Led by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and funded to the tune of $15.5M under the name Coalitions Linking Action and Science for Prevention (CLASP), 30 Canadian organizations are partnering on a series of initiatives designed to help Canadians become healthier and prevent chronic diseases. CLASP will target health problems such as childhood obesity, screening [...]
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Longwoods Transitions – February 16th, 2010
Longwoods February 16th, 2010 eLeter Transitions: Lynn Nagle to Strategic Advisor, eHealth at PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Kurtis Bishop to Director, eHealth at PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Saäd Rafi to Deputy Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario Caroline DeKeyster to Chief Nursing Officer, Misericordia Health Centre, MB Patti Smith to Executive Director of the Misericordia Health Centre Foundation, [...]
PWC Top Ten Health Industry Issues in 2010
PWC’s “Top ten health industry issues in 2010” is a great primer on the themes and trends that will drive our industry over the next year. While the focus is on the American healthcare system, there is a great deal of thoughtful and relevant content that make it universally worth a read. The subtitle “Squeezing [...]
MaRS Future of Medicine™ TV
MaRS has launched a series of online videos highlighting presentations from the MaRS Future of Medicine™ Conference held in Toronto on November 12, 2009. This is a great opportunity to check out some of the content presented if you were not able to attend and get a feel for the conference and it’s value if [...]
Longwoods Transitions – February 2nd, 2010
Longwoods February 2nd, 2010 eLeter Transitions: Dr. Brian Postl retiring as President and CEO of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, effective June 2010 Dr. Carrol Pitters to Chief of Staff, The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Dr. Robert Peterson to CIHR’s Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network as Executive Director Dr. Tomas Paus to Joint [...]
Longwoods Transitions – January 12th, 2010
Longwoods January 12th, 2010 eLetter Transitions: Don Schurman to Sumeraconsulting George Pink to Humana Distinguished Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health Dr. Lisa Rojkjaer (nee Payne) to Vice President, Clinical Development, MorphoSys. Gary Phillips to the Board of Directors, North West LHIN Dianne Miller to the Board of [...]
Longwoods Transitions – December 29th, 2009
Longwoods December 29th, 2009 eLetter Transitions: Dr. André Lalonde, from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (The Ottawa Hospital) received the FIGO Distinguished Service Award from the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics for his lifetime of work promoting women’s health in Canada and abroad. Dr. Robert Peterson to Executive Director, CIHR’s Drug Safety and [...]
British Columbia releases eHealth legislation
British Columbia’s Provincial Government has become the first province in Canada to create a specific legislative framework governing provincial eHealth initiatives. “The Act will move British Columbia a step closer to the goal of giving citizens access to their health records and medical information, while strengthening privacy protection”, said Health Minister George Abbott. British Columbia [...]
SSHA focuses on security to provide patient access to EHRs
Smart Systems for Health Agency (SSHA) in Ontario is planning to provide a voluntary EHR that will allow both healthcare professionals and patient’s access to their own medical records within the next five years. The EHR is planned as a mashup of independent databases located throughout the province that will provide a lifetime health history [...]
CHI Accounces Clinician eHealth Support Network
This week, Canada Health Infoway announced the formation of a peer-to-peer initiative called the Clinician eHealth Support Network. Physicians, nurses and pharmacists from across Canada interested in leveraging the benefits of eHealth will benefit from the initiative that will see a network of tech savvy colleagues provide mentorship and assistance in the development of electronic [...]
