The Emergency Medicine Health Informatics Fellowship Journal Club and Academic Half Day is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
The Emergency Medicine Health Informatics Fellowship Journal Club and Academic Half Days take place on a bi-weekly basis from September until June on Thursdays from 9am to 12:00 pm via MS Teams.
For more information on upcoming sessions, please see the details below.
Date
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Theme
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Speakers
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Educational Objectives
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24-Aug-2020
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Welcome Lecture
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Not applicable.
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Review of needs, objectives and expectations for the academic year.
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24-Sep-2020
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Health Systems, Organizations and EHR
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Healthcare Systems, Organizations and EHR
Antony Robert MDCM, FRCPC(EM), MASc., B.Eng.
- Assistant Professor, FMD Ultrasound Content Lead, Health Informatics Fellowship SPC Member, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and Assistant Director of ED IT, MUHC
CT scan utilization in the ED: A Case Study
Bernie Unger MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP, CSPQ
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and Associate Director, Emergency Department, Jewish General Hospital CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
Impact of Electronic Health Records in the Emergency Department: A Case Study
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care
Antony Robert MDCM, FRCPC(EM), MASc., B.Eng.
- Assistant Professor, FMD Ultrasound Content Lead, Health Informatics Fellowship SPC Member, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and Assistant Director of ED IT, MUHC
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Healthcare Systems, Organizations and EHR
- Describe the different components of the Canadian and Quebec Healthcare System
- List the goals of the major Health, Safety, Research and Informatics Organizations (CIHI, CHI, CIHR, DHC, CPSI, CADTH, MSSS/ RAMQ)
- Understand the role of health informatics and electronic patient records
- Describe the Quebec governmental plan of digital transformation 2019-2023
CT scan utilization in the ED: A Case Study
- Describe the importance and pitfalls of standardized administrative data.
- Describe the steps of reviewing an ad-hoc analysis conclusion.
- List the different factors that impact CT studies in the emergency department.
Impact of Electronic Health Records in the Emergency Department: A Case Study
- Describe the definition and functionality of an electronic health record (EHR)
- List positive impacts on task-oriented and patient-oriented outcomes by using EHRs in the emergency department
- List potential negative impacts on emergency department efficiency and patient care with the use of EHRs
Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care
- Describe the sociotechnical system that is health IT
- List the important features of health IT that can improve patient care and patient safety
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1-Oct-2020
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Data Standards and Governance
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Health Data Standards
Antony Robert MDCM, FRCPC(EM), MASc., B.Eng.
- Assistant Professor, FMD Ultrasound Content Lead, Health Informatics Fellowship SPC Member, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and Assistant Director of ED IT, MUHC
Data Governance, Data Quality & Electronic Documentation: The MUHC Experience
Mr. Noé Djawn White, M.Sc., Adm.A., LSSBB
- Associate Director, Integrated Information Management, Performance and Continuous Improvement Quality, Evaluation, Performance and Ethics, MUHC
Electronic Documentation and 'Tenue de dossier” at the MUHC
Ms Marie-Josée Bilodeau
- Assistante-chef, Accueil-admission et archives médicales, Direction de la qualité, de l’évaluation, de la performance et de l’éthique, CUSM
Clinical Charting with O-Word
Mr. Jeff Smith
- Manager, Admitting and Registration, Medical Records Services and Transcription, Directorate of Quality, Evaluation, Performance and Ethics, MUHC
An Analysis of Patient Safety Incident Reports Associated with Electronic Health Record Interoperability: A Critical Appraisal
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
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Health Data Standards
- Describe the role of data standards and terminologies
- List the different clinical data standards and their application
Data Governance, Data Quality & Electronic Documentation: The MUHC Experience
- Explain the data governance and related aspects of cadre normative
- Explain the importance of policies for data access, data quality and security
- Describe some of the core databases used at the MUHC, how reports are generated and how data quality is ensured.
Electronic Documentation and 'Tenue de dossier” at the MUHC
- Souligner l’importance de la signature des médecins.
- Expliquer les lois et les modalités d’accès au dossier des usagers
Clinical Charting with O-Word
- View an example of O-Word for electronic documentation.
