Medicine subject guide - Links
Informatics
Databases | University sites | Research Institute | Organisations | Reference sources and e-texts
Databases
UK National database of telemedicine
The purpose of the NDTM is to provide a source of information for anyone researching telemedicine or proposing the implementation of a telemedicine project.
University sites
Health Informatics - University Department of Rural Health - University Of Tasmania
This is a project organised by the Department to educate rural practicitioners in the use of technology in medicine.
Medical Informatics Group - University of Manchester
Research Institute
Centre of Medical Informatics - Monash University
The Centre, based at the Alfred Hospital focuses on teaching, research, and development in the field of medical informatics. The Centre offers courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Organisations
AMIA - American Medical Informatics Association
Of interest on this site are the guidelines for the clinical use of electronic mail with patients.
BMIS - British Medical Informatics Society
The purpose of the Society is to advance the knowledge and application of medical and health informatics, understood as the skills and tools that enable the sharing and use of information to deliver healthcare and promote health.
HISA - Health Informatics Society of Australia
A professional society which has the aim of promoting informatics amongst health practitioners.
IMIA - International Medical Informatics Association
MIA plays a major global role in the application of information science and technology in the fields of healthcare and research in medical, health and bio informatics.
Reference sources and e-texts
Handbook of Medical Informatics - Eramus University & Stanford University
The Handbook of Medical Informatics is an online informatics resource intended for use by health professionals and students with the intention of providing a systematic overview of medical informatics.