l-to-r Officers of IMIA at MEDINFO 80: Drs. A. F. Perez de Talens (Treasurer), Jan Roukens (Chairman), David Shires (Secretary)
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Dr. Shires early work includes development of a computerized medical record system for the Apollo astronauts.
Dr. Shires was elected the first President of IMIA in 1980, and a Fellow of ACMI in 1989.
Japanese stamp commemorating MEDINFO 80, in Tokyo. Dr. Shires was President.
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Cover page (above) and (left) overview of “computerese” from Dr. Shires’ 1974 Computer Technology in the Health Sciences
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