The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) is an independent organization that plays a role in promoting and furthering the application of information science in modern society, particularly in the fields of healthcare, bioscience and medicine. It was established in 1967 as a technical committee of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). It became an independent organization in 1987 and was established under Swiss law in 1989. Goals and objectives the promotion of informatics in health care and biomedical research the advancement of international cooperation the stimulation of research, development and education the dissemination and exchange of information Inherent in this mission is to bring together, from a global perspective, scientists, researchers, vendors, consultants and suppliers in an environment of cooperation and sharing. The international membership network of national member societies, IMIA regions, corporate and academic institutional members, and working and special interest groups, constitute the "IMIA family". IMIA organizes various conferences and events around the world and is currently focusing on "bridging the knowledge gap" by facilitating and providing support to developing nations. Specific goals include supporting the ongoing development of the African Region. Code of Ethics for Health Information Professionals The International Medical Informatics Association approved the endorsement of the IMIA Code of Ethics for Health Information Professionals at its General Assembly meeting on October 4, 2002, in Taipei. The code is the culmination of several years of a global collaborative effort led by IMIA's working Group on Data Protection in Health Information, Chaired by Professor Ab Baker. In 2016, the General Assembly approved an updated version of the Code of Ethics, which was authored by Dr. Eike-Henner W. Kluge, Professor of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Victoria in Victoria, BC, Canada Membership IMIA membership consists of Society, Academic and Corporate Institutional and Affiliate Members and Honorary Fellows. Society Members American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Argentine Association of Medical Informatics Australian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) Working Group Medical Informatics (AKMI) of the Austrian Society for Biomedical Engineering (ÖGBMT) and of the Austrian Computer Society (OCG) Belgian Medical Informatics Association Brazilian Society of Health Informatics British Computer Society Health Informatics Forum Digital Health Canada Croatian Society for Medical Informatics Cuban Society of Medical Informatics Czech Society for Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics Finnish Social and Health Informatics Association (FinnSHIA) French Medical Informatics Association (AIM) German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology Greek Health Informatics