Together with governmental organizations develops national conceptions
and programs in medical informatics and biomedical engineering.
Promotes
the developments of scientific ideas and technical solutions through non-formal
contacts between health specialists and specialists of other branches and
industry.
Promotes
fundamental researches in basic domains of medical informatics.
Promotes
the developments and construction of various categories of information
systems and technical devices using modern information technologies, as
well as their production and implementation:
- nation- and regionwide health
information systems;
- integrated information systems
of healthfacilities;
- systems of diagnosis, prognosis
and treatment of patients;
- systems of sanitary-epidemiological surveillance and other environmental
information systems;
- information systems in medical
science;
- systems of training and education
of physicians, nurses and other health specialists;
- equipment and devices intended
for the use in health and medicine.
Founds working groups, groups of special interest, etc., and facilities
their activities.
Provides phisicians with modern scientific and technical information through
seminars, conferences, symposia, information bullettins,
etc.
Organizes tutorials and other forms of education in medical
informatics and biomedical engineering together with
corresponding departments of medical high schools.
Supports scientific tours and attendance at seminars, conferences, symposia,
etc., inside and outside the country, held around the problems of medical
informatics and biomedical engineering.
Establishes contacts with foreign scientists and technical specialists
as well as associations and societies in medical informatics of other countries
(AMIA, GMDS, et.al.) in order to exchange modern ideas and
organize joint researches.
Represents Georgia in IMIA, EFMI and other international organisations
and societies and takes part in their activities.
Undertakes studies of marketing problems concerning information systems
and biomedical devices, communicates with vendors, takes part in
exhibitions, advertisings, licensings, purchasings, sellings of know-how,
etc.
Dessimenates through mass media among the population of the country
the information about the achievments and problems of medical informatics
and biomedical engineering.