for individual organisations to complete.)
>>
>>
>> Clearly the formation and management of an effective IHE deployment
>> group will need more agreement and discussion than is covered in the
>> above process and it has been agreed that a MOU would be created between
>> sponsoring organisations outlining how we intend to run things
>> locally/regionally withing the overall IHE goverance framework.
>>
>> Informal discussions have occurred on several occasions however it is
>> important that all are brought up to speed and included and have an
>> opportunity to put their perspectives.
>>
>> Please let me know ASAP if this Friday at 11am is suitable and if not
>> suggest a similar time (to allow for regional timezone issues) early
>> next week.
>>
>>
>> --
>> regards
>>
>> Peter MacIsaac
>> Consulting in Health Informatics, Terminology and data and Interoperabilty
>> www.macisaacinformatics.org
>> pe...@macisaacinformatics.org
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Consulting in Health Informatics, Terminology and data and Interoperabilty
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