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Realizing Information Technology’s Promise To Improve Health Care

3rd Annual Conference of the McGill University Health Centre’s Institute for Strategic Analysis and Innovation

October 20 and 21, 2010 — Montreal

PRESENTATIONS

Welcome from the Chairs

  • The Hon. Arthur T. Porter, Director General
    and CEO, MUHC
  • Mr. Bernard Lord, Scholar-in-residence, MUHC-ISAI; President and CEO, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, former Premier of New Brunswick


Debate: This House Believes that the Best Value We Can get for the Next $1 Billion We Spend in Health Care Is in Information Technology.

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Keynote: What Happened to the Last Billion Dollars in Health IT?

Mr. Richard C. Alvarez, President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway

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Panel: National Health IT Programs at a Crossroad


Panel: Adoption of Information Technology in the Banking, Airline and Healthcare Sectors

Keynote: From the Hospital to the Home: Information Technology and Health System Integration

Mr. Matthew Anderson, President and CEO, William Osler Health System
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Panel: Challenges in Implementing Health IT Solutions

Keynote: Can We Anticipate How Information Technology Will Change Health Care?

Dr. Sholom Glouberman, Adjunct Professor, McGill University; Philosopher-in-residence, Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care

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Closing Remarks

Mr. Bernard Lord

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Throughout the conference, the audience was polled on their views about different issues in health IT. See the results here