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AMIA president's message

AMIA president's message Messages from AMIA input from external sources as well. It also has been incorporated into the new look for the journal. We believe the new association logo better conveys AMIA’s and JAMIA’s future orientations, their cutting-edge focus on informatics, biomedicine and health, and their fluid and Since beginning my role as AMIA President and CEO in July 2009, I innovative approach to bringing positive change to healthcare, have been consistently impressed by the intensity and range of activ- healthcare delivery, life sciences, and national health policy. A new ities and programs within our organization. These events are lived and tagline also has been adopted to describe AMIA and its membership managed by AMIA staff members and by our volunteer leaders more appropriately. Along with the logo, you’ll often see: Informatics (including especially the Chair and members of our Board of Directors). Professionals. Leading the Way.AMIA’s leaders believe that this phrase is They are aimed at meeting the needs of our members, the informatics effectively descriptive of those in our field and hope you agree. and health information technology communities, and policy makers As in the past, certain key products from the AMIA Board of who need to understand informatics and its relationship to health, Directors, or from task forces or other groups that they have appointed, health care, and biomedical research. AMIA has many important and will appear as special papers in JAMIA. In fact, there are two such effective contributions, the most visible of which are through our papers in the current issue, one dealing with AMIA’s policy meeting multiple meetings and our journal, JAMIA. from 2009, and the other reporting on an important study by an AMIA This issue of the journal introduces JAMIA’s new editor, Lucila task force that examined issues related to contracting between infor- Ohno-Machado. Lucila has a number of strategies both to continue the mation system vendors and their hospital or health system clients. quality of our two past editors and to enhance JAMIA for our There is a lot of new thinking going on around all parts of AMIA continuously expanding readership. It has been my pleasure to know these days and you will likely notice new language describing the Lucila for a number of years, and I look forward to working with her association as “the center of action,” and “the voice of the profession”. and supporting her new JAMIA role. We are reaching out to many new audiences and communities, often This issue of JAMIA is also introducing a new section of the journal using a more casual, vernacular style to make AMIA accessible and for information from AMIA to our members and readers. In these understandable to anyone interested in supporting us, joining us, columns, which will appear regularly in JAMIA, I or other association reporting about us, or just observing us. leaders will be offering messages about some aspect of the latest Future columns in this series will cover pressing topics about which I developments with which AMIA is involved. My hope is that a series of often feel that our members, and the external community, are not being such summaries over the course of each year will convey to you the “big optimally informed. AMIA’s policy work, for example, is having a major picture” of a remarkably dynamic and effective professional association, influence in the health policy community, but surveys suggest that our keeping its pulse on all the areas about which youdits members and members, and readers of JAMIA, are not always aware of those activi- subscribersdare passionate and in which you are deeply interested. ties or the growing reputation that AMIA has developed as an objective For those of you who attended AMIA’s 34th Annual Symposium in source of education and policy advice. Similarly, we are reaching out to Washington, DC (November 2010), you saw first-hand the tangible constituencies that have not always felt at home in AMIAdbut which success of some of the most intensive efforts that keep our staff busy are crucial to our growth, quality, and effectiveness. These include the for much of the second half of the calendar year. The Annual corporate world, in which many graduates of informatics degree Symposium featured 102 scientific sessions and 364 posters. It programs are making major contributions as researchers, managers, attracted 2130 registrants, 70 exhibitors (accounting for another 300 entrepreneurs, consultants, or executives. Our new Vice President of attendees), and over 800 tutorial participants. Yet the numbers cannot Corporate Relations, Jonathan Grau, is working diligently to build fully capture the sense of excitement, engagement, and camaraderie relationships with industry and to bring more corporate partners to our that characterized the meeting, which seems to get better and more meetings and our membership. Similarly, we are eager to enhance the varied every year. If attendees express any frustration with the organization’s role in supporting informatics practitioners, and espe- Symposium, it is that they find it difficult to choose among events that cially those in healthcare systems, such as CMIOs and CNIOs. Our new occur at the same time. To help to address this problem, you can catch bootcamp series, successfully offered during the last two years, is the depth, breadth, and excitement of the Symposium online at http:// testimony to our commitment to this growing community. symposium2010.amia.org/, where a number of video segments provide The changes and activities I have described are not simply cosmetic. highlights of this richly stimulating and educational event. For the first They indicate a new awareness and commitment to make AMIA an time, the Symposium Proceedings are also available to attendees and even more influential and effective force for the field of informatics, its AMIA members online rather than on the traditional CD-ROM; go to practical applications, and its importance to the health of populations http://proceedings.amia.org/ to browse, download papers, or otherwise both domestically and globally. One major change, which will affect all peruse the Symposium’s rich content. Over the year that lies ahead, our members as well, is the unveiling of a totally new web site, which you will also find at this site an online archive of past proceedings, as will occur over the next few months. The developing new http://www. we seek to use the electronic media to facilitate access to all of our amia.org was previewed in the AMIA booth at the November sympo- scientific meetings and their research or educational content. sium, and was met with enthusiastic reviews. The new AMIA web site As a glance at JAMIA’s new cover will have indicated to you, AMIA is more modern and dynamic with new navigation and content and we enters the calendar year with a new face to the world! At the 2010 believe it will provide a more rewarding online experience. Symposium, AMIA revealed a fresh logo to replace the previous asso- One of my goals is to assure that AMIA members are consistently ciation symbol in use for the last two-plus decades. The new symbol proud of their organization, are excited to be a part of it, and will want reflects substantial research done within the AMIA community, with to maintain their membership, their readership of JAMIA, and their participation at our various scientific and educational offerings throughout their careers. AMIA is growing, even at a time of economic The purpose of the Messages from AMIA section is for AMIA to downturn in our society, and resources do not always match our aspirations, thereby requiring prudent prioritization and careful communicate and involve its current and potential members in budgeting. But we look to our members for regular feedback about AMIA. The messages on these pages reflect the goals and what is working and what can be improved; please send us your direction of AMIA’s board of directors and leaders only. These comments or suggestions at any time. pages are designed to inspire members and readers to connect with the association on strategic objectives and activities. We Edward H Shortliffe hope you will find them a useful tool for keeping connected to Correspondence to E H Shortliffe, President and CEO, AMIA; shortliffe@amia.org AMIA leadership. We welcome your thoughts and feedback. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2011;18:107. doi:10.1136/jamia.2010.009928 J Am Med Inform Assoc January 2011 Vol 18 No 1 107 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Oxford University Press

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Messages from AMIA input from external sources as well. It also has been incorporated into the new look for the journal. We believe the new association logo better conveys AMIA’s and JAMIA’s future orientations, their cutting-edge focus on informatics, biomedicine and health, and their fluid and Since beginning my role as AMIA President and CEO in July 2009, I innovative approach to bringing positive change to healthcare, have been consistently impressed by the intensity and range of activ- healthcare delivery, life sciences, and national health policy. A new ities and programs within our organization. These events are lived and tagline also has been adopted to describe AMIA and its membership managed by AMIA staff members and by our volunteer leaders more appropriately. Along with the logo, you’ll often see: Informatics (including especially the Chair and members of our Board of Directors). Professionals. Leading the Way.AMIA’s leaders believe that this phrase is They are aimed at meeting the needs of our members, the informatics effectively descriptive of those in our field and hope you agree. and health information technology communities, and policy makers As in the past, certain key products from the AMIA Board of who need to understand informatics and its relationship to health, Directors, or from task forces or other groups that they have appointed, health care, and biomedical research. AMIA has many important and will appear as special papers in JAMIA. In fact, there are two such effective contributions, the most visible of which are through our papers in the current issue, one dealing with AMIA’s policy meeting multiple meetings and our journal, JAMIA. from 2009, and the other reporting on an important study by an AMIA This issue of the journal introduces JAMIA’s new editor, Lucila task force that examined issues related to contracting between infor- Ohno-Machado. Lucila has a number of strategies both to continue the mation system vendors and their hospital or health system clients. quality of our two past editors and to enhance JAMIA for our There is a lot of new thinking going on around all parts of AMIA continuously expanding readership. It has been my pleasure to know these days and you will likely notice new language describing the Lucila for a number of years, and I look forward to working with her association as “the center of action,” and “the voice of the profession”. and supporting her new JAMIA role. We are reaching out to many new audiences and communities, often This issue of JAMIA is also introducing a new section of the journal using a more casual, vernacular style to make AMIA accessible and for information from AMIA to our members and readers. In these understandable to anyone interested in supporting us, joining us, columns, which will appear regularly in JAMIA, I or other association reporting about us, or just observing us. leaders will be offering messages about some aspect of the latest Future columns in this series will cover pressing topics about which I developments with which AMIA is involved. My hope is that a series of often feel that our members, and the external community, are not being such summaries over the course of each year will convey to you the “big optimally informed. AMIA’s policy work, for example, is having a major picture” of a remarkably dynamic and effective professional association, influence in the health policy community, but surveys suggest that our keeping its pulse on all the areas about which youdits members and members, and readers of JAMIA, are not always aware of those activi- subscribersdare passionate and in which you are deeply interested. ties or the growing reputation that AMIA has developed as an objective For those of you who attended AMIA’s 34th Annual Symposium in source of education and policy advice. Similarly, we are reaching out to Washington, DC (November 2010), you saw first-hand the tangible constituencies that have not always felt at home in AMIAdbut which success of some of the most intensive efforts that keep our staff busy are crucial to our growth, quality, and effectiveness. These include the for much of the second half of the calendar year. The Annual corporate world, in which many graduates of informatics degree Symposium featured 102 scientific sessions and 364 posters. It programs are making major contributions as researchers, managers, attracted 2130 registrants, 70 exhibitors (accounting for another 300 entrepreneurs, consultants, or executives. Our new Vice President of attendees), and over 800 tutorial participants. Yet the numbers cannot Corporate Relations, Jonathan Grau, is working diligently to build fully capture the sense of excitement, engagement, and camaraderie relationships with industry and to bring more corporate partners to our that characterized the meeting, which seems to get better and more meetings and our membership. Similarly, we are eager to enhance the varied every year. If attendees express any frustration with the organization’s role in supporting informatics practitioners, and espe- Symposium, it is that they find it difficult to choose among events that cially those in healthcare systems, such as CMIOs and CNIOs. Our new occur at the same time. To help to address this problem, you can catch bootcamp series, successfully offered during the last two years, is the depth, breadth, and excitement of the Symposium online at http:// testimony to our commitment to this growing community. symposium2010.amia.org/, where a number of video segments provide The changes and activities I have described are not simply cosmetic. highlights of this richly stimulating and educational event. For the first They indicate a new awareness and commitment to make AMIA an time, the Symposium Proceedings are also available to attendees and even more influential and effective force for the field of informatics, its AMIA members online rather than on the traditional CD-ROM; go to practical applications, and its importance to the health of populations http://proceedings.amia.org/ to browse, download papers, or otherwise both domestically and globally. One major change, which will affect all peruse the Symposium’s rich content. Over the year that lies ahead, our members as well, is the unveiling of a totally new web site, which you will also find at this site an online archive of past proceedings, as will occur over the next few months. The developing new http://www. we seek to use the electronic media to facilitate access to all of our amia.org was previewed in the AMIA booth at the November sympo- scientific meetings and their research or educational content. sium, and was met with enthusiastic reviews. The new AMIA web site As a glance at JAMIA’s new cover will have indicated to you, AMIA is more modern and dynamic with new navigation and content and we enters the calendar year with a new face to the world! At the 2010 believe it will provide a more rewarding online experience. Symposium, AMIA revealed a fresh logo to replace the previous asso- One of my goals is to assure that AMIA members are consistently ciation symbol in use for the last two-plus decades. The new symbol proud of their organization, are excited to be a part of it, and will want reflects substantial research done within the AMIA community, with to maintain their membership, their readership of JAMIA, and their participation at our various scientific and educational offerings throughout their careers. AMIA is growing, even at a time of economic The purpose of the Messages from AMIA section is for AMIA to downturn in our society, and resources do not always match our aspirations, thereby requiring prudent prioritization and careful communicate and involve its current and potential members in budgeting. But we look to our members for regular feedback about AMIA. The messages on these pages reflect the goals and what is working and what can be improved; please send us your direction of AMIA’s board of directors and leaders only. These comments or suggestions at any time. pages are designed to inspire members and readers to connect with the association on strategic objectives and activities. We Edward H Shortliffe hope you will find them a useful tool for keeping connected to Correspondence to E H Shortliffe, President and CEO, AMIA; shortliffe@amia.org AMIA leadership. We welcome your thoughts and feedback. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2011;18:107. doi:10.1136/jamia.2010.009928 J Am Med Inform Assoc January 2011 Vol 18 No 1 107

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