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Access and New Models of Care Topics in these tracks will address issues including:
Tracks: 1. e-health/Information Management Solutions Chronic disease management is emerging as a focal issue across the country. Shifting demographics and improved longevity for those with chronic illness is beginning to place significant burden on the health care system. Increasingly, jurisdictions are looking to mechanisms and technology solutions to support and sustain individuals with chronic illness in the community and at home. Further, e-health/information management technologies are also rapidly evolving to afford citizens access to their health information EHR (e.g., portals) and health professionals, as well as the capacity to contribute to and manage their own personal health record (PHR). In this track, we invite submissions that address innovative technologies in the management of chronic disease. Topics may include the following:
2. Remote Service Delivery There has been continuous growth in the delivery of telehealth, telehomecare and telemedicine services. Thousands of Canadians benefit daily from having access to clinical specialists in urban centres without having to travel long distances from rural and remote regions of the country. Clinical monitoring, consultations, and post-hospital follow-up care has been effectively enabled by the deployment of networking technologies. Additionally, healthcare providers in remote communities are deriving benefit from access to continuing education sessions being broadcast over the same networks. For this track, we invite submissions that address the experience of remote service delivery. Potential topics may include the following:
Balancing Workforce and Technology Topics in these tracks will address issues including:
Tracks: 1. Change Management Although there has been greater adoption of e-health/information management solutions, how can we assure that there is a “tipping point” sooner than later that takes us well beyond the “early adopters”? What are the factors that will influence an acceleration of e-health/information management solution uptake across all care sectors and all professional providers? Is it even possible to accelerate adoption? What are the barriers that still need to be addressed to realize a wholly integrated health information vision? For this track, we invite submissions that demonstrate strategies that have effectively driven and achieved change related to eHealth solutions within jurisdictions, sectors, organizations, or specific provider groups. Potential topics include:
2. Decision Support There is a growing awareness among users of e-health (e.g. EHR/EMR, etc.) solutions, that provincially, nationally and internationally there is tremendous value to be derived from the data and information being captured by these systems. Decisions about individual and population health issues will be better informed and directed by these rich repositories of clinical information including the efficacy of treatment regimes and factors which optimize outcomes. Further, the capacity to measure quality and performance by providers and across sectors at the “system” level has the potential to inform health policy and funding directions. However, the realization of these benefits necessitates the consistent adoption of clinical data standards and/or code sets and the use of common definitions within clinical information systems. For this track, we invite submissions, which demonstrate the utilization of various e-health solutions and their information outputs to support decision-making at any level in the health system. Potential topics include:
Innovation and Sustainability Topics in these tracks will address issues including:
Tracks: 1. Leading Large Initiatives The emergence of large scale, regional and cross-sectoral e-health/information management applications has presented challenges associated with, but not limited to, security infrastructure, privacy obligations, standards compliance and the deployment of robust processes for the authorization and authentication of persons accessing health information. In addition, there is a need for effective processes and strategies to effectively manage the potential risks associated with large scale implementations, as many of them may unwittingly expose sensitive health information to unauthorized personnel. For this track, we invite submissions that address these challenges. Potential topics include:
2. School of Hard Knocks The implementation of e-health solutions has presented providers and organizations with unprecedented challenges in the attainment of ultimate success. While many jurisdictions, organizations, and providers have been successful in this work, examples of difficult or failed implementations also abound and warrant equal attention. Lessons learned from failed projects are seldom profiled or discussed with others; yet these experiences often offer the best insights for those embarking on similar initiatives. The scarcity of evidence and best practices suggests that their creation will only evolve with the knowledge of both what does and does not work given certain conditions. For this track, we invite submissions that address, highlight and even celebrate those difficulties and outright failures that have ultimately led to greater project success and that share lessons learned so that others can avoid the same pitfalls when implementing their own e-health initiatives. These submissions may be well suited to round-table discussions. Potential topics include:
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