openEHR Affiliates

National, regional and sector communities that champion openEHR where they are, from Brazil to Japan and from life sciences to national health services.

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Our affiliates

Affiliates usually represent a country, but some cover a region, a shared language, an industry sector or a clinical speciality. Find yours and join the conversation.

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  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • New Zealand
  • Poland

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What is the Affiliate Program?

Managed by openEHR International, the Affiliate Program promotes the global adoption of shareable electronic health records, to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes.

Affiliates are made up of individuals and organisations from one geography, sector or speciality who are members of openEHR International and have successfully applied for affiliate status.

What affiliates do

  • Build local networks of people, implementers and institutions using openEHR
  • Adapt openEHR materials for local use
  • Run seminars, webinars and openEHR days
  • Advocate for openEHR with governments and health authorities
  • Help local companies and developers prepare for conformance testing
  • Showcase solutions from their region
  • Create shared marketing materials for local vendors

How affiliates are run

The Affiliate Program Board oversees the program, helps affiliates work together and promotes openEHR’s mission in each region or sector.

Members and supporters

Members are individuals and organisations in the affiliate’s area who already belong to openEHR International. Affiliates can also appoint supporters, who give financial or in-kind help without voting rights.

An elected board

Each affiliate is managed by a board of at least three people, elected by its full members and accountable to openEHR International. The board meets quarterly and keeps records of membership, decisions and discussions.

Reporting and branding

Affiliates run their own meetings and local finances, submit annual reports and accounts to openEHR International, keep their websites in line with openEHR materials, follow the branding guidelines and make clear they are a separate legal entity.

Start an affiliate

Setting up an affiliate brings together healthcare organisations, vendors, researchers and other stakeholders who want to advance openEHR in their region or field. Here’s how it works.

  1. Get to know openEHR

    Make sure your plans fit openEHR’s principles, values and objectives, and the needs of your future members.

  2. Write a proposal

    Set out your purpose, focus and goals, and the benefits for openEHR and your members.

  3. Sign the agreement

    Rights to operate as the affiliate for a territory are assigned under an affiliate agreement with openEHR International.

  4. Build your network

    Recruit members and supporters through events, online forums and social media, and work with nearby affiliates.

  5. Launch and grow

    Run workshops, training and conferences, and keep your members informed and involved.

Talk to us about starting an affiliate

Affiliate members must belong to openEHR International. See membership options.

Documents

Everything you need to apply and run an affiliate. Stuck on something? The handbook answers most questions.

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