April 6, 2010 – 8:30AM – 4:00PM
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ottawa, ON

To create the dialogue between patients and representatives of the healthcare system in order to arrive at One Patient, One Record. Ultimately, we believe in developing an electronic health record for all Ontarians that can be accessed by the continuum of healthcare providers as well as the patients themselves which will then lead to improved health outcomes.

Please click here to download the agenda for the symposium.

Each attendee will be provided a light breakfast and full lunch

*Payments may be made using all major credit cards and will appear on your credit card statement as “CAPCH”.*

Should you wish to pay by cheque kindly download the registration form, and return it with your cheque.

CAPCH – One Patient, One Record
P.O. Box 309 Arnprior, ON K7S 3H6

Crowne Plaza Hotel – 101 rue Lyon Street Ottawa ON, K1R 5T9 – Map

Help:

Should you require assistance please contact Sandra Dalziel (sdalziel@sympatico.ca) 416.464.6242

Please note the registration deadline date of March 26, 2010

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Event Details:
Date: Monday, April 19, 2010.
Time (EST): 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.(Join us for breakfast at 7:30 a.m.)
Topic: Canada’s Research Hospitals: Cures for Today and Jobs for Tomorrow

Location: Mount Sinai Hospital, Ben Sadowski Auditorium, 18th Floor, 600 University Ave., Toronto

Breakfast with the Chiefs is produced with the support of our sponsors: Accenture, CGI, ACAHO, and Strata Health.

2nd Annual Healthcare New Media Marketing Conference

As patients and consumers continue to gain access to healthcare information through various forms of online media outlets, healthcare marketers have begun implementing various forms of new media and web 2.0 channels into their marketing mix in hopes of better connecting with consumers. As a result, healthcare organizations are now faced with numerous new challenges surrounding the implementation, maintenance and overall effective metrics of a healthcare new media marketing campaign.

One of the primary challenges faced by healthcare marketers is gaining leadership support for their new media efforts. Often time’s healthcare executives believe that implementing new media into a marketing campaign will incur higher than estimated costs and increase risk of negative feedback. Through poignant case studies of healthcare institutions that have gained executive level support and have succeeded in establishing new media campaigns, attendees will be armed with best practices
when returning to their organizations.

Overall, this conference will provide attendees over a two-day period, cutting-edge cae studies, accurate methods for measuring results and a high-level of real-time information related to maximizing new media opportunities in healthcare. Attendees will walk away with the requisite know-how and the tools needed to accurately execute and to ultimately reach consumers through new media in a clear-cut and appropriate manner.

Presenting Companies to Include

• Aurora Healthcare
• Baylor College of Medicine
• Case Western Reserve University
• Contagion Health
• Danbury Hospital
• HITSphere.com
• Jackson Walker, LLP
• Lehigh Valley Health Network
• Medical University of South Carolina
• Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• Ohio State University Medical Center
• Ozmosis, Inc.
• Rush University Medical Center
• St. David’s HealthCare
• Yelp

The next Bootcamp is on June 27 to June 30, 2010 at the University of Waterloo.

The organizers of the Applied Health Informatics Bootcamp have just announced new pricing options.

Dominic Covvey, the founding director of NIHI, wants to offer you a special Early Bird rate. After all “It’s the Early Bird that gets the Worm.” These discounted rates are available for a short time only until February 28. The full bootcamp rate is $1199.00CDN and this Early Bird gets the Worm rate is only $999.00CDN.

We have added a new option to attend only the onsite portion of the Bootcamp. But you still have the option to add on the online portion of the Bootcamp to give you total access to the extensive online archive.

For complete details about these new options, go to our website at http://hi.uwaterloo.ca and click on the Boots.

Spring 2010 Applied Health Informatics Bootcamp

June 27-29, 2010

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

http://hi.uwaterloo.ca/hi/Spring2010bootcamp.htm

Discount Code: eHealth2010

Seats still available. Register by June 18 to take advantage of this special offer!

Take the next step in your eHealth career by attending the Applied Health Informatics Bootcamp.  Learn while networking!   The Bootcamp is an intensive on-site and on-line program giving a comprehensive overview of Applied Health Informatics.  The Bootcamp is ideal for newcomers and seasoned veterans entering the eHealth industry.

Who Should Attend

• Healthcare information services professionals
• IT professionals in health organizations and industry
• E-health staff
• Healthcare providers
• Individuals seeking employment in Health Informatics
• College and secondary school teachers

Course Curriculum

• The Structure of the Healthcare System and its Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
• Health, Healthcare, and their Challenges for Health Informatics
• The Nature, Structure and Management of Health Data and Information and Knowledge
• Applying Health Informatics
• Major Healthcare Applications: Information Systems, Digital Imaging and PACS
• Managing Risk in the Digital Enterprise
• “Intelligent” Health Systems
• Health Communications Systems and Telehealth
• The Health User Interface and Interactive Systems
• Human/Social Aspects of Health Information Systems
• Quality Assessment and Improvement Support
• Health Informatics Education
• Systems Support for Public and Population Health
• Key Personal Skills for Applied Health Informaticians
• Translational Bioinformatics
• Legal and Legislative Issues
• The Future and Persistent Issues in Health Informatics

