2006 Infonaut News Archives
December 29, 2006: Infonaut to Present at 2007 Local, State and Federal Public Health Preparedness Summit in Washington, DC.
[ Top ]Infonaut are pleased to announce that our CEO, Niall Wallace, will be leading a workshop on Public Health Preparedness and Response: A GIS Perspective at the 2007 Local, State and Federal Public Health Preparedness Summit in Washington DC from Feb 19 to 23, 2007. This annual summit is hosted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in the US.
In an event that is co-sponsored by ESRI USA, Niall will be specifically focussing on a geomatic perspective to the post-SARS response in Ontario, Canada. Since 2003, Infonaut has been closely linked to a number of public health driven initiatives, including massive system transformation, improved monitoring/response, and ubiquitous GIS for a Common Operating Picture (COP). He will be providing unique and proven insights into how GIS has been successful in Ontario and how those lessons can be practically applied by local public health professionals. An important part of this workshop will be the introduction of scenarios based on Infonaut’s web-based mapping tools, built on ESRI technology, which offer an easy-to-use GIS platform specifically designed for a management and non-expert user-base.
ESRI USA will also provide participants with a first hand look at several geographic information systems, including a situational awareness / trauma management system for emergency response. Learning from the real-life experience of public health emergencies such as the SARS outbreak, presenters will share their thoughts and expertise on current systems, and ways to use GIS to improve public health practice.
NACCHO is the national organization representing local health departments. NACCHO works to support efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.
ESRI designs and develops the world's leading geographic information system (GIS) technology. GIS is an important tool—one that helps shape the world around us.
For more information on Infonaut, our product and our services please contact us at info@infonaut.ca or by calling 416.607.6260.
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October 23, 2006: Visit Infonaut This Week at the Homeland Security and Health GIS Summit in Denver, Colorado
[ Top ]Attending the Homeland Security and Health GIS Summit this week (October 23rd-26th) in Denver, Colorado? Infonaut, a Canadian leader in healthcare information services, would love to meet you.
Stop by booth #313 and watch a live demonstration of the exciting Infonaut Health GIS application, or participate in discussions regarding the upcoming release of the Infonaut Pandemic GIS solution.
More information on ESRI?s Homeland Security and Health Summit can be viewed at www.esri.com.
For information on Infonaut, please contact Niall Wallace of Infonaut at info@infonaut.ca
or calling 416.607.6260.
October 3, 2006: Public Sector Quality Fair - Gold Award
[ Top ]Infonaut Inc. are pleased to announce that, as part of the Health Results Team for Information Management, we have received the Public Sector Quality Fair Gold Award – granted for successful initiatives that place a focus of improving the quality and accessibility of data.
The Health Results Team for Information Management have adopted the Infonaut Health platform as a GIS enabled decision support system to aid the 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) in better understanding health infrastructure and health outcomes in their particular area.
Infonaut Health is a map-based decision support system that gives LHINs and health management professionals, analysts, and decision-makers quick and easy access to large volumes of data at various geographic thresholds, enabling them to:
- Document community needs and assess resource allocations
- Monitor diseases and interventions over time
- Map populations at risk and stratify risk factors
- Analyze and present spatial trends, like geographical distribution and variation of diseases, their prevalence, and incidence – over time
And, being web-based with no additional client downloads, it is accessible anywhere, anytime to anyone with a logon password, web browser, and internet connection.
We are particularly pleased with the Gold Award this year, as the theme of this year's Public Sector Quality Fair, "Celebrating a Culture of Quality", is something very important to our company and our clients.The Public Sector Quality Fair is an annual event showcasing service quality excellence within Ontario in the federal, provincial, municipal and broader public sector. The Public Sector Quality Fair is THE major annual event of the Public Sector Quality Council in Ontario.
The Council is a public sector network that promotes awareness and application of quality principles and practices in public services within Ontario. Public Sector Quality Fair participants are from the public sector, not-for-profit organizations and private sector companies.
Please visit the PSQF website at: www.psqf.org
For more information on Infonaut Inc., our products, and our services please contact us at info@infonaut.ca or by calling 416.607.6260.
