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Mednet 2006: 11th World Congress on Internet in Medicine
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October 14, 2006 - October 19, 2009

Conference Locations
Building Short Form
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, R. Fraser Elliott Bldg, 4th floor, 190 Elizabeth St.CGEI
Fairmont Royal York Hotel, 100 Front Street West, TorontoRYH

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Saturday, October 14, 2006
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Monday, October 16, 2006
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM in RYH Concert Hall Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Hans v.d. Slikke, Chair, Society for Internet in Medicine

Dr. Gunther Eysenbach, Chair, Mednet 2006

Ian Brunskill, Executive Lead, PHIIT Office, Public Health Division, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM in RYH Concert Hall Keynote
 
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM in RYH Concert Hall Concurrent Panel
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM in RYH Concert Hall Concurrent Panel
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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM in RYH Concert Hall NCI Cancer Afternoon - Part 1
NCI-sponsored Cancer Afternoon

Welcome, Orientation to Cancer Program
Bradford W. Hesse, PhD
Chief, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, NCI


Panel 1: Consumer Information Across the Cancer Continuum
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Moderator: Sabra Woolley, PhD

Tailoring Prevention Messages in a Public Health System Network
Vic Strecher, PhD

Primary Care Advice Counseling
Kevin Patrick, PhD

Critical Support At Diagnosis
David Gustafson, PhD

Social Support for Cancer Survivors
Ellen Beckjord, PhD


Panel 2: International Perspectives on Internet-Based Cancer Information
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Moderator: Richard Manrow, PhD

First Online Portal of Asian Language Cancer Information
Moon Chen, PhD

National Library of Medicine, International use of the online medical literature
Fred Wood

Developing Web resource materials for Spanish speakers
Silvia Inez Salazar, PhD

Addressing the Needs of Multilingual Information Seekers
Mary Anne Bright, PhD
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM in RYH Concert Hall NCI Cancer Afternoon - Part 2
NCI-sponsored Cancer Afternoon

Panel 3: User Centered Informatics Research
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Moderator: Holly Massett, PhD

Identifying Consumer Needs for Health Information: HINTS, CIS, and Web Metrics
Bradford W. Hesse, PhD

Facilitating Participation in Clinical Trials (cancer.gov)
Lakshmi Grama, PhD

Making Cancer Control Information Available in a Global Setting
Terry Sullivan, Cancer Care Ontario, Canada

Moving Internet Research into Practice: The NCI’s SBIR Program
Connie Dresser, RDPH, LN

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Visit NCI eHealth Demonstrations in Exhibit Hall
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SBIR Web Demonstrations/Exhibits

Education: Online Continuing Medical Education: A Cancer Module
John Harris, MD, MBA
Medical Directions, Inc.
Tucson, AZ


Training: CancerSim: A Simulator to Teach Pain Management Skills
Charles Chabal, MD
Talaria, Inc., Seattle, WA

My StudentBody Suite: A Smoking Intervention
Kathleen Whittier, Inflexxion Inc., Newton, MA

Decision Making: Decision Making Notebooks (Prostate Cancer/Breast Cancer)
Susan Brink, MSHA, DrPH
Healthmark Multimedia, LLC
Washington, D.C.

Quality Search Engines: HEALIA, a health search engine
Tom Eng, VMD, MPH
Evalumetrix, Inc.
Seattle, WA

Entertainment, information and networking: @oneWorld -- a network for children with cancer
Barbara Rapchak
Leap of Faith Technologies, Inc.
Crystal Lake, IL
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM in RYH Concert Hall Keynote
Dr. Bill Crounse, Healthcare Industry Director, Microsoft Corp

Five Healthcare Trends That Will Shake Your World

As a family physician, former hospital CIO and now the Microsoft global healthcare industry manager, Crounse plans to deliver important messages about the role of Internet and home care role in a world of aging Baby Boomers, fewer nurses and tight health care budgets.
He will reflect on business, population, and technology trends that will profoundly impact healthcare financing, research, and the delivery of medical services around the world.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM in RYH Concert Hall Concurrent Panel
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM in RYH Concert Hall Concurrent Panel
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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM in RYH Concert Hall Concurrent Panel
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4:30 PM - 6:00 PM in RYH Concert Hall Concurrent Panel
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM in RYH Concert Hall Concurrent Panel
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM in RYH Concert Hall Concurrent Session
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM in RYH Concert Hall Keynote
 
Thursday, October 19, 2006


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