@Chris-Johnston -e Ellen Terry -Thank you

@Chris-Johnston awesome share! I registered and am looking forward to learning more.

@Sandra-Holdsworth stellar share!

@Sandra-Holdsworth

I'm glad that I'm not the only one that caught this. This originated from what I caught on LinkedIn via Avis Favaro (CTV medical journalist)

https://www.levernews.com/mychart-rewrites-the-rules-patients-lose-their-rights/

The new agreement dates back to May.

@Debra-Turnbull Totally agree!

@Chris-Johnston Wow! yes, it seems like there is definitely more "bricks" needed based on your experience. It still would be great to get "brick" one in place, though.

@Lynn-Ashdown Thanks for sharing Lynn 🙂 Do you know if they plan to offer a virtual attendance option? I’ve searched the conference website but don’t see anything, and I’ve emailed to ask but just wondered if you might know 🙂

@Chris-Johnston You're welcome!

I'm looking forward to this one - it should be really interesting.

The next webinar (free!) is now open for registration. Presentation is on October 28; noon EDT.

Here's the linkie to sign up: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Nq4oBsVwTuaIqNVwO3Qd9A#/registration

@Kim-Locke

Hi Kim,

Epic(1) is a charting software (EMR - electronic medical record application) used in hospitals to gather patient data; for the purpose of patient care. [A director recently informed me that it is also used by one of their public Community Clinics.]

PocketHealth(2) (two brothers from Toronto) is a third-party platform, and application, that stores images in its repository (really big database). It stores images from hospitals/clinics (hospital/clinic must obtain patient consent) for a fee. It then makes the specific image (and sometimes, a summarized report) available for a fee - to the specific patient. Images are stored forever - until the patient makes a request for deletion directly to PocketHealth.

HALO is one part of the Connected Care(3) project proposed by CIHI and Canada Health Infoway(4). I had posted this because I had caught the presentation and was very excited to see a national standard for healthcare interoperability. Remember, health care is delivered at the provincial level. This is the first time that I see the feds getting involved in health data exchange. Later, CIHI held their own presentation; showing how the two pieces would work together.

How will this work for PocketHealth? I have no idea. They, like Epic, are software vendors. It will be up to the hospitals, clinics, and other care delivery organizations, to do their due diligence and vet whether the software they use conforms to the new standards. Understand, though, most software vendors have already been asking for this standardization from the government - so, they should already know this.

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@Chris-Johnston Adding another event on the topic of de-identification - this time for medical imaging so it's a little more technical 🙂

25 Nov at 9 am PT, Microsoft is hosting a webinar on Practical Approaches to De-Identification of Medical Imaging Data: From Metadata to Pixel-Level Protection

From the website:
This session provides a practical overview of how identifiable information can appear in medical imaging data and how it can be effectively removed to protect patient privacy. Participants will learn the core concepts of metadata and pixel-level de-identification, including common sources of protected health information (PHI) within DICOM files and image content.

The workshop will highlight real-world examples and introduce tools and workflows used to ensure compliance with privacy regulations. Topics will include metadata anonymization, handling of burned-in text in ultrasound and other modalities, and defacing techniques for 3D imaging data. The session is designed to be accessible to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Click to register

@Nadine-Frisk Many thanks for sharing Nadine!

I also noted with interest the recordings of past talks and will definitely be dipping in to catch up 🙂

@Lori-Herod This is an excellent resource, many thanks for sharing Lori.

@Chris-Johnston

Me too! 😀 See you there.

For anyone interested in where AI-related biomedical research has currently reached - a recent article in Nature (see link below) highlights the use of AI to create multiple versions of entire virus genome - 3 of which were capable of infecting and destroying E. Coli bacteria.

With the declining efficacy of antibiotics, the capability to create tailored viruses is a huge step forward. However, it also opens the door to both the accidental and deliberate creation of potentially lethal viruses against which we gave no defences - which is terrifying.

It’s also, as the article points out, the first step towards AI-generated life - which has a vast range of mind-boggling implications.

Article in Nature in September: AI-Designed viruses are a step towards AI-generated life

Based on the pre-print research paper: Generative design of novel bacteriophages with genome language models

And an equally chilling piece of AI-powered biotech research appeared in MIT Technology Review in October:
Microsoft says AI can create “zero day” threats in biology by designing toxins that evade security controls.

@Chris-Johnston my pleasure, i'm looking to register but I was also looking to have someone join me are you interested?

@Chris-Johnston I actually don't know but I hope so.

@Alies-Maybee
Hi Alies,
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