Health sciences information professionals from 21 countries submitted abstracts for the 9th Regional Congress of Information in Health Sciences (CRICS9). The most popular thematic tracks were “Information for decision making in health”, “Information and communication technologies” and “Capacity Building”. These were followed by posters on “Telehealth” and on “Public Strategies and policies” .
All the sub-regions of the Americas (Southern Cone, Andean Countries, Central America, North American and the Caribbean) were represented, in addition to submissions from Africa, Asia and Europe. The abstracts will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee of CRICS9, according to criteria such as the quality of the information and the relevance to the five tracks and subtopics of the Congress.
Professionals interested in attending CRICS9 have until October 14th to register online. After that date, professionals can register at the venue of the Congress, which will take place in Washington, DC, United States, 22-24 October.
The slogan of CRICS9 is “eHealth: reaching universal access to health”. During three days the participants of CRICS9 will be contributing through plenary sessions, round tables, panels, and workshops. The event will be preceded by the 6th Meeting of Regional Coordination of the Virtual Health Library (VHL6), to be held 20-21 October, also in Washington.
The Regional Congress of Information in Health Sciences (CRICS) is the most important forum for the exchange of information on programs, projects, systems, and networks of information and scientific communication in health in the region of the Americas. Among these programs are the Virtual Health Library (VHL) and the Virtual Campus of Public Health (VCPH). CRICS is organized by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), through its Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME).
