Electronic Health Information Laboratory

Welcome to the Web site of the Electronic Health Information Laboratory of the University of Ottawa and the CHEO Research Institute. This is a multi-disciplinary research effort focusing on e-Health privacy.

Electronic Health Information and Privacy Conference 2009

Date:        November 19, 2009

Location: Crown Plaza Hotel, Ottawa

Website:  http://www.ehip.ca

The Fifth Annual EHIP Conference will centre around issues concerning the collection and use/disclosure of genetic information. We will address the subject of consent and security mechanisms around the construction of biobanks, including linking to other data sources. The focus will be on policy as well as technical issues and solutions. A number of very relevant contemporary privacy issues will also be addressed, including privacy considerations in the context of syndromic surveillance (for example, when trying to detect influenza like illnesses from various hospital and practice sources), and the expected significant changes to the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HIPAA enforcement.

For more information, please visit our website or contact Khaled El Emam at kelemam@uottawa.ca.

 To find out more about us, visit the Electronic Health Information Laboratory website.