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McKesson Information Coming in January 2003: The Society for Teaching Solutions announced the and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M winners of its second annual have joined to reward exceptional contri- VIP Award, honouring healthcare organizations for butions to teaching and learning at Canadian Vision, Innovation and Performance in the use of Universities. The community of 3M teaching fel- information technology to address critical busi- lows embodies the highest ideals of teaching ness issues. As the highest scoring international excellence and scholarship with a commitment to entry, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance in Chatham, enhance the educational experience of every , won an honourable mention for success- learner. Email enquires should be directed to Dr. fully building an integrated information system Arshad Ahmad, Coordinator, 3M Teaching Fellows across three hospital sites. Chatham-Kent Program at: [email protected]. Some improved more than 200 financial and clinical details: processes and saved $1.6 million (Canadian) • Up to 10 awards, presented annually at the through more efficient use of resources. STLHE conference in June, recognize exemplary contributions to teaching and learning in At the New HP (Hewlett Canadian universities. Packard) Anne Lawrence • The award includes lifetime membership in the has been appointed the Society. lead in healthcare as part of a mandate that •3M Fellowship winners will attend an expense- reports to David MacKay and Vice President Lynn paid, three-day retreat at the Chateau Anderson. Anne is very active on key industry Montebello, November 1–3, 2003, to celebrate boards and committees carrying this array of other exceptional achievements in teaching and acronyms: OHA’s ICT, CST, HIMSS and ITAC. provide an opportunity for outstanding teach- ers to share experiences and ideas. MedStar Health, the largest healthcare provider in the Baltimore, M.D-Washington, D.C. region, has Kim Elliott of Agfa reminds us selected Picis as the corporate vendor for total that The Michener Picture perioperative automation. Archiving and Communication Systems Graduate Program is the first and only ALI’s industry-leading PACS solution now is PACS program in Canada that offers hands-on and Horizon Medical Imaging™ from McKesson clinical experience. The program combines three Information Solutions. According to KLAS online didactic courses with a four-week full-time Enterprises, Horizon Medical Imaging rates tops in clinical component at one of its three affiliated 17 of 18 categories, including: sites: The Hospital for Sick Children, ; •Lived up to expectations Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga; and William •Money’s worth Osler Health Centre, Brampton. For more informa- •On-time implementation tion contact The Michener Institute. Try: •Implementation within budget [email protected].

Any CIOs interested in politics? The Registered For more information about image and informa- Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) is deter- tion management with a Canadian perspective mined to change both the composition and the sign up for Agfa’s e-letter. Go to: Agfa.ca. comprehension of today’s and tomorrow’s mem- The company recently announced the initial bers of provincial parliament. That’s why they con- installation and clinical deployment of a full tracted Politrain Inc. to design an RN Candidate Picture Archiving and Communication System Training Program for RNs interested in getting (PACS) at Trillium Health Centre – one of a long involved in provincial politics. Seventeen regis- line of new installations announced by Agfa tered nurses of all political persuasions signed on this year. for the first two days of training.

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The team of Adrienne Denham and The Internet Protocol Journal offers networking Will Humphrey, law students from professionals tutorial and implementation arti- the , finished cles, as well as technology and standardization ahead of 11 other teams to win this year’s presti- updates for all levels of the protocol stack. It gious International Negotiation Competition for also serves as a forum for discussing all Law Students at Kingston University Law School in aspects of internetworking. England. Adding to the Canadian success story, the University of Victoria team of Lynn Jenkins and THiiNC Information Management Inc (THiiNC iMi) Paul Brackstone finished in a tie for third. The win- is hiring: Health Information ners credited the help and feedback received from Professionals (HRAs/HRTs); their employer – Fraser Milner Casgrain lawyers in Services; Manager; Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. Looks good on ’em. Manager, Sales and Marketing, Clinical Information Services; Statistician/ Health Data From the Cerner web site: Analyst. You will find a direct link to their recruit- Established in 1995, the First ment page at longwoods.com/jobsite/index.html. Hand Foundation focuses on paediatric health- care. The First Hand mission is “to directly impact In the feature the health status of a young life.” The foundation University Health story, “Making is a non-profit organization supported by the gen- the Connection: erosity of Cerner Corporation, its associates, its How University Health Network is Bringing the business partners and friends. More information Information Age to Healthcare,” author Matthew at: firsthandfoundation.org. Anderson, vice president and chief information officer of the Toronto-based UHN, reports on the On the Philips web site you progress of care@uhn, an extensive and compre- can find Auscultation Case hensive five-year, enterprise-wide plan designed Studies (including diagnoses). Each case study to support care delivery with electronic tools. At provides a patient’s history, the results of a clinical the heart of care@uhn is Per-Se’s Patient1 Clinical exam, actions that result from the exam, heart Information System. Anderson describes sounds and the diagnosis. These cases are ideal care@uhn’s five key programs; how clinicians have for classroom activity or valuable as self-paced embraced the CPR system; the effects on patient learning aids to expand knowledge of ausculta- safety and regionalized medicine trends; measur- tion. Go to: medicalphilips.com and click on the able results from clinical decision support; the “Cardiac Challenge.” innovative Virtual Library project; and an “impres- sive” $1.5 million in financial savings realized for Here’s information you just can’t fiscal year 2001-2002. Writes Anderson, buy. Fortunately, CISCO provides it “Care@uhn is a solid plan for a 21st century, tech- for free. Sign up at: cisco.com/ nology-minded organization like UHN. It is revolu- public/corp_news.shtml tionizing the way UHN delivers care.” Read the Packet™ Magazine for technical, hands-on article on line at: per-se.com/news/perse_news.htm users, Packet delivers in-depth information on the latest Cisco solutions and industry trends, GHX – the first end-to-end as well as tips, troubleshooting techniques and supply chain solution for case studies for enterprise and service healthcare – now lists these providers and small and midsize customers. partners: Omnicell, provider of an integrated suite iQ Magazine A bimonthly publication. Using the of clinical infrastructure and workflow automation successful models of Cisco Systems and its cus- solutions for healthcare; Neoforma, builder and tomers, it offers executives a real-world per- operation of Internet marketplaces that empower spective on how to build Internet business healthcare trading partners; Ormed, which offers strategies throughout their organizations. five Internet-enabled suites which are linked to

