“ Telehealth: Supporting Diabetes Self-Care ”

1. “Telehealth: Supporting Diabetes Self-Care” 9th Annual INET Mini-ConferenceJune 20 2007Four Season Hotel, Toronto

2. Conference Collaborators and Sponsors

3. A Forum To Build Consensus 8th Annual INET Mini-Conference Registration N=83 as of June 9th 2006 Health Care Providers (Hospital, Physicians, Diabetes Educators, Nurse Practitioners, Dietitians)28% Funding Influencers(Federal and Provincial Governments, Associations, Pharmaceutical Firms, Medical Device Manufacturers) 30% Clinical Software Developers (Family Practice, Diabetes Management, Portals)7% Other12% Technologists (Network / Communication)13% Researchers (Research Centers, Universities)7%

4. A Forum To Build Consensus 9th Annual INET Mini-Conference Registration N=81 as of June 9th 2007 Funding Influencers(LHINs, Federal and Provincial Governments, Associations, Pharmaceutical Firms, Medical Device Manufacturers) 26% Health Care Providers (Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, Physicians, Diabetes Educators, Nurse Practitioners, Dietitians)44% Other5% Researchers (Research Centers, Universities)5% Clinical Software Developers (Family Practice, Diabetes Management, Portals)9% Technologists (Network / Communication)11%

5. Objective: Show the latest advancements in chronic disease management, telehealth, and wireless technology to: • Support self management of diabetes. • Enhance compliance. • Achieve better control of glycemic levels.

6. The Conference Program • Keynote: How do we Re-tool Ontario’s Health Care System for Chronic Disease Management and Prevention • An Effective and Efficient Way To Implement A National Chronic Disease Management Program For Diabetes • Coffee Break: ~10:10 a.m. • Wireless Technology As A Key Enabler To Support Rapid Transformations In Healthcare Delivery. • Closing Remarks: Facilitating Superior Chronic Disease Management Through A Knowledge-based Systems Development Model

7. A “Wireless Healthcare” Evolution INET Mini-Conference Previous Keynote Talks Positioning Your IT Organization for Digital Business Myths and Realities of the Internet Philosophy of Evidence-Base Medicine Mobile Computing in Critical Care eHealth: Building a Foundation The Impact of Wireless Technologies on the Patient / Provider Relationship: Questions, Opportunities and Challenges Diabetes, the International Impact and Potential Solutions Diabetes in Canada: Issues and Challenges in Clinical Care 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 L.C. Skip Lumley, Partner Chartwell Inc. Dr. Bezalel Gavish PhD.- Edwin L. Cox School of Business at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas Dr. Gordon Guyatt, MD, MSc, FRCP(c) Professor, Departments of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University. Dr. Stephen E. Lapinsky MB, BCh, MSc, FRCPC ICU, Mount Sinai Hospital Mr. Tom Closson, President and CEO, University Health Network, and Chair, Ontario Hospital e-Health Council. • Dr. Alejandro (Alex) R. Jadad, MD, DPhil, FRCPC. Director of the Centre For Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network and University of Toronto. • Dr. Hertzel C. Gerstein, MD, MSc, FRCPC,Prof. Dept. of Med. and Dept. of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster U.; Dir. Div. of Endocrinology & Metabolism at McMaster U.; Dir. Diabetes Care and Research Program at the HHSC • Dr. Stewart Harris, MD, MPH, FCFP, FACPM Associate Professor at the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine/Dept. of Family Medicine with cross appointments in the Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Div. of Endocrinology at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario