A9:    Clinical decision support systems today and tomorrows state-of-the-art

Neill Jones MD. Hon. Clinical Research Associate, Nick Booth MD. Centre Director, Pete Johnson MD. Hon. Clinical Research Associate, Sowerby Centre for Health Informatics at Newcastle, University of Newcastle (UK); Samson Tu, Senior Research Scientist, Stanford Medical Informatics, Stanford University School of Medicine (USA)

Target level: INTERMEDIATES

The tutorial will explore current activity in primary care decision support.  With examples from the UK PRODIGY research project, work from Stanford University California and examples from around the world.  Short presentation will be followed by demonstrations of actual clinical systems providing decision support to primary care clinicians.      In addition, the tutorial will explore planned and possible research themes.  There will be opportunities to discuss possible collaborations.