Looking forward to our presentation tomorrow and having everyone on the call.

Our official agenda is in our documents section:
January 2016 CoC Agenda

And the meeting link for those that don't already have it in their calendars:
January 26th Meeting Link

See you all tomorrow!

For those that haven't RSVP'ed already, I did just want to provide some further details on our featured presentation for our January Meeting (Tuesday January 26th, 11AM ET). All details included below along with the webinar meeting links. Looking forward to having you join us.

Title & Overview:
Clinical Adoption & Impact of Champlain BASE eConsult Service – Lessons Learned and Myths Busted!
The Champlain BASE eConsult service was launched 5 years ago and has been extremely well received by primary care providers and specialists alike. Adoption and utilization amongst the primary care and specialist communities has been growing consistently, having processed over 11,000 eConsult cases across 84 different specialties so far. Direct feedback from primary care has indicated that over 60% of cases did not require a face to face referral, and in 40% of cases an unnecessary referral was in fact avoided. We will outline our managed service approach and its key elements, review more detailed utilization and impact data, and share provider experiences. We will also present some of the key lessons learned as the service continued to grow and evolve, including initial assumptions and preconceptions that had to be corrected based on the actual data collected and analyzed.

Presenters:
Amir Afkham, Senior Project Manager, Champlain LHIN
Amir Afkham has been working as the Senior Project Manager at the Champlain LHIN in Ottawa since 2009. His primary focus is on application of technologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness of processes, as well as overall collaboration amongst healthcare providers. Amir is involved with development and implementation of eHealth strategies and solutions to address regional needs, and ensuring alignment with provincial strategies. He has been the implementation and operations lead for the Champlain BASE eConsult service since inception. Amir holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Hnrs) and Minors in Computer Science and Business Administration from McGill University.

Dr. Erin Keely, Chief of Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism at The Ottawa Hospital
Dr. Erin Keely is the co-founder of the Champlain BASE eConsult service. As the Chief, Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism at the Ottawa Hospital she recognized that long wait times were impacting patient care and implemented eConsults as a way to make a difference. She is a Full Professor, Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and her research focus includes communication between health care professionals.

Meeting Links:
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Hello everyone,

As we bring the year to a close, I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holidays and note a couple of items to look to in the New Year.

1) If you haven't already, please do respond to our Community Insights survey to help plan our activities for 2016. Login and complete the survey here: https://ic.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/resources/surveys/take_survey/13-coordination-of-care-community-insights

2) Community members should have just received the invite for our January meeting in your Inbox so you can start planning your 2016 calendar. If you missed the email invite, the WebEx links follow the meeting details.

When:
Tuesday January 26th, 2016, 11AM ET

Feature Presentation:
Clinical Adoption & Impact of Champlain BASE eConsult Service – Lessons Learned and Myths Busted!
Presenters:
Amir Afkham, Senior Project Manager, Champlain LHIN
Dr. Erin Keely, Chief of Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism at The Ottawa Hospital

Meeting Links:
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Much thanks for your contributions this year, and looking forward to reconnecting in 2016!

Happy Holidays!!!