News and Events

Sponsors: Borough of Manhattan Community College; Columbia University; Excelsior College; HIMSS NYS; Medical Informatics New York; Molloy College; New York Academy of Medicine; New York City REACH / PCIP; NY eHealth; NYC REACH; NYU Langone Medical Center; and, SUNY Downstate
New York State Student Informatics Conference on November 19, 2010, 8:30 AM - 5 PM

The New York State Chapter of HIMSS is sponsoring the first-ever New York State student informatics conference on November 19, 2010, 8:30 AM - 5 PM at the New York Academy of Medicine in Manhattan.

The nation will need 51,000 new healthcare I.T. professionals to implement ARRA/HITECH. This conference seeks to nurture and develop tomorrow's HIT professionals locally in New York State.

A student poster presentation competition will be sponsored and an iPad awarded to the best presentation.

Program

  • 8:30 AM - Registration
  • 9:30 AM - Key Note Speaker: JoAnn Klinedinst (HIMSS Vice President of Professional Development)
  • 10:00 AM - Panel: Former Students, Samuel Espino, MBA, PMP, moderator
    • Hua Cao (Deloitte)
    • Harrison Fox, MPH (CCITI NY)
    • Michael Buck, PhD (NYCDOMH)
    • Colleen Foley (Molloy)
  • 11 AM - Panel: Employers, Ken Ong, MD, MPH, moderator
    • Joseph Wagner (Courtyard Consulting)
    • Susan Van Meter (Hospital Association of New York State)
    • Carl Sparacino (NYC Business Solutions, Workforce 1)
    • Daniel Halevy (PCIP / NYCREACH)
  • 12 Noon - Lunch & Exhibition
  • 1 PM - Panel: Vendors, Michael Buck, PhD, moderator
    • Helen Figge (Allscripts / Eclipsys)
    • Sidd Shah (eCW)
    • Menji Indar (MDland)
    • Mitchell Brie (Greenway)
  • 2 PM - Panel: Getting Ready for that Opportunity in HIT: Ken Ong, MD, MPH, moderator
    • JoAnn Klinedinst (HIMSS)
    • Laura J. Schachter (Professional Placement Associates)
    • Henry Denis (HITS Consulting Group LLC)
  • 3 PM - Award Presentation: Sal Volpe, MD
  • 3:30 PM - Exhibition

You are invited to participate in one or more of the following ways:

Onsite registration onsite will be by credit card only. For more event information, contact Ken Ong, MD, MPH (keo9016.nyp.org).