Call for papers

Building on the successes of the first three ITHC conferences in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2001), Portland, Oregon, USA (2004), and Sydney, Australia (2007), ITHC 2010 will again focus on the complex interaction of the social and technical aspects of information system design, implementation, and evolution in health care.

The theme for the Aalborg conference is “Designing and Implementing Health IT: from safe systems to patient safety”. Contributions may reflect on the following questions:

  1. How are the mutual adaptations of technology and work practice during implementation reflected in design and redesign?
  2. How are the successful implementations carried out as a process of organizational change?
  3. How a socio-technical understanding improves the design and implementation of safe systems and thus contributes to the agenda of patient safety?

Other contributions that aim to enrich the knowledge of the socio-technical dimension of health IT are most welcome. Topics may vary, and for example include the role of Internet in health care.

You are invited to submit a full paper - 5-6 pages (abstract 100-200 words) - describing original research or work-in-progress relevant to the conference theme. To meet the requirements of an IOS Press serie you should use the template below. Full paper = 5-6 pages with an abstract of 100-200 words.

Accepted papers will be published in the IOS Press series “Studies in Health Technology and Informatics” and indexed in PubMed. A publication of selected papers in a special issue of a medical informatics journal is being considered.

Click here to download the zipfile with the instructions and tools for MS Word.

and submit to ithc2010@v-chi.dk

   

Important dates

Deadline for submission of full paper: 15 January 2010
Notification of acceptance: 25 February 2010
Deadline for submission of final papers: 25 March 2010
Welcoming reception: 22 June 2010
Conference: 23-24 June 2010