/ 2005 Annual Meeting Archive /

The NAPHIT 2005 Annual Meeting was a huge success, with presentations on GIS, integrated information systems, and the use of online collaboration tools in public health! The main meeting, May 9, began with a luncheon in the Hanover room of the downtown Atlanta Hyatt Regency Hotel. The business meeting was held in the same room, immediately following the main meeting.

Take a look at some pictures from the annual meeting.

Review the annual meeting agenda and download the Presentations:

Keynote Speech
An Update on the Building Blocks and Strategies to Provide Consumer-centric and Information-rich Health Care.
Dr. Dale Nordenberg, MD, Associate Director (Informatics) and Chief Information Officer for the National Centers for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, HHS (presentation will be available soon)

GIS in Public Health

• Using Geographical Information Systems to Assess Community Health and Improve Access to Public Health and Health Care Services. Dr. Alan Melnick, MD, MPH (Associate Professor; Director of Research; Director, Joint Residency in Family Medicine/Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University; and Health Officer, Clackamas County Public Health Division)
• Data at Your Fingertips: FloridaCHARTS.Tom Herring (Senior Management Analyst, Section Head, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Data Analysis, Florida Department of Health) .
• Protecting Washington' Drinking Water Sources Through Partnerships and Technology: GIS and LHJs (presentation will be available soon). Dave Jennings, Information Management Section Manager, Office of Drinking Water, Environmental Health Division, Washington State Department of Health.

Integrated Public Health Information Systems

• Integrated Public Health Systems: A Moving Target. Dr. J.A. Magnuson, EDI specialist at the Oregon Department of Human Services (presentation will be available soon).
• Streamlining Laboratory Testing Data Movement between the State Laboratory and Local Health Departments through Electronic Data Exchange Integration. Bob Bostrom, Director, Office of Sample and Data Management, Kansas Division of Health and Environmental Laboratories. Pete Kitch, President, KIPHS, Incorporated.

Using Online Collaboration Tools in Public Health
Online Collaboration: Using Web Crossing's Collaboration Software to Host an Online Community of Practice. Jim Mootrey, Director, Information Technology, Public Health Informatics Institute and Susan Salkowitz, Principal Consultant, Salkowitz Associates, LLC and HLN Consulting.

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