September 25, 2006: Infonaut Application Demonstrated at Showcase Ontario
[ Top ]Infonaut, a Canadian leader in healthcare information services, is pleased to announce that our partners, the Health Results Team for Information Management at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will be providing LIVE demonstrations of their customized version of the Infonaut Health GIS application at Showcase Ontario on September 26th, 2006.
The ‘LHIN Health Atlas’, a branded version of Infonaut’s online solution was delivered to Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to provide better, more accessible and intelligible healthcare information to help support the implementation of the 14 new Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs).
Showcase Ontario is Canada's largest information and information technology education event, providing informative, flexible and cost-effective learning opportunities. It succeeds in attracting thousands of the brightest public sector professionals, creating an electric environment on the show floor and throughout the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Delegates come together to exchange ideas and network with their counterparts across organizational boundaries and jurisdictions. Visit Showcase Ontario at www.showcaseontario.com.
More information on the Infonaut Health GIS application can be provided by contacting Niall Wallace at info@infonaut.ca or by calling 416.607.6260.
September 15, 2006: Working Hard or Hardly Working?
[ Top ]We invite you to challenge our crack team during the Infonaut End-Of-Summer Frisbee Golf Tournament, to take place starting at 1pm Friday October 13th, 2006 on Toronto Island.
On the unluckiest day of the year, Infonaut will be handing out second helpings with a pitch-fork to any comers who think they can wrestle away the title of ‘Best Frisbee Pitch-and-Putters in the Greater Toronto Area’ - a title confirmed using ESRI’s sophisticated mapping software, government arm-strength data, local Frisbee-golf results gleaned from the internet, and Infonaut’s own proprietary ‘Frisbo-tron’ algorithm.
Teams of four are the preferred cannon fodder, but individuals can also register online at www.infonaut.ca/frisbeegolf
This is FREE rain-or-shine event. No-shows, due to inclement weather or other lame excuses, will be billed $100, to be used during the post-event celebrations. This is a 19+ event.
September 01, 2006: Infonaut Exhibiting at Homeland Security and Health GIS Summit in Denver, Colorado
[ Top ]Infonaut, a Canadian leader in healthcare information services, is pleased to announce that they will be attending the ESRI Homeland Security and Health GIS Summit in Denver, Colorado from October 23rd to 26th, 2006.
This conference is for those in local, regional, state, and federal government, utilities, and private-sector organizations who establish priorities and set directions for their organizations and work to improve systems for public protection and business continuity. As well, the Health portion will examine opportunities for managing and sharing geospatial data and analysis in a GIS framework for community health programs, healthcare delivery, hospitals, epidemiology, disease surveillance, health research, and more.
Infonaut with be exhibiting with their partners, Latitude Geographics Group Ltd., and be located at booth # 313, providing live demos of the Infonaut Health GIS application as well as discussing the upcoming release of the Infonaut Pandemic GIS solution.
More information on ESRI’s Homeland Security and Health Summit can be viewed at www.esri.com.
For information on Infonaut, please contact Niall Wallace of Infonaut at info@infonaut.ca or calling 416.607.6260.
August 15, 2006: Infonaut Presenting at ESRI Regional User Conference - Toronto
[ Top ]Infonaut, a Canadian leader in healthcare information services, is pleased to announce that they will be co-presenting with their Ministry of Health partners at the ESRI Regional User Conference in Toronto on Thursday, October 12, 2006
Niall Wallace, Infonaut’s CEO, will be providing a demonstration of the LHIN Health Atlas, a customized version of the Infonaut Health GIS application implemented by Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to provide better, more accessible and intelligible healthcare information to help support the implementation of the 14 new Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs).
More information on ESRI’s Toronto User Conference can be viewed at www.esricanada.com or by contacting Heather Milnes @ ESRI Canada - (416) 386 6492.
August 1, 2006: Merit Award at Showcase Ontario 2006
[ Top ]Infonaut is pleased to announce our partner, The Health Results Team for Information Management (HRT-IM) within the Ministry of Health, has won a Merit Award at Showcase Ontario 2006 for their Information Management Strategy. They are also eligible for a Diamond award at the presentation ceremony on September 26th.
