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Highlights of the BC OSCAR-EMR Users Group Meeting
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Vancouver, BC - April 27, 2010
The two-day meeting held on April 19-20, 2010 in Vancouver was very well attended with over 150 people including physicians, office staff and system providers and integrators. There was a buzz of excitement throughout the two days of meetings and many “ah-ha” moments amongst those attending.
Here are three highlights from the meeting, not in any particular order: the OSCAR-CAISI integration, the MyDrugRef physician social network for sharing prescribing tips that are also displayed in the new OSCAR prescription module, and the MyOscar personal controlled health record for patients to receive and even provide medical chart information as participants in their own health care with their physician and health team.
US launches new MyPlate icon as reminder for healthier food choices
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On June 2, 2011 US First Lady Michelle Obama and Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled the federal government's new food icon, MyPlate. MyPlate is a new generation icon with the intent to prompt consumers to make healthier food choices and to seek more information by going to www.ChooseMyPlate.gov
“This is a quick, simple reminder for all of us to be more mindful of the foods that we’re eating,” said First Lady Michelle Obama. “It’s tough to be a nutritionist, too. But we do have time to take a look at our plates. As long as they’re half full of fruits and vegetables, and paired with lean proteins, whole grains and low-fat dairy, we’re golden. That’s how easy it is.”
Lessons from Enron, for our system (and our profession)?
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Last week, Jim Turley, Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young, was asked by Charlie Rose:
What are the lessons of Enron, and how did it happen?
His reply:
Well, look, I think that, at the end of the day, you know, the profession wasn't as focused on the delivery of quality as we needed to be, back in the 90s and leading up the the Enron era, and so what happened after was really important.
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US Federal Judge finds Google's Gmail scanning might violate wiretap law
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Some patients and others have noticed when dealing with an MVA claim they start seeing more ads for lawyers when they are browsing the Internet making them wonder if someone is scanning their email.
Wired magazine reported on this week's decision in a proposed class-action alleging Google wiretaps Gmail as part of its business model.
"A federal judge today found that Google may have breached federal and California wiretapping laws for machine-scanning Gmail messages as part of its business model to create user profiles and provide targeted advertising. ...
"The decision is also a blow to Yahoo, whose free email platform with more than 300 million users also scans email to deliver ads. Microsoft’s rebranded free Outlook webmail offering does not scan messages of its 400 million users.
Whistle Blowers in Medicine - Do they need help or protection?
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Listen to this CBC Radio One podcast on whistle blowers in medicine. What do you think?
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Health/Audio/ID/2405232111/?page=2
Internet search activity as measures of human health trends
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With millions of searches done on the Internet every day it is no surprise that search engine giants like Google are exploring many applications of the search activity data.
One interesting application of Internet search activity data is Google Flu Trends that while providing graphs of results from New Zealand, Australia and the United States, says of itself:
Is virtual medicine essentially unprofessional?
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How the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
Fails the Citizens of the Province
Below the banner of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) web site, College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (cpsbc.ca), they proclaim that their mission is “Serving the public by regulating physicians and surgeons”.
Rethinking the Internet: How We Lost Control and How To Take It Back
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This is an interesting and thought provoking 1 hour video interview and debate. It begins with a 5 minute overview and then proceeds with an interview by moderator Bill Blakemore with Jaron Lanier, a long-time computer scientist and developer and the father of virtual reality, who is concerned about the use of behaviour modification "to engage and addict you to algorithmic exploration until we find whatever it is that will get you".
Following the interview there is a debate with four speakers; Tim Hwang, Meredith Whittaker, Aviv Ovadya, and Brett Frischmann. They touch on many aspects of not only the Internet but also power in organizations, how it's lost and who has it.
The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive
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Dr Chris Sedegreen.
Some time before the Christmas holiday a colleague mentioned a book, The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive, on the Doclounge listserve. I’d like to thank him for bringing this lovely book to our attention. I ordered and received the paperback version (somewhat cheaper than the hard cover, but in retrospect I wish I'd ordered the hard cover). This publication is beautifully printed.
"Deja Vu" - Dr Norman Rigby
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Dr. Norman Rigby, Retired GP and Former Executive Director BCMA.
"The best thing we had going for us was the District 6 Newsletter."
"It excited the attention of the membership."
"What really changed things was when ... the administrator became the President of the hospital, ... and governments started to deal with the President not the Board."
Video highlight from June 3, 2006 Forum for Physicians, Vancouver.
"Deja Vu"
Dr. Norman Rigby, Retired GP and Former Executive Director BCMA.