- Have an understanding of the functionality of O-Word
- Use O-Word
An Analysis of Patient Safety Incident Reports Associated with Electronic Health Record Interoperability: A Critical Appraisal
- Describe the patient safety implications that arise from challenges with the interoperability between EHRs and other health IT
- Describe the prevalence of reported interoperability challenges and their impact on patient care
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8-Oct-2020
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Databases and Datawarehouse
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Generating Value through the Secondary use of Clinical Data
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The CODA-19 Registry Project: A Case Study
David Buckeridge, MD, PhD
- Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, ۲ݮƵ University
- Senior Scientist, Metabolic Disorders and Complications Program, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, RI-MUHC
Application of process mining to assess the data quality of routinely collected time-based performance data sourced from electronic health records by validating process conformance: A Critical Appraisal
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
Covid-19 Databases at the MUHC : A Case Study
Mr. Noé Djawn White, M.Sc., Adm.A., LSSBB
- Associate Director, Integrated Information Management, Performance and Continuous Improvement Quality, Evaluation, Performance and Ethics, MUHC
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Generating Value through the Secondary use of Clinical Data
- Understand database systems used in the hospital (relational vs NoSQL)
- Understand data warehousing
The CODA-19 Registry Project: A Case Study
- To appreciate how observational patient cohorts assembled from routine clinical data can be used to answer questions related to clinical practice and health systems management;
- To understand the challenges and opportunities in conducting research using clinical data extracted from multiple health care institutions.
Application of process mining to assess the data quality of routinely collected time-based performance data sourced from electronic health records by validating process conformance: A Critical Appraisal
- Understand how process mining can be used to assess the data quality of time-based ED performance metrics for a large dataset
- Identify process areas that cause or contribute to collection of poor-quality data
Covid-19 Databases at the MUHC : A Case Study
- List the steps relevant metrics that need to be reported for Covid-19
- Explain the challenges of reporting Covid-19 cases
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22-Oct-2020
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Security and Privacy
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Data Management: Privacy and security
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Privacy and security Case study #1: SMH ED Communication Project
Rick Mah MD, CCFP, CCFP(EM)
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital Center
Case study#2: Single Sign-On: one password to rule them all?
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Evaluation of Secure Messaging Applications for a Health Care System: A Case Study
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
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Data Management: Privacy and security
- Define privacy, confidentiality, and security
- Understand the types of data breaches in healthcare
- Describe the type of data management controls
Privacy and security Case study #1: SMH ED Communication Project
- Assess privacy concerns related to this project
- Enumerate potential security threats and how to mitigate them
- Discuss some of the challenges in rapidly deploying an informatics project
Case study#2: Single Sign-On: one password to rule them all?
- Understand the benefits of using single sign-on to improve workflow in the healthcare setting
- Describe a structured approach and variables to consider when implementing single sign-on in the emergency department
Evaluation of Secure Messaging Applications for a Health Care System: A Case Study
- Understand secure messaging functionalities offered by various applications for use in the healthcare setting
- Become familiar with an evaluation framework designed to assess secure messaging applications
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5-Nov-2020
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Administrative Data Use
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ED data elements and ED metrics
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Change of practice impacting the CTAS Code 2 response time: Case Study #1
Bernie Unger MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP, CSPQ
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and Associate Director, Emergency Department, Jewish General Hospital CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
Measuring Staff Performance: Case Study #2
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Design, Implementation and Evaluation of an Architecture based on the CDA R2 Document Repository to Provide Support to the Contingency Plan: A Critical Appraisal
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
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ED data elements and ED metrics
- Understand the scope of data elements
- Understand the impact ED data metrics
- Understand the limitations of data elements and metrics
- List the necessary factors for proper usage of analysis of ED data elements and metrics
Change of practice impacting the CTAS Code 2 response time: Case Study #1
- Understand the importance and pitfalls of triage analysis
- Understand the impact of protocol changes based on triage data results
- List the different factors that impact triage response times
Measuring Staff Performance: Case Study #2
- Identify key metrics to evaluate when measuring ED staff performance.
- Describe useful strategies for delivering individual performance reports.
Design, Implementation and Evaluation of an Architecture based on the CDA R2 Document Repository to Provide Support to the Contingency Plan: A Critical Appraisal
- Describe a strategy that can be used to allow for continued access to clinical information during electronic health record (EHR) downtime.
- Identify key clinical elements that are subject to discrepancies in the event of EHR downtime and use of a contingency plan
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19-Nov-2020
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Clinical, QI and Research Data Use
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Machine Learning: The Engine of Modern Artificial Intelligence
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Machine Learning to predict adverse outcomes after syncope: A re-analysis of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score data (Case Study #1)
Lars Grant MD, PhD, CCFP(EM)
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff, Emergency Department, Jewish General Hospital CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
- Investigator, Lady Davis Institute
Emergency Department Patient Disposition Support Tool (Case Study #2)
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Embedded Clinical Decision Support in Electronic Health Record Decreases Use of High Cost Imaging in the Emergency Department: EmbED study (Critical Appraisal)
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
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Machine Learning: The Engine of Modern Artificial Intelligence
- To appreciate the central role of machine learning in most modern artificial intelligence applications.
- Be able to list some challenges in the development or deployment of AI tools that are particular to the healthcare environment.