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the Ormed Medical Exchange, providing seamless Over the summer, the Alberta Research Council e-procurement functionality. See: ghx.com. Inc. (ARC) announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Sargious as Medical Advisor to ARC at the divi- Pharmacy.ca is the first sional level. He will assist with the strategic mar- pharmacy in Canada to keting of ARC’s Life Sciences division and provide license the patented encapsulation technology, medical leadership in the Advanced Materials, Exact-Script® that allows its pharmacists to quick- Sensors and Intelligent Systems division which ly and accurately make virtually any strength of includes the Telehealth Interoperability Lab. In any medication. addition to this appointment, Dr. Sargious is also Assistant Professor with the University of Calgary Microsoft has endorsed HP as Faculty of Medicine, Staff Physician at Peter a “worldwide prime integra- Lougheed Centre, Medical Leader for Chronic tor” for Microsoft.NET technologies. The .NET Disease Management of the Calgary Health solutions will incorporate Microsoft’s .NET con- Region and a Member of the Health Information nected software and HP’s broad array of industry- Standards Committee for Alberta Health and leading technology platforms. HP has named .NET Wellness. as its No. 1 application platform for industry stan- dard HP ProLiant Servers. Myrna Francis is now Senior Vice President Strategic Microsoft has announced a joint venture with Alliances at Canada Health Accenture. The new company – Avanade – will offer Infoway in its Toronto office. integration for Microsoft solutions in the enterprise.

No decision yet whether this includes healthcare. The former chief information Myra Francis New GM for Canada is Richard von Hagen. officer with the government of Ontario, Scott Campbell becomes the interim Dr. Michael Guerriere and Dave Wattling, together Chief Information Officer for the government of with John Ronson and Rhonda Linton have created British Columbia on October 7. He will develop a a new consultancy, Courtyard Group Ltd. They strategic plan for information management and e- acquired an existing healthcare professional ser- government and will also be responsible for iden- vices firm and launched operations with 20 staff tifying applications and defining requirements and a solid book of business. Staff offer a special that must be met to put the applications in place mix of expertise in: healthcare and business; for the province. Mr. Campbell is well known in the operations and IT; public and private sector. Canadian public-sector information technology community. The Board of Directors of Medical Information Technology, Inc. (MEDITECH) has voted that Also in British Columbia, Gerri Sinclair has Lawrence Polimeno, the President and Chief stepped down as president of the Premier’s Operating Officer, be promoted to the newly creat- Technology Council, but will remain a member of ed office of Vice Chairman, and that Executive Vice the council and also continue to serve on the B.C. President Howard Messing be promoted to Progress Board. Ms. Sinclair leaves to join President and Chief Operating Officer. MEDITECH Microsoft Canada as General Manager of MSN.CA has been a leader in healthcare information sys- where she will be responsible for strategic plan- tems technology since 1969 and offers a series of ning, business development and marketing of software solutions for acute and long-term care MSN.CA, Canada’s leading Web portal providing facilities, home healthcare providers and physi- online services such news, information, entertain- cians’ offices. ment and a variety of communication tools, one of which is Hotmail.

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