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Welcome to the National Institutes of Health Informatics

NIHI is a Canada-wide institute bringing together experts in Health Informatics (HI).

NIHI has a dominant focus on the problems and issues that are perceived as important by the health system and by private industry as it seeks to deliver the basis for products and services that are needed by the health system.

NIHI serves as a co-ordinator and facilitator in fostering and developing initiatives in academia and industry dedicated to HI research and education.

NIHI pursues the offering of professional education programs and other outreach initiatives that complements existing programs.


Upcoming Events

January 25 - 26, 2012
Mobile Healthcare Summit
Toronto, Ontario
- 15% Discount for NIHI Members 

HI Bootcamp logo February 1 - 2, 2012
eHealth Risk Workshops
Industrial Strength eHealth Privacy and Security

Toronto Airport, Toronto, Ontario

Offered in collaboration with ITAC Health
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April 25-27, 2012
AHIC 2012: Towards Integrated Diagnostics: Bringing Crucial Information to the Point of Care
Toronto, Ontario
Submission Deadline Extension: 11:59 PM December 12, 2011

NI2012 June 23-27, 2012
NI 2012: Advancing Global Health Through Informatics
Montreal, Quebec
IFHIMA

May 13-15, 2013
17th IFHIMA Congress: Health Information Management: Making a World of Difference
Montreal, Quebec


Announcements

November 22, 2011
Privacy Expert Dr. Ann Cavoukian To Speak at eHealth Privacy & Security Workshop
Information and Privacy Commissioner for Ontario, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, joins Brendan Seaton, President, ITAC Health, and Shelley Lipon, Canada Health Infoway Certification Lead, as the keynote lecturer at the Industrial Strength eHealth Privacy and Security Workshop on February 1-2, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario. This workshop is being offered in collaboration with ITAC Health.

November 11, 2011
Leadership in the Field of Health Informatics Awarded to Prof. Dominic Covvey
Coach awarded this prestigious award to Prof. Covvey at the 2011 CHIA Gala held on November 8, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario.

June 1, 2011
NIHI-NSF Student Poster Competition - Deadline for Submissions
"A Health Informatics Knowledge Translation (HI-KT) Opportunity"

March 22, 2011
CHIE 2011 - A Success!
Careers in Health Informatics and eHealth 2011 was a huge success attended by over 120 students and 22 participating companies, organizations and hospitals. A special "thank you" to all who participated and attended. Congratulations to the CHIE 2011 Student Organization Team who made this event a success!

March 2, 2011
NIHI News - Vol. 1 No. 1 now available. Click Here to View

February 16, 2011
NIHI announces the 2010 Roger A. Côté Medal of Excellence in Health Informatics Award to Dr. R. Brian Haynes, McMaster University.


Press Releases

November 11, 2011 - 2011 COACH Leadership in the Field of Health Informatics Awarded to Prof. Dominic Covvey: Press release.

November 11, 2011 - 2011 COACH Steven Huesing Undergraduate Scholarship Awarded to Thivaher Paramsothy: Press release.

February 16, 2011 - NIHI Announces 2010 Recipient of the Roger A. Côté Medal of Excellence in Health Informatics to Dr. R. Brian Haynes: Press release.

March 23, 2010 - Cisco Systems Enable First Virtual Health Informatics Conference: Press release.

June 2, 2009 - National Student Forum (NSF) for Health Informatics:
Press release and more information.


Industry Partners

McKesson Canada         Branham Group

Academic Partners

Algoma University Health Informatics Institute         University of Twente

Affiliates

IMIA

NIHI is a Proud Member of...

IMIA         ITAC Health


HI Bootcamp logo
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eHealth Risk Workshops
Industrial Strength eHealth Privacy and Security
Toronto - Feb. 1 - 2, 2012
Click Here for More Information


AHIC 2012
Toronto - April 25-27, 2012
Call For Papers Open!
www.ahic.nihi.ca


Find an Expert

Now you can find NIHI or NSF members based on "Interest in Doing" search criteria. Click here to search NIHI members or here to search NSF members.


Applied Health Informatics
Learning and Assessment Site


It's NEW! Try it out! 

Click Here  

Become a NIHI Member

Click here to request NIHI membership


Become a Student Member
of the National Student Forum (NSF)


Click here to request NSF membership


Canadian Health Informatics and Health Information Management Programs

See the latest survey!
2010-2011 Edition (PDF)
Click Here to View


AHIC 2010 - Archive Still Available!

www.ahic.nihi.ca

 

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