• and more…

Organizers:

National Institutes of Health Informatics & Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research

Gold Sponsor: McKesson Canada, Branham Group

Contributing Sponsors: CHIMA, COACH, HIMSS Ontario, ITAC Health, ORMED

Media Sponsors: Healthcare Information Management & Communications Canada, Longwoods Publishing

Sponsored by mHealth Initiative

September 8-9, 2010
Town & Country Resort Hotel
San Diego CA

Click here to register by March 5 at the low rate of $295

Report of First International mHealth Networking Conference

Close to 300 representatives from health plans, provider organizations joined nurses, government officials, investment bankers and industry representatives at the mHealth Networking Conference in the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington DC, February 3-4, 2010.  While most registrants came from the US, the meeting also drew several attendees from Asia and Europe.

The opening plenary session was especially well received, where the comprehensive vision of mHealth was explored by mHealth Initiative leaders C. Peter Waegemann and Claudia Tessier. Other keynote presentations included an update by Dr. Mohit Kaushal of the FCC on its plans for mHealth; and Dr. Andy Barbash, a neurologist, described how he uses simple networking solutions to improve the quality of care and enhance his role as a caregiver, emphasizing the ease with which they can be adopted by other healthcare providers. Adam Bosworth of Keas (formerly of Google Health) described the Keas approach to personal health records and announced its plans for mobility.

In breakout sessions, speakers noted that low-cost solutions exist today to create medical networks, implement new communication patterns with patients, colleagues, and others such as pharmacies, labs, payers, etc. Many focused on the use of apps on smartphones and the changing healthcare decision making processes for patients and healthcare professionals. The need for a restructuring of the healthcare system was also emphasized, including a payment system that reimburses a caregiver for researching and for communications outside of the traditional encounter.

Fitness and healthy-living programs were also a focus. Participatory health, as a necessary element of mHealth, will change our healthcare system dramatically.  Yet, while these systems promise to cost savings and improved quality of life, they remain to be integrated into the wellness and healthcare process.

It was acknowledged that the field is so vast and there are so many developments that it is difficult to conduct a comprehensive analysis.  However, the benefits of mHealth are clear to those practices, clinics, hospitals, and health plans that are experimenting with a variety of implementations.

In response to the growing level of interest and the rapid pace of developments in mHealth, mHealth Initiative has scheduled its next mHealth Networking Conference for September 8-9, 2010 in San Diego, CA, where attendance is expected to double. An early bird registration rate of $295 is offered through March 5.

Join us for what promises to be an exciting and engaging Data Users Conference at the Ottawa Westin Hotel on September 20 and 21, 2010.

At this year’s conference we hope to provide our delegates with an improved understanding of health outcomes to support decision-making. The discussions , presentations and posters were selected to underscore the importance of collecting and using data to gain vital information about health outcomes.

Visit us often for news, updates and dates to remember—you will be pleasantly surprised.

What’s New?

DUC 2010 lineup of confirmed plenary speakers: 

David Feeny
Senior Investigator, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon

Dr. Cordell Neudorf
Chief Medical Health Officer, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatchewan

M. Mahmud Khan, PhD
Professor of Health Systems Management, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

Kimberlyn McGrail, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia

Jeremy Veillard
Vice President, Research and Analysis, Canadian Institute for Health Information

Check out our preliminary conference program for an overview of what we have planned throughout the conference.

Learn about sponsorship and exhibit opportunities for the 2010 conference.

Updates:

On-line registration is now available

Information on the workshops are now available

Taking steps to a greener conference

LEAN IN HEALTHCARE

From Concept to Reality – Putting Lean into Practice

September 27 – 28, 2010 | St. Andrew’s Club and Conference Centre | 150 King Street West, Toronto

Click onto brochure cover to download a PDF version.

Register Online or call 1-888-777-1707.

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Collaborating for Success – Delivering Results

HIMSS-Ontario invitesall Healthcare Professionals (providers, clinicians, managers, informaticians) from all industry sectors; information technology/management professionals,academics and health planners to attend.Over 50 education sessions with a focus oninformation managementand innovation in I.T. products and services, ”Collaborating for Success – Delivering Results”, to assist providersdeliver better care for their patients.

Low Registration Fees

$95.00 (daily) fee with HIMSS membership. High quality education with outstanding networking opportunities with your peers – all delivered to you with budget friendly low registration fees.

Location: International Centre – Toronto

Ontario Providers now have a dedicated healthcare information technology event in their own backyard. Located at the International Centre means easy access from 4 major highways for all from across the GTA, and Free Parking! Special hotel rates and Pearson Airport is conveniently nearby for those further afield. Free Shuttle Bus from official hotels to International Centre.

Exhibit Area

A forum where you will find the top information technology vendors in the healthcare industry, showcasing the latest array of products and services.

Find details online and register here!

Created by Marc Hodosh and Richard Saul Wurman, TEDMED celebrates conversations that demonstrate the intersection and connections between all things medical and healthcare related: from personal health to public health, devices to design and Hollywood to the hospital. Together, this encompasses more than twenty percent of our GNP in America while touching everyone’s life around the globe.

Conference details are available here!