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TEKTIC Member's Corner

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

Liz Harrison, Professor and Associate Dean, Physical Therapy and Interprofessional Health Sciences Education, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan - TEKTIC Affiliate Member
Richard Smith, Professor, School of Communication, SFU - TEKTIC Affiliate Member

HEADLINES in eHEALTH:

May was a monumental month for web-based personal health recrods (PHR) - more specifically Microsoft HealthVault. In late April, the Mayo Clinic officially announced that thier PHR system Health Manager powered by HealthVault is online and available to all of its patients. A couple of weeks later, Telus announced that it has aligned itself with Microsoft in bringing HealthVault to Canada. With this newly formed partnership, when can Canadians expect a PHR roll out to follow?

Microsoft Press Release:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/apr09/04-21MSMayoConsumerSolutionPR.mspx

Mayo Clinic Health Manager: https://healthmanager.mayoclinic.com/help.aspx#Mayo_Clinic_Health_Manager_and_HealthVault_

Telus Press Release:
http://about.telus.com/cgi-bin/media_news_viewer.cgi?news_id=1097&mode=2

VIDEO CLIP OF THE MONTH: The Second Life of eHealth

CONTESTS:

Something you may have noticed when looking at the masthead of our premier issue of the TICr is it’s tagline “insert a witty catchphrase here.” That is exactly what this contest is looking for - a great catchphrase! So put on your creative hats and try to come up with slogan for our new eNewsletter. A list of slogans will be compiled and voted on by the group. The winner of the contest will not only win a $50 Visa gift certificate to spend where their heart desires, but will also have the satisfaction of knowing that their ingenuity will be displayed monthly on our eNewsletter! To enter, email your slogan ideas to nelson.s@ubc.ca with the subject line “catchphrase” by June 17th, 2009. Everyone is encouraged to enter as many times possible. The winner of the contest will see thier creativity displayed on the next issue of the TICr!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

TEKTIC Elluminate Session

Speaker: Dr. Kendall Ho
Date: Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm

For more details about the session, please see TEKTIC Elluminate Sessions

The TEKTIC Elluminate Session is a part of the regularly scheduled ongoing presentation series showcasing TEKTIC funded projects. If you have a TEKTIC funded project that you would like to present, please contact Jennifer at jennifer.c@ubc.ca.