- Be able to list some potential applications of machine learning in the ED.
Machine Learning to predict adverse outcomes after syncope: A re-analysis of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score data (Case Study #1)
- Be able to list the essential steps in predictive machine learning model development.
- Understand the difference between discrimination and calibration. Be able to interpret and ROC curve and a calibration curve.
Emergency Department Patient Disposition Support Tool (Case Study #2)
- Describe the database structure, tables and relationships required to build a patient disposition support tool in the emergency department.
- Understand key data fields that are required to properly decide on a patient’s disposition.
Embedded Clinical Decision Support in Electronic Health Record Decreases Use of High Cost Imaging in the Emergency Department: EmbED study (Critical Appraisal)
- Describe the impact of evidence-based clinical decision support tools integrated into provider workflow on utilization of CT imaging.
- Understand the limitations associated with integrated clinical decision support tools.
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3-Dec-2020
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AI, Big Data and Population Health Informatics
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Guide to the swampland: Machine learning in medicine literature
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Algorithmic Accountability
Lars Grant MD, PhD, CCFP(EM)
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff, Emergency Department, Jewish General Hospital CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
- Investigator, Lady Davis Institute
Site Project Update: MUHC Triage Reorientation Tool
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Early Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury in the Emergency Department With Machine-Learning Methods Applied to Electronic Health Record Data: A Critical Appraisal
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
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Guide to the swampland: Machine learning in medicine literature
- Have increased comfort reviewing emergency medicine literature describing the development of predictive machine learning models.
- Awareness of reproducibility problems in the current machine learning literature.
Algorithmic Accountability
- Awareness of accountability issues in the use of machine learning tools in emergency medicine.
- Awareness of potential for bias in the implementation of machine learning tools in emergency medicine.
Site Project Update: MUHC Triage Reorientation Tool
- Become familiar with the process of patient reorientation from triage at the MUHC emergency departments.
- Describe limitations of the current tool and features that can be implemented to improve reorientation rates.
Early Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury in the Emergency Department With Machine-Learning Methods Applied to Electronic Health Record Data: A Critical Appraisal
- Understand how machine learning can be used to accurately predict ED patients who are likely to develop AKI within 72 hours.
- Identify important predictors for AKI in ED patients.
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17-Dec-2020
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Basics of IT
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High Level Basics and Principles of IT
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Housing EMR cloudbased/outside institution: A Case Study
Stephen Rosenthal MD, CCFP, CSPQ
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Assistant Director and Attending Staff, Emergency Department, Jewish General Hospital CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
Emergency Department Mobile Cart Solution: Getting in Gear to Drive Up Efficiency
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Validation of a wearable biosensor device for vital sign monitoring in septic emergency department patients in Rwanda: A Critical Appraisal
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
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High Level Basics and Principles of IT
- List the Potential Deployment strategies for IT infrastructure
- List potential organograms and IT departmental structures
- List particular key infrastructure components in ED
Housing EMR cloudbased/outside institution: A Case Study
- List the Benefits and Negatives of outside housing of systems
- List the Potential Risks
Emergency Department Mobile Cart Solution: Getting in Gear to Drive Up Efficiency
- Describe essential features to include in a mobile cart to ensure ease of use and improve efficiency in the emergency department.
- Identify drawbacks and barriers to consider when implementing a mobile cart solution.
Validation of a wearable biosensor device for vital sign monitoring in septic emergency department patients in Rwanda: A Critical Appraisal
- Become familiar with innovative technology that allows for wireless monitoring of patient vital signs in the emergency department.
- Understand current limitations and future avenues for this technology.
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31-Dec-2020
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Holiday Break
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No lectures
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14-Jan-2021
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Clinical Information Systems 1 - Review of Core ED Systems
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Clinical Information Systems (Part 1)
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Electronic Documentation in the ED – Paperless journey: A Case Study
Stephen Rosenthal MD, CCFP, CSPQ
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Assistant Director and Attending Staff, Emergency Department, Jewish General Hospital CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
Dealing with IT crashes: A Case Study
Marc Beique, MD, FRCPC(EM)
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and ED IT Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, MUHC
Improving ECG workflow in the ED: A Case Study
Antony Robert MDCM, FRCPC(EM), MASc., B.Eng.
- Assistant Professor, FMD Ultrasound Content Lead, Health Informatics Fellowship SPC Member, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and Assistant Director of ED IT, Department of Emergency Medicine, MUHC
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Clinical Information Systems (Part 1)
- At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to understand the options for system choices of institution/department
- At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to plan for integration of systems into hospital environment
- At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to elaborate deployment strategies for new systems
Electronic Documentation in the ED – Paperless journey: A Case Study
- At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to consider different deployment options
- At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to strategize for buy-in strategies
Dealing with IT crashes: A Case Study
- Be able to list potential crash scenarios.
