eHealth Data and Analytics Symposium:
Exploring the Art of the Possible 

eHealth Saskatchewan would like to invite you to join us for a one day symposium exploring data and analytics in healthcare focusing on the “Art of the Possible”. The day will provide participants with an opportunity to hear from a number Canadian experts on healthcare analytics as well as some of our provincial leaders.

Break-out sessions will provide opportunities for experts and participants to brainstorm and share ideas about where healthcare analytics can evolve and grow in Saskatchewan.

Speakers

Dr. Nathaniel Osgood

Dr. Nathaniel Osgood serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Associate Faculty in the Department of Community Health & Epidemiology and Division of Bioengineering at the University of Saskatchewan. His research is focused on providing cross-linked simulation, ubiquitous sensing, and inference tools to inform understanding of population health trends and health policy tradeoffs. His dynamic modeling applications work – conducted over the span of more than 2 decades -- has addressed challenges in the communicable, environmental, chronic and zoonotic disease areas. In addition to health applications, Dr. Osgood is the co-creator of two novel wireless sensor-based epidemiological monitoring systems, most recently the Google Android-based “iEpi” smartphone system. He has additionally contributed novel new innovations to improve dynamic modeling quality and efficiency, introduced novel techniques that hybridize Agent-based models with traditional System Dynamics approaches, which combine simulation models with decision analysis tools, and which leverage such models using data gathered from wireless real-time epidemiological monitoring systems. Dr. Osgood is the instructor for the annual Agent-Based Modeling Bootcamp for Health Researchers, and recently served as a visiting Associate Professor at MIT. Prior to joining the U of S faculty, he graduated from MIT with a PhD in Computer Science in 1999, served as a Senior Lecturer at MIT and worked for a number of years in a variety of academic, consulting and industry positions.

Dr. Trevor Strome

Dr. Trevor Strome is the Analytics and Process Improvement Lead for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Emergency Program. He is also Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, where he participates in clinical and operations research projects and teaches statistics, informatics and quality improvement. 

Trevor's first book (as sole author) is "Healthcare Analytics for Quality and Performance Improvement" (http://HealthcareAnalyticsBook.com), published by John Wiley & Sons, in October 2013. You can read more of Trevor's work on the HealthcareAnalytics.info blog (http://HealthcareAnalytics.info).

Dr. Jenny basran

Dr. Jenny Basran is an Internist Geriatrician with a clinical practice helping older patients and their families who are struggling with the challenges of cognitive and physical decline. In addition, Dr. Basran provides Internal Medicine services to the Acute Care Medicine service at Royal University Hospital. 

Dr. Basran is currently evaluating the feasibility of using technology products with older adults. She is examining the hypothesis that technology will increase the quality of life for older adults and their caregivers, while at the same time increasing quality and efficiencies in the health care system. She has a particular interest in improving the quality and accessibility of health care in rural areas.

Agenda

Time	Topic	Speaker
8:30 – 9:00	Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 9:30	Introduction and Welcome	Alyssa Daku
9:30 – 10:30	Data Analytics on the Front Lines of Healthcare Quality Improvement - The Possible, The Probable, and the Lessons Learned	Dr. Trevor Strome
10:30 – 10:45	Break and Transition
10:45 – 11:45	Break-out Session #1
11:45 – 12:30	Lunch
12:30 – 1:30	Leveraging Systems Science for informing Decision Making in Health in the age of Big Data	Dr. Nate Osgood
1:30 – 2:15	Looking to the Future	RQHR/eHealth/Dr. Jenny Basran
2:15 – 2:30	Break
2:30 – 3:15	Breakout Session #2
3:15 – 3:30	Closing Remarks	Alyssa Daku

More Information

Parking is available in the parkade of the hotel for $12/day.

The Symposium is being held in The Capital Ballroom.