The OpenHIE Community Meeting brings together high-level leaders from Ministries of Health across the global to better understand OpenHIE and its role in promoting health information system interoperability and enterprise architecture. The event in Ethiopia will also be only the second time OpenHIE Implementers have come together to connect and share their experiences of using OpenHIE to enable interoperability and data exchange.
This years agenda will be focused on improving data use featuring several tracks, including those specifically geared toward government leaders as well as one for OpenHIE Implementers. Additional tracks for developers will also be included to connect the community meeting with the OpenHIE Academy. In additional to these pre-arranged sessions, the agenda will have several open “unconference” sessions where community members will propose presentations on topics relevant to their OpenHIE implementations.
- Opportunity for implementers to collaborate and improve their knowledge of OpenHIE
- Share user stories
- Propose new priorities
- Learn from each other about approaches to designing interoperable solutions
- Learn about governance frameworks that have been applied for health system information exchange
- Anyone new to the OpenHIE community who wants to connect with others who are interested in health information exchange
- Ministry of Health and ICT Leaders who want to learn more about the governance structures around information exchange, architectures and data standards
- Experienced OpenHIE community members and ICT implementers who want to share their experiences and learn from others
- Developers of related health and healthcare application software who want to learn more about standards and system interoperability
This years themes will be around;
We are however taking suggestions now for proposed unconference session and to see if what people are wanting to hear about aligns with topic tracks we are planning for. Please share topics you want to hear about below to help with this process. Don't know what unconference is? See 'What is "unconference"?' below for more details.
| Topic and Description | Possible Host / Organization | Person Proposing Topic (so we can follow up with you) | Brief Description of Proposed Session |
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| Setting and maintaining OHIE CoPs | Craig Appl? | Jamie Thomas | Propose supply chain community shares their lessons learned from standing up a CoP. |
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The OpenHIE Community meeting agenda will have some preset sessions, much like you see at other conferences. But the agenda also has some “Unconference” sessions in which participants determine the agenda. At the OpenHIE Community Meeting, we want to be sure Community Members get what they need from the conference, so the flexible agenda will enable time and space for important discussions to occur. This innovative approach of “Unconferencing” has been applied at conferences in the technology sector (i.e. Google) and has been very well received as an approach to customize a conference to meet the peer-to-peer learning goals of participants.
One the first day of the OpenHIE meeting, we will have an interactive session where participants will propose sessions they would like to see added to the agenda. Some Community Members are already proposing these sessions using the wiki page, seeding ideas that are important ahead of the Community Meeting. During the interactive session, we’ll compile a list of all the sessions proposed and participants will vote on their top choices.
There is an online visa application and approval process for entry to Ethiopia - https://www.evisa.gov.et/#/conference-visa. You will need an invitation letter which you should receive shortly after registering for the event. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Benti Ejeta - bent_ejeta@et.jsi.com.
CDC recommendations - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/ethiopia
Hyatt has an airport shuttle service included in room rate or can be purchased for 13.00 USD.
To get the room rates indicated below at the Hyatt Regency please book rooms at this special event link - XXX. The hotel is able to take a credit card to secure the room and then charge payment when you check in. Please be advised that payment can be through bank transfer (see bank details here) or credit card guarantee and rooms without deposit will be cancelled.
| Room | Single Rate (USD) | Double Rate (USD) |
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| 1 King Bed | 170.00 | 190.00 |
| 1 King Bed Deluxe City View | 220.00 | 240.00 |
| 1 King Bed Deluxe Courtyard View | 230.00 | 250.00 |
| 2 Twin Beds | 170.00 | 190.00 |
Other accommodations in the area ??? and ??? (?? min drive from Hyatt Regency). If you have any questions or concerns please contact Melat Argaw - melat_argaw@et.jsi.com.
