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The days of filing out forms in the doctor’s office could soon be over.
Satyam announced last week they are investing one million dollars in a new applied innovation project at Mohawk College involving electronic health records. The goal is that no matter what doctor’s office you happen to go to they will already have your medical information so you will not have to fill out any paperwork.
This is the world’s first initiative to develop an electronic system for healthcare records, and as the Senior Vice President a project that could make lives easier for Canadians. The prototype will allow for online transfer of your medical information between hospitals, family physicians and home care providers.
“This will mean that you will be universally known wherever you go for healthcare. No matter where you go to there will already be your information in the computer database. The hope is that we will be able to produce the first prototype in three months,” said Gary Teelucksingh, Senior Vice President of Satyam Computer Services.
Satyam programmers in India along with a team of Mohawk faculty and students are working at the Satyam iEHR Centre to work on this new healthcare project. Also included with Satyam new one million dollar investment is a research centre located in the I-Wing of Fennell Campus here at Mohawk College.
This type of project could help save lives, as one person describes maybe the difference between life and death..
“ I just moved here from Vancouver a few months ago and have not had the time to find a family physician. It just so happened I got into a car accident and was unconscious when I was rushed to hospital, I am severely allergic to penicillin which the doctors didn’t know because I don’t wear a medical alert bracelet. Luckily a friend who was with me, but not hurt as bad as I was, was able to tell the doctors about it. God only knows what would happen if he wasn’t with me, because if the doctor’s gave me even the smallest dose of penicillin, I probably wouldn’t be here,” said Becky Sinclair.
You may wonder why this type of thing has not been already done. The Minister of Innovation says that the technology just was not there in the past to develop this project.
“Our ability to develop the hardware to be able to support the things we were needing to do, to electronically link healthcare records is now just getting up to the point that we can truly look at it and say we can do this,” said Bob Delaney, Assistant to Minister of Innovation.
There are approximately 2,000 healthcare transactions every minute in Canada requiring documentation and personal information.
It was a day that 25 people and their families will probably remember for the rest of their lives.
For these 25 people last Tuesday marked the day that they received their Canadian Citizenship at Mohawk College. Mohawk is the first college in Ontario and the second college in Canada to partner up with the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and getting new Canadians their citizenship.
One of the guests who were invited in to join on this event was MPP of Hamilton Mountain, Sophia Aggelonitis. Aggelonitis family who immigrated here many years ago said she knew how this experience must feel for the 25 people.
“My family immigrated from Greece almost 60 years ago and have absolutely loved living here in Canada. My parents have told me that becoming a Canadian Citizen has become a major highlight of their life. When I was invited to attend this event I was thrilled and very honored, because for these 25 individuals, their lives will be changed forever. This is truly a very special day and Mohawk College should be very proud of themselves for hosting this event,” said MPP Hamilton Mountain, Sophia Aggelonitis.
It was also a memorable day for the judge who presided over this ceremony.
“This is a big moment in the lives of these 25 individuals and their families. It is a big honor for me when I do these events and when I see the smile on their faces when they receive their certificates of Citizenship, I know it means a lot to them as well. Hopefully this will be a life changing experience for them and they can take the opportunities they will now have here in Canada and be able to do what they can to change their lives for the better. I am very proud to be here at Mohawk College today to preside over this event,” said Judge Robert M. Morrow.
The Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) was established in 2006 by former Governor General, Adrienne Clarkson, and John Ralston Saul. The ICC is a national non-profit organization that institutes projects to foster discussion and understanding of the values associated with Canadian Citizenship and to bridge the gap between new and established citizens. One of the ICC’s main projects is the Community Citizenship Initiative aimed at creating more personable and memorable citizenship ceremonies.
Mohawk College hosts citizenship ceremonies twice a year.
As the season will soon be over in the N.B.A. the Raptors will soon be set for an even greater challenge: trying to win in the playoffs.
As it stands right now it looks like the Raptors will be facing either the Orlando Magic or the Detroit Pistons. Neither option looks very promising for the Raptors in postseason play.
In the Pistons you have one of the best teams in the league, led by Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton, they have one of the best backcourts in the entire league. Add Tayshaun Prince, and who I think is the defensive player of the year in Rasheed Wallace and this could spell doom for the Raptor’s Nation. The biggest problem for the Raptor’s if they face Detroit will be Wallace’s defense on Chris Bosh. Most plays will revolve Bosh getting the ball anywhere on the court, Wallace has the range to cover him anywhere, and make Bosh give up the ball. The big problem is the Raps don’t have a consistent second scoring option. Sometimes it’s Anthony Parker sometimes it T.J. Ford or Jose Calderon, but none of these players motioned can be counted on to score 25 points a night. Also, Wallace is well known for hitting long range jumpers or three’s, Bosh will have to guard him very closely so Wallace does not get an open look. This will lead to easy offensive rebounds for the Pistons as Bosh is clearly the best rebounded on the team by far. If you try to switch Bosh off Wallace will just blow by any other defender the Raptors put in front of him.
The back court will also be a tough challenge for the Raptors to deal with as Chauncey Billups is much stronger than either T.J Ford or Jose Calderon. Billups will be able to back down his defenders in the paint to score easy buckets or pass the ball over to a wide open teammate.
If they face the Orlando Magic the most obvious problem is Dwight Howard. No team in the league can really stop this guy, the only hope is to slow him down. The Raptor’s do have a glimmer of hope in Rasho Nesterovic, he has been in the league a long time, and knows how to win. He has been playing some of his best basketball in the last few months and is not intimidated by Howard. If Nesterovic gets in foul trouble early, then the Raps are in trouble. Andrea Bargnani has looked lost all year long, and has never gotten his confidence back from his rookie season. The Raptors will also have to contend with guarding Hedo Turkoqlu and sweet-shooting Rashard Lewis. Even though Lewis is not nearly worth the money he got in the off season he is still a dangerous threat and when he is hot and make his shot from anywhere on the court. Jamario Moon will have his hands full all day trying to guards these players closely. The Raps will have an advantage on the backcourt and neither Jameer Nelson or Carlos Arroyo are N.B.A starters.
