Amsterdam International Medical Summer School (AIMSS)
Health Informatics: the Role of Informatics In Health Care 
Sunday, July 9, 2006 - Friday, July 21, 2006
In conjunction with University of Amsterdam (UvA), Faculty of Medicine, Academic Medical Centre (AMC).
The Amsterdam International Medical Summer School (AIMSS) organizes the course Health Informatics. The course highlights the role of the doctor in controlling the impact of informatics on the health care sector. At the end of the course participants should be able to understand the scope of potential changes informatics tools may bring to the health care field, to critically appraise the pros and cons of these tools in fundamentally changing daily working practices and to play a key role in optimizing the design of information systems for the health care sector.
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Applicant Profile
Advanced students in medicine, biology and health sciences with knowledge of biomedical and clinical sciences as well as recent graduates.
Application 
Applicants should submit their completed application form, a recent Curriculum Vitae and a letter of motivation (by post or fax) as soon as possible.
Only a few places are still available. Applicants will be selected on a first-come-first-served basis.
Contact us to enquire about availability.
AMSU Course Name: MEDIC-2.
Details
Date: Sunday, July 9 - Friday, July 21, 2006.
Application Deadline: Only a few places are still available. Applicants will be selected on a first-come-first-served basis.
Contact us to enquire about availability.
Capacity: 25 participants.
Language of Instruction: English.
Certificate: Certificate of attendance on completion of the course.
Location: Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam (UvA). Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam. The AMC can be reached in 25 minutes from Central Station Amsterdam by subway, direction Gein, stop Holendrecht.
Fee: Applications received before or on Monday, May 15, 2006 € 650,- / after May 15, 2006 € 750,-.
(Course fee includes educational programme, accommodation*, public transport in Amsterdam, welcome drink, social & cultural programme**, closing buffet.
Accommodation: Please note that at this late stage we can not guarantee that accommodation will be available.
Initiators: AMC - Amsterdam Medical Centre, UvA - University of Amsterdam, The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University (AMSU).
Coordination: The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University (AMSU).
Registration: Confirmed participants are expected to register in the main hall of
Plantage Muidergracht no. 20 in the Amsterdam city centre (tram no. 9 from Amsterdam Central Station, stop: Plantage Kerklaan) on Sunday, July 9, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Course Leaders
AMC
M. Jaspers, PhD (Netherlands) - Associate Professor; Clinical Informatics; Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC).
Related: Partner Organisations: Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC).
Links: Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC).
C.J.F. van Noorden PhD (Netherlands) - Professor; Cell Biology & Histology; Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC).
Related: Partner Organisations: Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC).
Links: Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC).
A.H. Zwinderman PhD (Netherlands) - Professor; Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC).
Related: Partner Organisations: Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC).
Links: Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC).
IPHIE
R. Haux PhD (Germany) - Professor; Institut für Medizinische Informatik, (Braunschweig).
E. Ammenwerth (Austria) - Professor; University of Health Informatics & Technology Tyrol.
T. Wetter PhD (Germany) - Professor; University of Heidelberg.
* Accommodation
Accommodation is included in the course fee. Please note that accommodation will be provided in modest student facilities in shared, double rooms. Single room can be asked for but will be allocated depending on availability.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006: Please note that at this late stage we can not guarantee that accommodation will be available.
** Social & Cultural Programme
A variety of cultural and social activities is offered, such as sight-seeing tours, visit to a museum, concerts, theatre shows and a boat tour through the canals of Amsterdam. The AMC is also known for its large collection of Dutch modern art after 1964.
Programme
The course includes series of lectures, hands-on experience, demonstrations and workshops on topics, such as the computerized patient record, telemedicine, bio-informatics, health care systems throughout the world, decision making in medicine and support tools. A lively social and cultural programme in and outside Amsterdam is part of the program. More detailed information will follow.
A detailed programme will be available here soon.
Appended Terms & Conditions
Written cancellations received before Thursday, June 1, 2006 will be refunded, 15% administrative expenses will be deducted for administrative expenses.
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after June 1, 2006 or for non-attendance. In case of cancellation the course materials will be forwarded in any case.
The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University reserves the right to cancel a course due to unforeseen circumstances without any liability for damages arising. In that case the participation sum, if already paid, will be refunded in full.
All participants in the courses are bound by the Board's Standard Conditions, which will be sent to you upon request.
Terms & Conditions
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