Committee on Informatics
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Mission and Charge

The formation and membership of the Committee on Informatics was approved by the College's Board of Regents in October 1994.

Mission

The mission of the Committee on Informatics is to assist in the definition and implementation of information technology to improve all activities of the College. Furthermore, the Committee will serve as a resource to advise the College on local and national health care information technology policies and legislation.

Charge

The charge to the committee is to guide the College in:

  • Methods to propagate and disseminate information for education of the Fellowship
  • Evaluation and preparation of interactive technologies for all aspects of Fellowship management and education
  • The preparation and maintenance of policies necessary to coordinate and insure compatibility of information technology within the College
  • Participation in national committees and leadership organizations that direct the application of healthcare information technology and direct healthcare information technology policy
  • A gradual but continuous migration of all forms of communication within the College, between the College and its Fellowship, and among the Fellowship, from conventional methods to methods utilizing the latest mainstream technology

Chair: Peter S. Greene, MD FACS, Baltimore, MD

 Informatics Presentations from the 2005 Clinical Congress

 Membership Roster

Readings on Cybersurgical Issues

The following "Cybersurgeon" columns are reprinted from the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons:

What doctors should know about e-mail confidentiality issues
May 2000

Effective online CME: It's only a matter of time
April 2000

The Internet as a patient/medical education tool
January 2000

 

 

 

Revised March 5, 2007


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