通過闡明生物醫學信息學研究的基本原理，鼓勵形式計算方法的發展及其在生物醫學研究和醫學實踐中的應用;促進應用軟件設計的基礎研究;報告生物醫學信息處理項目的研究現狀;報告應用于生物醫學領域的新電腦方法;最終分發可演示的軟件，以避免工作重復;提供一個討論和改善現有軟件的論壇;通過促進關于生物醫學正式方法、標準和軟件的國際交流，優化國家組織和區域用戶群體之間的聯系。生物醫學中的計算機方法和程序包括計算方法和軟件系統，這些方法和軟件系統源于計算科學，用于生物醫學研究和醫學實踐的各個方面。它的目的是服務:生物化學家;生物學家;遺傳學家;免疫學家;神經學家;藥理學家;毒理學家;臨床醫師;edipemiologists;精神病學家;心理學家;心臟病專家;化學家們;(無線電)物理學家;計算機科學家;程序員和系統分析員;生物醫學、臨床、電氣等工程師;醫學信息學教師和教育軟件用戶。

To encourage the development of formal computing methods, and their application in biomedical research and medical practice, by illustration of fundamental principles in biomedical informatics research; to stimulate basic research into application software design; to report the state of research of biomedical information processing projects; to report new computer methodologies applied in biomedical areas; the eventual distribution of demonstrable software to avoid duplication of effort; to provide a forum for discussion and improvement of existing software; to optimize contact between national organizations and regional user groups by promoting an international exchange of information on formal methods, standards and software in biomedicine.Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine covers computing methodology and software systems derived from computing science for implementation in all aspects of biomedical research and medical practice. It is designed to serve: biochemists; biologists; geneticists; immunologists; neuroscientists; pharmacologists; toxicologists; clinicians; edipemiologists; psychiatrists; psychologists; cardiologists; chemists; (radio)physicists; computer scientists; programmers and systems analysts; biomedical, clinical, electrical and other engineers; teachers of medical informatics and users of educational software.