Health Terminology Standards Seminar Series, May & June 2021

Health terminology and data exchange standards are integral to the successful adoption of interoperable EHR systems. The public seminars listed here are part of the School’s Graduate Certificate in Health Terminology Standards program.

The sessions are delivered online in real-time via Zoom 5-6pm PT/ 8-9PM ET by experts in health information standards on the following topics: 

Date: Thursday, May 27
Topic: OpenEHR - The Anatomy of Health Data
Speaker: Heather Leslie, Atomica Informatics

Date: Thursday, June 3
Topic: Newfoundland & Labrador EMR & HealtheNL Terminology Standards
Speaker: Fred Melindy Director, eDOCSNL & Sisira De Silva EHR Informatics Consultant, NL Centre for Health Information

Date: Thursday, June 10
Topic: Alberta Health Services - Approaches to Interfacing, Interoperation & Integration
Speaker: Robert Hayward
Medical Director Clinical System Design, Master Builder
Alberta Health Services

Date: Thursday, June 17
Topic: SNOMED CT - Global Trends and Strategies
Speaker: Linda Bird Head of Implementation Support SNOMED International

Date: Thursday, June 24
Topic: Nova Scotia - One Person One Record Program
Speaker: Keltie Jamieson Senior Director, One Person One Record Program IWK Health Centre & Nova Scotia Health Authority

To join each session: Zoom meeting link

  • Meeting ID: 816 9689 2374
  • Password: 103892