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The
Second IASTED International Conference on
TELEHEALTH
~TELEHEALTH 2006~
July 3-5, 2006
Banff,
Alberta, Canada
Researching
and Evaluating the Impact of
e-Health and Telehealth Rollouts through the Eyes of the
Health and Industry Sectors
Penny
Jennett
Project Lead-e-Health Industry Project
Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary, Canada
jennett@ucalgary.ca
Abstract
Integrating e-health solutions into health and health care
activities can impact patient safety, quality care, and
efficiencies. Multi-disciplinary and multi-partnered research
and evaluation activities continue to provide evidence contributing
to such statements. In this presentation, the broad range
of research and evaluation activities currently undertaken
will be discussed, as will the drivers behind this phenomenon.
Gaps and challenges in such work will be outlined and examples
of successful investigations will be shared. Guiding principles
and barriers to these collaborative ventures will also be
discussed.
Biography
Dr. Penny Jennett, Professor, Community
Health Sciences (past and founding Head, Health Telematics
Unit; past Director, Office of Medical Education), Faculty
of Medicine, University of Calgary is recognized internationally
for her expertise in telehealth, e-health, and health telematics,
informatics, and education. She is a member of the Board
and Executive, and Past-President of the Canadian Society
of Telehealth (CST). Furthermore, Dr. Jennett was a member
of the Board and Executive of the Canadian Network for the
Advancement of Research, Industry, and Education (CANARIE)
Inc., and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of
Netera. She is currently Project Lead for the 1.2M e-Health
Industry Project, funded by Alberta Innovation & Science
and Western Economic Diversification. Dr. Jennett received
an honourary lifetime membership in the CST and was honoured
by her colleagues for her contributions to telehealth in
Canada, as well as her commitment in building the University
of Calgary Telehealth Program.
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