Plenary Meeting Program Theme:
The Role of I.T. in Healthcare Policy
Monday, September 15, 2008
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Scheduled Agenda Is Subject to Change*
Opening Remarks
Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, CEO, Health Level Seven
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Welcoming Comments
Michael van Campen, Chair, HL7 Canada
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Plenary Session 1
Canada's Vision for Healthcare I.T.
Richard Alvarez, President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway
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Plenary Session 2
The Status of Healthcare I.T. in British Columbia
Elaine McKnight, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Sector IM/IT Division, Ministry of Health, Province of British Columbia
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Plenary Session 3
Enabling Market Forces to Achieve Heathcare Quality Metrics and High Performance
Stephen T. Parente, PhD,
Associate Professor, University of Minnesota;
McCain Health Policy Advisor
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Plenary Session 4
The Senator Barack Obama Health Policy; An Opportunity for Healthcare Change
Blackford Middleton, MD, MPH, MSc, Chairman, Center for IT Leadership, Director, Clinical Informatics R&D, Partners HealthCare System, and Harvard Medical School
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Break
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Plenary Session 5
European Union eHealth Strategy in Support of Member Health Policy Priorities
Dr. Veli N. Stroetmann and Dr. Karl A. Stroetmann, European eHealth Research Innovation Study, Senior Research Fellows, empirica Technology Research
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Plenary Session 6
Health Policy in South America
Beatriz de Faria Leão, MD, PhD, Health Standards Architect, ZLICS Health Information Systems, São Paulo, Brazil
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Plenary Session 7
Singapore: I.T. Integrating Healthcare and Empowering Patients
Sarah Christine Muttitt, MD, FRCPC, MBA, Chief Information Officer, MOH Holdings Pte Ltd
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*Schedule and speakers are subject to change.
A final agenda will be emailed to HL7 members and printed in the HL7
On-Site Meeting Schedule & Hotel Guide in August.
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