May 14, 2013

Manitoba Ombudsman, together with the Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia, is co-hosting the Western Canada Health Information Privacy Symposium (WCHIPS) in Winnipeg, May 15-16, 2013.

Trustees of personal health information, including health professionals and employees who handle personal health information in regional health authorities, hospitals, personal care homes, medical clinics, laboratories, and public bodies, will meet at the Delta Hotel to discuss health information privacy. Under the theme "Meeting the Challenge of Stewarding Health Information," WCHIPS will offer practical guidance on building and maintaining successful health information privacy operations and dealing with privacy issues and challenges, including privacy implications of using technology in service delivery.

For more info on WCHIPS, please visit http://www.wchips2013.ca

On May 13-14, 2013, Manitoba Ombudsman hosted the Making Connections: Access, Privacy, Security and Information Management Conference.