The Spanish Society of Medical Documentation (SEDOM)

Recently, I had the opportunity to join the Education Community of Practice launched by IFHIMA. This is a large and heterogeneous group of participants from all corners of the world. For me, it is an exciting and very enriching opportunity because it makes my mind...

Clinical Registeries at the DVMD Spring Symposiumon

The professional association for documentation and information management in medicine (DVMD) Clinical registries are increasingly gaining attention – this was demonstrated by the contributions and the resonance of the 4th DVMD Spring Symposium in Munich, Germany...

The History of IHRIM

The UK’s NHS and Record Keeping The NHS was founded in July 1948 -seventy years ago this year, and whilst the NHS we have inherited today is a vastly different beast, it has managed to hang on to its fundamental principle: to be free at the point of care. To most of...