title: History of medical informatics in europe - a short review by different approach.
abstract: The panel intended to collect data, opinions and views for a systematic and multiaxial approach for a comprehensive presentation of "History of Medical Informatics", treating both general (global) characteristics, but emphasizing the particular features for Europe. The topic was not only a subject of large interest but also of great importance in preparing a detailed material for celebration of forty years of medical informatics in Europe. The panel comprised a list of topics, trying to cover all major aspects to be discussed. Proposals of staging the major periods of medical informatics history were also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mihalas
authors.affiliation: Charles University in Prague, The Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zvarova
authors.affiliation: Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Casimir
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kulikowski
authors.affiliation: IBM Research, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.affiliation: Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Bemmel
authors.affiliation: University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Arie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasman
authors.affiliation: University of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Izet
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Masic
authors.affiliation: The Castlegate Consultancy UK.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Whitehouse
authors.affiliation: Honorary member of EFMI.
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barber
keywords: EFMI; IMIA.; e-health history; health informatics; medical informatics; medical informatics education