How to use routine health data for quality improvement and research

The Surrey clinical Informatics Summer School is being held 9^th to 14^th July 2012 at University of Surrey.  The course is being organised by the Clinical Informatics and Health Outcomes research group; part of the Department of Health Care Management and Policy.  More information about the group can be found at their website: www.clininf.eu

The course is being held at the University of Surrey’s parkland campus – good quality accommodation is available a short walk from the new Surrey Sports Park for residential students.

The course runs for a full day with plenary taught sessions at the start and the end of the day; individual computer lab working in the second half of the morning and group scenario-based learning activities in the afternoon.  The course covers the range of skills needs to process routine health data.  The course is designed to meet the needs of an international audience.

The course fee includes the provision of refreshments during the course sessions, a welcome reception; course dinner and late lunch on the final day.

Course Director:                                  Prof Simon de Lusignan

Senior Faculty:                                    Prof Simon Jones;  Dr John Williams;  Dr Tom Chan

An EFMI (European Federation of Medical Informatics) supported summer school.

University of Surrey is an Institutional Member of IMIA (International Medical Informatics Association). 

To book a place on the course, please contact:   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Latest updates:

• 13-April-2012: Dr Jamie Tratalos - Senior Research Consultant for Dr Foster - is going to talk on using social care data and the problems of linking it to other data types on Tuesday 10th July (time to be announced later).
  Please click here to read Dr Tratalos' biography.
• 21-March-2012: Prof Matthew Swindells - Visiting Professor University of Surrey and Chair BCS Health - is going to deliver the course Keynote presentation on Thursday 12th July, 7:00pm. The presentation is on the "
  Use of multi-system data in real time to ensure the quality of care
  ow SEPSIS brings together data from different systems to provide information about the risk of septic shock.
  Use of multi-system data in real time to ensure the quality of care - How SEPSIS brings together data from different systems to provide information about the risk of septic shock". Please click here to read Prof Swindells' biography.

Available downloads:

SISS 2012 Flyer (click to download)
SISS 2012 Brief Summary (click to download)
SISS 2012 Provisional Timetable (click to download)
SISS 2012 Provisional Objectives (click to download)