Call for Submissions
NOTE: The Call for Papers for AHIC 2010: The Reality of eHealth is now CLOSED.
Thank you for your submissions. Authors will be notified of the results of the review starting January 31, 2010.
The signed Permission to Publish form is required for publication in the conference proceedings. It can be sent either by email or by fax.
INVITATION FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Scientific Program Committee (SPC) invites submissions of full papers on Health Informatics research, education, practice, or policy development/implementation.
In addition to in-person conference attendance, AHIC is offering a ‘green conference.’ This will allow participants to attend through electronic communication means such as videoconference, web conference, or teleconference. Virtual attendance may be in whole or in part.
THEMES
AHIC 2010 submissions will be categorized as either foundational contributions of novel informatics concepts, methods, and tools, or the application and evaluation of informatics within the practical, day-to-day health care practice and education.
To assist attendees in identifying sessions in which they are most interested, the Scientific Program Committee will organize the accepted submissions into these category themes:
- Progress in Health Informatics in foundational and applied research.
- Advances in Health Informatics education.
- New developments in evidence-based eHealth policy development and implementation or healthcare practice.
Theme words: (practice, research & education)
- clinical research informatics
- health informatics theory and methods
- medical imaging and PACS
- telehealth
- eHealth
- terminology and standards
- patient and citizen engagement
- workflow and human factors (clinical, administrative, organizational)
- decision support, outcomes, and patient safety
- people and organizational issues
- knowledge transfer
- curriculum and program design implementation
- evidence-based policy development
- policy and ethical issues
- policy implementation
- partnerships in innovation
- working with industry
- other topics
CATEGORIES OF SUBMISSION
Submissions must include a discussion of results or outcome data. The types of submissions considered for AHIC 2010 and general requirements for each are as follows. All submissions must conform to the format and presentation requirements described herein. Submissions not conforming to these specifications will not be considered. Papers must be the author’s original work, be well organized and clearly articulate the ideas and methodology (or be appropriately referenced). Include relevant tables, graphs, or illustrations to document outcomes and impacts.
Content will generally be organized in the following order:
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Address for correspondence
An example/template can be downloaded from this website.
PAPERS
Type 1 – Long paper (6 pages)
The SPC requests papers highlighting progress in foundational and applied health informatics research, practice, and education with a focus on outcomes/results using either qualitative or quantitative methods. This paper is evaluation oriented.
- Authors of accepted papers will present at the conference, with a 15 minute presentation time and participate in a 5-minute question and answer period.
- An individual may be a first author of only one paper submitted for consideration. Submission must not be in press or under consideration for presentation or publication elsewhere. All authors must sign the Permission to Publish form prior to publication.
- Paper submissions must not exceed a maximum of six (8.5 x 11 inch) pages and must include:
- An abstract of 125–150 words
- Keywords (up to six)
- The names, academic degree(s), affiliations, and locations (city, province, and country, if international) of all authors
- A short biography of 100 words
Type 2 – Short paper (3 pages)
The SPC requests papers highlighting progress in foundational and applied health informatics research, practice, and education, with a focus on data on outcomes, including subjective impacts (any outcomes, not just patient outcomes).
- Authors of accepted papers will present at the conference, with a 5-minute presentation time and participate in a 5-minute question and answer period. We recommend one slide per minute; five slides maximum. (Times will be strictly enforced).
- An individual may be a first author of only one paper submitted for consideration. Submission must not be in press or under consideration for presentation or publication elsewhere. All authors must sign the Permission to Publish form prior to publication.
- Paper submissions must not exceed a maximum of three (8.5 x 11 inch) pages and must include:
- An abstract of 125–150 words
- The names, academic degree(s), affiliations, and locations (city, province, and country, if international) of all authors
- A short biography of 100 words
Student Paper
AHIC is providing a special opportunity for students to present at this conference.
The SPC invites students to submit papers that describe complete or nearly complete research or development efforts in informatics. All designated student papers must follow paper format requirements and will be reviewed through the SPCs’ standard review process, along with all other submitted papers. An individual may be a first author of only one paper submitted for consideration. Submission must not be in press or under consideration for presentation or publication elsewhere. All authors must sign the Permission to Publish form prior to publication. Student papers that are accepted by the SPC will be presented in a regular paper session and included in the Conference Proceedings. Students will be assigned a mentor to guide them through the revision of their paper(s) for final submission.
The electronic Journal of Health Informatics (eJHI) will run a special issue for the best papers from the AHIC 2010 conference; guest-edited by Dr. Nicola Shaw.
