PENSACOLA, FL – ITGulfCoast, an Information Technology Association for the Gulf Coast, will hold their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Aprtil 22, 2009 at PJC Downtown.  CAPT Robert Hoyt MD FACP from the Naval Operational Medicine Institute will be speaking on medical informatics.  Dr.Sutton from UWF will also be discussing several University of West Florida courses that involve health information technology.
 
Presentation Abstract

Medical Informatics is the blend of clinical medicine and technology. Whether you are strictly IT or strictly clinical, health information technology offers many new career opportunities. As an example, healthcare leaders are pushing for electronic medical records and electronic prescribing as a way to improve patient safety and improve productivity. In many regards, healthcare is the last major industry to digitize, automate and mine data. Dr. Hoyt will address the clinical significance of Medical Informatics and Dr. Sutton will discuss several University of West Florida courses that involve health information technology. In addition, she will discuss recently funded WIRED grants and other UWF health IT initiatives in Northwest Florida. Advance information can be obtained at http://uwf.edu/sahls/certificate-informatics/

Meeting Details

This meeting will be held at PJC Downtown. The meeting starts at 11:30 am and ends at 1:00 pm.   The cost for lunch is $12 per person.  Cold box lunches will be provided.  The fee to attend without lunch is $5 per person.

Register for this event online. Payment can be made by cash or check (made out to ITGULFCOAST.ORG) at the event or during registration with Paypal. No-shows should send payment after the event via Paypal to payments@itgulfcoast.org.

The meeting is open to all ITGULFCOAST members, guests and to the public. For more information call our Chairman Chuck Hodge at 850-418-1474.
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