Working Group Meetings
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Upcoming WGMs
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May 2024 Working Group Meeting and HL7 FHIR Connectathon
May 18, 2024 to May 24, 2024
- Renaissance Dallas Hotel, Dallas, TX
Add to CalendarMay 2024 Working Group Meeting and HL7 FHIR ConnectathonMay 18, 2024 12:00 AM May 24, 2024 12:00 AMMay 2024 Working Group Meeting and HL7 FHIR Connectathon Renaissance Dallas Hotel, Dallas, TXRenaissance Dallas Hotel, Dallas, TXhttp://www.hl7.org/tools/ical.cfm?event_id=1869 https://hl7.force.com/LightningMemberPortal/eventapi__router?event=a1YVM000001B8Xz
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38th Annual Plenary, WGM+ and HL7 FHIR Connectathon
Sep 21, 2024 to Sep 27, 2024
- The Omni Atlanta, GA
Add to Calendar38th Annual Plenary, WGM+ and HL7 FHIR ConnectathonSep 21, 2024 12:00 AM Sep 27, 2024 12:00 AM38th Annual Plenary, WGM+ and HL7 FHIR Connectathon The Omni Atlanta, GAThe Omni Atlanta, GAhttp://www.hl7.org/tools/ical.cfm?event_id=1930
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May 2025 Working Group Meeting and HL7 FHIR Connectathon
May 10, 2025 to May 16, 2025
- Madrid, Spain
Add to CalendarMay 2025 Working Group Meeting and HL7 FHIR ConnectathonMay 10, 2025 12:00 AM May 16, 2025 12:00 AMMay 2025 Working Group Meeting and HL7 FHIR Connectathon Madrid, SpainMadrid, Spainhttp://www.hl7.org/tools/ical.cfm?event_id=1948
Past WGMs
- January Working Group Meeting - UTC Time Zone Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 2, 2024 - Virtual Event
- 37th Annual Plenary, Working Group Meeting and HL7 FHIR Connectathon Sep 9, 2023 to Sep 15, 2023 - Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Phoenix, AZ
- May Working Group Meeting May 8, 2023 to May 12, 2023 - Hilton Riverside, New Orleans, Louisiana
- January Working Group Meeting Jan 16, 2023 to Jan 20, 2023 - Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa, Henderson, NV
- 36th Annual Plenary, Working Group Meeting and FHIR Connectathon Sep 17, 2022 to Sep 23, 2022 - Renaissance Harbor Place Hotel, Baltimore, MD
- May 2022 Working Group Meeting (Eastern Time) May 9, 2022 to May 13, 2022 - Virtual Event
- January Working Group Meeting (CST) Jan 18, 2022 to Jan 21, 2022 - Virtual Event
- 35th Annual Plenary & Working Group Meeting (Eastern Time) Sep 20, 2021 to Sep 24, 2021 - Virtual Event
- May 2021 Working Group Meeting (UTC) May 24, 2021 to May 28, 2021 - Virtual Event
- Da Vinci Education & HL7 FHIR Implementation Event Apr 26, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021 - Virtual Event
What is a Working Group Meeting?
HL7 International working group meetings (WGMs) are held three times per year at varying locations and serve two important purposes:
- To provide HL7 International work groups a chance to meet face to face to work on the standards as well as the opportunity to network with industry leaders from around the world.
- To provide an invaluable educational resource for the healthcare IT community.
Standards Development
More than 40 HL7 work groups are dedicated to specialized areas of interest such as Mobile Health and Electronic Health Records. These work groups are directly responsible for the content of the standards and spend much of their time at the WGMs hard at work on standards development.
Attending a WGM can be a great way to keep up-to-date on what is happening in a particular area, and everyone attending an HL7 WGM is invited to attend any of the work groups.
Educational Sessions
HL7 International is pleased to introduce free education sessions included with registration at the May 2024 Working Group Meeting (WGM). Previously, tutorials at the WGMs were an additional cost to daily registration fees. At the May WGM, free education sessions will be offered every quarter. No additional registration is required and all WGM registrants are welcome to participate.
Topics will include HL7 FHIR and general interoperability and the following categories are expected:
Informational Sessions
Designed to support new member involvement and help existing members become more effective in their participation in the HL7 standards development process. Examples are First Timer's Orientation, Introduction to the HL7 Organization and Processes, and the HL7 Certification and Credentialing Programs.
Special Topics
Includes presentations that may involve multiple standards product families. Topics such as Overview of Interoperability or How to Exchange Data Between Electronic Health Records would fall into this category.
HL7® FHIR®
Focused on HL7's Fast Health Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard. This includes interactive presentations intended to bring decision makers and implementers up to speed and ready to use the standard in their own environment.
Interested in attending but short on funds?
Apply for the The Woody Beeler Memorial Scholarship for Healthcare Interoperability. Scholarships are awarded annually to partially cover travel, accommodation and registration expenses enabling at least one individual to participate in an HL7 WGM. Funding will be sufficient to enable attendance but will require a meaningful and achievable contribution by the award recipient. Awards are anticipated to be $1500-2500 USD per WGM, depending on meeting and award recipient location. Information about the next application period will be posted soon. Learn more.