KORI Team Activities

(08-06-07) 5th World Conference on Breast Cancer

Phyllis Chowaniec, Long-Term Care Nurse, KO Health assisted by Verlin James, ICT Researcher, KORI were in Winnipeg June 7, 2008 to facilitate KO Health's presentation, "Breast Cancer, Information and Communications Technology and First Nations Women living in Remote and Isolated Communities".

The interest of the conference delegates was high, specifically regarding the technical applications in using telecommunications equipment in remote and isolated areas and regions.

(08 03 11) KO presents at Digital Ontario gathering at University of Guelph

KO was well represented at the Digital Ontario conference hosted by the Snowden Programme at the University of Guelph… K-Net’s business manager Penny Carpenter, KO Tele-Medicine’s Gibbet Stevens and KORI’s Brian Walmark joined academics, funders and community practitioners to share best practices with officials with the Ontario Government who have been mandated to draft an e-strategy for the province… All three KO staffers made presentations throughout the gathering which were well received…

(08 01 29) KORI hosts KO Education Directors video conference

Geordi Kakepetum and his education team gathered at the Thunder Bay office to participate in a video conference linking all of the KO education directors today... The directors were briefed on the latest developments in the creation of a KO Board of Education... Goyce Kakegamic who has been visiting the KO communities to gather feedback on the issue reported his progress and his findings... The Directors discussed their options in light of INAC opposition... The KO education team continues their work in Thunder Bay tomorrow by attending the NAN education jurisdiction meeting...

Lots of Visitors

KORI staff are juggling three events here at Thunder Bay's KO offices... Geordi Kakepetum and his education team are working in the Chiefs' boardroom preparing for tomorrow's meeting of the Education Directors... In the main work area, local women including Orpah McKenzie are participating in the First Nations Women's Leadership conference... and Brian W is meeting via video conference with the KiHS evaluation team...

The last minute details have been ironed out ... On Wednesday, Drew Hayton Taylor will address First Nations high school students at Magnus Theatre in Thunder Bay... His remarks are being video taped and will be archived for future use by KiHS students who are studying his plays in Grade 10 English...

ONe-Health Meeting participants agree to work together

KORI's Brian Walmark participated in the inaugural meeting of the ONe-Health Information Network, a gathering of the LHINs in the Northeast and Northwest, the hospitals and community health organizations... The main goal of the group is to implement the Northern Ontario e-Health Tachnical Plan... The participants were briefed on the new e-Health strategy of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care... To see a summary of the briefing, click here...To see photos, click here...