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MaRS Centre

MaRS Centre, 101 College Street, Toronto, ON Canada M5G 1L7
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Conference Schedule

Thursday, September 4, 2008

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM	Breakfast/Registration




09:00 AM - 09:30 AM	Opening Talks

Greetings from the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), and CHIRAD, Peter J. Murray, IMIA Vice President for Strategic Planning Welcome from the Conference Chair Gunther Eysenbach, Senior Scientist, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto; Editor/Publisher, Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)


09:30 AM - 10:00 AM in MaRS Centre Auditorium
Topic: Building virtual communities and social networking applications for health professionals

Asklepios: The CMA's new social networking site for Canadian physicians (Practice Track) Pat Rich*, Director CMA Online Content, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)


10:00 AM - 10:30 AM in MaRS Centre Auditorium
Topic: Building virtual communities and social networking applications for patients and consumers

Social uses of personal health information within PatientsLikeMe^TM, an online patient community: What can happen when patients have access to one another's data (Research Track) Jeana Frost*, PatientsLikeMe Michael Massagli, PatientsLikeMe


10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Break with Refreshments + Poster Viewing




11:00 AM - 12:30 PM in MaRS Centre Auditorium
Topic: Blogs, Microblogs, Twitter

Medical Bloggers Panel (Practice Track) Bertalan Mesko, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary Jennifer McCabe Gorman , Health 2.0/Nexthealth Keith J Kaplan Sam Solomon* Peter Murray*
Inside the Health Blogosphere: Governance, Quality and the New Opinion Leaders (Research Track) Neil Seeman*, School of Health Services Management, Ryerson University & IBM Healthcare


11:00 AM - 12:30 PM in MaRS Centre CR2
Topic: Consumer empowerment, patient-physician relationship, and sociotechnical issues
Chair: Joan Dzenowagis

BioTIFF: Articulating Self-Documenting Personal Health Digital Information Artefacts (Developer Track) Peter Pennefather*, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto ON, CANADA West Suhanic, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON CANDA
The Construction of Expertise in the Age of the Internet: Psychotropic Drug Knowledge in Consumer-Constructed Online Spaces (General Track) Shannon Hughes*, School of Social Work Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA David Cohen, School of Social Work Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
Not every site needs a wiki: A conceptual framework for health Websites (Research Track) Holly Witteman, Human Factors, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Health Care, Technology and Place, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Laura O'Grady, Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine; Centre for Global eHealth Innovation; Health Care, Technology and Place, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Hesitative Introduction of E-mail consultations in General Practice (Research Track) Robert Verheij*, Neth. Inst. for Health Services Reseach (NIVEL) Carmen Ton , Neth. Inst. for Health Services Research (NIVEL) Kiek Tates


11:00 AM - 12:30 PM in MaRS Centre CR3
Topic: Web 2.0 approaches for behaviour change, public health and biosurveillance
Chair: Derek L Hansen

Biosurveillance 2.0: A Social Networking Approach (General Track) Taha Kass-Hout*, Assistant Professor, Emory University, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Atlanta, GA, USA. InSTEDD, Director of Health Informatics, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Preventive Medicine and the Allen Behavioral Change Model: A Collaboration for Health Behavior Change Using Web-based Interventions (Business Track) Michael W. Allen, Medical School, U of MN, Minneapolis, USA Edward Allan Murphy David O. Wiebers* Charles P. Bosmajian, Jr. Will Thalheimer Julie Dirksen
Personally Tailored Health Information: A Health 2.0 Approach (General Track) Jason Bonander*, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA USA
E-epidemiology - adapting epidemiological data collection to the 21st century (General Track) Christin Bexelius, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Jan-Eric Litton, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden


12:30 PM - 01:30 PM	Lunch




01:30 PM - 02:30 PM in MaRS Centre CR2
Topic: Web 2.0-based medical education and learning
Chair: Peter J Murray

Versatile, Immersive, Creative and Dynamic Virtual 3-D Healthcare Learning (Research Track) Margaret Hansen*, School of Nursing, University of San Francisco, USA
Where can teens find health information? A survey of web portals designed for teen health information seekers (Practice Track) Leanne Bowler*, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh


01:30 PM - 03:00 PM in MaRS Centre Auditorium
Topic: Building virtual communities and social networking applications for patients and consumers
Chair: Carol S Bond

