[ciq] MedBiquitous Consortium releases new draft for XML MemberProfile Standards

[Ram Kumar <rkumar@msi.com.au>]

The Medbiquitous Consortium (www.medbiq.org) releases 
new version of "XML Standards for Physician Profiles"

The MedBiquitous Membership Management Working Group 
has completed new Working Drafts of the Member Profile 
specification and XML schema. This new standard allows 
organizations to describe information about physician 
members, including contact information, educational 
background, certification, training, and society memberships 
in a standard way. The standard will facilitate data exchange 
with business partners, such as publishers and meeting organizers. 

The standard is based on xCIL, xNL and xAL of OASIS CIQ TC.

The technology architects of the Consortium include IBM, SUN, 
and RATIONAL.

Members of the consortium include:
Accelera 
American Academy of Family Physicians 
American Academy of Ophthalmology 
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 
American Academy of Pediatrics 
American Association for Thoracic Surgery 
American Association for Vascular Surgery 
American College of Chest Physicians 
American College of Gastroenterology 
American College of Radiology 
American College of Surgeons 
American Head and Neck Society 
American Heart Association 
American Medical Association 
American Psychiatric Association 
American Society of Clinical Oncology 
AstraZeneca 
Aventis Pharmaceuticals 
CorMed 
Council of Medical Specialty Societies 
CTSNet 
European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 
Institute for Medical Knowledge Implementation 
International Council of Ophthalmology 
Johns Hopkins University 
Johnson & Johnson 
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 
National Library of Medicine 
Pfizer 
Society of Critical Care Medicine 
Society for Vascular Surgery 
TMA Resources 
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR) 

Regards

Ram