The Saudi Association for Health Informatics (SAHI)
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Introducing HIMSS MiddleEast09
Healthcare IT & Management Excellence

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) will convene its inaugural conference in the Middle East on 12 -14 May 2009 in Manama, Bahrain. The 3-day conference kicks off with a full day symposium focusing on healthcare IT business practices of the Middle East.
The second and third days, themed 'Healthcare IT and Management Excellence', offer more than 24 educational sessions over three main tracks: IT, Healthcare and IT Management, and Clinical IT. For more information on the conference ... read more

What is health Informatics?  

"Health Informatics (HI) is an evolving socio-technical and scientific discipline that deals with the collection, storage, retrieval, communication and optimal use of health related data, information and knowledge. The discipline utilizes the methods and technologies of the information sciences for the purposes of problem solving and decision-making thus assuring quality healthcare in all basic and applied areas of biomedical sciences for the community it serves."


SAHI Collaborates with HIMSS
SAHI invited the CEO and President of HIMSS (Health Information Management System Society), Mr. H. Stephen Lieber, to Saudi Arabia in a two-day visit to observe the deployment of Health Information Technology in Saudi hospitals,and companies operating in the Healthcare IT sector....

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HIMSS Middle East 09
SAHI is pleased to disclose its collaboration with HIMSS in organizing the HIMSS Middle East 09 to be held in Manama, Bahrain in the period 12 - 14 May 2009. In continuation to it's endeavor to activate the scientific knowledge in the field of health informatics, SAHI has signed an agreement with HIMSS as a Supporting Organization of the conference.
In addition, in order to enable members to update their knowledge, SAHI members will be entitled to attend the conference at a discounted rate which will be announced later.

Health Information Technology Session during the 19th National Computer Conference

The Saudi Computer Society is organizing the 19th National Computer Conference under the theme 'Digital Economy and ICT Industry' in the period of Monday November 3, 2008 - Wednesday November 5,  2008. 
On Tuesday November 4, 2008 the Chairman of SAHI, Dr. Majid Altuwaijri, will moderate the Health Information Technology session scheduled 8:30 - 9:45.
  Speakers in the HIT session will address the following topics:  
  • Roadmap for Investment in Health Information Technology
  • Building Smart Classrooms to Teach Medicine
  • Directions and Challenges of Using Multi-Dimensional Biometric Technology in Digital Age
  • Investigating Technology Utilization: Ethnographic Experiences of KFMMC in Deploying Health Informatics
  Detailed information about the conference is available through the website
http://www.saudi-itevents.com/program.html