Call for Submissions
*MEDINFO 2013
14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics
Copenhagen, Denmark, August 20 -- 23, 2013*
http://www.medinfo2013.dk/
Important Dates
Paper, Student Paper, and Poster Submissions:
10 December 2012
Panel, Tutorial, Workshop, and Demo Proposal Submissions: 10 January
2013
Care for the World Proposal Submissions: 10 January
2013
Acceptance Notifications: Mid March 2013
The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and the Danish
Society of Medical Informatics (DSMI) are pleased to announce that the
14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (MEDINFO 2013)
will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on August 20-23, 2013. MEDINFO
2013 is the premier conference that brings together world leaders,
policy makers, researchers, practitioners, educators, and students to
exchange ideas and contribute to the latest developments, innovations,
and global trends in this rapidly advancing, multidisciplinary field.
Lively and environmentally friendly Copenhagen, within the dynamic and
beautiful Oresund Region, boasts a traffic-free, historic town city; the
medieval street plan makes Copenhagen's sights and attractions very
accessible on foot. Old townhouses in all the colors of the rainbow and
atmospheric streetlamps on cobblestone streets reflect on the waters of
the characteristic canals, lakes, ponds and fountains. Besides the old
city atmosphere, innovative and creatively designed modern architecture
competes for the visitors' attention. The friendly people of Copenhagen
enjoy bicycling, the safe environment of the city, short distances to
major places, excellent meals in acclaimed restaurants and a high level
of quality of life. During MEDINFO 2013, the weather is beautiful with
average temperatures of 20 degrees Celsius. With its own metro station,
the congress venue provides easy access to all of Copenhagen.
The theme for MEDINFO 2013 is "Conducting medical informatics by
Converging technologies, Conveying sciences and Connecting people," with
an emphasis on how human-centered, integrative approaches can contribute
to usable, adaptive, and cost-effective e-Health solutions for the world.
Recent natural disasters, emerging epidemics, changing demographics,
volatile economics, and dwindling resources have called for collective
and collaborative efforts to address the new and evolving challenges in
health care and biomedicine. Human-centered designs that connect people,
and integrative innovations that converge multidisciplinary technologies
are crucial for realizing the immense potential of information and
communication technologies to improve health care processes and patient
outcomes. Problem solving and decision making in the complex and
uncertain care environments require scientific solutions that are
adaptive and cost-effective.
MEDINFO 2013 will feature a 2-day pre-congress program (August 19-20,
2013) of tutorials, a doctoral consortium, and student paper
competition. The main program will include keynote and invited talks by
leading experts, paper and poster presentations, panel discussions,
workshops, as well as system demonstrations. The program will also
feature a special "Care for the World" mini-symposium of global,
regional, and national initiatives and programs, which highlights the
visions, challenges, and opportunities for research and/or industry
collaboration and innovation in biomedical and health informatics.
The congress welcomes a broad range of submissions on both emerging
methodologies that contribute to the conceptual and scientific
foundations of biomedical and health informatics, and successful
implementations of innovative application, integration, and evaluation
of eHealth systems and solutions. Contributions that pertain to the
congress theme are especially encouraged.
Topics
MEDINFO 2013 is organized around four major tracks relevant to the
domains of translational bioinformatics, clinical informatics, clinical
research informatics, nursing informatics, consumer health informatics,
and public health informatics; topics include but are not limited to:
Representing and understanding biomedical knowledge
. Ontologies/ Standards/ Terminologies
. Text and data mining/ Natural Language Processing
. Imaging and simulation
Enhancing care, patient safety and outcome
. Diagnosis/Treatment/Prognosis/Risk stratification
. Decision support and guidelines
. Reducing errors through system and cognitive (usability) measures
Managing care information and workflow
. Health information system/Clinical information system development
and evaluation
. Information quality, privacy, and security
. Human factors and adaptive measures
Enabling cost-effective health care
. National and regional health information systems and infrastructures
. Informatics education and training
. Informatics policies and ethical issues
Submissions
_Full Papers: _
A full paper is an original contribution with novel methodologies or new
insights that advance the science and application of biomedical and
health informatics. Each full paper must be no more than five pages in
length and must conform to the MEDINFO 2013 paper format requirements.
Accepted papers will be presented as oral presentations at the conference.
_Vision Papers: _
A vision paper is a well-thought, well-argued position statement that
highlights new challenges and proposes potential directions and novel
solutions in biomedical and health informatics. Each vision paper must
be no more than five pages in length and must conform to the MEDINFO
2013 paper format requirements. Accepted papers will be presented as
oral presentations at the conference.
_Student Papers: _
A student paper summarizes a student-led, complete or nearly complete
research or development effort; the top eight student papers will be
selected for award consideration and invited to present at the
pre-conference Student Paper Competition. Student papers presented at
the competition and other accepted student papers will also be presented
at the pre-conference doctoral symposium or the regular conference
program. Each student paper must be no more than five pages in length
and must conform to the MEDINFO 2013 paper format.
