HEALTHINF 2009 - International Conference on Health Informatics

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	HEALTHINF is organized by INSTICC (Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication). SCOPE The purpose of the International Conference on Health Informatics is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to healthcare and medicine in general and to the specialized support to persons with special needs in particular. Databases, networking, graphical interfaces, intelligent decision support systems and specialized programming languages are just a few of the technologies currently used in medical informatics. Mobility and ubiquity in healthcare systems, standardization of technologies and procedures, certification, privacy are some of the issues that medical informatics professionals and the ICT industry in general need to address in order to further promote ICT in healthcare. In the case of medical rehabilitation and assistive technology the use of ICT has had important results in the enhancement of the quality of life, contributing to a full integration of all citizens in the societies they are also part of. HEALTHINF is a forum for debating all these aspects. Furthermore, this conference is also a meeting place for those interested in understanding the human and social implications of technology, not only in healthcare systems but in other aspects of human-machine interaction such as accessibility issues. HEALTHINF encourages authors to submit papers to one of the main topics indicated below, describing original work, including methods, techniques, advanced prototypes, applications, systems, tools or survey papers, reporting research results and/or indicating future directions. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference by one of the authors and published in the proceedings. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. There will be both oral and poster sessions. The proceedings will be indexed by several major international indexers. Special sessions are also welcome. Please contact the secretariat for further information on how to propose a special session. Additional information can be found at http://www.healthinf.org. CONFERENCE TOPICS - eHealth - Online medical applications - Telemedicine - Medical and Nursing Informatics - Confidentiality and Data Security - Interoperability - Wearable Health Informatics - Semantic Interoperability - Therapeutic Systems and Technologies - Physiological Modeling - e-Commerce in the Health Sector - Hospital Management Systems - Databases and Datawarehousing - Datamining - Decision Support Systems - Expert Systems in Healthcare - Cognitive Informatics - Affective Computing - Human-Machine Interfaces for Disabled Persons - Development of Assistive Technology for Independent Living - ICT for Cognitive Disabilities - ICT, Ageing and Disability - Socio-Economic Issues of Assistive Technology - Practice Based Research Methods for Assistive Technology KEYNOTE SPEAKERS HEALTHINF 2009 will have several invited keynote speakers, who are internationally recognized experts in their areas. Their names are not yet confirmed. PUBLICATIONS All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, in paper and in CD-ROM support. A book including a selection of the best conference papers will be edited and published by Springer. IMPORTANT DATES Full Paper Submission: June 27 , 2008 Position Paper Submission: September 12, 2008 Authors Notification: October 9, 2008 Final Paper Submission and Registration: October 23, 2008 Conference date: 14 - 17 January, 2009 SECRETARIAT HEALTHINF Secretariat Address: Av. D.Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq. 2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal Tel.: +351 265 520 185 Fax: +44 203 014 5436 Email: secretariat@healthinf.org Web: http://www.healthinf.org VENUE Well known worldwide for its wine, Porto is one of the most ancient European cities. It was born and developed from the northern bank of the Douro river (i.e. the “river of Gold”) during the Middle Ages. One of the most significant aspects of Porto and its historical centre is its landscape, combining harmony with the urban structure and presenting a frame of rare beauty. The city was classified as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1996. When discovering Porto, you will find many surprises. Besides its welcoming and conservative environment, Porto is also contemporary and artistic. This is shown not only in the streets, architecture, monuments and museums but also in the terraces, restaurants and leisure and shopping areas. CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS Ana Fred, IST - Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal Joaquim Filipe, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal / INSTICC, Portugal Hugo Gamboa, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Luis Azevedo, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Ana Rita Londral, ANDITEC,Portugal PROGRAM COMMITTEE Available soon.