PST2008: Atlantic Summit 2008

2nd Annual Atlantic Privacy & Security Summit
Sharing Electronic Health Information – Issues and Challenges
Wednesday October 1, 2008

Atlantic Summit
Video report on the Atlantic Summit 2008

Hosted by UNB and NRC IIT
Delta Fredericton Hotel

As part of PST2008 we will be hosting the second annual Atlantic Privacy & Security Summit on Wednesday, October 1. As Atlantic Canada moves toward implementing more Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Personal Health Records (PHRs) we can learn from what has already been done elsewhere in Canada and abroad taking advantage of lessons learned and forwarding the eHealth paradigm into a new age. This is an opportunity to show the world that Atlantic Canada can be creative and innovative in sharing health information electronically both privately and effectively.

The Summit will examine many of the pressing issues related to health information sharing from a medical, legal, social, policy, technical and research perspective. It will look at the benefits of increased information sharing among all players in the healthcare system including the individual citizen. The Summit will also examine some of the risks associated with electronic records and increased information sharing well as the tools and best practices available to mitigate these risks. Finally the Summit will identify the knowledge and research gaps and as well as the opportunities for collaboration that these challenges present.

Preliminary Agenda

9:00 a.m.	Registration and Refreshments
9:15 a.m.	Welcome Opening remarks Hon. Mike Murphy, NB Minister of Health
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.	Overview: The Healthcare Information Landscape Ross Fraser, Sextant Software
10:30 - Noon	Issues and Challenges: Medical, Legal, Social, Policy David Townsend, UNB Law School Carol Appathurai, Ontario Ministry of Health Dr. Grace Paterson, Dalhousie University Christian Whalen,Legal Counsel, Office of the Ombudsman, NB
12:00 Noon – 1:30 p.m.	Luncheon Keynote Elizabeth Denham, Assistant Privacy Commissioner of Canada
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.	Issues and Challenges: Technical, Research Larry Korba, NRC IIT Nick Rutter, Accesstec Kate Burns and Rachel Wilson , River Valley Health
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Refreshment Break
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.	Electronic Health Information - a Look to the Future Steve Marquis and Andre Carrington, Canada Health Infoway
4:30	Atlantic Canada - Where Do We Go From Here? Featuring a panel of prominent Atlantic business leaders highlighting collaboration and commercialization opportunities David G. Barry, Q.C (Panel Moderator) Ed Lawlor, DeltaWare Systems Lois Scott, McKesson Pharmaceutical Martin Ferguson, Accreon Tania Davies – xwave Fredericton
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.	Networking Reception

Organizing Committee

George Forester, NRC IIT, Ottawa
Gerry Fairweather, NB Department of Health, Fredericton
Larry Korba, NRC IIT, Ottawa
Glen Hicks, Bell Aliant, Saint John
Lynn Mackinnon, ACOA-APECA, Fredericton
Elliott Keizer, UNB, Fredericton
Greg Sprague, NRC IIT, Fredericton