HMIS dissemination workshop

The Provincial AIDS Committee of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC PAC) successfully organized a one-day workshop on September 18, 2013 to disseminate information of its activity on integration of a health management information system (HMIS). The workshop gathered a variety of audiences including management at the national level, management and representatives of all departments of the HCMC PAC, representatives of facilities and donors including CDC, CHAI, FHI and SHAMSHA. 

Dr. Tieu Thi Thu Van giving opening keynotes

Both the director (Dr. Tieu Thi Thu Van) and vice director (Dr. Tran Thinh) of HCMC PAC once again reaffirmed the importance of applying electronic information systems to improve the quality of patient care. Dr. Vo Hai Son, deputy chief of the monitoring and evaluation department under the authority of AIDS control of Vietnam, also attended the workshop and gave a presentation on the strategic plan for application of HMIS nationwide.

During the workshop, four facilities volunteered to be the next sites for implementation of electronic medical records system after an experience-sharing presentation by one of the pilot sites. According to Mr. Nguyen Van Tam, chief of the monitoring and evaluation department under HCMC PAC, the upcoming roll-out will take place in late 2013 and early 2014.

A number of workshop materials attached.
1) Workshop agenda [download]
2) Workshop brochure [download]
3) System high-level architecture [download]
4) Presentation: Overview of the HMIS activity [download]
5) Presentation: M-Health pilot [download]
6) Presentation: Strategic plan for national HMIS in HIV/AIDS control program [download]
7) Presentation: Experiences sharing [download]

03 group training for MPI users carried out

HCMC - In preparation for rolling out of the electronic master patient index (e-MPI) to 24 VCT sites replacing the existing system, the provincial AIDS committee of Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC PAC) has worked with development partners (CHAI, I-TECH and CDC) and its software vendor to conduct 03 group training courses for the system users. The first course was carried out in Feb 2013 for VCT staff who will be using the system to register a newly confirmed HIV patient before he can join the care and treatment program; and the two later ones were on April 2nd and April 3rd - one for VCT staff (refreshing training) and one for OPC staff.

As VCT staff had been using the other e-MPI system since 2007 to register HIV confirmed patients, moving to using this new system is quite straightforward. Also, a lot of comments and feedback have been received  that helped make the system more user-friendly and complete. HCMC PAC plans to officially replace the existing e-MPI with this new version in May 2013.

Below are some pictures taken during and after the first training course.

In the training room

Trainees receiving certificate

Trainees receiving certificate (2)

Group photo after class