HRT-IM leveraged leadership within the ministry and across the health system itself by building partnerships internally and externally - through pilot projects encouraging and supporting the implementation of elements of the IM strategy within individual health care organizations.
HRT-IM was recognized for their business-driven efforts and their ability to partner with numerous stakeholders across health to develop an Information Management Strategy. Focus was given to particular end-states/outcomes that mattered to stakeholders in the health system, including: producing better data, measuring performance to support accountability and quality improvement, and supporting evidence-based decisions.
As a HRT-IM partner, Infonaut played a key role in helping deliver on this strategy. Infonaut developed the LHIN Health Atlas, a web-based mapping application that brings a whole new decision-making ability to the coordination of health planning. This is becoming a key tool for the ministry in measuring performance to support accountability and quality improvement, and supporting evidence-based decisions.
For more information, please contact info@infonaut.ca or contact us at 416-602-6260.
July 7, 2006: Infonaut’s Matt McPherson Presents at National Collaborating Centres’ Summer Institute
[ Top ]Mr. McPherson spoke at the at the National Collaborating Centres’ Summer Institute on Knowledge Transfer about the potential for using Internet mapping to bring together data from a wide variety of sources. He demonstrated how public health managers and analysts in Ontario are using Internet-based mapping for strategic & resource planning. Matt highlighted the fact that there is a growing rate of map literacy among the general public, including high-level decision-makers, exemplified by Infonaut’s easy-to-use health mapping tools.
For more information on Infonaut and our services please contact us at: info@infonaut.ca.
May 29, 2006: New GIS Technician
[ Top ]Infonaut, a Canadian leader in healthcare information services, is pleased to announce the addition of Alexander Bernadino as a GIS Technician to the Infonaut team. Alexander's background and training ensures that we will continue to meet increasing demand for GIS services in healthcare, and help our growing client base take advantage of Infonaut’s innovative technology and services.
Alexander will be instrumental in contributing to our goal of being the Canadian leader in information services for healthcare.
For more information on Infonaut and our services please contact us at: info@infonaut.ca.
May 22, 2006: Infonaut to Present at GIAC Stakeholder Engagement Workshop
[ Top ]Infonaut is pleased to announce that Director Niall Wallace will be a guest speaker at the upcoming Geomatics Industry Association of Canada (GIAC) Stakeholder Engagement Workshop in Toronto on Wednesday May 31st, 2006.
The purpose of this workshop is to bring together users and suppliers of geospatial information, to explore new avenues for using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to improve decision-making and operations.
Niall will be speaking about GIS in Health System Planning and Reporting, as well as providing a live demo of Infonaut’s web-based GIS product. Infonaut’s GIS decision support tool was created for the Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care and is currently in use throughout the province.
For more information on Infonaut and our services please contact us at: info@infonaut.ca.
May 2, 2006: Infonaut Presents At IMF Geocortex User Conference
[ Top ]Infonaut was in attendance at the first annual IMF Geocortex User Conference in Victoria, BC. Matt McPherson, Infonaut's Director of Technology, presented at the conference in a session entitled "Building IMF Applications Around Your Users' Requirements". Matt's presentation highlighted some concrete methods for gathering user requirements which have helped Infonaut tailor solutions around business needs. Infonaut is thrilled to be working with the Geocortex IMF (Internet Mapping Framework) and Latitude Geographics, who hosted the conference.
For more information on Latitude Geographics, please visit: http://www.latitudegeo.ca.
For more information on Infonaut and our services please contact us at: info@infonaut.ca.
May 1, 2006: New Business Analyst
[ Top ]Infonaut is pleased to announce the latest addition to our growing team -- Business Analyst, Sevaan Franks. With a strong private sector analytical background and public sector experience in healthcare system implementation, Sevaan will play an active role in contributing to Infonaut‘s goal of being the Canadian leader in information services for healthcare.
For more information on Infonaut and our services please contact us at: info@infonaut.ca.
