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Upcoming Event - June 16, 2010
The Champlain
Electronic Health (eHealth) Strategic Plan
Speaker:
Glenn Alexander
Chief Information Officer
Champlain Local Health Integration Network
Keynote Summary
Glenn Alexander, the Chief Information Officer for the Champlain
Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), will provide an overview
of the eHealth Strategic Plan for the Champlain region. Mr.
Alexander will review the goals that drive the strategic plan,
explore the various initiatives identified in the plan, and
discuss the guidelines that will be followed in the rollout
of these initiatives.
The Champlain eHealth Strategic Plan was developed through
an interactive, consultative approach that involved many parties
both inside and outside the LHIN. Mr. Alexander will provide
insight into this process and will describe how the resulting
plan will move the regional eHealth agenda forward, support
improved quality of care, and will ensure alignment with the
LHIN, provincial, and national vision.
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Health care in Canada is a $105 billion industry – one of
our country's largest expenditures. Of this, $2 billion to $3 billion
is spent on information technology (IT) annually. IT allows for
greater communication and information sharing among patients, caregivers,
and policymakers. IT also improves the accessibility and quality
of health services and significantly increases the efficiency of
the whole health care system.
Recognizing the potential impact, there is growing IT interest
and investment in health care by vendors and users. This has led
to many technology and policy innovations in the last few years
– innovations that have demonstrated a marked benefit in quality
and efficiency.
Ottawa has an established IT industry and a large life sciences
community. There are many examples of successful adoptions of IT
in the provision of health care and in clinical research. The purpose
of this seminar series is to facilitate the exposure and exchange
of experiences and ideas.
The seminars are targeted at health care providers, policymakers,
IT entrepreneurs, technology developers, and students. The focus
is on technologies that have actually been implemented; IT infrastructure
development efforts and their costs/benefits; technology adoption
experiences; and new public initiatives to support IT in health
care. Speakers represent a cross-section from the life sciences
community including vendors and developers of technology, researchers,
and public officials.
2009-2010 Program Committee Members:
Khaled El Emam, CHEO RI and University of Ottawa;
Alan Forster, Ottawa Hospital; Michael Martineau, Independent Consultant;
Michael Power, Independent Consultant; Tyson Roffey, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario; Jay Mercer, MD Physicians Services, CMA, University of Ottawa and Central Ottawa Family Health Organization; Hinda Mirza, Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE); Giovanni Vatieri, IBM; Karen Robb, OCRI Life Sciences
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