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“Wireless Diabetes Program: A patient, hospital and primary care collaboration ”. 8 th Annual INET Mini-Conference June 20 2006 Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Center for the Management of Medical Technology (CMMT). Conference Collaborators and Sponsors. A Forum To Build Consensus.
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“Wireless Diabetes Program:A patient, hospital andprimary care collaboration” 8th Annual INET Mini-ConferenceJune 20 2006Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Center for the Management of Medical Technology (CMMT) Conference Collaborators and Sponsors
A Forum To Build Consensus 8th Annual INET Mini-Conference Registration N=83 as of June 9th 2006 Diabetes Care Professionals (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%
Objective - Demonstrate how a Wireless Diabetes Program may: • Streamline communications between patients and health care professionals. • Promote self-management. • Enhance compliance of prescribed treatments. • Optimize usage of medical monitoring devices. • Enhance patient outcomes. • Reduce healthcare costs.
The Conference Program • Keynote: Diabetes in Canada: Issues and Challenges in Clinical Care • Bringing together people with diabetes, hospitals and family physicians • Coffee Break: ~10:10 a.m. • Mobile and Wireless Technology Innovations For Chronic Disease Management • Closing Remarks: A Potential Business Model For Wireless Healthcare
A “Wireless Healthcare” Evolution INET Mini-Conference Previous Keynote Talks Diabetes, the International Impact and Potential Solutions 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 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 L.C. Skip Lumley, Partner Chartwell Inc. Dr. Bezalel Gavish - 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