PROGRAM – DAY 1

Time / Program Description / Workshop Topics
7:30-8:30am / Registration & Welcome / (1) Opening remarks
8:30-9:30am / Plenary Speaker / (2) Health information and The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) --- Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada
9:30-10:00am / Break
10:00-
11:30 am / Concurrent Workshops / (3a) HIPA 101 / (3b) Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) / (3c) FOIP 101
11:30 am-1:00pm / Luncheon &
Speaker / (4) David Loukidelis, BC Information & Privacy Commissioner
1:00-2:30pm / Concurrent Workshops / (5a) Access / Correction of Health Records (HIPA) / (5b) Case studies-Where problems are likely to arise under HIPA / (5c) Agencies Working Together – Information Sharing
2:30-2:45pm / Break
2:45-4:00pm / Plenary Speaker / (6) Navigating the Privacy Jungle –Gary Dickson, SK Information and Privacy Commissioner
4:00-4:15pm / Day’s closing remarks / Co-Chairs
4:15-5:30pm / Reception

PROGRAM – DAY 2

Time / Program Description / Workshop Topics
8:00-8:15am / Day’s opening remarks / (7) Co-Chairs
8:15-9:30am / Plenary Speaker / (8) When the Commissioner Comes Knocking – Gary Dickson, SK Information & Privacy Commissioner, Frank Work, AB, Information and Privacy Commissioners and Barry Tuckett, Ombudsman of Manitoba
9:30-10:00am / Break
10:00-11:30am / Concurrent Workshops / (9a) Security obligations-Preventing unauthorized disclosure (HIPA) / (9b) How to teach others about HIPA / (9c) Privacy issues and research ethics
11:30am-1:00pm / Luncheon &
Speaker / (10) Lessons from the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority – Katherine Choptain, Chief Privacy Officer
1:00-2:15pm / Concurrent Workshops / (11a) When you can and cannot disclose personal health information (HIPA) / (11b) Contractors and Agreements / (11c) Learning from Provincial Legislative Reviews
2:15-2:30pm / Break
2:30-3:45pm / Concurrent Workshops / (12a) When you need consent (HIPA) / (12b) Operationalizing HIPA – Statutory Compliance / (12c) First Nations Health Information
3:45-4:00pm / Closing remarks / Co-Chairs

Workshop Speakers

More than 30 speakers from five different Canadian provinces!

Plenary Speakers

Ms. Jennifer Stoddart

Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Ms. Katherine Choptain

Chief Privacy Officer

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Mr. Gary Dickson

Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner

Mr. David Loukidelis

British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner

Mr. Barry Tuckett

Manitoba Ombudsman

Mr. Frank Work

Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner

This conference will address such questions as:

What health information can be shared with a patient’s family or friends?

When does a trustee need to get a patient’s consent?

How far must a trustee go to safeguard patient information?

Where should your organization focus when developing HIPA compliance plans?

What happens when someone complains about you to the Commissioner?

How can you train staff in your organization easily and effectively to new privacy requirements?

Which privacy law(s) apply to your organization?


Organizations represented on the Conference Steering Committee:

Heartland Health Region

Office of Saskatchewan Information & Privacy Commissioner

Regina QuAppelle Health Region

Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations

Saskatchewan Association of Licensed Practical Nurses

SaskatchewanCollege of Pharmacists

SaskatchewanCollege of Psychologists

Saskatchewan Health

Saskatoon Health Region

Saskatchewan Learning

University of Saskatchewan

PRIVACY LAWS &

HEALTH INFORMATION: MAKING IT WORK

A conference for the public, professionals and service providers interested in privacy laws and health information and how these laws impact them

October 27 & 28, 2004

Hotel Saskatchewan (RadissonPlaza)

2125 Victoria Avenue

Regina, Saskatchewan

For more information contact:

Office of Information & Privacy Commissioner:

Phone: (306) 787-8350

Fax: (306) 798-1603

Website: