Background Local health departments (LHDs) operate in a complex and dynamic public health landscape, with changing demands on their emergency response capacities. Informatics capacities might play an instrumental role in aiding LHDs emergency preparedness. This study aimed to explore the extent to which LHDs’ informatics capacities are associated with their activity level in emergency preparedn...

NEWS / ACTA INFORM MED. 2017 SEP; 25(3): 210-211 In the period from 7st to 9th July 2017 14th International Conference on Informatics, Management and Technology and Healthcare (ICIMTH 2017) was held in Athens, Greece. The conference represents one of the largest European gathering in the field of medical informatics (Biomedical Informatics, Biomedical Engineering, Information Science, Health In...

Health informatics is the development and assessment of methods and systems for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of patient data with the help of knowledge from scientific research. This definition implies that health informatics is not tied to the application of computers but more generally to the entire management of information in healthcare. The focus is the patient and the pr...

There are likely to be many opportunities and challenges for health informatics and health informatics higher education in China following acceptance as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The purpose of the article is to review the current status and consider future directions for health informatics and health informatics higher education in China. Today, China's educators are view...

Health information infrastructure is being developed across Canada, and health informatics education should be a component of the emerging infrastructure. However, educational opportunities do not appear to be developing in pace with infrastructure. This study characterizes the required education, and describes specific issues facing the development of health informatics education. Twenty-six k...