- Describe strategies to cope with IT failures.
Improving ECG workflow in the ED: A Case Study
- Understand the current workflow for generating ECG in the ED.
- List the advantages and disadvantages of using Bar Code scanning of patient bracelets.
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28-Jan-2021
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Clinical Information Systems 2 - Review of Core ED Systems
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Fundamentals of ED Information Systems
Adrian Florea MD
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff, Emergency Department, St. Mary’s Hospital Centre
The quest for the perfect EMR. Epic as a Case Study.
Rafael Aroutiunian MD
- Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff, Emergency Department, Jewish General Hospital CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
Forecasting Emergency Department Flow Using Machine Learning
Devin Hopkins, MDCM, CCFP(EM)
- Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, JGH and CH du Suroît (Valleyfield, QC)
- Chief MD at CHSLD St-Margaret (Westmount, QC)
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Fundamentals of ED Information Systems
- Understand the role and application of Human Factors and Ergonomics in designing clinical information systems
- Analyze the design, implementation and effects on workflow of ED specific clinical information systems
- Discuss the scope and influence of integrated Clinical Decision Support in the Emergency Department
The quest for the perfect EMR. Epic as a Case Study.
- Gain insight into one of the most robust and used EMRs in the world.
- Appreciate the complexity and potential benefits involved in implementing such system on a province wide or national level
Forecasting Emergency Department Flow Using Machine Learning
- Develop a basic understanding of the statistical methods behind time series forecasting
- Learn to apply these methods to predict flow in the Emergency Department
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11-Feb-2021
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Software integration in the clinical workflow
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Implementation and Deployment of Health Informatics Solutions
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Med-Urge deployment at the MUHC: A case study
Marc Beique, MD, FRCPC(EM)
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and ED IT Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, MUHC
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE): Challenges and Strategies for Implementation
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A usability and safety analysis of electronic health records: A multi-center study
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
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Implementation and Deployment of Health Informatics Solutions
- Be able to describe various steps in the deployment of HI solutions
- Identify major obstacles to the deployment of HI solutions
Med-Urge deployment at the MUHC: A case study
- Illustrate elements of success described in previous in presentation
- Describe and identify IT barriers to deployment
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE): Challenges and Strategies for Implementation
- Identify challenges faced when implementing a CPOE system in an emergency department.
- Describe strategies that can be used to facilitate CPOE implementation.
A usability and safety analysis of electronic health records: A multi-center study
- To characterize and quantify the variability in usability and safety of EHRs from two vendors across four healthcare systems.
- Understand the importance of EHR implementation processes and their impact on end-product functionality.
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25-Feb-2021
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Clinical decision- support systems
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Clinical Decision Support (CDS) – Have we entered the age of Watson?
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Recent Implementations of Clinical Decision Support
Adrian Florea MD
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff, Emergency Department, St. Mary’s Hospital Centre
ER Physician Performance Analytics (Project Update)
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Clinical decision support increases diagnostic yield of computed tomography for suspected pulmonary embolism: A Critical Appraisal
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
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Clinical Decision Support (CDS) – Have we entered the age of Watson?
- Understand the drivers for implementing CDS
- Understanding the architecture of CDS
- Discuss standards and their role in establishing CDS
Recent Implementations of Clinical Decision Support
- Discuss and Review recent implementations of Clinical Decision Support
- Discuss limitations and possibilities for failure of CDS
ER Physician Performance Analytics (Project Update)
- Describe various quantitative and qualitative metrics that can be used to assess performance at the physician level.
- Identify challenges and key elements to consider when attempting to model several performance metrics.
Clinical decision support increases diagnostic yield of computed tomography for suspected pulmonary embolism: A Critical Appraisal
- Describe the impact of evidence-based clinical decision support (CDS) on the diagnostic yield of CTPE.
- Describe the impact of CDS on utilization rates of CTPE studies.
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11-Mar-2021
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March Break
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No lectures
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25-Mar-2021
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Emerging Technologies – Big Data and Artificial intelligence 1
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Speech Recognition in the ED: Past, present and future
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Applied AI / ML: A voice-activated smart assistant in the ED
Rafael Aroutiunian MD
- Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff, Emergency Department, Jewish General Hospital CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
Using Speech Recognition to Facilitate EHR Interactions and Improve Patient
Care in the Emergency Department
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Efficiency and safety of speech recognition for documentation in the electronic
health record: A Critical Appraisal
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
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Speech Recognition in the ED: Past, present and future
- Gain appreciation into how Speech Recognition has evolved and how Machine Learning has been involved in its evolution.
- How ML-enhanced Speech Recognition can be applied in the ED setting.
