IMIA – A 40 Year Organizational Overview

Journal:IMIA Yearbook 2007: Biomedical Informatics for Sustainable Health Systems
ISSN:0026-1270
Issue:2007: 1
Pages:186-191

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IMIA – A 40 Year Organizational Overview

S.A. Huesing
IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association, Edmonton, Canada

Summary

Objective: To chronicle the history of IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association, from 1967 to 2007. Method: Describing the key events and accomplishments through the terms of office of its presidents. Results and Conclusions: The IMIA of today has been shaped by the individuals within it. Those influencing and guiding IMIA from its origins to today include its national representatives, Board and Presidents, working group members, regional liaisons, and MedInfo attendees.

Keywords

Medical Informatics, Health Informatics, International Medical Informatics Association, IMIA, biomedical informatics

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