Seminar on Information Systems in Medical Practice

provided by

The Open Society Fund

in collaboration with the Albert Schweitzer Institute for the Humanities and the

Foundation for Prevention of Civilization Diseases

The program addressed issues of:

Information systems in office practice;
Information systems in medical practice: European experience;
Primary care, focus on patient-centered health care;
Use and abuse of computers in medical practice;
Clinical and bussiness applications of office-based information systems;
Ethical issues in use of health-related information systems;
Use of Internet as knowledge base in office practice;
Demonstration of Internet/Healthnet capabilities;
Future developments in information system technology and applications.

Presentations:

Use and abuse of computers by Nick Robinson

Health Telematics in the UK National Health Service by Nick Robinson

Use of Internet as knowledge base in office practice by Martin Rusnak

Report on the Seminar given by Albert Schweitzer Institute for the Humanities,USA, Foundation for Prevention of Civilization Diseases, SR and Open Society Fund, SR

Pezinok, January 31 - February 4, 1997

The seminar dealt with a topic of using information systems in medical practice and ethical issues in use of health - related information systems.
The composition of the faculty: 2 US experts, 1 British, 2 Austrians and 1 Slovak proved to give the participants different views on the topic.

Theresa McIlrath: Introduction to use of information systems in office practice
Clinical and Business applications of office - based information systems Software demonstration

Nick Robinson: Primary care, Focus on Patient - Centered health care; Use and Abuse of Computers in medical practice

Ernst&Young: Information Systems in medical practice: European experience Future developments in information system technology and applications

J. Landwirth: Ethical issues in use of health - related information systems

M. Rusnák: Use of Internet as a knowledge base in office practice
Demonstration of Internet/Healthnet capabilities

The personal involvement of each one of the faculty members was very high and motivated. After each presentation was an interesting discussion. The participants were composed of health professionals from Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary. Working in groups they discussed the latest informations in medical informatics, shared experiences from using the Internet in medical practice and got informed about Healthnet Slovakia. Doctor Martin Olej presented his own information system of his private practice.The seminar proved its quality and correct orientation.The Health Weekly newspapers will publish extensive interviews with foreign and local faculties and participants.