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Guest Editorial: Ask not what your industry can do for you . . .
David Wattling - e-Health Editor, Managing Partner, The Courtyard Group, Toronto, ON
We have a looming HR crisis in our industry - us - healthcare informatics professionals. According to that source of all truth, our national newspaper, we need 1,500 to 2,000 professionals to successfully implement the EHR nation-wide. Wattling suggests that we invest in our own capabilities - to create a Canadian industry that can be a source of export advantage for the country

COACH Column - The New Normal
Gil Sampson, President, COACH: Canada’s Health Informatics Association
Consultant, Sierra Systems, Edmonton, AB
What’s normal today wasn’t so yesterday. Sampson reflects on the changes in health informatics - enough to keep life exciting, but not so much as to create discomfort or anxiety

A Virus of a Different Kind: Internet Security and Canadian Healthcare
Louis J. Carpenito CISM, CISSP, Vice President, Information Security Business Strategy
Symantec Corporation, Marshfield, MA, USA
The realities of today’s e-world are apparent, especially as they pertain to the security of highly confidential health-related information. Organizations across the board are fending off viruses, worms, malicious code and cyber attacks on a daily basis. Mr. Carpenito discusses holistic security strategies to address these complex security challenges.

Building Health Informatics Capacity in Canada
Jay Lynch, RN, BAdm, Med, e-Health Coordinator, SCO Health Service, Ottawa, ON.
Mr. Lynch reports on an exciting HI research training program led by Dr. Francis Lau of the University of Victoria and Dr. Marilynne Hebert of the University of Calgary. Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Strategic Training Program Initiative and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR), the goal of the program is to establish a collaborative HI research training program in Canada at the PhD/Postdoc level over the next six years. Mr. Lynch adds some personal reflections on the Industry as a whole.

The New Game of Tag
H. Dominic Covvey - Education Editor, Founding Director, Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
The Health Informatics Collaboratory, led by Francis Lau at the University of Victoria and involving most HI centers across Canada, is defining and developing technology that promises the future will be better for life-long learners. Prof Covvey discusses one of the elements of this project - methods for tagging learning objects as to their authors, content, the competencies they are intended to imbue.

E Mail - A Two-edged Sword - HANDLE WITH CARE!
Baha Habashy, Principal, Integrity+ Consulting, Markham. ON
E-mail volumes have increased by more than 2000% in the last 5 years. This is expected to double by 2006. Studies indicate that email could be one of most misused business tools resulting in reduced productivity, increased stress, poor communication and increased corporate and/or personal liability. Mr. Habashy discusses the development of a simple, easy to administer, policy and appropriate e-mail communication etiquette

Pharma Sector Finds New Reward By Redefining Disease Treatments
Sal Causi, Business Development Executive, IBM Life Sciences,
Dr. Terri Cooper, Partner, IBM Business Consulting Services
Mr. Causi and Dr. Cooper comment on a recent report on the future of the Pharmaceutical industry; the article reports on new approaches to "targeted treatment solutions"- with a specific focus on Canadian research in this exciting and leading edge field.

Ensuring IT Customer Excellence Through Sound Business Processes
Dwight Kayto, Practice Leader - Information Technology Services Management, Paradigm Consulting Group, Regina, SK
Mr. Kayto describes the development of a program of continuous quality improvement at the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region’s Information Management Team (IMT) consistent with IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices guidelines. IMT coordinates the delivery Information Technology and Telecommunications services to this new health authority comprising over 8,000 employees

Health Information Standards... The time is now!
Serge J. Taillon - CIHI Columnist, Director, Client Relations and Communications Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Ottawa, ON
The field of health information is developing at an unprecedented pace; the convergence of technical capabilities, political will, and funding commitments from the First Ministers have created a moment of opportunity that we may not see again for many years. Mr. Taillon discusses discuss how that opportunity applies to health infostructure standards in particular, and how CIHI and others are working to make the most of it.

Effective Security Posture Starts With People
John Breakey - Network Industry Columnist, President, UNIS LUMIN, Oakville, ON
Mr. Breakey discusses the "weakest link" in the your security infrastructure - people - and recommends a variety of strategies ranging from the products you use, best practice policies, awareness education, and a comprehensive information security management program