Applied AI / ML: A voice-activated smart assistant in the ED
- Gain a better understanding of what a smart assistant is and how it can be used in the ED.
- What is the current state of technology with respect to using voice-activated smart assistants in the ED.
Using Speech Recognition to Facilitate EHR Interactions and Improve Patient
Care in the Emergency Department
- Describe how speech recognition can facilitate various clinical tasks when caring for patients in the ED.
- Describe key EHR features that are necessary to have for speech recognition to operate at its full potential.
Efficiency and safety of speech recognition for documentation in the electronic
health record: A Critical Appraisal
- Describe differences in efficiency and safety with respect to EHR documentation using a keyboard and mouse versus speech recognition as the primary input modality.
- List different types of EHR documentation errors and their potential impact on patient safety.
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8-Apr-2021
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Emerging Technologies – Big Data and Artificial intelligence 2
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Image Interpretation and Deep Learning
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Proposal for a chest X-ray nodule finder: A Case Study
Lars Grant MD, PhD, CCFP(EM)
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff, Emergency Department, Jewish General Hospital CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
- Investigator, Lady Davis Institute
Rapid Triage and Prioritization of Pending CTs in the Emergency Department Using Artificial Intelligence
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Promoting head CT exams in the emergency department triage using a machine learning model: A Critical Appraisal
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
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Image Interpretation and Deep Learning
- Get a look at artificial neural networks, deep learning and understand how it relates to other machine learning methods.
- Overview of current state of automated image interpretation
Proposal for a chest X-ray nodule finder: A Case Study
- Understand the steps required in building a deep learning image classifier.
- Appreciate challenges that occur related to labeling the training and test set data appropriately.
Rapid Triage and Prioritization of Pending CTs in the Emergency Department Using Artificial Intelligence
- Describe how artificial intelligence can aid in the prioritization of ED patients with pending CT exams.
- Identify variables that are most likely to predict the need for urgent CT.
Promoting head CT exams in the emergency department triage using a machine learning model: A Critical Appraisal
- Describe a novel prediction model that identifies patients in need of a non-contrast head CT exam during ED triage.
- Identify limitations of the current study.
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22-Apr-2021
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Understanding Software and Technology Innovation
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Introduction to software development lifecycle
Antony Robert MDCM, MHI, FRCPC(EM), MASc., B.Eng.
- Assistant Professor, FMD Ultrasound Content Lead, Health Informatics Fellowship SPC Member, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and Assistant Director of ED IT, MUHC
Lean Lessons in Software Innovation
Mike Gozzo, B.Eng (Electrical), MBA
- Vice President, Product Management @ Zendesk
Innovation in Healthcare
Irene Pylypenko, MSc.
The story of Vital Tracer – a novel smartwatch to monitor all vital signs continuously
Azadeh Dastmalchi, PhD.
- CEO, Co-founder of VitalTracer
The MedSafer project – how we went from idea to product
Todd Lee, MD
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
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Introduction to software development lifecycle
- List the steps towards the development of a software product
- Explain how software requirements can be gathered
Lean Lessons in Software Innovation
- Understand the “lean” approach to identifying opportunities for innovate
- Understand the realities and process around seizing these opportunities
Innovation in Healthcare
- At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to understand innovation concepts in the healthcare industry.
- At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to understand different approaches to building a healthcare startup.
The story of Vital Tracer – a novel smartwatch to monitor all vital signs continuously
- What are steps to take an idea, create it and make it into a commercialized product
- What certifications are required to sell products as medical devices
The MedSafer project – how we went from idea to product
- Understand some of the processes required in taking an idea through to deliverable product
- Appreciate some of the challenges in working with coded and uncoded data sources
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6-May-2021
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Project Management in Healthcare
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Introduction to Project Management
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
Evaluation of a Patient & Caregiver Centered Mobile Application to Enhance Medication Management Following Hospital Discharge
Santiago Márquez Fosser MD, MSc
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, ۲ݮƵ Clinical & Health Informatics (MCHI)
Le circuit prescription dispensation des médicaments – de la vision à la réalisation
Louise Fortin, M.A.P
- Directrice de la mise en œuvre des projets de transformation numérique (DMOPTN), Direction des technologies de l’information (DGTI), Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS)
et
Élisabeth Bourassa, B.Pharm, MSc.
- Pharmacienne affiliée au CHU de Québec – Université Laval
- Responsable affaires du Programme de circuit prescription-dispensation du médicament (CPDM) à la Direction de la mise en œuvre des projets de transformation numérique (DMOPTN), Direction des technologies de l’information (DGTI), Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS)
Innovation Practices in Health Technology
David Schacter
- Director of Health Innovation, Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.
