Second Meeting on the Western Pacific Region Index Medicus

2007-12-05

An Informal Consultation on the Western Pacific Region Index Medicus and the Global Health Library was held at the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific in Manila, Philippines on 17 June 2009.

The consultation followed a one-day medical editors' seminar at the Pan Pacific Hotel. The seminar was proposed at the Joint Meeting of the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) and the Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM)    in Beijing, China in November 2008. It was organized by the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) in cooperation with APAME. It was attended by the Chairs of the National Journal Selection Committees (NJSCs) for WPRIM from    Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Viet Nam as well as professionals from China and the Republic of Korea who are involved in WPRIM and APAME activities.

Information technology experts from China, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Viet Nam also had a meeting at the WHO Regional Office on 17 June 2009. The experts met with WHO staff from the Library and the Information Technology Group to discuss    technical matters concerning the on-going development of the WPRIM platform and database by the Institute of Medical Information, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (IMICAMS).

The objectives of the consultation were:

(1) To identify new training activities based on the outcomes of the editors' workshop;

(2) To review the new WPRIM platform developed by the Institute of Medical Information Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (IMICAMS) and the new Western Pacific Region Global Health Library (GHL) portal; and

(3) To finalize the agenda of the Second Joint Meeting of APAME and WPRIM in Singapore in November 2009.

During the informal consultation, a beta version of the WPRIM platform and database was presented by IMICAMS and approved by the WPRIM NJSC Chairs in attendance; the APAME website, which is hosted by the WHO Regional Office, was presented and approved;    the GHL country focus portal was presented for the information and support of WPRIM member countries; and the agenda for the Singapore meeting from 4 to 5 November 2009 was discussed and finalized. Several recommendations were also proposed following    the presentations and discussions.





Documents:

Informal Consultation on the Western Pacific Region Index Medius and the Global Health Library.pdf