HL7 Hellas FHIR Core Meetings [II]

Setting up the HL7 Hellas FHIR Core Working Group

 

Moderator: Nikos Kyriakoulakos, HL7 Hellas Secretary General

 

FHIR Training – Building the Core & From Draft to Deployment

 

Introduction to HL7 FHIR in Greece (Brief Recap)

1. Recap how FHIR fits into the national and EU digital health strategies.
2. Link to the newly forming HL7 Hellas FHIR Core Working Group’s goals.

 

Training Part 1: “Building the Core: Developing Custom HL7 FHIR Profiles and Implementation Guides for Greece”

1. Overview of FHIR Profiling: Key concepts, structure, and best practices.
2. Methods to Create Greece-Specific Profiles: Mapping local requirements to FHIR resources.
3. Implementation Guide (IG) Basics: Using IG Publisher and related tools.
4. Discussion / Q&A.

 

Training Part 2: “From Draft to Deployment: Practical Techniques for Authoring, Testing, and Publishing FHIR IGs”

1. Authoring IGs: Step-by-step drafting process, version control best practices.
2. Validation & Testing: Tools (e.g., HL7 FHIR Validator) and continuous integration workflows.
3. Publishing IGs: Strategies for documentation, updates, and stakeholder engagement.
4. Lessons Learned & Real-World Examples: Possible guest speaker or discussion of best practices from other HL7 affiliate implementations.
5. Concluding Q&A / Next Steps.

 

Wrap-Up & Action Items

1. Summarize key takeaways from the training sessions.
2. Outline how these learnings feed into the Working Group’s upcoming projects.

 

Organised by HL7 Hellas