Expert Patients as Apomediaries (Research Track) Judy Proudfoot*, Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
From Social Networks to Social Medicine: Exploring the role of online interventions (Research Track) Sara Urowitz*, Oncology Education, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Netowork, Toronto, Canada
Web 2.0 systems supporting childhood chronic disease management: a general architecture compliant with the WHA eHealth Resolution (Research Track) Toomas Timpka, Department of Computer Science, Linköping University, Sweden Johnny Ludvigsson, Department of Pediatrics, Linköping University, Sweden Henrik Eriksson, Department of Computer Science, Linköping University, Sweden Joakim Ekberg, Department of Computer Science, Linköping University, Sweden Lena Hanberger, Department of Pediatrics, Linköping University, Sweden Sam Nordfeldt*, Department of Pediatrics, Linköping University, Sweden


01:30 PM - 03:00 PM in MaRS Centre CR3
Chair: Margaret M Hansen

Providing Online Access to Point-of-Care Information: Lessons from the OntarioMD.ca Physician Portal (Business Track) Jason Aprile*, OntarioMD, Toronto, Canada
Knowledge Exchange Nodes in Public Health: Two successful practical experiences (Practice Track) Jaime Jiménez Pernett, Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain Jose Francisco García Gutiérrez, Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain Pablo Martínez Cabrero, Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain Sergio Minué Lorenzo, Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain
Planning the Development of the Singapore National Health Portal (Practice Track) Handy Amin*, Active Health Management, Health Promotion Board, Singapore Andy Tan , Active Health Management, Health Promotion Board, Singapore Ping Ping Tan , Chief Information Officer's Office, Health Promotion Board, Singapore Sau Chan Low , Chief Information Officer's Office, Health Promotion Board, Singapore Shyamala Thilagaratnam, Active Health Management, Health Promotion Board, Singapore
e-health in a Remote and Rural Setting in the North of Scotland- An Evolving Success Story (Practice Track) Grant Cumming*, NHS Grampian Scotland; University of Aberdeen Andrew Fowlie , NHS Grampian Adrian Baker , NHS Highland Thomas Heneghan , NHS Grampian Neil Hamilton , University of Aberdeen Stefan Agamanolis


03:00 PM - 03:30 PM	Break with Refreshments




03:30 PM - 05:00 PM in MaRS Centre Auditorium
Topic: Building virtual communities and social networking applications for patients and consumers
Chair: Judy Proudfoot

Moderated online social networking for smokers: Content of first posts from 2,562 members (General Track) Trevor van Mierlo*, No University Affilliation, V-CC Systems Inc. (Toronto, Canada); V-CC Systems USA Inc. (San Francisco, USA) Peter Selby MBBS, CCFP , Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Ontario Tobacco Research Unit Danielle Parent (RN) , None (V-CC Systems Inc) John Cunningham, PhD, Centre for Addition and Mental Health, University of Toronto
Living with HIV/AIDS and use of online support groups (Research Track) Neil Coulson*, University of Nottingham
Patient-initiated Online Support Groups: Motives for Initiation, Extent of Success and Success Factors (Research Track) Cornelia van Uden-Kraan*, Institute for Behavioural Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. Constance Drossaert , Institute for Behavioural Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. Erik Taal , Institute for Behavioural Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. Erwin Seydel , Institute for Behavioural Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. Mart van de Laar, Institute for Behavioural Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Patient Problem-Solving on the Web: How do Patients Use Web Forums to Cope with Chronic Disease? (Research Track) Dorrit Billman*, Stanford CSLI and Palo Alto Research Corp Diane Schiano , Palo Alto Research Corp Lee Gugerty, Clemson, Psychology


03:30 PM - 05:00 PM in MaRS Centre CR2
Topic: Wikis
Chair: Chris Paton

Collaborative Knowledge Translation: Application of a Wiki Model for Primary Care Practitioners (Research Track) Aviv Shachak*, Faculty of Information Studies; Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto Jamie Meuser, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto Tupper Bean, Centre for Effective Practice, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto Stephen Hockama, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto Lena Salach, Centre for Effective Practice, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto Noah Ivers, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto Michael Evans, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
Patient-Driven Content Creation: Effectively Introducing Wiki Repositories to Virtual Support Communities (Research Track) Derek Hansen*, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, USA Sean Munson, School of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Using Wiki for a Large Medical Nomenclature Translation (General Track) Saulo Bortolon, Dept. Informatics, UFES, Vitoria, Brazil Roberta Gomes, Dept. Informatics, UFES, Brazil Mariella Berger Hilario Seibel Jr.*, CEFETES, Serra, ES.


