“Leading in Difficult and Challenging Times”
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Winnipeg Convention Centre

The Value of Information:
Driving Improvements in Quality, Safety and Sustainability

The first Manitoba eHealth conference was a success as registration hit capacity and attendees from across the province took in sessions that focused on how information and technology continue to enable the health care system to serve patients in a changing world.

The conference theme was “Leading in difficult and challenging times.” More than 20 speakers from across the province and country shared their experiences and discussed the challenges of implementing Information Systems solutions.

In addition to the speaker sessions, eight eHealth projects set up booths to explain some of the current initiatives being implemented in the province. From home care scheduling to the provincial electronic health record, there was no shortage of interesting information available on the challenging electronic transformation of health care.

For copies of each session's presentation, please go to the Programs-at-a-Glance page.

Here are a few photos from the day.

Deputy Minister of Health Arlene Wilgosh greets attendees and opens the inaugural eHealth Conference.

The Best Practices booth highlighted some of the initiatives Manitoba eHealth is using to guide projects to success.

Project Manager Brian Katchnoski discussing the Provincial Home Care Scheduling Project.

Jackie Chudley discusses the successful implementation of Computer Provider Order Entry (CPOE) at St. Boniface General Hospital.

Attendees consisted of Regional Health Authority CEOs, CIOs, Program VPs and Directors, Nurses, Physicians and Allied Health leaders, Health Care Practitioners, and Health Care Business Leaders.

Questions were encouraged and welcomed.

Dr. Joel Diamond, Chief Medical Officer for dBMotion discussed Electronic Health Records

The Electronic Health Record project team talks to a conference attendee.

Attendees participate in a session on Electronic Medical Records.

Gillian Brennan and Michael Haip from Manitoba eHealth at the EHR booth.

eHealth staff discuss their respective projects with conference attendees.

Keynote Speaker Richard Alvarez, President and CEO of Canada Health Infoway discussed Canada’s part in the EHR legacy.

Dr. Ricardo Lobato de Faria, CMO and Emergency Physician at Seven Oaks General Hospital smiles while answering questions on the Emergency Department Information System (EDIS).