Health-care information pioneer to speak at Purdue
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Dr. Clement J. McDonald, Regenstrief Professor of Medical Informatics and distinguished professor of medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine, will give this semester's installment of the College of Technology Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series at 2 p.m. March 6 in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall. The talk is free and open to the public.
McDonald's lecture will focus on advancements in medical informatics and the application of information technology to health care, particularly the challenge of integrating systems and dealing with large amounts of data.
"Health care is one of the most important industries in the state of Indiana, and many College of Technology faculty members are doing research that will advance health care for future generations," said Dean Dennis R. Depew. "One of the most crucial problems that we face is how to process and understand the large amounts of health-care information that exist in patients' records. Dr. McDonald has long been a leader in developing processes to understand that information and to support care providers with a system of reminders to improve the quality of care."
McDonald founded the Regenstrief Institute 25 years ago. Regenstrief Institute Inc. is an internationally recognized informatics and health-care research organization dedicated to the improvement of health through research that enhances the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care. He is the institute's director and research scientist.
McDonald is a pioneer in the field of electronic medical record systems and, in 1972, helped found the Regenstrief Medical Record System, the oldest and largest computerized medical record system in the United States. The system provides the foundation for data exchange to include all five Indianapolis hospitals and holds more than 600 million pieces of patient information and data used for research in health-care delivery, clinical care and public health.
Purdue's Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, a part of Discovery Park, was funded in part by the Regenstrief Foundation and established in 2005. The aims of Purdue's Regenstrief Center are to improve efficiency, quality and accessibility of health care using technology, engineering, science and management principles. College of Technology faculty are among those whose research is supported by the center.
The lecture series is a semi-annual event that features leaders in business, government and education who address the role technology plays in society. Scott Niswonger, a Purdue alumnus and aviation entrepreneur gave the academic year's first lecture.
Writer: Matt Holsapple, (765) 494-2073, mholsapple@purdue.edu
Source: Shelly Opperman, College of Technology director of alumni relations and communication, (765) 494-0887, sopperman@purdue.edu
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