Public Health Informatics Conference

Nedra GarrettAssociate Director for Informatics

March 12, 2014

Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (proposed)Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance (proposed)

The Westin Peachtree Plaza

Conference Objectives:

Our goal is to support and advance a growing public health informatics workforce through model practices and evolving competencies: • Increase the understanding of meaningful use and its impact on public health to

improve the health of populations • Translate issues and opportunities in public health informatics and health

information technology for public health practitioners and policy makers• Integrate knowledge gained to leverage resources for sustainability of

information technology, workforce development, and human capital• Empower the workforce to apply data to improve the health status of their

communities and overall population

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General Sessions

Improving Public Health Surveillance: CDC's Role in an Age of Electronic Health Records Chelsey Richards, MD, MPH, FACP, Deputy Director for Public Health Scientific Services at CDC, as well as the Director of the Office of Public Health Scientific Services

Leadership, Collaboration and Interoperability in Health IT in an Era of Accelerated Development and Rapid ImplementationMartin Sepulveda, MD; IBM Fellow and vice president, Health Systems and Policy Research, IBM Corporation

Real-world Perspectives of Public Health Informatics Systems at the Federal State & Local LevelsDouglas Fridsma, MD, PhD; chief science officer and director, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesJudith A. Monroe, MD, MPH; director, Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support Charles Friedman, PhD; director of Health Informatics, University of MichiganMarty LaVenture, PhD, MPH, FACMI; director, Minnesota Office for Health Information Technology & e-Health and Center for Health Informatics, Minnesota HDLinda Rae Murray, MD, MPH; chief medical officer, Cook County HD

A Vision for the Partnership Between Public Health and Primary Care and Its Potential Influence on the Health Status of Our CommunitiesReed V. Tuckson, MD; managing director, Tuckson Health Connections

Workshops

Inventory Management and Tracking System Capabilities Introduction to Using Integration Engine Technology to Help Solve Unique

Problems Securing Health Data Advanced PHINMS Training Informatics-Savvy Organization in Public Health: Vision, Strategies, and

Resources Using Health Information Exchanges for Public Health—

Why, How, and What's Worked Interoperability Vocabulary Messaging Standards, Tools, and Services

* Citations, references, and credits

Sessions

Surveillance Global Health Informatics EHR Meaningful Use Workforce Development Public Health – Health Care Integration Infrastructure/Enterprise Architecture State and Local Public Health Informatics Activities

For more information please contact Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (proposed)Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance (proposed)

Contact Info: Nedra GarrettNgarrett@cdc.gov