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Telehealth Supporting Diabetes Self-Care

• 9th Annual INET Mini-ConferenceJune 20 2007Four
  Season Hotel, Toronto

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Conference Collaborators and Sponsors
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A Forum To Build Consensus
8th Annual INET Mini-Conference Registration N83
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
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A Forum To Build Consensus
9th Annual INET Mini-Conference Registration N81
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
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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.

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The Conference Program

• Keynote How do we Re-tool Ontarios 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 1010 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

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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
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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