Deliver Simplified Skype Project - Again!

Well, today, we got it installed and run on a Dell laptop that we lend it to the requester to try. Originally it is to be delivered two weeks ago. However, somewhat silly, we didn’t notice that the requester had a mac until we are at her home, long after 2 months of development! So to save time, we are lending her computer instead of finding another binding with will work with mac. The principal user in the request is going to use a window-based ASUS Eee Top 15.6-Inch Touchscreen PC, nonetheless.

Fresh start at CanAssist

source: http://www.canassist.ca/news-items

01.16.2009

Spring 2009 Co-ops

We are delighted to announce that five new co-op students have joined the CanAssist team for the spring semester: Ann Chou, a 4th year student doing a combined major in Health Information Science and Computer Science, will work on our Skype Communication Project; Li Zhou, a graduate student from the Department of Electrical Engineering, will support the development of our Wireless Motion Sensor (WISP) technology; Matt Holland, in his final term of his Electronics Engineering Technology Program at Camosun College, will work on a number of electrical engineering projects; and Mechanical Engineering majors, Nigel WebbBrandon Fry (each on their second co-op term with CanAssist), will work on the development of a variety of mechanical engineering devices. We look forward to working with these bright young students and are excited about the outstanding contribution they will undoubtedly bring to our program.

Presentation on Electronic Medical Record

My very brief talk on the panel on the topic of "how computer science revolutionize medicince?"
source: http://webhome.csc.uvic.ca/~annchou/EMR.htm

Electronic Medical Record

What is Medical Record?

- A documentary in which the doctor record data such as observation, test result, treatment, diagnosis over a lifetime of a particular patient.

What are the five major functions of Medical Record?

- Documentary

- Communication tool

- Legal evidence

- Administration

- Billing capture

What is Electronic Medical Record?

- The electronic version of the paper-based Medical Record.

What are the four major advantages of Electronic Medical Record over the paper-based one?

- Decreases medical error

- Provides multiple access

- Enables automated process

- Promotes better and more efficient health-care delivery

What is the affect of Electronic Medical Record on lay-people?

- Changes doctor-patient relationship

An example of web-based electronic medical record - The National Danish e-health Portal (ppt file)

References:

Leiner, F et al. (2003). Medical data management : a practical guide. New York : Springer.

The National Danish e-health Portal. Retrieved Sept 22, 2008.

Website: http://www.sundhed.dk/wps/portal/_s.155/1836

Interesting Links:

Pan-Canadian EMR

Canadian EMR: A very comprehensive pan-Canadian blog on EMRs.

Website: http://emruser.typepad.com/canadianemr/

Canada Health Infoway: an independent, not-for-profit corporation established in 2001. Infoway's goal is to put in place the basic elements of a Canada-wide system of interoperable electronic health records for 50% of Canadians by the end of 2009.

Website: http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/WhatWeDo/Overview.aspx

EMR Initiative of individual Canadian provinces

Alberta : Alberta Netcare

Website: http://www.albertanetcare.ca/

BC: iEHR (interoperable Electronic Health Record) and PLIS (Provincial Laboratory Information Solution)

Media Release:

http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/Information-Architecture/2a56ec4a-35e9-4c1c-86d0-98b89f33587f.html

www.bchimps.bc.ca/mswordfiles/Spring%2007/BC%20iEHR.ppt

Nova Scotia: eResult

Website: http://www.gov.ns.ca/health/eResults/default.asp

Ontario:

Smart Systems for Health Agency

Website: http://www.ssha.on.ca/products-services/e-Health.asp

eCHN electronic Child Health Network

Website: http://echn.ca/aboutechn.html

Saskatchewan: Health Information Solutions Centre (HISC)

Website: http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/ehr-strategy

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Author: Ann Chou
annchou at uvic dot ca

Written: Sept 22, 2008

Even with a new hacker persona!

T e r m i n a l o f A n g e l T e r m i n a l
source: http://webhome.csc.uvic.ca/~annchou/

My TA named me as Terminal Angel because I was born at the old CPR terminal in Vancouver Downtown Waterfront. Now my birthplace is called Waterfront Station.

I like to capture light and reflection whenever I can. I am particularly fond of splashing water on the the terminal screen. The illusions and reflections resulted are smoothing!

Do you like the photos I took?

• The first one was taken during the Night for all Saints taken place at the Mountainview graveyard in Vancouver BC.
• The second one is one of the giant tank I made. It was on display during the Illuminares festival last year. It won the "People Awad!" Actually building lanterns is one of my passion as lanterns emit light and can cast reflection when they float on water.
• The third one is one of my mirror reflection series. This particular one taken in front of the Clearbrook library in Abbotsford BC.

New journey of Reflection started

Having stop traveling for a while, except the unexpected on during May an June 2008 in East Coast Canada, New York, Washington DC and Maryland.

I am in my career journey instead, trying to make a scheme of diversity, disability, health informatics, computer sciences and my experience working in medical laboratory.

http://cschinf.pbwiki.com/

source: http://hinf.uvic.ca/newsletter/Sept2007.pdf
As one group leaves, we are very happy to welcome our new crop of students. Entering the undergraduate program in September are: Lindsay Baigent, Alana Booth, Jayme Burns,Xu Chang, Christine Chen, Kevin
Cho, Sang-Yeon Cho, Ann Chou,Terence Chung, Robert Day, Flora Dong, Richard Hau, Angela Jurj,Seung Kim, Barry Kong, Crystal Lai,Baron Lam, Sung Lee, Wendy Leung,Victor Liu, Dorian Lunny, Susan Martin, Amy-Marie Miller, Richmond Munro, Tristan Nowacki, Heeji Park,Ken Perras, Jeffrey Reimer, Kelsey Scott, Sarah Sifert, Sean Taylor, Jennifer Toy, Anson Tran, Anita Wu, Wenxuan Xie, Jeffrey Yan, Christeen Young and Eric Young.