Month: August 2007
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Upcoming: The World of Health IT conference & exhibition (Oct. 22-25, 2007)
Scheduled for October 22–25, 2007 in Vienna, Austria, The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition looks like it will be a big event. The goal of the conference is to “bring the key stakeholders in healthcare delivery through technology together for the first timeâ€. Many of the keynote speakers are either national or international…
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Podcasting in healthcare – 2007 update
As some of my readers might remember, I ran a series of posts on examining the potential role of podcasting in healthcare. At the time, I wasn’t too keen on podcasting in healthcare: In my first post, Podcasting in Healthcare: Is there a future?, I discussed some of the challenges and potential uses of podcasting.…
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Now coming to a theatre near you: Capital Health is recruiting…
I don’t know about you, but I generally don’t like to watch advertisements, especially the 10–20 minutes of paid advertisements just before the start of show at the movie theatre. Normally I pay little attention to the ads, but I almost fell out of my seat when I saw a recruiting ad for Capital Health,…
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Upcoming: Consumer Health Informatics Conference (Oct. 30, 2007)
For those interested in empowering consumers and patients, there’s an interesting upcoming conference: Consumer Health Informatics Conference. The goal of the conference is: to focus on the technical, social, ethical and professional issues arising from consumer empowerment using information technology. The conference is a one-day (Tuesday Oct. 30, 2007) event held at Ottawa’s National Arts…
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A prescription for Google Health?
About a year ago, Google indicated that “health care information mattersâ€, with little to report since then. Google seemed to have formed a health board comprised of physicians and some patients to guide its efforts. Recently, I’ve read a few pieces speculating about Google’s efforts toward building a health care product/service (here and here). In…