Brazilian Health Informatics Association (SBIS)
Sociedade Brasileira de Informática em Saúde
Hosts of MedInfo 2015
President and IMIA Representative
Luis Gustavo Gasparini Kiatake
IMIA Nursing Informatics SIG Representative
Sayonara Barbosa
SBIS Website : Current SBIS Board Members : SBIS Events
ABOUT SBIS
Founded in 1986 with over 1540 members, the Brazilian Health Informatics Association is a nonprofit membership organization of individuals and institutions interested in developing and using information technologies to improve health care in Brazil. To accomplish its goal, SBIS may develop the following activities:
– Stimulate educational activities related to Health Informatics;
– Stimulate scientific research and technical development in Health Informatics;
– Organize conferences, symposiums, courses, seminars, and other activities that lead to experience and knowledge exchange;
– Cooperate with sister societies;
– Contribute to the definition of healthcare policies;
– Promote Health Informatics as a means to reduce costs and improve the quality of healthcare services.