Industry News

Essays Wanted! Online Submission Opens for Student Competition

February 11, 2010

If you're a COACH Student Member, you could win $500, an e-Health 2010 conference registration and more in the Student Innovation Competition. Capture your most innovative ideas about patient-centric healthcare in a 2,000-word essay. Good luck!

Deadline: March 15

Peter Mansbridge to Launch e-Health 2010 conference

March 10, 2010

As e-Health 2010: From Investment to Impact delegates delve into the business issues around the most important transformation in 21st century Canadian healthcare, Peter Mansbridge, the respected anchor of CBC’s "The National", will enrich the discussion.

Patient Software Management Meeting Documents for Members

March 4, 2010

COACH members can now access documents about the special COACH meeting on Health Canada direction about classifying Patient Management Software as requiring a Medical Devices Class I or Class II license. The meeting summary and related questions for healthcare CIOs can be downloaded.

e-Health 2010

From Investment to Impact

Keynote Speaker Peter Mansbridge

May 30 - June 2, 2010
Vancouver, BC

Official Journal of COACH

Upcoming Events

Partnership Conference & CPHIMS Exams

April 19 - 21, 2010

The Spring 2010 Infoway Partnership Conference is the place to learn and share experiences about real world standards-based solutions. Write the CPHIMS-CA Exams at the pre-conference sitting April 18. Existing CPHIMS-CAs can earn credits for re-certification.

CPHIMS-CA Exam Sitting - Register by March 28

Scandinavian Health Informatics Educational Tour

March 21 - 27, 2010

With content and examples from across Denmark and Sweden, and opportunities for interactive participation and panel discussions with H.I. experts, this will truly be a comprehensive international learning experience.

6th Annual Medical Imaging Informatics & Teleradiology Conference

April 21, 2010

This conference will provide you with profound insight into the Digital Imaging Repository (DI-r) strategy in Canada and how this strategy will impact the practice of radiology in hospitals and independent health facilities.