April 1, 2006: Infonaut Presenting at GIS in Health
[ Top ]Infonaut, a Canadian leader in healthcare information services, is pleased to announce that they will be co-presenting with their Ministry of Health partners at ESRI's 'GIS in Health – Leaders Conference’ at Sunnybrook Health Campus in Toronto on April 4th, 2006.
Niall Wallace, Infonaut’s Director of Operations, will be discussing how to provide better, more accessible and intelligible healthcare information that is actionable for managers, practitioners, and the public. There will also be a demonstration on how Infonaut envisions the delivery of this information through GIS interfaces with a demonstration of the new LHIN Health Atlas that was launched to the Ministry of Health in Ontario.
More information on ESRI’s 'GIS in Health – Leaders Conference’ can be viewed at http://www.esricanada.com/english/engine/event.asp, or by contacting Heather Milnes @ ESRI Canada - (416) 386 6492.
March 13, 2006: New Senior Information Analyst
[ Top ]Infonaut, a Canadian leader in healthcare information services, is pleased to announce the addition of Greg Payne to the Infonaut team as Senior Information Analyst. Greg's strong background in financial portfolio management and healthcare policy analysis will ensure that we can offer first-rate information consulting services to our rapidly growing client base. Greg will be instrumental in contributing to Infonaut‘s goal of being the Canadian leader in information services for healthcare.
For more information on Infonaut and our services please contact us at: info@infonaut.ca.
March 8, 2006: Infonaut Begins CCAC Analysis
[ Top ]Infonaut is pleased to announce that we have been retained by the Organization of Community Care Access Centres (OACCAC) to provide Information Analysis and GIS Consulting for their CCAC Alignment project. The 42 CCACs will be reduced in number to align with the 14 new Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) that have been established throughout Ontario. Infonaut has been assigned to analyze CCAC caseload data and population demographics to enable the OACCAC to visualize options for evidenced-based re-alignment.
For more information on Infonaut and our services please contact us at: info@infonaut.ca.
March 6, 2006: New GIS Analyst and Cartography Specialist
[ Top ]Infonaut, a Canadian leader in healthcare information services, is please to announce the addition of Gerald Romme to the Infonaut team as GIS Analyst. Gerald's experience as a GIS Analyst and Cartography Specialist will contribute to our growing roster of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Decision Support initiatives.
For more information on Infonaut and our services please contact us at: info@infonaut.ca.
March 1, 2006: Infonaut to Present at GIS in Health - Leaders Conference
[ Top ]Infonaut, a Canadian leader in healthcare information services, is pleased to announce that we will be co-presenting with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care at ESRI's ‘GIS in Health – Leaders Conference’ at Sunnybrook Health Campus in Toronto on April 4th, 2006.
Niall Wallace, Infonaut’s Director of Operations, will be outlining a strategy to provide better, more accessible and intelligible healthcare information to managers, practitioners, and the public. There will also be a demonstration on how we envision the delivery of this information through a Geographic Information System (GIS) interface, exemplified by the LHIN Health Atlas application launched for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
For more information on ESRI events please visit: http://www.esricanada.com/english/engine/event.asp or contact Heather Milnes at (416) 386 6492.
For more information on Infonaut and our services please contact us at: info@infonaut.ca.
February 1 , 2006: Map-Based Service Effectively Distributes Health Information
Infonaut, a Canadian leader in healthcare information services, is pleased to announce the rollout of their Map-Based Decision Support Tool with a large client in the health sector. Infonaut managed the development of a secure web environment that enables stakeholders at multiple branch offices to visualize Ontario’s new health boundaries, existing health boundaries, and a wide variety of healthcare providers and services. Stakeholders can create dynamic maps of key health outcome metrics in local areas, and compare metrics across the province to gain a high-level understanding of geographic relationships and trends.
The Map-Based Decision Support Tool will serve as the client’s primary tool for the distribution of health information and evidence-based decision support. The tool is being heralded as a paragon of an effective application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology in the field of health.
For more information on Infonaut and our services please contact us at info@infonaut.ca.
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