The document discusses the goals and strategic plan of the Information Resources and Technology department at Stanford University School of Medicine. The key goals are to 1) become a leader in using innovative information technology to support biomedical research and education, 2) integrate information technology, informatics, and knowledge management resources, and 3) develop collaborative IRT strategies and infrastructure to support the clinical, research, and educational missions of the Stanford Biomedical Community.

1. Information Resources and Technology We facilitate excellence in education, biomedical and clinical research, and patient care through the application of innovative and effective information resources and technology Henry Lowe M.D. Senior Associate Dean Information Resources and Technology

2. Definitions “ Information Technology is the use of hardware, software, services, and supporting infrastructure to manage and deliver information.” “ Informatics is the scientific field that deals with biomedical information, data and knowledge - their storage, retrieval and optimal use for problem-solving and decision-making.” ❉ “ Knowledge Management is the collection of processes that govern the creation, dissemination, and utilization of knowledge” ❉

5. IRT Strategic Planning Group Carole Buffum - Executive Director, Finance and Administration Parvati Dev - Associate Dean for Learning Technologies, IRT Jin Hahn - Associate Professor Of Neurology and Pediatrics Rob Krochak - DFA, Department of Pathology Michael Levitt - Professor Of Structural Biology and Computer Science Henry Lowe - Senior Associate Dean IRT Shannon Moffett - Medical Student Don Regula - Associate Professor of Pathology Valerie Su - Acting Director, Lane Library Gerry Weitz - Director of Operations, IRT David O’Brien - Director, Office of Institutional Planning

6. IRT Organization Senior Associate Dean Information Resources and Technology Henry Lowe Director of IT operations Gerry Weitz Associate Dean Learning Technologies Parvati Dev Director Lane Library Valerie Su (Acting) Director IT Development Henry Lowe (Acting) Director Privacy & Data Security Todd Ferris Director Finance & Admin To Be recruited

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9. Our Development Model Infrastructure Expertise Network Data Center Security Knowledge Resources Planning Applications and Services Support, Training, Advocacy & Planning Information Acquisition, Hosting, Management & Access Knowledge Access and Delivery Stanford Biomedicine Community Clinical Research Education INFORMATICS KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

19. Translational Informatics IT Knowledge Management Plan Informatics Informatics as an academic discipline can support translational research and be itself an important area of translational research

23. Informatics and Translational Research Data management Knowledge access & management Collaborative Systems High performance computing Access to clinical data EMR development Clinical data acquisition Clinical trials management Integration with clinical systems Knowledge-based decision making Data analysis and visualization Integrated data repository Tissue banking systems Image managment Knowledge representation Basic Research Clinical Research Informatics