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Upcoming Events


Nursing Informatics Symposium

May 1, 2008

8-5 PM

Microsoft Host Sponsor

835 Market Street Suite 700 (Westfield Center)
San Francisco, CA

Click Here for Additional Details

Registration Fees:
$60 HIMSS Members
$60 HFMA Members
$80 Non-HIMSS Members
Students $30
7 CEC Credits Will Be Made Available By Our Sponsor

John Muir Health

Cancellation Fee of $10 After April 29th
Onsite registration, if space is available, will be an additional $10 extra.

Register Securely Online

SPEAKERS
Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS,Vice President, Informatics, HIMSS, Chicago, Ill
The Clinical Informatics Nurse Creating Value With Innovation

Marilyn Chow, RN, DNSc, FAAN, Vice President Patient Care Services, Program Office; Kaiser Permanente
Synthesis and Findings of Multi-Site Study of 36 Diverse Medical Surgical Units Across the Country

Andrea Segura, RN,MSN,CNAA, BC, Director, Nursing Practice/Operations, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA
Collaboration for Clinical Effectiveness

Collaboration Panelists: Two CMIO and Nurse Informatics Teams:
Russ Cucina, MD, Asst. Prof. of Hospital Medicine,UCSF Med Ctr
Sandy Torres, RN Informatics Nurse Specialist Mgr
Betty J. Bomentre, MD Exec Dir Clinical Transformation
Joanna Whittaker, RN Clinical Transformation, ACS HealthCare Solutions
Impact of IT Upon the Collaboration Relationship Between Physicians and Nurses

Donna Schmidt,RN, FACHE, Partner, Computer Sciences Corporation
Measuring Quality and Achieving Clinical Excellence

SPONSORS


ACS
CSC
Caring
Fusion
Healthia
John Muir Health
Medsphere
National HIMSS Nursing Informatics Task Force
Siemens


Welcome to the Northern California Chapter of the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

The Northern California Chapter (NoCal HIMSS) is dedicated to the development of healthcare information technology professionals in Northern California.

We serve 900+ members, as well as the Northern California healthcare community at large. We bring health care professionals together to promote the exchange of experiences and knowledge among colleagues, and to assist members in their professional growth.

NoCal HIMSS accomplishes our objectives by:
  • Presenting educational seminars and conferences

  • Offering networking opportunities

  • Providing a forum for the exchange of ideas focused on improving patient care through the use of information technology

Presentations for NoCal HIMSS Programs are Now Available

Presentations from NoCal HIMSS programs are now posted to the Past Presentations page.


HIMSS Membership: Renew or Join HIMSS Now

As the largest and only dedicated global healthcare information and management systems association, HIMSS serves 20,000 individual members in the United States and internationally, 47 state and regional chapters, and 300 corporate members representing top supplier and consultant companies.

Interested in becoming a member - Learn more about the benefits of joining HIMSS.

To renew your membership - contact the HIMSS Member Services Department via email or at 312.664.4467. You can also renew your membership over the phone or receive an electronic copy of your invoice.



Congratulations to Martha Dameron & Thelma Kay-Weiss – Northern California's Chapter Advocacy Liaisons!

HIMSS congratulates all of the chapters that are participating in the Chapter Advocacy Liaison Recognition (CALR) Program. The program helps HIMSS coordinate an effective, sophisticated grassroots advocacy effort across the country.

Congratulations to Martha Dameron & Thelma Kay-Weiss for achieving Advocacy level recognition for advocacy efforts. Click here to view all the recognitions.

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