While I've been a lurker on the openhealth listserv for a while, I have been paying attention to all the conversations, especially around the upcoming OSHCA 2007 Conference. In a recent meeting with the CIO of International Planned Parenthood, we wondered out loud whether we should consider attending the conference.
We are users of open source medical records and clinic management systems. We build/buy/install various applications and work with our staff to implement reasonable solutions. We face lots of challenges, especially around our work in developing countries in low resource settings. We are looking for new solutions, and want to meet those who work in the world of health applications and who understand our problems and our needs. Yet in all the discussions around the 2007 conference, we've seen nothing that we would indicate that we fit the demographics of someone you'd want at your conference. It seems to be focused on developers and not on end users. So my question is "Is this conference appropriate for end users of your systems? What would we get out of attending the conference?" Thanks for your consideration. Bill Lester William (Bill) Lester Chief Information Officer EngenderHealth | 440 Ninth Avenue | New York City | 10001 | US email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | phone: +1.212.561.8002 | web: http:\\www.engenderhealth.org <http://www.engenderhealth.org/> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
