HL7 Singapore Launch (27 Jun 2008)

Invitation to the

Health Level Seven (Singapore)

Launch Event

June 27, 2008 | MOH Auditorium

New technologies are being introduced in hospitals and other healthcare organizations at an ever-increasing rate. Many of these innovations have the potential to interact synergistically if they can be integrated effectively. The need for interoperability between health IT systems has attracted great attention particularly in the recent years as we move closer to the dream of patient-centric care that spans the healthcare continuum.

Standards facilitate information exchange and are a critical foundation to enable interoperability of health IT solutions. HL7 plays a pivotal role as it specifies a number of standards, guidelines and methodologies by which various health IT systems can interact with one another. These standards and guidelines enable information to be shared and processed in a uniform and consistent manner. In addition, HL7 as an organization provides a mature place in which users, purchasers and suppliers can build consensus on health IT systems interoperability and the means to achieve standardisation.

You are invited to the official launch of the HL7 Singapore affiliate on June 27, 2008 at the MOH Auditorium (Level 2, College of Medicine Building). The launch agenda and registration instructions are as follows:

8:30am Registration
9:00am Address by Chairman, HL7 Singapore
9:10am Towards a National Interoperable EHR
by Dr Sarah Christine Muttitt, CIO (MOH Holdings)
9:40am Health Level 7: Building Towards A Global Future
by Dr Charles Jaffe, CEO (HL7 Inc)
10:10am Launch of HL7 Singapore
10:20am Break / Membership Recruitment
10:45am HL7 Global Standards: Demystified!

by Mr Gora Datta, Chairman & CEO (Cal2Cal & HL7 Ambassador)
12:30pm End

This Launch Event is open to all clinicians, healthcare & IT professionals who are involved in planning & driving healthcare IT initiatives. If interested, please register by using this form or emailing events@hl7.org.sg by the 24th June 2008.

For more information, please refer to the HL7 Singapore website.