26 Oct 2012

BREAKFAST with the CHIEFS. (Oct.25)
 by
 LONGWOODS PUBLICATIONS,publisher Anton HART.
 sponsored by
 ACCENTURE & SANOFI
at
Toronto DALLA LANA School of Public Health

Ontario Privacy Commissioner Dr. Ann CAVOUKIAN PhD.told 150 Health Policy experts how to prevent medical privacy failures. ENCRYPT by DEFAULT. Main causes of privacy problems: loss of USB  & loss/theft of laptops. Insist on vertical shredding; not horizonal (easy to read).

Dr.Cavoukian complained about poor electronic communication between Toronto Teaching Hospitals.
Told about her experience as a`recent neurosurgical patient. Had brain imaging in one Toronto hospital;was referred to a Toronto neurosurgical centre which could not receive the images from the referring hosp.

(Dr.Cavoukian has no obvious neurological deficits. Normal speech and body movements normal.)

Subscribers to a LONGWOODS publication can attend the morning meetings.