eHealth Risk Workshops

Dates for the next eHealth Risk-Opportunity Report Card Workshop and Health Privacy Professional Workshop at the Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research (WIHIR) have been announced. The risk workshop will be held the evening of October 2nd and all day October 3, 2007, and the privacy workshop the evening of October 3rd and all day October 4, 2007.

The workshops are practical "hands-on" case-study oriented events complemented by online lectures. The risk workshop will feature the final version of the eHealth Risk Report Card methodology which has been under development for the past year at WIHIR.

eHealth Risk-Opportunity Report Card Workshop

On-Line Lecture - Review before you arrive - Managing eHealth Risks and Opportunities

On-Site Evening Session (October 2nd)

1. Introduction to workshop instructors and participants
   
2. Introduction to the eHealth Risk Report Card Methodology (interactive lecture)
   
3. Introduction to the case study

On-Site Day Session (October 3rd)

1. Managing eHealth Risk at the facility, regional and provincial levels - real life stories - Guest Lecture by Judy Farrell, Director, Health Information and Privacy, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario
2. Conducting an eHealth Opportunity Analysis (workshop activity based on case-study)
3. Conducting an eHealth Risk Analysis (workshop activity based on case study)
4. Making the Grade - Completing the eHealth Risk Report Card (workshop activity based on case study)

Health Privacy Professional Workshop

On-Line Lectures - Review before you arrive - Privacy Fundamentals, Privacy and the Law, Privacy Roles and Responsibilities, Security Fundamentals for the Privacy Professional, Managing Privacy and Security Risks in Health Information Systems.

On-Site Evening session (October 3rd)

1. Introduction to workshop instructors and participants
   
2. Privacy as an eHealth Risk Issue (interactive lecture)
   
3. Introduction to the case study

On-Site Day session (October 4th)

1. Privacy Governance - Interactive Lecture
2. Developing and Implementing a Privacy Program - Conducting a Privacy GAP Analysis (workshop activity based on case study)
3. Conducting a Privacy Impact Assessment (workshop activity based on case study)
4. Addressing Privacy Risks - How to Co-opt senior management, staff and other stakeholders (workshop activity based on case study)
   

Both workshops will be held on the campus of the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

The early bird registration date is August 15, 2007. Register now for the early bird discount.