Professional Qualifications: Jean Roberts

PhD by completed work / previous publications (Health Informatics) University of Teesside, School of Computing

B.Sc. (Hons) Computer Science                     

Member, Institute of Health Management

Fellow of the British Computer Society

Chartered Engineer (Information Systems Engineering); Chartered IT Professional

Founder Member UK Council of Health Informatics Professions

Honorary Member, Foundation for Health Informatics & Telematics, Romania

Founding Fellow, Centre for Health Informatics Research & Development, Winchester

Current Professional Participation

·         full participation in the British Computer Society, on national Council and Health Informatics Forum (BCSHIF) (1978 to date), lately as Vice-Chairman, now Policy Group lead

·         Board Member, UK Council of Health Informatics Professions

·         Board Member, NHS Health Informatics Faculty

·         International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) : Co-chair WG9 for Countries in Transition, chair  medinfo2001 Organising Committee, Vice-President (96 to 99) of (National Representative, 90 to 97, Board 94-97); which entails preparing briefs on international issues,  mobilising UK expert participation, feedback of opportunities for UK contribution in world-wide initiatives

·         International Health Informatics Briefings include - Rumania (1996, 1999), Russia (1991, 1998), Ukraine (1993), Ivory Coast (1998)