Dr. Edward H. (Ted) Shortliffe, Chief Emeritus at the Journal of Biomedical Informatics, Former President and CEO of the American Medical Informatics Association

Goals of Talk:

1. Reflect on Howard Bleich – the man and his professional contributions over a half-century

2. Summarize the waxing/waning roles of data and knowledge in the field of biomedical informatics

3. Summarize where we are today in that evolution, with suggestions for the future