Alan Gillies

On Friday August 27th, Alan was an invited guest at the inauguration of Dr Nikki Shaw as research chair and scientific director of Algoma University's new Health Informatics Institute.
The Sault Star newspaper reported the appointed as a major coup for the University. See http://saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2732733
for more information.

Alan is currently in Toronto, Canada for the 2nd Canadian Quality Congress.(august 23-25, 2010). Find out more about the congress at http://www.canadianqualitycongress.com/
Alan presented a paper entitled 'Have we learnt lessons from ISO9000 and ISO14000 to help us improve the quality of information security management systems with ISO27000?'
The abstract for the article as follows:

As part of UCLAN's award winning enterprise and employability work to maximise our students' employment prospects, Alan has recruited a team of four students to work on a variety of projects, all with external links. The projects include:
1. Development of a web based training needs tool
2. Development of an online health publication for the web and mobile devices
3. Evidence gathering on media reporting of mental health
4. Helping a training provider identify customers in the voluntary sector for parenting courses.

AG's latest collaboration with Dr Mahendran Maliapen of the National University, Singapore has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of International Journal of Healthcare Delivery Reform Initiatives. The title of the article is The Integration of Systems Dynamics and Balanced Scorecards in Strategic Healthcare Policy Simulation Analysis.

Find out more about the Journal at http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=1104 .

My series of articles providing Tips for PhD students is now available from www.brighthub.com via the links below or on the right hand side of this site. The complete initial series covers:

What is An Information Technology (IT) PhD Program?
How to Outline a PhD Research Proposal
Planning a PhD: Getting Your Research aim/question Right

AG has been accepted to present his paper "Have we learnt lessons from ISO9000 and ISO14000 to help us improve the quality of information security management systems with ISO27000?" at the 2nd Canadian Quality Congress at the University of Toronto in August 2010.

The Abstract of the article is as follows:

The IGI book "Ubiquitous Developments in Knowledge Management: Integrations and Trends" edited by Murray Jennex has been published in the US. The book includes a chapter entitled "Using Soft Systems Methodology to Reveal Socio-Technical Barriers to Knowledge Sharing and Management: A Case Study from the UK National Health Service" by AG and Jeanette Galloway of the NHS Merseyside Health Informatics Service at pages 215-235.

The Abstract of our chapter is as follows:

Normally, my articles for Bright Hub are aimed at a commercial and professional audience so may be accessed from my professional site at www.alangillies.com. However, during March and April, I have been commissioned to write a series of articles about studying for a PhD.If you are thinking of studying for a PhD and would like to find out more, the first of the series is at http://www.brighthub.com/education/postgraduate/articles/66958.aspx and the remainder will appear in the postgraduate channel at Bright Hub.

The AHEAD-EU web site is now live at www.disabledstudents.eu! Designed by AG and Jane Fitzgerald with input from the rest of the AHEAD-EU team it will provide details of the findings of the project and gradually evolve into a resource for disabled students in higher education across Europe.