| For Immediate Release | | | | Document Management, Business Intelligence, |
| Smart Systems for Health Agency (SSHA) – | | | | Mobile Data Systems, RFID Solutions, Biometrics |
| Partnering for e-Health Innovation | | | | and much more. |
| This session will describe SSHA’s role in | | | | As one of Canada's leading annual IT conference |
| implementing e-Health in Ontario. SSHA was | | | | and exposition, the event features ground |
| created in 2003 to electronically connect health | | | | breaking IT applications that aim to educate key |
| care professionals to each other and to patient | | | | IT professionals, Government officials, developers, |
| information – across the health care system. | | | | architects, engineers and medical professionals |
| Its IT infrastructure products and services are | | | | with the necessary tools and techniques for the |
| built for the health care sector and are being | | | | reliable, effective management of all public |
| increasingly adopted by health care professionals | | | | information services across Canada. For more |
| and organizations. With its network and e-mail | | | | information about the event, please visit |
| products that reach one-quarter of all | | | | About WowGao Inc. |
| publicly-funded health care locations and providers, | | | | Our featured events include: |
| SSHA’s products are increasingly being used | | | | Government & Health Technologies Conference |
| as the electronic way for health care to share | | | | and Expo | April 15 & 16, 2008 |
| patient information electronically. SSHA is | | | | Wireless & Mobile Expo and Conference | July 15 |
| contributing essential elements of Ontario’s | | | | & 16, 2008 |
| Electronic Health Record. Find out where SSHA is | | | | RFID Forum, July 15 & 16, 2008 |
| at in its role as Ontario’s e-Health enabler. | | | | Financial Services Technology Forum | October |
| Laurie brings more than 20 years of IT consulting | | | | 2008 |
| experience and over 10 years experience in | | | | For more information about the events, please |
| health care from an IT consulting and volunteer | | | | visit |
| perspective. In her Client Services role, she brings | | | | For conference inquiries: |
| her leadership skills to the deployment of SSHA | | | | Conference Producer |
| products and services to Ontario’s health care | | | | (416) 292 - 0038 ext. 840 | WowGao Inc. | |
| sector. | | | | GAO Group is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. |
| Find out where SSHA is at in its role as | | | | GAO Group has marketing, sales, customer |
| Ontario’s e-Health enabler. To register for | | | | support, manufacturing and R & D facilities in |
| Early-Bird Passes please visit OR call | | | | various countries, with most of its staff located in |
| (416)292-0038 Ext. 812. | | | | Canada, USA, Europe and China. |
| About Smart Systems for Health Agency: | | | | The first Member Company, GAO Research Inc., |
| Smart Systems for Health Agency (SSHA) is an | | | | was founded on June 2, 1992 and it quickly |
| arms-length agency of the Ministry of Health and | | | | established its reputation as an R & D power |
| Long-Term Care responsible for putting in place | | | | house in the embedded industry. GAO Group has |
| computer technology products and services to | | | | continually grown and has become a conglomerate |
| connect doctors, hospitals, laboratories, public | | | | of fast growing companies with an enormous |
| health offices, community care access centres | | | | international customer base and an extensive |
| and pharmacies. Electronically connecting these | | | | network of VARs, distributors, resellers, and |
| professionals will allow them to securely share | | | | strategic partners in diversified industries |
| patient information and make more informed | | | | worldwide. |
| decisions about our care. | | | | With the aim of providing unparalleled services to |
| About the 2008 Government & Health | | | | its enormous customer base spread out over the |
| Technologies Conference & Expo: | | | | world, GAO Group has developed and deployed |
| The 2008 Government & Health Technologies | | | | state of the art technologies among all its facilities |
| Conference and Expo will focus on the latest IT | | | | to support such functions as e-commerce, |
| products and solutions being developed and sought | | | | inventory management, CRM, project |
| after in the healthcare and public service sector, | | | | management, and supply chain management. |
| including Web 2.0, Patient Monitoring Systems, | | | | |