Jerry Zeidenberg, Publisher and Editor, Canadian Healthcare Technology & Technology for Doctors Online
 

• Dr. Alan Brookstone, Executive Director, CanadianEMR
• Dr. Norman Yee, Physician, Family Health Clinic, Calgary
• Maria Del Rio-Arbuckle, Category Business Manager, Desktops & Displays, HP Canada
• Eric Gombrich, CEO, EMIS Inc.

To confirm your participation in this event, please click here to register online.
 

Adoption of electronic medical record (EMR) technology is growing in Canada, fueled by the necessity for interoperability, new technologies, and government funding. With this in mind, the EMR market is poised to see many changes over the next few years as healthcare agencies look to improve the efficiencies of the Canadian healthcare system through EMR adoption and the interoperability with other critical systems.

Choosing the right EMR solution now requires a different analysis than in years past, and identifying the right partners to ensure adoption of a reliable solution that will work for your practice both now and in the future is critical. With the right combination of technologies in place, EMR technology is proven to save both time and money.

Join guest experts Maria Del-Rio Arbuckle, Eric Gombrich, Dr. Alan Brookstone and Dr. Norman Yee, as they discuss the benefits of EMR technology and how to choose the best solution for your practice.

Key areas of discussion will include:
• The evolution of EMR technology in Canada
• Why this technology will be imperative for the future
• First-hand account of how ‘next generation’ EMR has been implemented in a Canadian medical practice and what it has enabled from both a clinical and business perspective
• How EMR solutions can help your practice save time and money
• Choosing the right partners to achieve your goals
 

All those who register and attend the webinar on April14, 2010, and complete a post event survey, will have the chance to enter a draw to win an HP ProBook 5310m Notebook PC.*  Delivering 7 hours of battery life, the HP ProBook 5310m Notebook PC is the world’s thinnest full-performance notebook designed for mobile professionals that prefer powerful performance in an ultraportable form factor.
 

Dr. Alan Brookstone, Executive Director, CanadianEMR
Dr. Brookstone is a physician and senior eHealth consultant with national, provincial and regional experience in primary care clinical systems, acute care clinical systems, privacy, data stewardship, and clinician engagement at both the operational and strategic planning levels. He has a broad-based understanding of the healthcare system and the challenges facing physicians, health regions and governments in terms of the implementation and use of Electronic Health Records in provincial and regional settings, and Electronic Medical Records in private practice settings. Dr. Brookstone has written regularly since 1998 for a number of national publications, including Canadian Healthcare Technology, The Medical Post and Technology for Doctors. Dr. Brookstone is currently Executive Director of CanadianEMR, a national resource on EMR for physicians, medical office staff, healthcare planner, government organizations and vendors of EMR systems.

Dr. Norman Yee, Physician, Family Health Clinic, Calgary
Dr. Norman Yee has been in group private practice since 1994.  He is currently the managing associate of his group of eight physicians, and his practice has been computerized since 2001.  In addition, Dr. Yee is a clinical assistant professor with the University of Calgary medical school.  In this role, he is involved in teaching students, clerks and residents.  Dr. Yee is also a consultant for Alberta’s Physician Office System Program, a physician reference group member for Canada Health Infoway, the IM/IT lead for the Calgary Foothills Primary Care Network, and a member of the Peer Achievement Review and Medical Informatics Committee for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.  Dr. Yee completed his medical degree at the University of Calgary.

Maria Del Rio-Arbuckle, Category Business Manager, Desktops & Displays, HP Canada
Maria Del Rio-Arbuckle is the Category Business Manager of Commercial Desktops and Displays for Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co. Maria drives all aspects of the product category, with key focus on product lifecycle management, marketing and communications. She has more than 20 years of IT industry experience and has been with HP Canada for more than 10 years. Prior to her current role, she was responsible for the business and product management HP Canada’s Workstations and Commercial Displays product lines.

Eric Gombrich, CEO of EMIS, Inc.
Mr. Gombrich has over 25 years experience in the healthcare informatics industry, having worked for software and technology organizations around the world.  His career’s focus has been in serving the needs of physicians, hospitals, and laboratories in their use of electronic medical and health records and other advanced clinical software solutions.  He has worked for both start-up ventures, as well as well-established enterprises alike.  He has managed activities in both publicly-traded and private ventures throughout North America and abroad, including managing business units in Australia and France, and strategic partnerships in Germany, and Japan.  Mr. Gombrich is currently the CEO of EMIS Inc., the North American division of EMIS Ltd, the developer of world’s most widely used physician office EMR technologies based in Leeds, UK.
 

To confirm your participation in this event, please click here to register online.

*HP5310M LAPTOP COMPUTER GIVEAWAY FOR TECHNOLOGY FOR DOCTORS WEBINAR. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of Canada (excluding Province of Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their resident province and, at are private medical practitioners that are not employed by a hospital in Canada. One HP5310M laptop computer will be awarded via random draw on April 23, 2010. Selected entrant will be required to answer a skill testing question. Winner will be contacted by the Sponsor to collect their prize. ARV: $999.00 In order to be eligible for random draw the participant must meet eligibility requirements and register for and participate in the Technology for Doctors Webinar on April 14, 2010 and complete and submit an electronic survey by April 20, 2010. Odds of winning the prize are dependent upon the total number of participants. Void where prohibited by law. Complete official rules available from Sponsor. Sponsor: The Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co., Mississauga, ON.