This archive contains WIHIR Research Seminars presentations for September 2004 - June 2005.

• Mobile Decision Support in Healthcare - Catherine Burns, Associate Professor, Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, September 15, 2004
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  • No video recording of this seminar is available.
• Further Analysis of Future Canadian Health Care Costs - Robert Brown, Professor, Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo - October 13, 2004
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  • No video recording of this seminar is available.
• A Different Perspective on Health Informatics: Its Role and Importance in Developing Counties - Colin Mayfield, Professor, Dept of Biology, University of Waterloo and Assistant Director – United Nations University – International Network on Water, Environment and Health, November 10, 2004
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  • No video recording of this seminar is available.
• Bioinformatics in the Health Sciences: Towards Tailored Medicine? - Brendan McConkey, Assistant Professor, Biology, University of Waterloo - December 8, 2004
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• Operations Research in Healthcare or Who Let the Engineer Into The Hospital? - Michael Carter, Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto - December 14, 2004
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• What is the Value Proposition of IT in Healthcare? - Kevin Leonard, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evalution, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and Executive Director, IMPROVE-IT Institute - February 2, 2005
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• Searching for the Implicit amid the Explicit in Novice Case Presentations:Implications for Electronic Records - Marlee M. Spafford, Associate Professor, School of Optometry, University of Waterloo - February 9, 2005
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• An Automated System to Assist Elderly Persons With Memory Deficiencies - Pascal Poupart, Assistant Professor, School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo - March 9, 2005
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• From Web Services to The Semantic Web: Global Data Reuse - David Booth, W3C Fellow and Senior Research Architect Hewlett-Packard - April 5, 2005
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• How the Visual Design of Electronic Patient Records Impacts Medical Practices - Lara Varpio, PhD. Candidate, Dept. of English, University of Waterloo - April 13, 2005
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• Stem Cell Lineage Analysis and Control - Eric Jervis Associate Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo - May 11, 2005
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• The Challenge of Evidence-Based Practice in Geriatric Care Soft Data for Hard Questions - Paul Stolee Associate Professor & Graham Trust Research Chair in Health Informatics, School of Optometry University of Waterloo - June 8, 2005
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