• You’ll have one-on-one networking and learning opportunities with colleagues from across the national and international informatics community, including CDC Leadership
• You’ll see the latest technology innovations in the Interoperability Showcase, including health information exchange, bio-surveillance and alerting scenarios– knowledge that will inform and challenge you
• You’ll find solutions and gain access to best practices through some 20 tutorials and workshops that have application and relevance to your day-to-day work

Program Highlights

Interoperability Showcase:  Provides a unique opportunity for vendors to demonstrate interoperable products and services occurring between public health and health care entities.
Tutorials and Workshops: Various Workshops will provide an opportunity to expand your knowledge of public health IT and to share ideas about policy, practice and solutions for public health.
Invited Speakers: Come hear national HIT leaders from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, the Joint Public Health Informatics Taskforce, and CDC.

 
Session Topics will include:

• Partnership and Best Practices
• Policy and Business Practices
• Standards/Data Stewardship
• Education and  Training
• Research and New Initiatives
• Evaluation
• Applications and Services
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The National Association of County and City health Officials (NACCHO) is the proud co-sponsor of the 2009 PHIN conference.  PHIN provides the single most important venue for public health IT partners to explore new opportunities and build partnerships to address the important developments in the public health and healthcare informatics arena.

The conference has something for everyone. Local, state and global public health program staff, IT staff, and management will discover a wide range of sessions and workshops to learn about and share best practices through exhibits and demonstrations of interoperable products and services. The conference will also feature tutorials and poster sessions.

Register Today!
www.cdc.gov/phinconference/2009/register09.htm

For more information, please visit the PHIN agenda page.

What are people saying about PHIN 2009?

 “The PHIN Conference is the place to be to learn about the latest developments in public health informatics, EHRs, health information exchange and federal stimulus (ARRA) funding opportunities. Health IT is the leading edge of both the new public health and health care reform.” -Robert Harmon, Director, Duval County (FL) Health Department

 “Networking through the PHIN conference has opened up many doors of opportunity in HIE for our LHD. We learn about funding opportunities, collaborations, and get a preview of changes in federal and CDC policies." -Marcus Cheatham, Assistant Deputy Health Officer, Ingham County (MI) Health Department

 “Attending PHIN is a good way to stretch your limited travel budget. It’s a one-stop-shop for learning about a broad array of topics related to public health informatics, and it’s a great chance to network with the people who are making things happen in this field.” -Ryan McGhee, Chief Technology Officer, Cabarrus Health Alliance

 “The PHIN conference provides a key forum for Public Health professionals to participate in the development of national policies and initiatives related to public health information technology. “ - Bill Hacker, Director, Kentucky Department for Public Health and co-Chair of the Joint Public Health Informatics Taskforce

 “If you want to learn how to connect public health to the evolution of HIE in healthcare, come to PHIN and learn from the best and the brightest!” – Poki Namkung, Director, County of Santa Cruz (CA) County Health Services Agency and co-chair of the Joint Public Health Informatics Taskforce

 “PHIN provides a venue for sharing best practices and lessons learned in how informatics is best utilized to enhance HIE and public health practices.” - J. Mark Conde, Director, Information Technologies, Emory/Rollins School of Public Health, APHL Informatics Committee Chair

“PHIN is the premiere public health informatics venue for sharing promising practices and lessons learned and their implications for HIE.” – Jim Pearsol, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)