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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Register for Moving Toward Interoperability: a National Summit From: "CAST, NIST, DOC-TA" <aahs...@eloop.goldlasso.com> Date: Thu, September 07, 2006 10:21 am To: drrw...@acm.org

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |[1]Moving Toward Interoperability | | October 18-19, 2006 | | | | A National Summit: | | Moving Toward Interoperability - Technologies for Accessible, Affordable | | Healthcare | | | | NIST Administration Building | | Gaithersburg, MD | | | | Keynote Address: | | | | Michael O. Leavitt (confirmed) | | Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | | | | Carlos M. Gutierrez (invited) | | Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce | | | | Craig R. Barrett (confirmed) | | Chairman of the Board, Intel Corporation | | | | Just Announced... | | | | Keynote Address (Day Two): | | Mike Magee, MD, Director, Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative and Vice | | President, Science and Medical Advocacy, Pfizer Inc. (confirmed) | | | | This is a unique opportunity where government and industry will come | | together to chart a path toward a far-reaching vision for connected, | | home-based health technologies through public-private partnerships. | | | | Five session topics will cover today's interoperability issues, such as: | | | | * Market Drivers and Societal Issues | | * Technology Gaps and Barriers Networked, Interoperable Solutions | | * Device Standardization and Interoperability of Equipment | | * EHR and PHR Standards as a Foundation for Future Digital Healthcare | | Systems | | | | Register Today! | | [2]Register online now. The registration fee is $195 and includes meals, | | summit materials, and transportation to and from the NIST facilities to | | the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn. | | | | Hotel and Travel | | [3]Reserve a hotel room at the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn. A limited | | number of rooms are available for the rate of $104 per night. Book | | online or call (301) 948-8900 to make your reservation . Please refer to | | the "NIST/Moving Toward Interoperability Workshop" room block. The group | | booking code is MTI. | | | | Posters and Case Studies | | Interact with researchers at universities, companies and government on | | technologies to support our aging population during our poster | | networking session. | | | | Questions? | | Contact Rebecca Scritchfield | | E-mail: [4]rscr...@agingtech.org | | Tel: (202) 508-9416 | | Official Event Web site: | | [5]http://www.itl.nist.gov/Healthcare%20Summit/intro.htm | | | | Who Should Attend | | * Technology Researchers and Developers * Healthcare Product Vendors | | * Healthcare and Aging Services Providers * Company Executives | | * Government Agency Representatives * Standards Development | | Organizations | | * Associations | | * Consumer Organizations | | | | Companies, government, and consumers are developing partnerships to | | address the challenges of the coming "age wave". Through the application | | of consumer-directed technologies, opportunities exist to empower | | individuals to take charge of their own health care and maintain | | independence. | | | | To achieve this vision, our country must advance the development of new | | technologies and ensure the interoperability of these devices. To help | | explore the best way to enable the vision of connected home-based health | | delivery, Center for Aging Services Technologies, the Department of | | Commerce's Technology Administration and National Institute of Standards | | and Technology have come together as partners to host a National Summit | | to identify issues around the needs and challenges to make | | interoperability a reality. Recommendations from the Summit will drive | | needed public and private sector action. | | | | Co-Sponsored by: | | Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) | | U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and | | Technology (NIST) | | U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration (TA) | | | | For more information about this Summit, visit the official website at | | [6]http://www.itl.nist.gov/Healthcare%20Summit/intro.htm | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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