Korea Connectathon 2012

Overview

The 3rd Annual IHE Korea Connectathon 2012 will be held July 9-13, 2012 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.

Dates

• July 9 (Mon) - 13 (Fri), 2012

Location

• Room #106, IT Engineering Building #4, Kyungpook National University (KNU)
• Daegu, Korea
• http://www.knu.ac.kr

Registration

• March 1 - March 31, 2012
• Payment (or, proof of payment) Deadline: March 31, 2012
• For the 1st time in Korea, Gazelle tool will be used for registration. 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

• Fees should be consistent with those in previous years
  • All prices are in KRW.

Registration Bank Account

• Fees to be deposited directly to Korean bank
• Detailed instructions pending finalization

Target Profiles

• IHE Patient Care Devices (PCD) Domain
  • DEC (Device Enterprise Communication) with WAN Option
  • RTM (Rosetta Terminology Mapping)

• 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)

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

• HL7 CDA Document
  • Personal Health Monitoring Report (PHMR)

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

Reference Materials

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

Showcase Demonstration

• To Be Announced ...

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. And, Daegu is the hosting city of the 2011 IAAF World Championships. 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)