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Association News: 11th Annual Talbot Informatics Symposium - July 2007"Enhancing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine and Learning through the use of Computers, Technology and Informatics" The 2007 Talbot Symposium on Computers and Veterinary InformaticsNext year's focus is on topics that demonstrate how the integration of informatics and computer technology can increase the quality of patient care; provide educational enrichment and enjoyment for practitioners, hospital staff, educators and students. We also hope to demonstrate how Informatics can ultimately effect the bottom lines of both private practices and university teaching hospitals. The Talbot Symposium takes place at the AVMA Annual Convention at the Washington D.C. Convention Center, on Sunday July 15th, 2007. The Convention runs from July 14-18, 2007. The regular Informatics Program continues on Monday, July 16 through Wednesday, July 18, 2007. Listserv:
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Online Veterinary Journals Bird Flu Could be Stopped -- If Everything is Aligned Right August 4, 2005 An emerging bird flu pandemic with the potential to kill millions of people around the world could be nipped in the bud if it were discovered within a week or so of its initial eruption and battled intelligently with drugs and quarantines, according to the first computer models to show how the disease would spread and what it would take to stop it. Complete Washington Post article (based on recent research published in Science Magazine) available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/03/AR2005080301806.html Johanns Announces Key Component of Animal I.D. System WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2005—Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced the Department of Agriculture’s guiding principles for development of a public/private partnership that enables the private sector to maintain animal movement data as part of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). Read the announcement at http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/index.shtml or at: http://tinyurl.com/8w774 Implanted Chips Provide Access to Medical History August 15, 2005 NPR highlighted Many people wear metal necklaces or bracelets to alert emergency caregivers to special medical conditions. Technology may make it easier to get doctors this information. More than 1,000 people have tiny I.D. chips implanted beneath their skin that give emergency room personnel instant access to that person's medical information. Complete program available at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4800061 Veterinary Surveillance in the UK Veterinary surveillance is the term used to describe everything we do both to collect information about diseases affecting animals and to make sure that the information gets to those who need it. The 10-year UK Veterinary Surveillance Strategy was launched in October 2003. It has been developed by DEFRA, the Scottish Executive and the Welsh Assembly together with the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland working in partnership. This is a good example of how to communicate surveillance data to both the public and healthcare professionals. Thanks to Jim Case for the link. http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/index.htm Informatics in Katrina Relief Efforts "Katrina shows need to computerize records" Associated Press (09/13/05) Lauran Neergaard Those of us who have attended the Talbot Symposium year after year have heard Dr. Pittenger stressing the need for good data backup and recovery plans. This article, while oriented toward human medicine, makes a strong case that more than just the survival of your business may be riding on your ability to recover your key patient information in the event of a catastrophe such as Katrina. Medical Site Launched for Katrina Evacuees http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1862175,00.asp More General Coverage of Information Technology Disaster Recovery in Katrina (eWeek) http://www.eweek.com/category2/0,1874,1855141,00.asp Texas Animal Health Commission Begins "Real" ID Trial "Through the rest of the year, livestock identification in Texas is moving from the drawing board to field conditions to test identification devices, equipment durability and reliability. Using USDA cooperative agreement funding, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has awarded contracts to four manufacturers of radio frequency ear tags (RFID), five makers of tag reader devices, four computer software providers and a data trustee to maintain the computer records." Animal identification is a good example of a domain in which interoperability of information systems and the data they collect is essential. Adopting existing standards and developing industry specific standards as needed are the first steps. But the "proof is in the pudding" and demonstration projects like the one in Texas force vendors to demonstrate that they can and do support true interoperability. http://www.animalagriculture.org/cattle/CHR2005/Cattle05Summer.pdf (p7)
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