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** postponed till next meeting | ** postponed till next meeting | ||
* FHIR Proficiency Test Status | * FHIR Proficiency Test Status | ||
| − | ** | + | ** Only 13 took pilot. Sadhana notices interest - people are purchasing practice exam and asking about classes. Virginia to reach out to Grahame at devdays and to Keith Boone to blog/advertise about it. Mark will see if there is anyone at Georgia tech to take it. Simone will be teaching webinar - Virginia will send her the slides. |
* Update on Africa Proposal | * Update on Africa Proposal | ||
** Reviewed the proposal from AMS. John met with Botswana people by phone. Sadhana recommended that International Council and International Mentoring Committee like proposal prior to it going to board. Agreed on International Mentoring but not sure about International Council-agreed to ask Diego.Mark wanted to know if the 4 universities selected have informatics programs. He noted he has some Africa connections. Also, Sadhana expressed concern about inconsistency in scholarships are feels we should align this. Funding of the Africa education was brought up as an issue as well as scholarships. Virginia recommended a scholarship fund. | ** Reviewed the proposal from AMS. John met with Botswana people by phone. Sadhana recommended that International Council and International Mentoring Committee like proposal prior to it going to board. Agreed on International Mentoring but not sure about International Council-agreed to ask Diego.Mark wanted to know if the 4 universities selected have informatics programs. He noted he has some Africa connections. Also, Sadhana expressed concern about inconsistency in scholarships are feels we should align this. Funding of the Africa education was brought up as an issue as well as scholarships. Virginia recommended a scholarship fund. | ||
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** Virginia suggested that a live webinar for new members be scheduled. Sadhana said would have to be January. Newcomer tutorial status might be on hold due to Melissa no longer member/stepping down from chair since new employer not yet a member. | ** Virginia suggested that a live webinar for new members be scheduled. Sadhana said would have to be January. Newcomer tutorial status might be on hold due to Melissa no longer member/stepping down from chair since new employer not yet a member. | ||
* Strategic Planning - Education current state | * Strategic Planning - Education current state | ||
| − | ** Sadhana showed the shell of a powerpoint in which she plans to lay out current state my showing educational offerings and statistics for each. She then showed a shell with a place for 2018 course list. She explained this is how she plans to plan and wants our help. She emphasized the importance of education for revenue. We discussed partnering for content with educational institutions. Mark expressed some interest. Virginia promised to connect Sadhana with Sue Fenton from University of Texas who has expressed interest in the past. | + | ** Sadhana showed the shell of a powerpoint in which she plans to lay out current state my showing educational offerings and statistics for each. She noted how incredibly successful the Fundamentals courses are. Also we discussed that fundamentals is not fundamental enough for some who are really non-technical, and is not enough for the technical and we again considered the idea of an easier beginning class (Mark thought his work was more in that area-we talked about a way to have it used for HL7). Virginia noted success with Case Based Learning at Columbia. We also talked about creation of a more advanced class. |
| + | ** She then showed a shell with a place for 2018 course list. She explained this is how she plans to plan and wants our help. She emphasized the importance of education for revenue. We discussed partnering for content with educational institutions. Mark expressed some interest. Virginia promised to connect Sadhana with Sue Fenton from University of Texas who has expressed interest in the past. | ||
| + | ** Sadhana also noted the importance of the implementer's committee work in developing business plan for HL7 Certification Program. | ||
* Website - concerns were expressed about the usability of the website with respect to education and certification offerings. Sadhana plans to work on it in the "dead" time between meetings. | * Website - concerns were expressed about the usability of the website with respect to education and certification offerings. Sadhana plans to work on it in the "dead" time between meetings. | ||
* Meeting adjourned at about 5:45. | * Meeting adjourned at about 5:45. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:12, 22 November 2017
Call in info:
Attendees
- Mark Braunstein, Sadhana Alangar, John Ritter, Virginia Lorenzi, Caroline Bennett, Amir Amhed
Discussion
- Approve Prior Minutes
- postponed till next meeting
- FHIR Proficiency Test Status
- Only 13 took pilot. Sadhana notices interest - people are purchasing practice exam and asking about classes. Virginia to reach out to Grahame at devdays and to Keith Boone to blog/advertise about it. Mark will see if there is anyone at Georgia tech to take it. Simone will be teaching webinar - Virginia will send her the slides.
- Update on Africa Proposal
- Reviewed the proposal from AMS. John met with Botswana people by phone. Sadhana recommended that International Council and International Mentoring Committee like proposal prior to it going to board. Agreed on International Mentoring but not sure about International Council-agreed to ask Diego.Mark wanted to know if the 4 universities selected have informatics programs. He noted he has some Africa connections. Also, Sadhana expressed concern about inconsistency in scholarships are feels we should align this. Funding of the Africa education was brought up as an issue as well as scholarships. Virginia recommended a scholarship fund.
- Newcomer - Quick Update
- Virginia suggested that a live webinar for new members be scheduled. Sadhana said would have to be January. Newcomer tutorial status might be on hold due to Melissa no longer member/stepping down from chair since new employer not yet a member.
- Strategic Planning - Education current state
- Sadhana showed the shell of a powerpoint in which she plans to lay out current state my showing educational offerings and statistics for each. She noted how incredibly successful the Fundamentals courses are. Also we discussed that fundamentals is not fundamental enough for some who are really non-technical, and is not enough for the technical and we again considered the idea of an easier beginning class (Mark thought his work was more in that area-we talked about a way to have it used for HL7). Virginia noted success with Case Based Learning at Columbia. We also talked about creation of a more advanced class.
- She then showed a shell with a place for 2018 course list. She explained this is how she plans to plan and wants our help. She emphasized the importance of education for revenue. We discussed partnering for content with educational institutions. Mark expressed some interest. Virginia promised to connect Sadhana with Sue Fenton from University of Texas who has expressed interest in the past.
- Sadhana also noted the importance of the implementer's committee work in developing business plan for HL7 Certification Program.
- Website - concerns were expressed about the usability of the website with respect to education and certification offerings. Sadhana plans to work on it in the "dead" time between meetings.
- Meeting adjourned at about 5:45.
