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www.himss.org August 2008 s The HIMSS Insider 29 entiva Health Services Inc. has announced the appointment of Charlotte A. Weaver, RN, PhD, FHIMSS, as senior vice president, chief clinical officer, a new title at the company. Dr. Weaver brings more than 27 years of experience in nursing informatics, patient safety and quality; evidence-based nursing practices; and healthcare automation. G s Newsmakers At Gentiva, Dr. Weaver directs clinical practice standards, operations and innovation. She will drive the company's clinical leadership and innovation as Gentiva continues to advance home care as an emerging solution to important national health issues for an aging population. As a recognized expert in healthcare infor- matics, she will also be involved in Gentiva's technology initiatives to drive capacity and productivity. Dr. Weaver joins Gentiva from Cerner Corp., where she served as executive director and vice president, nursing research, since last year, and as chief nursing officer and vice president, patient care systems, from The Newsmakers column features 1999 to 2007. A frequent news about HIMSS Members, highspeaker at national and interlighting significant professional national conferences, Dr. changes, industry-wide activities, Weaver is widely published in and industry awards and recogniher field. She was chief editor Charlotte E. Weaver tion. Announcements for possible of HIMSS' award-winning publication in Newsmakers should 2006 book, Nursing and Informatics for be submitted via e-mail to membership the 21st Century: An International Look @himss.org. Some news may appear in the Members' Section of the HIMSS Web site. at Practice, Trends and the Future. s WoHIT at a global level. The Physicians' IT Symposium addresses IT as a foundation for innovation and expansion of care with a main focus on Personal Health Records and patient safety in both a large healthcare system and a small physician practice. Programming at both symposia includes observing a simulation demonstration at the Danish Institute for Medical Simulation and observing a health IT system in the IT Exploratorium. During the eHealth Planning and Management Symposium, the top leaders and clinicians across the healthcare continuum explore the analysis and improvement of eHealth leadership and governance and their related skills. The latest tools, models and concepts for planning, building and deploying eHealth offer guidelines for advancing integrated healthcare. These symposia also provide attendees a forum for interactive dialogue amongst their peers around the current challenges affecting healthcare and IT professionals, and potential solutions to those challenges. Registration and Additional Information [continued from page 25] For additional information and to register, visit www.worldofhealthit.org. s IMSS holds a call for proposals for the following year's Annual Conference educational program each year. The call for proposals for the 2009 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition resulted in 613 proposals, a record number of submissions. The HIMSS09 call for proposals was open online April 7 through May 30. Individuals submitted proposals including information on intended audiences, topic categories the proposal fit into and “keywords” based on their abstract. Contact HIMSS Manager of Education Adam Bazer with questions regarding the 2010 Annual HIMSS Conference call for proposals at abazer@himss.org or 312915-9257. s e q Connect: CARSTENS 0808 HIMSS09 call for proposals boasts record number of submissions H http://www.himss.org http://www.worldofhealthit.org http://www.worldofhealthit.org http://www.carstensEHR.com http://www.carstensEHR.com

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