_Posters: _
A poster illustrates pilot research, research in progress, or the design
of a system or process, with a clear statement of the degree of
innovation. Each poster must be submitted as a one-page abstract and
must conform to the MEDINFO 2013 abstract format. Accepted abstracts
will be presented as posters at the conference.
_Panels: _
A panel is a forum for a moderated analysis of an important issue or an
emerging trend in biomedical and health informatics. A panel proposal
should include the objectives of the panel, a summary of the discussion
topics, a list of panel participants and related background, and
optionally, strategies on engaging the audience in the panel discussion.
Each panel should include 4-5 presenters, including a moderator;
preference will be given to panels with presenters from multiple
countries or perspectives. Each panel proposal must be no more than
three pages in length and must conform to the MEDINFO 2013 proposal
format. Accepted proposals will be presented as panel sessions at the
conference.
_Demonstrations: _
A demonstration showcases an innovative, non-commercial system resulting
from research or private-public efforts. A demonstration proposal should
clearly describe the system/process to be demonstrated and provide a
clear statement of the innovation. Each demonstration proposal must be
no more than three pages in length and must conform to the MEDINFO 2013
proposal format. Accepted proposals will be presented as theatre-style
demonstrations at the conference.
_Workshops: _
A workshop is an informative or interactive session that addresses a
specific theme or topic in biomedical and health informatics. A
workshop involves 1 or 2 90-minute sessions, with 4-5 main speakers who
introduce the main topics and other active participants. A workshop
proposal should list the main speakers affiliations, the target
participants, a summary of the topics to be covered, and the proposed
activities and expected outcomes, e.g., oral presentations, posters, and
break-out sessions, etc. Each workshop proposal must be no more than
three pages in length and must conform to the MEDINFO 2013 proposal
format. Note that workshops are part of the main congress program and
participation will not incur addition registration fees.
_Tutorials: _
A tutorial is an education session that introduces a specific topic in
biomedical and health informatics. A tutorial usually involves 1 or 2
180-minute sessions, with 1-3 instructors. A tutorial proposal should
list the instructors' affiliations, the target audience, pre-requisite
knowledge, a set of learning objectives and expected outcomes, a summary
of the topics to be covered, and the interactive strategies to engage
the audience. Each tutorial proposal must be no more than three pages in
length and must conform to the MEDINFO 2013 proposal format. Note that
tutorials are part of the pre-congress program and participation will
incur addition registration fees.
_Care for the World mini-symposium: _
Echoing the congress theme, the mini-symposium features global,
regional, national, and community eHealth initiatives and results aimed
at improving health care and the quality of life for every world
citizen. Proposals are invited for presentations and engagements which
highlight the visions, challenges, and opportunities of these efforts
and activities, with an emphasis on those that involve government and/or
industry participation to materialize and implement the research
achievements and innovation insights. A special part of the symposium
will be devoted to the United Nations/World Health Organization
strategies and efforts to improve health outcomes in populations with
varying resources in the world. The final structure of the symposium
will be based on the accepted contributions.
A symposium proposal should list an abstract, the main speakers
affiliations, the target participants, a summary of the topics to be
covered, and the proposed presentation format(s). The relevant formats
of a proposal include but are not-limited to vision or position papers,
interactive posters or exhibitions, panels, workshops, demonstrations,
e-Forums, social media simulcasts, and/or a mix of the above. Each
symposium proposal must be no more than three pages in length and must
conform to the MEDINFO 2013 proposal format.
General submission guidelines
All submissions will be reviewed by the Scientific Program Committee.
Detailed submission guidelines and formats are available at the MEDINFO
2013 website: www.medinfo2013.dk. All submissions must be in English and
must conform to the prescribed submission guidelines and formats.
Over-length papers or papers that are not following the prescribed
submission format may be rejected without review or asked to resubmit.
All paper and poster submissions must not be in press or under
consideration for presentation or publication elsewhere. Accepted
contributions may be asked to be converted to single-page abstracts and
presented as posters. A contributor may be the first author on no more
than one article or proposal in each category submitted for review. All
submissions must be made through the conference website; submissions
will not be accepted by email or fax. Accepted contributions can only be
included in the final conference program, if at least one author
registers for the conference and commits to presenting the work.
Each submission will be reviewed by at least two reviewers and a member
of the Scientific Program Committee. All accepted papers (5-page full,
student and vision papers) will be indexed in PubMed. Selected
contributions and award papers may be invited to be submitted for
publication to Methods of Information in Medicine as an expanded paper.
IMIA and DSMI jointly hold the copyright of accepted contributions.
Contact Information
For questions regarding the scientific program and submission
requirements, please write to the Scientific Program Co-Chairs: Dominik
Aronsky, MD, PhD and/or Tze-Yun Leong, PhD at s...@medinfo2013.dk. For
other queries and the complete listings of the Organizing and Scientific
Program Committees, please refer to the conference website at:
www.medinfo2013.dk
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