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EDITORIAL: Flirtations
Steven A. Huesing, Editor

COACH COLUMN: Paying for Performance - A Lesson in Motivation from the Scots
Gil Sampson, Consultant, Feronia Group, Gold River, BC
Using the example set by National Health System in Scotland (NHSS) Mr. Sampson’s editorial speaks the introduction of the right compelling motivation to enable our health informatics capability and clinical practice to take a quantum leap forward.

The Power of Computing in the OR
Dr. Randy E. Ellis, Professor, School of Computing, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
Dr. Ellis describes recent innovations in computer assisted surgical techniques that have significantly improved treatment in orthopedic surgery in the areas of surgical planning, preparation and performance while simultaneously enhancing patient outcomes at the Kingston General Hospital

New Initiatives at the School of Health Information Science
Patricia M. Coward, Acting Director, School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
Dr. Coward describes the many new activities being undertaken by the School at the undergraduate and graduate post-graduate level as well as collaborative initiatives with other Canadian universities and the Pan-Canadian Health Informatics Collaboratory.

Public Speaking - How Canadians view the role of ICTs in the health sector
Sigrid Schirdewahn, Senior Program Manager for Knowledge Management, Office of Health and the Information Highway, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON
Ms. Schirdewahn reports on a review of the relevant opinion research poll commissioned by OHIH, the Office of Health and the Information Highway. The poll was conducted to determine how stakeholders such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists and health system managers, as well as the Canadian public in general, feel about the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in health and health care.

CHITTA - The Canadian Healthcare Information Technology Trade Association

Thin Client - Through Thick and Thin
John Breakey, Network Industry Columnist, President, UNIS LUMIN, Oakville, ON
The advent of web based computing has ushered in a new era of application development. Where the client-server model once ruled, web driven design now rules the roost. Mr. Breakey defines today’s thin-client application delivery model versus applications that are truly web based.

Information-Based Medicine: Rx for Healthcare’s Future
Caroline Kovac, General Manager, IBM Life Sciences
Ms. Kovac discusses the marriage of information technology and medicine into the emerging field of information-based medicine - more precise diagnoses and individualized treatment options enabling doctors to routinely supplement traditional diagnostic procedures with information on a patient’s unique genetic characteristics, family history and collective knowledge about treatment outcomes from studies of large patient populations.

Sex, Lies and Partnerships
David Wattling, e-Health Editor, Managing Partner, The Courtyard Group Ltd., Toronto, ON
"It seems that everyone is partnering with everyone else." Wattling reflects on the the realities of partnership arrangements and the purpose they serve or is it that everyone’s talking about it, few are actually doing it, and still fewer know if they’re doing it right?

Health Infostructure Atlantic and the HIA Project
Brenda Ryan, Project Coordinator, HIA, Nova Scotia Department of Health, Halifax, NS
Ms. Ryan presents an overview of HIA, representing collaboration between Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. HIA is building pieces of the necessary infrastructure so that, over time, systems on a regional basis can interoperate, through the development of common policies, information and technology standards.

On the Leading Edge of Health Information Science
Serge Taillon, CIHI Columnist, Director, Client Relations & Communications, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Ottawa. ON
In context of their 20th anniversary celebration, Mr. Taillon pays tribute to the University of Victoria's School of Health Information Science and its graduates for being leaders in the field of health informatics and for providing a vital service to the Canadian healthcare community