ANIA and Caring band together for 2008 annual conference! Editors: Peter J. Murray, Hyeoun-Ae Park, W. Scott Erdley & Jeongeun Kim. Publisher: IOS (1) (Internetwork Operating System) An operating system from Cisco that is the primary control program used in its routers. IOS is widely used and robust system software that supports the common functions of all products under Cisco's CiscoFusion architecture. Press. 2007 US$124.00 ISSN/ISBN: 978-1-58603-772-7 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Every three years beginning in 1982, the Nursing Informatics Nursing Informatics is a specialty of Health care informatics which deals with the support of nursing by information systems in delivery, documentation, administration and evaluation of patient care and prevention of diseases. Special Interest Group of the International Medical Informatics medical informatics, n the field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of medical data through the application of computers to various aspects of health care and medicine. Association (IMIA/NI-SIG) hosts an international nursing informatics congress. The congress is conducted in conjunction with the national informatics Same as information technology and information systems. The term is more widely used in Europe. association of a host country. In 2006, the 9th International Congress, NI2006, was hosted by the Korean Society for Medical Informatics (KOSMI KOSMI Korean Society of Medical Informatics ) with their Nursing Informatics Specialist Group (KOSMI-NI). (http://www.people-x.com/previewni2006/asp/congress.asp). A tradition associated with the congress is the hosting of a post conference for invited experts. This book provides a report of the NI2006 Post Conference. It is designed to complement the Proceedings of NI2006. The book is authored by 33 of the 35 invited participants at the NI2006 Post Conference. A list of the participants and their affiliations is provided at the conclusion of the book. This list demonstrates the wide range of expertise and the international background of the authors. The theme of the NI2006 Post Congress evolved from and builds on the strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. efforts of IMIA IMIA International Medical Informatics Association IMIA Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association . "The NI2006 Post Congress Conference aimed to discuss the possible future nature and scope of nursing informatics, nursing and healthcare as viewed from likely developments between the present (2006) and the year 2020." (page 3) The book consists of nine sections. The last of these nine sections is written by June Clark Dame June Clark, DBE, PhD, RN, RHV, FRCN is a Professor of Community Nursing, at the University of Wales, Swansea in Wales, UK. Dr. Clark is responsible for the development of a program of research in community health nursing and primary health care at the University of and provides in many ways an introduction and context for understanding the specific topics that evolved at the Post Conference. Clark's section consists of the keynote paper that was she presented at the NI2006 Congress. It is likely the post conference participants listened to Clark's original presentation and were influenced by the author's comments. Clark's keynote paper discusses five challenges that will define how nurses, specifically nursing informatics specialists, will provide for the future health related needs of our international community. The paper concludes by stating: If we are to realize their potential, information and communication technology (ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. ) must: * Meet real needs. * Be fit for purpose. * Support the care process. * Be understood by users (professionals, patients, and carers). * Be integrated into routine practice. Meeting these simple, clearly stated goals provides a challenge that is directly and indirectly discussed in each section of this book. Section one introduces the five sub-themes used to structure the Post Congress and explains the process through which these themes evolved. The participants were organized into five working groups, each of which reflected upon one of the five themes and explored the implications of their theme. These discussions subsequently lead to every working group authoring one of the five sections of this book. The second section presents two futuristic scenarios and uses these as a jumping off point to discuss common ideas and topics that emerged in each of the working groups. Examples of common topics include demographic changes, the importance of genomics, new technologies and the changing nature of healthcare. The next five sections of the book (sections three through seven) consist of the output of the five working groups expounding ex·pound v. ex·pound·ed, ex·pound·ing, ex·pounds v.tr. 1. To give a detailed statement of; set forth: expounded the intricacies of the new tax law. 2. on each of the five sub-themes. Section three discusses emerging and future technologies. These technologies will be used for both wellness and healthcare management. This section concludes by predicting the emergence of U-nursing. "U-nursing will focus on the provision of nursing for anyone or any organization, anytime, anywhere, through any network and any device." (page 36) Section four discusses societal changes at the national and international level. After introducing key societal changes, the authors conclude that a "bold transformation" of nursing education is necessary and offer recommendations for that strategic change. Section five focuses on policy and practice as nursing moves from the hospital to the community. A common message in sections three through five is the need for a self-directed autonomous nursing profession. For example, "nursing desperately needs leadership and politically astute leaders to proactively take it forward if it is to exist at all in the year 2020". (page 53) The working group for section six was charged with delving into philosophical and theoretical issues. This section asks if nurses get what they have always asked for--totally personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. care- will they know what to do with it. The section concisely and clearly analyzes a number of current trends in terms of what these trends could mean for the future of nursing. The section concludes by identifying one emerging trend, the development of truly personal healthcare. Then the section asks the key question--do nursing organizations, nursing education and individual nurses have any idea what to do with this coming reality? Section seven begins with a case study of home health care in the year 2020. The case presents an empowered patient who engages a home health team to design a technically supported safe home environment. The case is built on the assumption that the nurse of tomorrow is a clinical knowledge worker and the patient/consumer is the employer. This section challenges the profession to leave the nurse of today and the structures that support this nursing role behind in order to create a new future "To achieve this redefinition of the profession, the recommendation is to leave nursing as it is today and at the same time move to create a new nursing role with an advanced degree, armed with the necessary education to achieve the vision for 2020" (page 78). Section 8 provides the closing summation summation n. the final argument of an attorney at the close of a trial in which he/she attempts to convince the judge and/or jury of the virtues of the client's case. (See: closing argument) and remarks. It raises the obvious question--what next? While the NI2006 Post Conference discussed many exciting ideas, there does not appear to be a process or plan for using these ideas in any strategic or systematic way. For example, the concluding remarks included two non-functioning web sites for future work. In conclusion, I would recommend this book to both nursing informatics students and nursing informatics specialist. These are the leaders who can be charged with using these ideas as they create the future of this specialty. To Purchase: go to http://www.iospress.nl/loadtop/load.php?isbn=9781586037727 It is also possible to order separate chapters or articles of this book on www.booksonline.iospress.nl Related Article: NI 2006-International Congress on Nursing Informatics Conference Report by Peter Murray Peter Murray is the Robert Braucher Visiting Professor and Edward R. Johnston Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School. He is an authority in the fields of evidence, comparative law, trial advocacy, comparative civil procedure, and admiralty law. Murray graduated from Harvard Law School (LL. . CARING Newsletter Volume 21. No.3. 3rd Quarter 2006. Website of Interest: The Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group can be found at http://www.imiani.org/ About the Reviewer and Contact Information: Ramona Nelson, PhD, BC-RN, FAAN FAAN abbr. Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing , ANEF 2058 Carriage Hill Road Allison Park, PA 15101 ramonanelson@comcast.net 412-367-2480 Spippery Rock University Ramona Nelson is a Professor of Nursing and Chair of the Department of Nursing at Slippery Rock Slippery Rock may refer to the following:
n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in both nursing and information science, as well as a PhD in education from the University of Pittsburgh. In addition she completed a post-doc fellowship at the University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. with Dr. Judy Graves. Her publications include books, monographs, book chapters, journal articles, WWW publications, abstracts and newsletters. She has presented at international, national, regional and local conferences. Ramona is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) generates, synthesizes, and disseminates nursing knowledge to contribute to health policy and practice for the benefit of the public and the nursing profession. and was inducted into the first group of NLN NLN National League for Nursing. Academy of Nursing Education Fellows. Her areas of research and focused interest within nursing informatics include theoretical concepts in nursing informatics, consumer informatics, and distance education. |
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