AHIC 2010: The Realities of eHealth

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Advances in Health Informatics Conference
UW Health Sciences Campus, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
April 28 - 30, 2010

Thank you for attending and supporting AHIC 2010: The Realities of eHealth, the inaugural international conference focused on Health Informatics innovation, research and education.

Read the Papers or See What Happened at the Conference!

The conference lives on! An online archive of the entire conference is available as well as a DVD of the Conference Proceedings.

The Online Conference Archive includes the video recordings of the paper presentations, the special Think Tank session on eHealth Strategies, sponsor media and materials, and on-site video interviews with keynote speakers and many of the key think tank participants.

To purchase the Conference Proceedings DVD and access to the Online Archive, please click here.

Latest News

• Download the PDF version of the complete AHIC 2010 Conference Program - May 5, 2010
• The Conference Proceedings DVD is now available: Click here to purchase - May 3, 2010
• The Complete Online Conference Archive will be available shortly. Click here to purchase - May 3, 2010
• The AHIC 2010 Online Archive will be available shortly. Please check back for updates on its availability - May 2, 2010
• Waterloo Region Networking Reception showcases the local Health Informatics industry and sponsors of AHIC 2010. Click here for more information - April 29, 2010
• Waterloo Region Health Informatics industry highlighted in new e-brochure produced by CCT Inc. Click Here to View - April 29, 2010
• Best student paper award will be announced at the conference. Click here for more information - April 28, 2010
• Final version of conference program at a glance now available: Click here to view - April 26, 2010
• AHIC 2010 Welcomes NexJ Systems and xwave as Sponsors of the Think Tank Session on "Revisiting eHealth Strategies" - April 21, 2010
• Updated List of Conference Presenters now available: Click here to view - April 21, 2010
• eHealth Strategies Think Tank Key Participants are announced: see below or Click here to view - April 16, 2010
• Keynote address announced: A Journalist Trying To Explain to Ordinary People What They Fundamentally Don't Understand
  About Electronic Health Records - April 14, 2010
• Keynote address announced: New Platforms and New Business Models for Care-at-a-Distance - April 11, 2010
• AHIC 2010 Welcomes Christie Medical as a Gold Sponsor: See latest sponsor list - April 8, 2010
• Keynote address announced: The State of eHealth in Canada - Can We "Own the Podium"? - April 3, 2010
• Press announcement: Major Health Informatics Conference Coming to Kitchener and Your Desktop – March 30, 2010
• Keynote speakers announced: See Keynote Speakers - March 24, 2010
• Press announcement: Cisco Systems Enable First Virtual Health Informatics Conference – March 23, 2010

Conference Highlight

Think Tank Key Participants Announced...

There seems to be consensus regarding the significant positive impact that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can have on the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery. Even so, eHealth projects in Canada and elsewhere face daunting challenges.

This Think Tank session, the centre piece of AHIC 2010, will examine what has worked in eHealth, what hasn’t and why. The session will bring together both on-site and online participants into a thinking process on the nature and limitations of eHealth strategies and what we already know that might make them more effective.

AHIC 2010 is pleased to announce the following key participants for this Think Tank Session:

• Dr. Norm Archer, Professor Emeritus, DeGrotte School of Business, McMaster University
• Dr. Sholom Glouberman, Associate Scientist / Adjunct Assistant Professor, Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care / University of Toronto
• Mr. Wayne Gudbranson, President and CEO, Branham Group
• Dr. Kevin Leonard, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
• Mr. Lou Milrad, Associate Counsel, Miller Thomson LLP
• Mr. William Pascal, CTO, Chief Technology Officer, Canadian Medical Association
• Mr. Greg Reed, CEO, eHealth Ontario
• Dr. Tom Rosenal, Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Calgary
• Mr. Brendan Seaton, President, ITAC Health, Information Technology Association of Canada
• Dr. Michael Shepherd, Dean, Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University
• Mr. Doug Tessier, Senior VP (A), Development and Implementation, eHealth Ontario
• Dr. Frances Westley, JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation, Social Innovation Generation, University of Waterloo and
  Co-Author of “Getting to Maybe: How the World is Changed”

AHIC 2010:

• is a top-tier, peer-reviewed Health Informatics conference.
• is an innovative ‘green conference’ offering attendance on-site and remotely via the web.
• will feature exciting keynote speakers and presentations from Canada and around the world.
• is bringing together visionaries, researchers, industry experts and government leaders.
• will address critical issues in the interactive "eHealth Strategies Think Tank."
• is an excellent opportunity to network with key people in Health Informatics. and eHealth
• is the first global, virtual Health Informatics conference in Canada.

Need a Copy of Your Registration Receipt?You will still be able to access the online registration system until May 5, 2010 if you need to get a copy of your registration receipt.

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