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Sandy Lake First Nation 1st Annual Invitational Women's Broomball Tournament

First 8 teams to confirm.

CHAMPIONSHIP: $5000.00

Runners Up: $2000.00

*Consolation*To be determined how many teams participate in the tournament.

Entry Fee:

Outside teams: $800.00

Inside teams: $1000.00

Rules to follow. FOR MORE INFO CALL ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS

CONTACT NUMBERS:

Ringo Fiddler 807-774-5547 (home)

Verna Kakegamic 807-774-5530 (home)

807-774-3421/5121 (work)

Jennifer Meekis 807-774-4181 (home)

807-774-3421/5121 (work)

Priscilla Rae 807-774-1037 (work)

807-774-5591 (home)

DEADLINE: Monday April 26, 2004.

Community Telehealth Workers Hired

KO Telehealth is pleased to announce the hiring of three Community Telehealth Coordinators (CTC's) in the following communities:

1. Chris Anderson in Wapekeka
2. Matilda Wabasse in Kasabonika
3. Cindy Albany in Big Trout Lake

The CTC's are currently undergoing the program orientation and training support that KO Telehealth provides from the Balmertown Office. It is expected that future CTC hirings will occur shortly in Kingfisher Lake, Wunnumin and North Caribou Lake. The Health Directors are currently posting the job descriptions and working with the KO Telehealth Staff to bring Telehealth services to their communities.

KOTH Welcomes New Team Member

KO Telehealth welcomes a new team member to the Balmertown location. Gayle Reid will be the new Assistant Scheduler which will include such duties as coordinating the Community Telehealth Referral to the appropriate physician and work with the Community Telehealth Coordinator in scheduling the appointment.

Gayle has shown incredible enthusiam towards the future growth of Telehealth which will lead to the improvement and enhancement of current health services in the First Nation Communities.

Canada Connects, a national smart community magazine, is dedicating their next issue to eHealth and Telehealth stories and developments. Check out the 200 second video presentation about this next issue at www.canadaconnects.ca/telehealth/ (windows media player required).

Two video interviews are now available concerning eHealth and Telehealth applications in Canada. Glenn Roberts, Manager of Health Care Programs at the Conference Board of Canada discusses his report about the state of Canada's Health Care System and includes important recommendations, some of which address the need for a greater investment in information technology.

Dr. Marcel Martin is full professor in surgery at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec. Based on disturbing results which came out of his study of the competency of emergency room physicians in the province, he has developed a telehealth training program for Quebecs 900 ER physicians. This program has delivered significant reduction in the number of emergency room complications reported in the province.

A copy of a Letter from Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of Health is available on-line. As well the lead editorial - The Dawn of a New Era in Canadian Health Care - is available on-line.