Sydney, Australia–Here We Come! - HL7

different syntax: HL7 messages, clinical documents inCDA, archetypes, detailed clinical models, etc.Several of the papers submitted in Spanish were relatedto experiences using CDA standards for exchange indifferent settings (radiology, home care) and the legalimplications of the use of HL7 standards combined withIHE profiles for a document-based shared EHR.For Practice-based to Evidence-based, Dr. Chute (IHIC2010)Dr. Bernd Blobel,chair of HL7 Germany,delivered a tribute toJoachim Dudeck, thefirst Affiliate Directorand inaugural chairof HL7 Germany,who passed awayon March 31, 2010.He is fondly rememberedas an innovator,pioneer, mentor,and a friend. The HL7International Council,to recognize his leadershipand impact to theJoachim Dudeck (1932-2010),Affiliate Director, HL7 & InauguralChair of HL7 GermanyHL7 international community, has established a specialJoachim Dudeck Best Paper Award for the InternationalHL7 Interoperability Conference.During the Ambassador session, Gora Data, Diego Kaminker,Dr. Kai Heitmann, Gary Dickinson, and Dr. AmnonShabo presented ambassador briefings on key HL7international standards activities including an overall Introductionto HL7, HL7 CDA, Version 3, the EHR SystemFunctional Model, and clinical genomics.Nicholas Oughtbridge discussed innovativeapproaches to the development of standardsin his workshop on the Logical RecordArchitecture (LRA -http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/lra).The LRA is a logicalarchitecture for health and social care recordsdriven by English National Health andSocial Care requirements based on EN1360and exploiting the potential of SNOMED CTterminology. According to Nicholas, the nextstep for the LRA is the so-called LRA factorymachine, which will leverage requirements to produceDr. Dolin’s presentation on green CDA outlined thegoals, namely to create an “authoring schema” thatsimplifies the creation and validation of a particularCDA implementation guide. This will allow for the useof a simpler but clinically meaningful XML instancethat is 100% transformable into a conformant CDA R2while hiding certain CDA complexities (such as mood-Codes, fixed attributes, etc).During her presentation, “Interoperability in DisasterMedicine and Emergency Management,” CatherineChronaki reviewed recent developments in HL7 standards,IHE profiles and OASIS emergency standardslike the Common Alerting Protocol. She examined waysthey can be brought together for more effective communicationand coordination in cases that challenge ourcapacity, means, and resources.IHIC2010 was an exciting venue. Those interested mayaccess most of the presentations and papers at http://www.hl7elc.org/ihic2010/index.html. Next year, the USis the likely candidate to host IHIC2011. Please watchfor the call for contributions in the months ahead. Yourexperience, insights, and vision are crucial for HL7standards to remain the best and most widely adoptedhealth information technology standards addressingregional and global needs.Logical Record ArchitectureSEPTEMBER 20109