Call for Paper

Medical professionals are now confronted with the fast advancing information technologies and quick evolution of information systems, which had profound impact to health industry in past decades. Succeeding the MIST 2002 in conjunction with IMIA GA Meeting a few years ago, Taipei Medical University (TMU) and Taiwan Association of Medical Informatics (TAMI) invite you to join the APAMI 2006 in conjunction with MIST2006 under the theme "Towards Global Interoperability for Electronic Health Records".

The conference represents an opportunity for academic and industrial researchers from both the health care fields and information science fields to share their ideas and insights. It is also a great chance to learn more about the rapidly developing discipline of Medical Informatics.

Important Date

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  Instructions for Preparation and Submission of Papers

1. Submitted papers should be in English and structured under the following headings: Topic of Paper, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion (but not limits to).
2. Papers should be typed and accompanied by an Abstract not exceeding 500 words. The paper itself should not exceed 8 A4 pages (by using template), including tables, graphs and references.
3. The detail paper format can be download here.
4. The affiliated institutes of all authors should be stated. The corresponding author should be identified and an e-mail address provided for contact.
5. Paper should be uploaded as PDF format.
6. Papers must not have been previously published.
7. Papers will be peer-reviewed by APAMI2006 SPC members.
8. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of their papers and will be required to sign a Publication Confirmation and Authorization form. This should be returned to the Conference Secretariat by fax together with the final version of the paper (after acceptance notification).

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  Submission of Tutorial Proposals

Tutorials are dedicated to an in-depth treatment of special topics and interests in medical informatics. Each session of Tutorials include two hours of instruction. The Scientific Program Committee seeks a balance between tutorials that address core informatics theory and principles, with those that address practical applications, current issues and emerging trends and developments in informatics. Tutorials range from the general introductory level through specialized or advanced level. Instructors should be available to give their tutorial on October 27th afternoon. Compensations for instructors will depend on amount of registered attendee. Tutorial proposals must not exceed maximum of two [21.0 x 29.7 cm : A4 size] camera-ready pages and must include:

• An opening summary of 250 to 300 words.
• A general description of the content of the tutorial.
• An outline of topics to be covered.
• Specific educational goals that attendees can expect to achieve.
• A description of who should attend.
• An indication of the level of content (percentage of basic, intermediate, and advanced material covered).
• A description of prerequisites, if any.
• A list of similar tutorials, courses, or workshops presented by the instructors at a major informatics or other conference.
• The name, academic degree(s), affiliations, and locations (city, state, and country) of all instructors.

Submission deadline: July 1, 2006
Please email proposals to: apami2006@apami.org

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