Haux Reinhold
Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics, University of Braunschweig, Institute of Technology and Hannover Medical School, Germany. E-mail:
Yearb Med Inform. 2009:1-6.
To report on major past (2008) and future (2009 and beyond) activities of IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association.
Summarizing discussions and planning activities within IMIA, in particular with respect to its Board and General Assembly meetings in 2008; looking at recent progress of biomedical and health informatics by commenting on IMIA Yearbook surveys and best paper selections.
Major recent IMIA efforts include preparatory work for Medinfo 2010, global partnership activities in collaboration with WHO, planning activities for shifting to a biennial Medinfo cycle and setting up an IMIA office, all in accordance with IMIA's longterm strategic plan 'Towards IMIA 2015'. The IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics, published annually since 1992, can be regarded as an important observatory for progress in health and biomedical informatics. Future activities include conference events in 2009 and IMIA's world congress, Medinfo 2010, finalizing a revision of IMIA's recommendations on education in biomedical and health informatics, and publication activities to stimulate the transfer of knowledge from theory to practice
Since its inception in 1967, IMIA has evolved into a truly global organization, in a world where medical informatics has gained in significance and importance for supporting high-quality, efficient health care and for research in biomedicine and in the health sciences. Now in its 5th decade, IMIA's responsibilities, as well as opportunities, as a global, independent organization have both increased. Finding the right balance between continuity and transition, in order to appropriately support, stimulate, and, to some extent enable high-quality translational communication, research, education, and practice in biomedical and health informatics is a key IMIA challenge.
报告国际医学信息学协会（IMIA）过去（2008年）的主要活动以及未来（2009年及以后）的活动。
总结IMIA内部的讨论和规划活动，特别是关于其2008年的董事会和会员大会会议；通过评论IMIA年鉴调查和最佳论文评选来审视生物医学和健康信息学的近期进展。
IMIA近期的主要工作包括为2010年世界医学信息学大会做准备工作、与世界卫生组织合作开展全球伙伴关系活动、规划转向两年一次的世界医学信息学大会周期以及设立IMIA办公室，所有这些均符合IMIA的“迈向2015年的IMIA”长期战略计划。自1992年起每年出版的《IMIA医学信息学年鉴》可被视为健康和生物医学信息学进展的重要观察站。未来的活动包括2009年的会议活动以及IMIA世界大会——2010年世界医学信息学大会，敲定IMIA关于生物医学和健康信息学教育建议的修订版，以及开展出版活动以促进知识从理论到实践的转化。
自1967年成立以来，IMIA已发展成为一个真正的全球性组织，在这样一个世界中，医学信息学对于支持高质量、高效的医疗保健以及生物医学和健康科学研究变得愈发重要。如今进入第5个十年，IMIA作为一个全球性、独立组织的责任和机遇都有所增加。在连续性和变革之间找到恰当平衡，以便在生物医学和健康信息学领域适度支持、促进并在一定程度上推动高质量的转化交流、研究、教育和实践，是IMIA面临的一项关键挑战。