03:30 PM - 05:00 PM in MaRS Centre CR3
Topic: Web 2.0-based medical education and learning
Chair: Benjamin Hughes

The potential and challenges of Web 2.0 in the education of healthcare professionals. (General Track) Rod Ward*, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
The use of Web 2.0 in teaching Medical Informatics to postgraduate medical students: first experiences (Research Track) Panagiotis Bamidis*, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Stathis Constantinidis , Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Eleni Kaldoudi , Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece Nicos Maglaveras , Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Costas Pappas, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Medical education and building an on-line reputation in the world of web 2.0 (Practice Track) Bertalan Mesko*, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
Medicine 2.0 and Medical Faculty Development (Practice Track) Deirdre Bonnycastle, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

Friday, September 5, 2008

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM	Breakfast/Registration




09:00 AM - 10:30 AM in MaRS Centre Auditorium

Methodological Issues and Challenges in eHealth Research Panel (Research Track) Judy Proudfoot*, Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Lisa Whitehead , Centre for Postgradute Nursing Studies, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand Caryl Barnes , School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Ausralia Britt Klein, Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia


09:00 AM - 10:30 AM in MaRS Centre CR2
Chair: Neil Seeman

MyOpenCare: Multicontent treatment paths to share medical knowledge and experience (Business Track) Edoardo Narduzzi*, TechEdge, Rome, Italy
Representing and Processing Dynamic Healthcare Workflow (Research Track) Dominic Covvey*, WIHIR, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
RNAO eChampion Program (Practice Track) Irmajean Bajnok*, Toronto
Consumers are not Patient(s) (Business Track) Michael Martineau*, MED2020 Health Care Software Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada


09:00 AM - 10:30 AM in MaRS Centre CR3
Topic: Web 2.0-based medical education and learning
Chair: Khaled El Emam

Implementation of Web 2.0-services in the Norwegian Electronic Health Library (Practice Track) Øystein Eiring*, Norwegian Electronic Health Library, National Knowledge Center for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway Runar Eggen , Norwegian Electronic Health Library, National Knowledge Center for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway Magne Nylenna, Norwegian Electronic Health Library, National Knowledge Center for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway
Development of an RSS-based Current Awareness Service (General Track) Allan Barclay*, Ebling Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA Rebecca Holz, Ebling Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Online video-publication for biological research (Business Track) Moshe Pritsker*, JoVE (www.jove.com)


10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Break with Refreshments




11:00 AM - 12:30 PM in MaRS Centre Auditorium
Topic: Health information on the web: Supply and Demand
Chair: Holly O Witteman

Study of the ePatient as a provider of health content in the Internet (Research Track) Luis Fernandez Luque*, NORUT AS, Norway Ignacio Basagoiti , ITACA-TSB Research Institute, Technical University of Valencia (Spain) Elin Johnsen , Norwegian Center of Telemedicine (Norway) Randi Karlsen, Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø (Norway)
Women Wading Through the Web: providing women with the tools to evaluate online health information (Practice Track) Sheryl Mitchell*, Women's College Hospital
Will the development of Web 2.0 technology result in a preference for quantity over quality? (Practice Track) Joanne Mayoh*, Health Informatics: Bournemouth University
Empowerment by Participation in Online Support Groups for Patients with Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and Breast Cancer (Research Track) Cornelia van Uden-Kraan*, Institute for Behavioural Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands Constance Drossaert , Institute for Behavioural Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands Erik Taal , Institute for Behavioural Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands Erwin Seydel , Institute for Behavioural Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands Mart van de Laar, Institute for Behavioural Research, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands


11:00 AM - 12:30 PM in MaRS Centre CR2
Topic: Personal health records and Patient portals
Chair: Suzanne S Dickerson

Measuring Efficiency of Use in a Web-based EMR Developed for Malawi: Lessons Learned From Performing a Preliminary CogTool Analysis (Research Track) Zach Landis Lewis*, Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA Gerald Douglas , Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA Valerie Monaco, Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
User-centered Design of a PHR: Traditional Web Forms vs. Wizard Forms (Research Track) Barbara Purin*, Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK), Trento, Italy Emiliano Ricci, Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK), Trento, Italy
InfoWell Patient Portal: A Case of Patient-Centred Design (Practice Track) Deborah Chan*, University Health Network Selina Brudnicki, Shared Information Management Services
Virtual Health Platform (Business Track) Miguel Cabrer*, eHealth Advisor Francisco Tous , IBIT Institute - Balearic Government Debora Martinez , IBIT Institute - Balearic Government Pedro Ferriol, IBIT Institute - Balearic Government


11:00 AM - 12:30 PM in MaRS Centre CR3
Topic: Building virtual communities and social networking applications for health professionals
Chair: Michael Martineau

Facilitating Online Collaboration and Communication: A Groups Approach (Practice Track) Ken Seto*, OntarioMD.ca
Creating and Supporting a Community of Practice (Developer Track) Shirley Fenton, WIHIR, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada Dominic Covvey*, WIHIR, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
New Media Medicine: A Social Network for Doctors and Medical Students (Business Track) Chris Paton*, Health Informatics Programme, Department of Information Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Stop The World wide web I Want To Get Off. (Research Track) Carol S Bond*, Bournemouth University


