On 2011-12-30, at 6:56 AM, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
> I really like this plan. You may want to get into contact
> with Jim who I know has also been designing a letter
> template for his uses.
So far, I have developed this set of elements
latex_head.tex
latex_ribbon_prompt_inside_addr.tex
latex_ribbon_prompt_narrative.tex
latex_ribbon_patientid_0.tex
latex_ribbon_patientid_phone_m.tex
latex_ribbon_patientid_phone_h.tex
latex_ribbon_patientid_phone_w.tex
latex_ribbon_patientid_z_phn.tex
latex_ribbon_patientid_z_va_mrn.tex
latex_ribbon_patientid_zz_end.tex
latex_ribbon_allergy_long.tex
latex_ribbon_medicationlist.tex
latex_ribbon_medicationtable.tex
latex_ribbon_vaccinations.tex
latex_ribbon_problem_list.tex
latex_ribbon_problems.tex
latex_ribbon_measurements.tex
latex_ribbon_narr_soap_12.tex
latex_ribbon_prompt_soaP.tex
latex_ribbon_trailsignaturenostamp.tex
latex_tail.tex
from which to assemble my templates. Each template is achieved as a concatenation of
latex_head.tex
<any desired combination of the above 'ribbons'>
latex_tail.tex
where the 'tail' is really just the statement
\end{document}
My current header and footer are defined in latex_head as:
% set page style, first page headers, footers and separator line thickness:
\usepackage{fancyhdr} % fancy headers
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{} % clear defaults / previous style definitions
\lhead{\scriptsize
% production configure header values
VGH Internal Medicine\\
2775 Laurel St, 7th floor Stn 3\\
Vancouver, BC VA V5Z 1M9}
\chead{\bfseries
Dr James Busser, \scriptsize {MD FRCPC\\}}
\rhead{\raggedleft \scriptsize
Tel (604) 875-5943\\
Fax (604) 676-2224\\
{\href{mailto:address@hidden@ubc.ca}}}
}
\lfoot{}
\cfoot{}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0.5pt}
\lfoot{\tiny
Prepared using: {\href {http://www.gnumed.org}{GNUmed}} $<client_version>$\\
Template: placeholderTemplateFileSpec
}
\rfoot{
% production Uncomment:
{\tiny printed $<today::%d %b %Y>$ by $<current_provider>$}\\
page \thepage\ of \pageref{LastPage}
}
%
after which I clear the content-heavy header -- and define a simpler header for pages 2 ... n -- through use of the \afterpage command which empties the header *and* footer (which is why you see the footer redefined despite that its content is identical to
the above first-page footer):
\begin{document}
%
% establish the next (i.e. new) header for pages 2 through end:
% don't use \clearpage here, as it would prematurely lose the praxis header
% use \afterpage, where {} effectively empties the element
\afterpage{\lhead{ }}
\afterpage{\chead{re: $<lastname>$, $<firstname>$\\
DOB $<date_of_birth::%Y %B %d>$}}
\afterpage{\rhead{$<current_provider>$ \\
$<current_provider_external_id::Designation//BC.CA_MSP>$}}
\afterpage{\lfoot{\tiny
Prepared using: {\href {http://www.gnumed.org}{GNUmed}} $<client_version>$\\
Template: placeholderTemplateFileSpec
}}
% output the current date and insert a line of vertical space:
\today
\vspace
-- Jim
latex_head.tex