Meet the Sparked Technical Co-Chairs: Andy Bond
Meet Dr Andy Bond – Interoperability Architect with Magentus, and an AU eRequesting Technical Design Group Co-Chair.
Andy currently works as a computer scientist with Magentus, specialising in artificial and distributed systems. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the Sparked community in his role as eRequesting Technical Design Group co-chair, with his working background including distributed systems research, software architectures, health informatics and interoperability. Sparked are incredibly privileged to have Andy within the community!
🤔 What is your working background?
I am a computer scientist trained in artificial intelligence and distributed systems. My working background is in distributed systems research, software architectures, health0 informatics, and interoperability.
🤔 How did you become involved with Sparked?
I was already involved in the design and build of FHIR solutions including eRequesting so was looking for avenues to reach national consensus on federated, national FHIR eRequesting specifications.
🤔 What is your role within Sparked?
Co-chair of the eRequesting TDG.
🤔 What does Sparked mean to you?
It means more people learning about how to use FHIR in real-world, production clinical systems and gaining appreciation of open APIs as a foundation of modern interoperability.
🤔 What is something that you hope to achieve within the Sparked program?
Agreement on an end-to-end, soup-to-nuts eRequesting API incorporating sufficient data and workflow specification to enable clinical system interworking to be achieved in days, not weeks, months, years, or never.
🤔 How is the Sparked program different to projects you’ve been involved in before?
This is the first time that an open, transparent, FHIR specification development process has been used in Australia.
🤔 What’s been your favourite part of working within the Sparked team?
Building the FHIR community and removing some FUD from the FHIR adoption thinking.
🤔 What would you tell someone wanting to learn more about the Sparked project?
Talk to someone actively involved, someone who is trying to make FHIR work for a real-world outcome.
🤔 How will the goals and outcomes of the Sparked Program impact your field/industry/profession?
It will remove technical agreements from interworking partnerships and will move the challenge to sustainable business models.
🤔 What’s your favourite Sparked/FHIR pun?
I have none. Every new one is equally as bad as the last one.