Currently
Clinical Editor of the
Clinical
Knowledge Summaries service of the UK National Library of
Health
Clinical
Adviser to the Commercial Directorate of the UK Department of
Health
Chief Operating Officer for 'Clinical Coding
Limited', a pioneering company in the field of Electronic
Health Records (EHRs) and clinical data management.
Clinical Coding Limited deploys innovative solutions to create
EHRs, and remains the only company of its kind world wide
eHealth and
Health Informatics Consultant
Previously, a medical practitioner with more than 20 years
wide ranging domestic and international experience across many disciplines
and roles both in the private and public sectors
Recently,
Evaluator for the European Commission
Research & Development 6th Framework Programme in eHealth,
and Consultant to the World Health
Organization Geneva Switzerland on quality of health information on the
internet
Faculty Member
Medical Knowledge
Institute The Netherlands
Immediate past Chair of the Internet Healthcare
Coalition USA
Chair of the British Healthcare Internet
Association (BHIA)
Member Editorial Board of the Journal of
Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
Member Advisory Board Medical Records
Institute Boston MA USA
Published and quoted author in a variety of
publications. Examples include British Medical Journal, Journal of the
American Medical Association and Journal Of Medical Internet Research
A free radical thinker and writer on matters of the
internet and health care
Webmaster
since 1994
Selected publications:
- Rodrigues RJ, Risk A. eHealth in
Latin America and the Caribbean: Development and Policy Issues. Journal of
Medical Internet Research 2003;5(1):e4 -
http://www.jmir.org/2003/1/e4/
- Risk A. Petersen C. Health Information on the Internet, Quality
Issues and International Initiatives. JAMA. 2002; 287:2659-2667
- Risk A. Dzenowagis J. Review of Internet information quality
initiatives. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2001; 3(4):e28. -
http://www.jmir.org/2001/4/e28/index.htm
- Wilson P. Risk A. How to find the good and avoid the bad or ugly:
a short guide to tools for rating quality of health information on the
internet. Commentary: On the way to quality. BMJ 2002; 324: 598-60
