“Wireless Diabetes Program: A patient, hospital and primary care collaboration ” 8 th Annual INET Mini-Conference June Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Conference Collaborators and Sponsors Center for the Management of Medical Technology (CMMT)

A Forum To Build Consensus Funding Influencers (Federal and Provincial Governments, Associations, Pharmaceutical Firms, Medical Device Manufacturers) 30% Diabetes Care Professionals (Hospital, Physicians, Diabetes Educators, Nurse Practitioners, Dietitians) 28% Clinical Software Developers (Family Practice, Diabetes Management, Portals) 7% Technologists (Network / Communication) 13% Researchers (Research Centers, Universities) 7% Other 12% 8th Annual INET Mini-Conference Registration N=83 as of June 9th 2006

Objective - Demonstrate how a Wireless Diabetes Program may: Streamline communications between patients and health care professionals. Promote self-management. Enhance compliance of prescribed treatments. Optimize usage of medical monitoring devices. Enhance patient outcomes. Reduce healthcare costs.

The Conference Program Keynote: Diabetes in Canada: Issues and Challenges in Clinical Care Bringing together people with diabetes, hospitals and family physicians Coffee Break: ~10:10 a.m. Mobile and Wireless Technology Innovations For Chronic Disease Management Closing Remarks: A Potential Business Model For Wireless Healthcare

A “Wireless Healthcare” Evolution Positioning Your IT Organization for Digital Business L.C. Skip Lumley, Partner Chartwell Inc. Dr. Bezalel Gavish - Edwin L. Cox School of Business at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas Myths and Realities of the Internet Dr. Gordon Guyatt, MD, MSc, FRCP(c) Professor, Departments of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University. Philosophy of Evidence- Base Medicine Dr. Stephen E. Lapinsky MB, BCh, MSc, FRCPC ICU, Mount Sinai Hospital Mobile Computing in Critical Care Mr. Tom Closson, President and CEO, University Health Network, and Chair, Ontario Hospital e-Health Council. eHealth: Building a Foundation  Dr. Alejandro (Alex) R. Jadad MD, DPhil, FRCPC. Director of the Centre For Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network and University of Toronto. The Impact of Wireless Technologies on the Patient / Provider Relationship : Questions, Opportunities and Challenges INET Mini-Conference Previous Keynote Talks  Dr. Hertzel C. Gerstein, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Prof. Dept. of Med. and Dept. of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster U.; Dir. Div. of Endocrinology & Metabolism at McMaster U.; Dir. Diabetes Care and Research Program at the HHSC 2005 Diabetes, the International Impact and Potential Solutions