The
infraNET Project and
Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research
University of Waterloo
present ...
Engaging Physicians in
Ontario's E-Health Strategy
by
Brian Forster, P. Eng.
Chief Operating Officer
OntarioMD
Wednesday, September
27, 2006
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Davis Centre, Room 1302
University of Waterloo
Seminar Series Sponsors:
Blackberry - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
McKesson Information Solutions - Smart Systems for Health Agency
Healthcare Information Management and Communications Canada
Abstract
The primary care physician needs to play an integral role
in any eHealth strategy. This seminar reviews Ontario s eHealth
Vision, the physicians role within it and the benefits physicians can
expect from adopting this vision. OntarioMD has the mandate to support
physicians and patients to move to this eHealth vision by engaging
physicians to adopt clinical management systems within their
respective practices and connecting them to the larger eHealth environment.
This seminar will also examine challenges in moving physicians from a
paper-based medical record to an electronic record, and show how these challenges
are being addressed in order to promote adoption among primary care physicians.
About the Speaker
Brian Forster is the Chief Operating Officer of OntarioMD.
OntarioMD, a subsidiary of the Ontario Medical Association (OMA),
provides information and tools that enable Ontario physicians to
increase their efficiency, reduce costs and provide improved patient
care. OntarioMD delivers professional services and funding, allowing
physicians to acquire technology for their practices, and offers
valuable clinical content and tools through the OntarioMD.ca physician portal.
During his career, Mr. Forster has also worked in the financial
services sector in strategic business planning, organizational and
cost analysis, and information technology planning. He has been
responsible for strategic information technology planning at a major
Canadian bank, and has managed systems development and support at two
major Canadian financial institutions as well as Georgian College.
For more information
Shirley Fenton
Managing Director, WIHIR
University of Waterloo
(519) 888-4074
Seminar Hosts
This seminar is hosted by the Waterloo Institute for Health
Informatics Research (WIHIR) and The infraNET Project, University of Waterloo.
The infraNET Project, initiated by the University of Waterloo in
1996, is a partnership to advance Web and Internet technologies. Its founding
partners were: LivePage (now part of Siebel), MKS, Open Text, RIM,
Sybase (Waterloo) and Waterloo Maple.
We also gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the Institute for
Computer Research, University of Waterloo.