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Introduction to Project Management
- List the phases of the project management life cycle.
- Describe an approach to elaborate a health IT project in the ED.
Evaluation of a Patient & Caregiver Centered Mobile Application to Enhance Medication Management Following Hospital Discharge
- To describe the SAM (Smart about Meds) application, its usability, and user perception.
- To discuss the best opportunities that heath informatics can bring to manage medications using new technologies.
Le circuit prescription dispensation des médicaments – de la vision à la réalisation
- Décrire sommairement comment le programme de Circuit prescription-dispensation du médicament (CPDM) a été conçu et en quoi il consiste.
- Comprendre la complémentarité du CPDM avec le projet de Dossier santé numérique DSN
- Connaître l’approche choisie pour intégrer les aspects cliniques et technologiques
Innovation Practices in Health Technology
- Appreciate and recognize the real-world risks and challenges in successful development and launch of innovative healthcare solutions
- Identify and apply practices and risk minimization strategies to increase the odds of success in identifying and developing effective innovation initiatives
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20-May-2021
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CIHI Session 1: Introduction to CIHI and their data
Time Changed to 13h00-16h00
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Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Overview
Kinga David
- Manager, Quebec Regional Office, CIHI
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System
Isabel Tsui
- Manager, Clinical Administrative Databases – Development and Expansion, CIHI
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Anne Forsyth
- Program Lead, Clinical Administrative Databases – Development and Expansion, CIHI
Classifications and Terminologies
Sharon Baker
- Manager – Classifications and Terminologies – Development, CIHI
CIHI future directions for modernizing data collection in an increasingly digitized environment
Isabel Tsui
- Manager, Clinical Administrative Databases – Development and Expansion, CIHI
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Sharon Baker
- Manager – Classifications and Terminologies – Development, CIHI
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Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Overview
- To provide an overview of CIHI, its mandate, vision and strategic goals.
- To provide a brief overview CIHI’s data holdings and reporting tools, highlighting where Québec is present.
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
- To provide information on NACRS, its submission levels and submission processes.
- To describe the benefits of pan-Canadian ED data and current coverage.
Classifications and Terminologies
- To provide information on classification standards, Canadian coding standards and ED picklists.
- To describe the role of health information management professionals in clinical coding.
CIHI future directions for modernizing data collection in an increasingly digitized environment
- To describe opportunities for improvement with current data collection processes.
- To provide information on future directions CIHI will pursue in relation to modernizing data collection approaches.
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3-Jun-2021
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Data Analytics
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ED Information Systems and Technologies – A Comparison of 3 ۲ݮƵ Sites
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
Data Analytics: Core Lecture
Antony Robert MDCM, FRCPC (EM), MASc., B.Eng.
- Assistant Professor, FMD Ultrasound Content Lead, Health Informatics Fellowship SPC Member, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and Assistant Director of ED IT, MUHC
Fonctionnement d’un PMO : Le processus d’approbation d’un projet
Éloïse De Bellefeuille, PMP
- Manager by Interim, Project Management Office, Information Services, MUHC
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ED Information Systems and Technologies – A Comparison of 3 ۲ݮƵ Sites
- Describe the IT setup and EHR environment at 3 ۲ݮƵ ED sites.
- List the advantages and disadvantages specific to each site.
Data Analytics: Core Lecture
- Understand the architecture for data analytics
- List different tools that can be used to develop an analytics dashboard
Fonctionnement d’un PMO : Le processus d’approbation d’un projet
- Comprendre le processus ministériel et organisationnel derrière les demandes de projets.
- Intégrer les facteurs de succès clés dans ses futures demandes de projets.
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17-Jun-2021
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Change Management
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Change Management: A People’s Perspective
Marc Beique, MD, FRCPC(EM)
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and ED IT Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, MUHC
Put Your Money Where Your Mouse Is – EHR Implementation and Physician Change Management, the BC Experience
Eric Grafstein MD, FRCPC
- Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Emergency Department Descriptive Analytics Using Med-Urge: Site Project Presentation
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
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Change Management: A People’s Perspective
- Familiarize the attendees with the various theories of change management
- Identify common steps to the various models
Put Your Money Where Your Mouse Is – EHR Implementation and Physician Change Management, the BC Experience
- Review project governance and understand the importance of having a clinically led project.
- Understand key principles for managing scope.
- Discuss key essential components of the EHR implementation – hint – it’s not the software.
- Discuss the key ways to enhance physician engagement and avoid physician problems during electronic health record implementation
- Review key elements of the educational process for onboarding physicians.
Emergency Department Descriptive Analytics Using Med-Urge: Site Project Presentation
- Understand the process of extracting and cleaning data from the Med-Urge Analyzer Module using Power BI.
- Describe the results of this ED analytics project and next steps.
