CELEBRATING THE FIVE (5) YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE GHANA HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (GHIMA)
The Ghana Health Information Management Association (GHIMA) is celebrating its 5 years anniversary of founding the association and 3rd Annual General Meeting. The celebration is scheduled for a four day period. This festive programme starts from Wednesday, 11th October, 2017 and ends on Saturday, 14th October, 2017. The program shall be hosted in the Eastern Region of Ghana at the Oyinka Hotel, Koforidua.
Theme: Strengthening Health Information Management through Science and Technology.
The conference will bring together over 600 Health Information Practitioners from Universities, Colleges and Hospitals under the Ministry of Health. It shall also host dignitaries and stakeholders from various agencies in Ghana and abroad.
This conference is aimed at celebrating 5 years of the association’s existence and achievements. As part of the celebration, the occasion shall provide a platform for the professional development and networking. It shall also focus on Electronic Health Records (EHR) and clinical coding programs.
The celebration shall include number of social events during the conference including a dinner and awards night, sports festival, trips to historical tourist sites. It shall also be an international symposium for science and technology where invited organizations shall present on their products and services that shall support cum strengthen health information management and promote quality healthcare
The conference shall have world-class speakers, renowned Health Information Management practitioners and multinational software development agencies in attendance.
We invite all IFHIMA Member Nations and individual HIM practitioners to join us in this great event to celebrate five (5) years of excellence in Health Information Management in Ghana.
By Tegbey Isaac Eyram
President, Ghana Health Information Management Association (GHIMA)