12:30 PM - 01:30 PM	Lunch




01:30 PM - 03:00 PM in MaRS Centre Auditorium
Topic: Consumer empowerment, patient-physician relationship, and sociotechnical issues
Chair: Peter Pennefather

Developing of a web-based application to facilitate patient treatment adherence in individuals with sleep apnea treated with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices. (Research Track) Suzanne Dickerson*, School of Nursing University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Grace Dean, School of Nursing, University at Buffalo
Using Technology to Engage Patients and Clinicians in Electronic Cancer Symptom Assessment and Management: Lessons Learned and Implications for Practice (Practice Track) Dafna Carr*, Cancer Care Ontario Steve Hall, Cancer Care Ontario
Web and mobile solution for support of process of care: case of depression (Research Track) Matic Meglic*, UP PINT, Koper, Slovenia
Evaluation of the use of an interactive web-based support program for optimizing the management of Diabetes Mellitus (Research Track) Nicol Nijland*, Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, University of Twente Lisette Van Gemert-Pijnen , Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, University of Twente Saskia Kelders , Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, University of Twente Bart Brandenburg , Medicinfo Erwin Seydel, Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, University of Twente


01:30 PM - 03:00 PM in MaRS Centre CR2
Topic: Semantic Web ("Web 3.0"), Open Source
Chair: Trevor D V Van Mierlo

"Nexthealth" - An Open-Source, Web-Based Tool Determining "What's Next" in the Evolution of Consumer-Centric Care Delivery (Practice Track) Jen McCabe Gorman, N/A Maarten Den Braber, University of Twente, Healthcare Technology and Management
PESCA: Developing an Open Source Platform To Bring eHealth To Latin America and the Caribbean (Research Track) Julio Lorca, Fundacion para la eSalud-FESALUD, Malaga, Spain Francisco J Alcazar , Consejeria de Innovacion, Ciencia y Empresa, Andalusian Government, Malaga, Spain Carlos L Sanchez , Consejeria de Innovacion, Ciencia y Empresa, Andalusian Government, Malaga, Spain Miguel Romero-Cuevas , Fundacion para la eSalud-FESALUD, Malaga, Spain Diego L Lopez , eHealth Competence Center, Regensburg, Germany Sergio Ruiz , Revista eSalud, Spain Pedro Garcia-Fortea, Fundacion para la eSalud-FESALUD, Malaga, Spain
Usage of Semantic Web Technologies (Web-3.0) Aiming to Facilitate the Utilisation of Computerized Algorithmic Medicine in Clinical Practice (Research Track) Charalampos Bratsas, Lab of Medical Informatics, Medical Faculty, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece Panagiotis D Bamidis*, Lab of Medical Informatics, Medical Faculty, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece Evagelos Kaimakamis, Lab of Medical Informatics, Medical Faculty, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece Nicos Maglaveras, Lab of Medical Informatics, Medical Faculty, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece


01:30 PM - 03:00 PM in MaRS Centre CR3
Topic: Web 2.0 approaches for clinical practice, clinical research, quality monitoring
Chair: Aviv Shachak

The potential of social computing for biomedical research on rare diseases (Research Track) Marcelino Cabrera Giraldez*, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (Joint Research Centre, European Commission) José Antonio Valverde, IPTS Dolores Ibarreta, IPTS
To 2.0 or not to 2.0 - have junior doctors already answered the question? (Research Track) Benjamin Hughes*, dept of information systems, ESADE, Barcelona, Spain Indra Joshi , North and East Hertfordshire PCT Trust Hugh Lemonde, Department of paediatrics, King George Hospital, London
Mobile Medicine 2.0 (Research Track) Chris Paton*, Health Informatics Programme, Department of Information Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Muzaffar Malik, Health Informatics Programme, Department of Information Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Alec Holt, Health Informatics Programme, Department of Information Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
MDPIXX: The Global Medical Images Repository (Practice Track) Miguel Cabrer*, eHealth Advisor


03:00 PM - 03:30 PM	Break with Refreshments




03:30 PM - 04:30 PM in MaRS Centre Auditorium
Topic: Ethical & legal issues, confidentiality and privacy

Risk 2.0: The future of connected health (Panel) (General Track) Joan Dzenowagis, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland Shubhabrata Roy , Microsoft Corporation; London Kevin Clauson, Pharmacy Practice, Nova Southeastern University, Florida


04:30 PM - 05:00 PM	Closing Talks

With Physician 2.0 Award, sponsored by Medting, presented by Denise Silber

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