Session 5 - Information technology & telehealth
This video is an introduction to this theme and includes actual footage from candid interviews with attendees at the 2008 BC Cancer Agency Conference.
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Presenter - Dr. Brian Weinerman
Regional Vice President, BC Cancer Agency, Van Island Centre, Victoria, BC
Title: Direct Patient Consultations through Telehealth; Coffee Room Chatter with Remote Physicians using Telehealth: Collaborative Care thru Telehealth
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Dr. Brian Weinerman graduated medicine in the last century or perhaps the one before. He apparently studied Medicine in Manitoba where he allegedly received his license and did post graduate internal medicine and oncology at Barnes Hospital (Washington University) in St. Louis Mo.
Co-Presenter - Dr. Marianne Taylor
MD, Professional Practice Leader for Medical Oncology at the BC Cancer Agency (CSI)
Title: The 'ins and outs' of getting a Telemedicine Program Established
I was born and raised in Ontario. I did my undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto and then attended the University of Western Ontario for Medicine. I graduated medical school in 1985 and then did post-graduate training at Queen’s University and Princess Margaret Hospital.
Co-Presenter - Janice MacDonald
RN, Patient Care Coordinator, BC Cancer Agency CSI
Title: The 'ins and outs' of getting a Telemedicine Program Established
Janice MacDonald graduated as an RN in 1980 and completed her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing in 1997 in between working, running, hiking, skiing, traveling and raising two boys. As a Patient Care Co-coordinator, Janice was involved in the transition of the Kamloops Cancer Clinic private practice to a partnership agreement with the BC Cancer Agency in 2003.
Co-Presenter - Marilyn Porter
RN, MscN, Clinical Director, Systemic Program at the BC Cancer Agency (CSI)
Title: The 'ins and outs' of getting a Telemedicine Program Established
Marilyn is Clinical Director, Systemic Program at British Columbia Cancer Agency - Cancer Center for the Southern Interior. In that role Marilyn supports the Community Oncology Site in the Southern and Northern Interior of BC. She has worked with various communities to implement telehealth services as an alternate way to deliver health care.
Co-Presenter - Carole Mayer
MSW, RSW, PhD (C), Ontario
Title: 3 separate sessions on Telemedicine: 1) The Program 2) Results from Patient Satisfaction Survey 3) Results from focus Groups currently conducting with health care professionals on the use of telemedicine.
Carole Mayer, M.W.W., R.S.W., PhD (Candidate) is a registered social worker with a broad range of clinical, administrative, community and research experience in the oncology field for the past 20 years.
Co-Presenter - Terry MacKenzie
R. N. CON (C), Ontario
Title: 3 separate sessions on Telemedicine: 1) The Program 2) Results from Patient Satisfaction Survey 3) Results from focus Groups currently conducting with health care professionals on the use of telemedicine.
Terry MacKenzie R. N. CON (C) is the Manager of Systemic Treatment in the Regional Cancer Program of the Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital.
Co-Presenter - Nicole McDonald
R.N. CON(C), Ontario
Title: 3 separate sessions on Telemedicine: 1) The Program 2) Results from Patient Satisfaction Survey 3) Results from focus Groups currently conducting with health care professionals on the use of telemedicine.
Nicole McDonald, R.N. CON(C) has worked as a Primary Nurse in the Radiation Department of the Regional Cancer Program (RCP) of the Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital for the last 18 years.
Presenter - Emmie Luther-Hiltz
Coordinator, Cancer Patient Family Network
Title: Cancer Answers Public Lecture Series - A Telehealth Initiative - Click here to download presentation
Emmie Luther-Hiltz works with Cancer Care Nova Scotia as Coordinator of the Cancer Patient Family Network. The Network is all about keeping patients and their families and friends informed and involved in cancer system improvement. It provides opportunities for those who have experienced cancer to provide valuable insight and reflection about ways to strengthen the cancer system.
Presenter - H. Lee Gordon
PharmD, BSc Pharm Community Cancer Network Pharmacy Coordinator Alberta Cancer Board
Title: Implementing Telepharmacy in a Community Cancer Network - The Alberta Experience
Lee graduated from Pharmacy at the University of Alberta in 1979. After initially practicing in a community setting he transitioned to the Lethbridge Cancer Center in 1989.
In 2006 he completed a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree at the University of Montana: Missoula.
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Presenter - Lisa Streeter
RN (Manitoba), BV, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Title: Canadian Virtual Hospice: Pioneering eCommunication in Palliative Care
Lisa Streeter, RN (Manitoba), BN, Clinical Nurse Specialist at the Canadian Virtual Hospice (CVH) has devoted her nursing career to oncology and palliative care. In 2006, she joined the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Palliative Care Program and the Canadian Virtual Hospice as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Presenter - Cathy Duong
Clinical Leader of Provincial Program Development, Alberta Health Services
Title: Remote oncology monitoring to support delivery of home chemotherapy.
Cathy Duong graduated from the University of Alberta Pharmacy Faculty in 1992 and also completed a pharmaceutical industry studentship and hospital residency. After graduation, she worked in the community and various hospital settings such as emergency, coronary, surgical and acute care.
Session 6: Human Resources
