Regional Congress on Health Sciences Information

CRICS VII
20-23 September 2005 - Salvador - Brasil

CRICS VI
05-09 May 2003 - Puebla - Mexico

CRICS V
25-27 April 2001 - La Habana - Cuba

CRICS IV
25 - 27 March 1998 - San José - Costa Rica

CRICS III
16 - 18 October 1996 - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

CRICS II [CD-ROM]
18-20 October 1994 - São Paulo - Brasil

CRICS I [CD-ROM]
14-16 October 1992 - São Paulo - Brasil

The series CRICS (Regional Congress on Health Sciences Information) started at 1992 at the same occasion of the III Biannual Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean System on Health Sciences Information.

This series started with the main objective of amplify the activities of the technical meeting at the same occasion and with the presence of the representatives of 37 countries of the region. This aims to promote an open forum of discussion on substantial themes on the use of information technology on Health Sciences area and with a compact program on continuing education.

The CRICS is structured in activities for three days, composed by a Keynote address, round tables, panels, conferences and continuing education sessions. The CRICS takes place immediately after the Meeting and nowadays is considered one of the most substantial Meetings at Health Sciences information area. The CRICS are promoted by Pan American Health Organization through BIREME that is also responsible for the Scientific Committee.

Retrospective data:

• III Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean System on Health Sciences Information and CRICS I
  São Paulo, 12 - 16 October, 1992
  Theme: Health Sciences Information in Latin America and the Caribbean: current situation, new trends and the application of modern information technologies (Proceedings on CD-ROM)
  
  
• IV Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean System on Health Sciences Information and CRICS II
  São Paulo, 16 - 20 October, 1994
  Theme: Challenges of the Information Era: agents and users (Proceedings on CD-ROM)
  
  
• V Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean System on Health Sciences Information and CRICS III
  Rio de Janeiro, 14 - 18 October, 1996
  Theme: Crossroads of Information Technology: the future link
  
  
• VI Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean System on Health Sciences Information and CRICS IV
  San José, Costa Rica, 23 - 27 March, 1998
  Theme: Information Networking: bridge to the third millennium


• II Regional Coordination Meeting of the VHL and CRICS 5
  La Habana, Cuba, April, 23 - 24, 2001
  Theme: The Virtual Health Library improving the health knowledge base in Latin America and caribbean


• III Regional Coordination Meeting of the VHL and CRICS 6
  Puebla, Mexico, May, 05 - 06, 2003
  Theme: Knowing to decide: scientific and technical information for health decisions


• IV Regional Coordination Meeting of the VHL and CRICS 7 / ICML9
  Salvador, Brasil, September 19 - 20, 2005
  Theme: Commitment to equity