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WHO WE ARE
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e-KSS™ Inc. was formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2006 from a shared vision of senior professionals with long tenures in their fields of expertise and a belief on long-term approach to relationship building for sustainable collaboration. We engage in knowledge exchange aimed at bridging the gap between a community's assessment of its education and health care needs and their ability to enact changes.
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e-KSS™ Inc. corporate membership is composed of Officers and Members at Large according to and regulated by General By-Laws consonant to e-KSS™ incorporation under the Canada Corporations Act, Part II. A Board of Directors oversees e-KSS™ Inc. results by recommending and advising on issues ranging from adequate business directions to funding efforts and partnership possibilities with a view to strengthening the Corporation and its long-term sustainability. The Board convenes at an Annual General Meeting during the fiscal year's last quarter (please, see below our membership composition).
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| WHAT WE DO |
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In the quest to provide health assistance to those far away from healthcare centres, advances in technology permitted clinical acts to be performed at a distance, referred to as 'telemedicine'. The evolution to an ensemble of remotely providing training and education of medical professionals, remote patient diagnostic and monitoring, and the remote collection of health data defines then what we label as 'telehealth'.
Telehealth is but a step comprised of a broad range of technologies. Before telehealth solutions can be enacted though, there has to be crucial previous steps of needs assessment and, above all, community engagement to accepting the changes it represents to the community. The ensemble defines the three pilars of telehealth with change management as pivotal to the success of telehealth solutions.
By employing Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), when telehealth solutions get implemented they do so through networks with enough (broadband) capacity to answer needs of telemedicine applications, telediagnostics, teletriage, teleconsultations, telemonitoring and telehome care. Telehealth solutions can increasingly be coupled with secure and seamless access to diagnostic imaging and electronic health records (EHR). Telehealth is e-KSS™ 'raison d'être'.
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| WHAT THE BENEFITS ARE |
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Telehealth implementation makes possible training doctors and nurses at a distance to keep them abreast of latest medical knowledge, the tele-education of new local professionals, and data collection of health statistics - all within a community's reach. Telehealth capabilities allow patients in the distant community to receive:
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(a) diagnostics from experts in large centres up-to-date in latest practices
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(b) second opinion from experts beyond their communities
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(c) enlarged number of exams beyond the capabilities of local providers
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(d) telehome care to support an aging population
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS __________________
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Trevor D. Cradduck, Ph.D., Director, Science & Technology
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Dr. Cradduck is President, The Keston Group at Vancouver Island. He possesses a Ph.D., Medical Physics and is Professor Emeritus in Nuclear Medicine and Radiology at the University of Western Ontario. He has been consultant in the field of nuclear power and telehealth; Trevor is President, Canadian Society of Telehealth and Board Member at ISfTeH, International Society of Telemedicine and e-Health
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| Gary Johnson, MBA, Vice-Chairman of the Board |
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Mr. Johnson is Vice-President at Bayly Communications Inc, Toronto. An electronics engineer from Queen's University at Kingston, he worked for Schlumberger International mapping the geology of oil wells in West Africa. Gary has held various sales and marketing positions in the energy, high-technology and telecom sectors in extensive international experience. Gary is an e-KSS™ officer and founder.
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James E. Murphy, MBA, Director, Health Sciences
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Mr. Murphy is Vice-President, Business Development and Quality, based in Nova Scotia for Sykes Assistance Services Corporation. He holds an MBA degree with work experience in strategic planning, health care governance, risk management and business development spanning telecommunications, e-health / telehealth, health system reform, population health and clinical trials.
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| OFFICERS _______________________ |
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| Luiz C. Esteves, M.Sc., President & Chairman of the Board |
| Mr. Esteves is Management Consultant and owner of Montreal-based LCE Communications. He holds Bachelor's and Master of Sciences degrees in Telecommunications and has post-graduate studies in computer networks. Luiz has led multi-million dollar projects in Canada, in his native Brazil and in diverse international assignments. He has been an active entrepreneur in consulting and advisory roles for corporations and governments. Luiz is an e-KSS™ founder. |
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| Jocelyne Picot, Ph.D., Vice-President |
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Dr. Picot is President, Infotelmed Communications Inc. in Montreal. She holds a MA, Educational Technology and PhD, Communications with over twenty years of experience in telehealth. Frequent speaker at international meetings on health telematics, Jocelyne completed major studies of the telehealth industry in Canada, as well as strategic planning, evalaution and implementation of aboriginal telehealth systems. Jocelyne is an e-KSS™ founder.
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Rosangela A. Esteves, BLS., Corporate Secretary
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| Mrs. Esteves is Sales Consultant and Manager in the fashion industry. She holds bachelor's degree in Library Sciences with diverse experiences as executive assistant in the consulting field. Rosangela has dealt with small business strategic planning support, sales objectives and business operations including bookkeeping. Rosangela is an e-KSS™ founder. |
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MEMBERS AT LARGE _______________________
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| Julia E. Gartshore, Management |
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Julia Gartshore holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and has been involved for several years in banking and personal finances. She gained experience in business matters when she managed her own successful financial advising company in extensive dealings with the small business market of Montreal. Julia speaks four languages.
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| Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Ph.D., e-health & telehealth specialist |
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Marie-Pierre Gagnon completed her Ph. D. on “An adaptation of the theory of interpersonal behaviour to the study of telemedicine adoption by physicians”, followed by a post-doctorate in Health Telematics at the University of Calgary. Presently she is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Nursing Sciences, University of Laval, Québec.
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| Camila Esteves, paralegal assistance |
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Camila holds a Paralegal diploma and Bachelor of Art History degree. She has been active in the paralegal sector for over four years specializing in corporate and commercial law. She has held responsibilities as Board Services Coordinator in one of the largest and most traditional Canadian corporations; Camila speaks three languages.
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