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9-Sep-2021
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Review of the Healthcare Organization and MSSS Cadre Normatif SIGDU - on which Emergency Department information systems are based
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Review of general indicators part of the STAT (Soutien, Transformation, Accès, Terrain) – and how we can improve using HI
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Funding sources for Health Informatics projects
Antony Robert MD, FRCPC(EM), CPHIMS-CA, MHI, MASc., B.Eng.
- Assistant Professor and Academic Director of Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and Assistant Director of ED IT, MUHC
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Review of the Healthcare Organization and MSSS Cadre Normatif SIGDU - on which Emergency Department information systems are based
- List various federal organization pertaining to healthcare informatics
- List some key data elements required by the MSSS from ED information systems
- Question: What drove the development of both SIURGE, Med-Urge?
Review of general indicators part of the STAT (Soutien, Transformation, Accès, Terrain) – and how we can improve using HI
- Understand the various metrics the Ministry reports on for ED Services
- Explain how health informatics can improve ED Services
Funding sources for Health Informatics projects
- Explain the different types of projects amenable for funding
- Understand the sources of funding for digital health projects
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23-Sep-2021
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Why do we need data governance?
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JC article - The impact of adoption of an electronic health record on emergency physician work: A time motion study
Antony Robert MD, FRCPC(EM), CPHIMS-CA, MHI, MASc., B.Eng.
- Assistant Professor and Academic Director of Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and Assistant Director of ED IT, MUHC
A case study in the use of data from the Banque de données communes des urgences
Rick Mah MD, CCFP, CCFP(EM)
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital Center
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Why do we need data governance?
- List the elements of a data governance plan
- List the goals / outcomes of data governance
A case study in the use of data from the Banque de données communes des urgences
- Understand the process to request and use data from the government for the purpose of emergency medicine research
- Appreciate how information governance is practically applied when using administrative data from the government
JC article - The impact of adoption of an electronic health record on emergency physician work: A time motion study
- Define what is a time motion study
- Evaluate the impact of a new EHR on physician work
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7-Oct-2021
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Creating a predictive machine learning model to reprioritize code 3 patients in the ED: Site Project Presentation
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
HL7 Data Exchange Standards
Finnie Flores, MPH, MAEd, CPHIMS-CA
- Program Consultant (Standards), Enterprise Architecture & Standards, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Physician Workflow in Two Distinctive Emergency Departments: An Observational Study by Patel et al, 2021
Antony Robert MD, FRCPC(EM), CPHIMS-CA, MHI, MASc., B.Eng.
- Assistant Professor and Academic Director of Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and Assistant Director of ED IT, MUHC
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Creating a predictive machine learning model to reprioritize code 3 patients in the ED: Site Project Presentation
- Understand the steps required to develop a predictive machine learning model for use in the emergency department.
- Describe several patient-centered outcomes that could aid in prioritizing Code 3 patients for initial physician assessment.
HL7 Data Exchange Standards
- Identify some of the data exchange standards used in health informatics
- Have a deeper understanding of HL7 standards particularly version 2.x and FHIR
- Understand some considerations when implementing a data exchange interface
Physician Workflow in Two Distinctive Emergency Departments: An Observational Study by Patel et al, 2021
- Describe the various activities part of a typical ED workflow
- Describe 2 type of activities/situations that can increased cognitive load in the ED
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21-Oct-2021
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Performance analytics for EM physicians at the RVH: Capstone Project
Adam Gossack MD, FRCPC, BSc.
- Fellow in Emergency Medicine Health Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
Data and Information Governance
Janine Kaye
- Manager, Data Governance and Standards Office, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Information Quality at CIHI
Joanne Sefton
- Consultant, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
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Performance analytics for EM physicians at the RVH: Capstone Project
- Describe quantitative and qualitative metrics that can be used to assess performance at the physician level.
- Identify challenges and key elements to consider when modelling several performance metrics.
Data and Information Governance
- Understand what data and information governance is and the best sources of information for healthcare data
- Identify the core principles for a mature data governance program and how CIHI is incorporating these into their work
- Know what questions to ask when setting up governance and management of your EDIS data for research and analysis internally and externally
Information Quality at CIHI
- Gain an understanding of key quality principles.
- At a high level, understand CIHI’s Information Quality Framework and related components of the Data Source Assessment Tool.
- Learn about some current quality activities related to NACRS Emergency Department data.
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4-Nov-2021
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Overview of Security and Privacy
Rafael Aroutiunian MD
- Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff, Emergency Department, Jewish General Hospital CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
Why SNOMED CT?
