INFORMATION PRIVACY:  DIALOGUE WITH THE HEALTH COMMUNITY

Presented Friday September 17, 2004 

Introduction, documentation follows:

Many provinces are developing health privacy laws.  Ontario's Health Information Protection Act, 2004 has been passed by the provincial legislature, given Royal Assent, and comes into effect on November 1st., 2004.

There are a multitude of issues arising in the field of health privacy, which will be discussed and debated by Privacy Commissioners, privacy experts and health professionals in this one-day seminar. The issues of consent, patient access to records, what medical doctors can and cannot do under the new law, the question of fund raising, how research information can or cannot be used if an individual's name can be determined, are just of few of the issues that are the subject of intense debate.

The afternoon sessions will deal specifically with the Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act. This seminar is a must for health professionals, associations, chiropractors, physiotherapists, government personnel, health care practitioners and any organization in the medical field.

Schedule of the  Seminar and Training Session 
Presented Friday September 17, 2004 
Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa

Highlights from the September 17, 2004 Seminar and Training Session

PIPEDA and the Health Care Sector (PowerPoint)
Carman Baggaley, Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner

Privacy Implications for the Interoperable EHR (PDF)
Dennis Giokas, Chief Technology Officer, Canada Health Infoway

Health Information Privacy: Federal and Provincial Issues - Assembling the Pieces (PowerPoint)
Anita D. Fineberg, Corporate Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, IMS Health, Canada and Latin America 

Health Information Protection Act: A Major Step in Healthcare Privacy
Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario 

Ontario's Health Information Protection Act: Examining the Issues (PowerPoint)
John Boufford, I.S.P., e-Privacy Management Systems Inc.

Camcorders in Hospital Hallways & Rooftops: Ontario's New "Privacy" Law (PowerPoint 1 mb)
Michael Yeo, PhD Associate Professor, Philosophy, Laurentian University