General Assembly

The General Assembly is the highest authority of the Association. The General Assembly is collectively charged with assuring that the Purpose, Objects and Principles of the Association are pursued and that the interests of the IHTSDO are safeguarded. The General Assembly can make bindings decisions regarding all matters relating to the IHTSDO, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the Articles.

General Assembly Representatives (Nominated Representatives) - as of February 2012

Australia
Bettina McMahon, National e-Health Transition Authority

Canada
Dennis Giokas, Canada Health Infoway 

Cyprus
Dr. Ioanna Zouvani, Nicosia General Hospital

Denmark
Otto Larsen, Connected Digital Health & National Board of Health

Estonia
Piret Simmo

Lithuania
Normantas Ducinskas, Information Technology Division of the Ministry of Health

Netherlands
Johanan van Diermen, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport

New Zealand
Stewart Jessamine, New Zealand Ministry of Health

Poland
Marcin Węgrzyniak 

Singapore
Sarah Muttitt, MOH Holdings Pte Ltd 

Slovak Republic
Pavol Rieger, National Information Health Center  

Slovenia
Smiljana Voncina Slavec

Spain
Arturo Romero Gutiérrez, Ministry of Health, Social Affairs and Equality 

Sweden
Anna Adelöf (interim), Ministry of Health and Social Affairs 

United Kingdom
Sally Greenway

United States
Betsy Humphreys, National Library of Medicine, Chair 

General Assembly - Copenhagen April 2010

Back row: Pavol Rieger, Johanan van Diermen, Stewart Jessamine, Daniel Forslund, Paul Williams, Arvydas Laurinavičius

Front row: Sarah Muttitt, Sally Greenway, Betsy Humphreys, Lene Vistisen, Icíar Abad

Documents to download:

MB Chair's Report to the General Assembly from 11th October 2011 (November 01, 2011)

General Assembly Minutes from 13th April 2011 (October 11, 2011)

MB Chair's Report to the General Assembly from 13th April 2011 (June 24, 2011)

General Assembly Minutes from 7th December 2010 (April 28, 2011) 

General Assembly Minutes from 15th October 2010 (April 28, 2011)

General Assembly Minutes from 26th April 2010 (November 4, 2010)

General Assembly Minutes from 5th October 2009 (June 21, 2010)  

General Assembly Minutes from 1st April 2009 (June 21, 2010) 

General Assembly Minutes from 29th October 2008 (June 21, 2010) - to be posted shortly 

General Assembly Minutes from 20th April 2008 (June 21, 2010) 

General Assembly Minutes from 25th October 2007 (June 21, 2010) 

General Assembly Minutes from 30th June 2007 (June 21, 2010) 

General Assembly Minutes from 9th March 2007 (June 21, 2010) 

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