Alana Lane
- Classification Specialist, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Outbreaks in the virtual world: Cybersecurity in Medium and Large Healthcare Organizations
Rick Mah MD, CCFP, CCFP(EM)
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital Center
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Adrian Florea MD
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff, Emergency Department, St. Mary’s Hospital Centre
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Overview of Security and Privacy
- Common security and Privacy challenges
- Techniques to overcome security and privacy challenges.
Why SNOMED CT?
- Understand the differences between SNOMED CT and classifications
- Identify practical use cases for SNOMED CT in the healthcare system
- Understand the benefits of SNOMED CT in an electronic health record system
Outbreaks in the virtual world: Cybersecurity in Medium and Large Healthcare Organizations
- Introduce examples of recent cyberattacks affecting Health Care Organizations and understand consequences data breaches to patient safety, data integrity and availability
- Understand the difference between threats and vulnerabilities and analyze the basic aspects of the most common threats in healthcare
- Introduce a framework for incident response to cyberattacks in healthcare
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18-Nov-2021
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Optimal Leveraging of EMHI for Admin / QI needs: Making sure the data tail doesn’t wag the project dog
Eddy Lang, MD
- Professor and Department Head, Emergency Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Health Services
The National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C): A social experiment in collaborative research
Christopher G Chute, MD DrPH
- Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Health Informatics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Privacy Fundamentals
Patrick Lo, CISSP, CIPP/C.
- CEO, Privacy Horizon Inc.
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Optimal Leveraging of EMHI for Admin / QI needs: Making sure the data tail doesn’t wag the project dog
- Develop an approach that yields high impact quality of care initiatives in the ED
- Consider the pros and cons of public reporting of quality of care measures
- Examine the use of health information data as a tool for MD practice enhancement
The National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C): A social experiment in collaborative research
- The scope, content, and creation of the N3C;
- Efforts to promote team science and broad attribution
Privacy Fundamentals
- Understand the language of privacy
- Understand the principles and legislation that applies to their organizations.
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2-Dec-2021
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Optimal Leveraging of EMHI for Research: Balancing Curiosity Feasibility and Complexity
Eddy Lang, MD
- Professor and Department Head, Emergency Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Health Services
CODA19: Analyse collaborative des données pour améliorer les soins cliniques chez les patients atteints de COVID-19
Dr Michaël Chassé, MD, PhD, FRCPC
- Principal Scientist, CHUM Research Centre and Centre d'intégration et d'analyse de données médicales (CITADEL) and Associate Professor, Department of medicine, University of Montreal
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Pascal St-Onge, M.Sc.
- Medical Data Science Program Manager,
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Optimal Leveraging of EMHI for Research: Balancing Curiosity Feasibility and Complexity
- Develop an approach for developing impactful research using EMHI as the laboratory
- Consider strategies for designing and implementing research within an electronic health record
- Describe the gamut of opportunities that can allow for research to be conducted through EMHI or within an HER
CODA19: Analyse collaborative des données pour améliorer les soins cliniques chez les patients atteints de COVID-19
- Solution technologique permettant la recherche sur les données de santé.
- Méthode d'analyse décentralisée
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16-Dec-2021
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Facilitating work with computers, the present and the future
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Real-time localization; experience and opportunities
Marc Beique, MD, FRCPC(EM)
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Staff and ED IT Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, MUHC
When things just don’t work
Stephen Rosenthal, MD, CCFP, CSPQ
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Assistant Director and Attending Staff, Emergency Department, Jewish General Hospital CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
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Facilitating work with computers, the present and the future
- Understand why hardware configuration is important
- Name 3 hardware set up that can facilitate work
When things just don’t work
- How to prepare for downtimes -planned or unplanned
- Challenges in best of bread environment
Real-time localization; experience and opportunities
- Be able to list 2 challenges with deployment of localization devices
- List at least one future application for such devices
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10-Feb-2022
@ 10am
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Identify And Organizing Data To Be Included In An Integrated Healthcare Delivery Organization's Enterprise Data Warehouse
Philip M. Troy, Ph.D.
- Senior Analytics Advisor, CIUSSS Centre Ouest Montreal, Adjunct Professor of Surgery, ۲ݮƵ University
How useful is patient reported pain at triage?
Lars Grant, MD, PhD, CCFP(EM)
- Associate Chair Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, ۲ݮƵ University
- Attending Physician, Jewish General Hospital
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Identify And Organizing Data To Be Included In An Integrated Healthcare Delivery Organization's Enterprise Data Warehouse
- How you should go about identifying the data they need for process improvement and/or clinical research
- How you would want that information to be presented to them for that research
How useful is patient reported pain at triage?
- Understand the use of CTAS in Canadian EDs and the way in which it is implemented in Med-Urge
- Understand the use of ROC analysis to assess the discrimination of prognostic predictions.
- Appreciate the significance of patient reported pain as a triage element.
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