Korea Connectathon 2013

Overview

The 4th annual IHE Korea Connectathon 2013 will be held during July 1-5, 2013 in Daegu, Korea. The Connectathon is a 5-day event for testing the interoperability and connectivity of health-care IT systems, following the specifications published by IHE.

Reference

• ftp://ftp.ihe.net/International/Korea/2013_Connectathon/

Dates

• July 1 (Mon.) - 5 (Fri.), 2013

Location

• Kyungpook National University (KNU)
• Daegu, Korea
• http://www.knu.ac.kr

Registration

• Period: March 1 – March 15, 2013
• Payment (or proof of payment) Deadline: March 15, 2013
• Register at Gazelle http://gazelle.knu.ac.kr:8080/TM/home.seam
• Or, send an e-mail to the contact below with company information, contact person, and testing systems.

Registration Fee

• 1st System/Domain: ₩3M KRW
• Additional System/Domain: ₩2M KRW
  • All prices are in KRW.

※Showcase demonstration has separate registrations and fees.

Registration Bank Account

• Bank Name: Shinhan Bank
• Account Number: 100-027-044314
• Beneficiary Name: IHE Korea
• Swift Code: SHBKKRSE

Target Profiles

• IHE IT Infrastructure (ITI) Domain
  • XDS.b (Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing)
  • PIX (Patient Identifier Cross-Referencing)
  • PDQ (Patient Demographics Query)
  • CT (Consistent Time)
  • ATNA (Audit Trail and Node Authentication)
  • MHD (Mobile access to Health Documents)

• IHE Patient Care Devices (PCD) Domain
  • DEC (Device Enterprise Communication)

• IHE Patient Care Coordination (PCC) Domain
  • XDS-MS (Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing of Medical Summaries)

• IHE Radiology (RAD) Domain
  • XDS-I.b (Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging)

Reference Materials

• IT Infrastructure (ITI) Technical Frameworks
• Patient Care Coordination (PCC) Technical Frameworks
• Patient Care Devices (PCD) Technical Frameworks
• Radiology (RAD) Technical Frameworks

Showcase Demonstration

Targeting one of the following conferences

• KOSMI 2013 Fall Conference
  • Korean Society of Medical Informatics, Oct. 2013
• Korea Health Congress 2013
  • KHA (Korean Hospital Association), Nov. 2013
• KIMES 2014
  • Korea International Medical & Hospital Equipment Show, Feb. 2014

IHE Korea

IHE Korea is the Korean organization of the international IHE organization. “Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise” (IHE) is a joint initiative of healthcare professionals and industry to improve the way computer systems in healthcare share information. IHE promotes the coordinated use of established standards to address specific clinical needs in support of optimal patient care. Systems developed in accordance with IHE specifications, communicate with another one better, are easier to implement, and enable care providers to use information more effectively.

IHE Korea Sponsors

• Kyungpook National University (KNU)
• Daegu Digital Industry Promotion Agency (DIP)
• Daegu Technopark (TP)
• Korean Society of Medical Informatics (KOSMI)
• Korean Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (KSIIM)
• HL7 Korea

Daegu, Korea

Daegu is a city with a long history of Korean tradition. It is located in the southeastern area of the Korean Peninsula with a population of two and a half million. Daegu is currently well developed in such industries as fashion and textile, machinery and optical products. In addition, it has promoted the industries of IT, BT and NT as well as international facilities for convention and exhibition. Daegu is also designated as the Medical City of Korea by the Government in 2009. For more information on Daegu, go to http://english.daegu.go.kr

Contact

• Dr. Sungkee Lee (T: +82-53-950-6375, F: +82-53-950-6369, E: sklee@knu.ac.kr)
• Dr. Il Kon Kim (T: +82-53-422-8182, F: +82-53-422-8183, E: ikkimgg@gmail.com)
• Mr. Hyoungho Do (T: +82-53-940-8875, E: do.hyoungho@gmail.com)