RE: [ihc] ANN: Healthcare Informatics Panel Discussion 2: Ontolog Forum

["Elkin, Peter L., M.D." <Elkin.Peter@mayo.edu>]

 Dear Rex,

Thank you for your supportive comments.  We would like to be sure that Ontologies and Knowledge in the more general sense are represented accurately in the standards and specifications that we develop in the IHC.  We are pleased to have an outlet to inform Ontolog where the current w3c standards do not yet cover our needs in the healthcare space (for example representations of higher order logics, dealing consistently with uncertainty, etc.).  I do follow the webOnt Ontolog Forum list, but have rarely had the time  to add to the discussions.  I look forward to working with you and welcome any suggestions regarding how the IHC or I could be helpful in moving forward the mission of the semantic web in support of the needs of global health.

With warm regards,

Peter

Peter L. Elkin, MD
Chair, International Healthcare Continuum at OASIS
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
(507) 284-1551
Fax: (507) 284-5370



-----Original Message-----
From: Rex Brooks [mailto:rexb@starbourne.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 9:00 AM
To: Brett Trusko; ihc@lists.oasis-open.org
Cc: 'Elkin, Peter L., M.D.'
Subject: RE: [ihc] ANN: Healthcare Informatics Panel Discussion 2: Ontolog Forum

Hi Brett,

I expected to catch him through IHC, and was hoping we could count on 
his active participation in the audience. I also want to make clear 
that I am personally seeking suggestions for the three topics from 
our group. In particular, I think IHC is a good forum for turning up 
those suggestions, with the emphasis on the "International" aspect. 
It is an ongoing challenge to us here in the US to avoid losing that 
perspective. In particular, I am looking for something focused on the 
issue of determining as far as one can, how various licensing 
standards for physicians and technicians as well as issues of file 
formats such as DICOM.

Ciao,
Rex

At 6:31 AM -0700 10/24/05, Brett Trusko wrote:
>Hi Rex,
>
>You know who might be interested in participating in this is Peter Elkin.
>
>I have cc'ed him on this just in case.
>
>Brett
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rex Brooks [mailto:rexb@starbourne.com]
>Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 5:37 AM
>To: health-ont@ontolog.cim3.net; ontolog-forum@ontolog.cim3.net;
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>Subject: [ihc] ANN: Healthcare Informatics Panel Discussion 2: Ontolog Forum
>
>Dear Colleagues,
>
>We are pleased to announce the second in a series of panel
>discussions held via teleconference and web conference in the Ontolog
>Forum:
>
>http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2005_11_03
>
>RSVP to peter.yim@cim3.com appreciated, to allow us to prepare enough
>conferencing resources.
>
>Topic: "Healthcare Informatics Landscapes, Roadmaps, and Blueprints:
>Towards a Business Case Strategy for Large Scale Ontology Projects" -
>Discussion Session-II
>
>Session Format: this will be a virtual session conducted over an
>augmented conference call using VNC "Virtual Network Computer" (a
>generic, open source, remote desktop web-conferencing utility).
>
>      * First Hour: Briefly address the remaining questions from the
>first panel discussion 25 August 2005.
>
>      * Second Hour: Address at least one of the three selected issues
>from each of the three major constituencies our panelists represent:
>            o International Healthcare Standards Organizations;
>            o Inter-Governmental Groups seeking Interoperability; and,
>            o Academic Institutions with Post-Doctoral Research Perspectives.
>
>Take II: Beyond the Tipping Point: Can We Make Healthcare Standards
>Usable through Semantic Interoperability?
>
>Moderated by: RexBrooks.
>
>      * Panel Members:
>            o BobSmith, Professor Emeritus, California State University
>            o BrandNiemann, EPA, chair of the federal Semantic
>Interoperability Community of Practice, CIO Council
>            o MarcWine, GSA Office of Intergovernmental Solutions,
>Health IT Coordination
>            o MarkMusen, Stanford University, Professor of Medicine and
>Computer Science, Director Stanford Medical Informatics, Director
>National Center for Ontological Research-Stanford
>            o ChristopherChute, Professor and Chairman, Biomedical
>Informatics, Mayo Foundation
>            o BrettTrusko, Industry Program Consultant for OASIS
>focused on healthcare and human resource industries
>            o DavidWhitten, WorldVistA, Co-founder; Public Domain Knowledge
>Bank
>
>      * Pending Panel Members:
>            o RamSriram, NIST, Manager, "Manufacturing Metrology and
>Standards for the Health Care Enterprise" program (A member of the
>first panel discussion--will arrange for a representative of his
>program.)
>
>Please pass this announcement and invitation along to your colleagues
>and any interested parties.
>
>Regards,
>Rex Brooks
>--
>Rex Brooks
>President, CEO
>Starbourne Communications Design
>GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison
>Berkeley, CA 94702
>Tel: 510-849-2309


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Rex Brooks
President, CEO
Starbourne Communications Design
GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison
Berkeley, CA 94702
Tel: 510-849-2309