Pre-conference Workshop 2
Chronic Disease Management across the continuum of care –
IT initiatives in action

Patient Care Information System Implementation –
Belinda Boleantu, Dr. Andrew Patullo, Calgary Health Region

Presentation centers around a very successful, award winning, large system implementation across all acute care sites in the Calgary Health Region. Addresses questions about change management, design and development as well as recommendations and lessons learned.

Chronic Disease Management in Action –
Alere Medical, Orion Systems

Describes the development and implementation of a chronic disease remote monitoring program in use at Alere Medical to provide timely, clinical practice guideline based remote monitoring and clinical care for patients with: CHF, COPD, Asthma, Diabetes, and Cardiac Care.

Chronic Disease Management in Action –
Dr. Peter Sargious, Pat Reader, Dave Dyjur, Calgary Health Region

Describes the foundational elements to chronic disease management across the continuum of care for patients registered in the Calgary Chronic Disease Management System.