e-Health conference in Victoria BC

There were about 1500 in attendance at the conference from May 1 to 4 2006.

What I got out of it was the great need for  EHR and how it can improve the quality of life for the average Canadian. The goal is for half of all Canadians to have EHR by 2009.

Canada is out spending the US  according to Mike Flower at http://www.imaginewhatif.com/.

However there I think there is still a problem with physicians and patients and their concern with having Electronic Medical Records or Electronic Health Records being able to be viewed by others. They do not understand that as in all internet solutions only those that have the rights will be able view, add or modify the records.

When I consider what it could do to improve patient care I wonder why the government has not taken a more active stance to promote to the general public on the benefits of EHR.