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DEVELOPMENTS CHIRAD is probably the first virtual R&D centre for Health Informatics. Its aim is to provide an environment for the development of Health Informatics as an academic subject. It is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee and is not VAT-registered, i.e. it is a not-for-profit organisation. CHIRAD directors, Prof Graham Wright who works part-time at The University of Winchester and Dr Helen Betts, who is the Dean of the Faculty of Social Science, lead a team of 22 members who either hold Academic posts in other institutions or have visiting research fellowships at The University of Winchester. A primary objective for CHIRAD is to be able to supply R&D projects with a blend of academics and consultants. The Centre offers a wide range of Informatics experience. Consultancy projects are commissioned by sponsors and internal projects may be considered by the Director, where they have an academic base. CHIRAD has become the first UK academic institutional member of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). It has associations with centres of excellence around the world, including Erasmus University Rotterdam, Monash University, Stanford University and the University of Heidelberg. CHIRAD has a formal Memorandum of Understanding with the Medical Research Council of South Africa with whom it is currently engaged in activities in South Africa. The team are helping to set-up a Centre of Excellence in Walter Sisulu University in Mthatha. The University run the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital and Mr Mandela is a local resident. Five of the CHIRAD team are members of the European Commission expert panel and have experience evaluating EC projects. A list of publications is available at http://www.chirad.org.uk/rec_pubs.htm and current projects at http://www.chirad.org.uk/projects.htm and http://www.chirad.info the open source website run by CHIRAD.
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