Sydney, Australia–Here We Come! - HL7

ings planned were shared. Dr. Bernd Blobel announcedthe HL7 workshop, in collaboration with GS1, plannedin the frame of the EFMI STC conference “Seamless Care– Safe Care: the Challenges of Interoperability and PatientSafety in Health Care” Reykjavík (June 4-5, 2010). Additionalevents were announced including the HL7 CroatiaWorkshops ISPHER2010 “ISHEP 2010 – Interoperabilityand Standards in Healthcare – European Perspective“ inZagreb on September 16-17, 2010 (please see article onpage 15) and the HL7 Asian Pacific Conference organizedby HL7 Taiwan.Diego Kaminker reported on IHIC 2010 and underlinedreferences to the challenges and opportunities for HL7in developing nations as reflected in the keynote by Dr.Beatriz Leão. He also reviewed the final round table aboutnational e-health initiatives in Latin America. Please seethe full article on IHIC on page 8.The European HL7 Interoperability Meeting (E-HIM)organized by HL7 Spain, in Barcelona on March 17-18 attractedmore than 100 people and offered excellent presentationsby a number of HL7 representatives. The secondday included a closed meeting of European affiliate boardmembers and HL7 leadership that provided the opportunityto discuss European affairs and potential projects ofEuropean interest.The “HL7 Around the World” session covered the lastquarter with presentations and updates for current membersof the Council as well as countries or regions withan active interest in forming an HL7 affiliate. This timethere were reports from 25 countries: Argentina, Australia,Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, India,Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Russia,Singapore, UK, Uruguay, and the US. The reports fromthe HL7 Around the World session along with those fromE-HIM can be downloaded from the pages of the InternationalCouncil at www.HL7.org/international.The next Sunday meeting of the International Council isplanned in Cambridge on October 3, 2010. I look forwardto seeing you there and to sharing HL7 developments fromaround the world!Scenes from the European HL7 Interoperability MeetingSEPTEMBER 201013