Hi Znoteer, Thank you for this! I agree, this would be an interesting topic - and seems pretty relevant right at the moment. This is one of those topics that brings about basic questions, such as: why are different EMR systems being used by different provinces/territories? How/Why did OSCAR come to be? Why is something like open-source OSCAR highly regarded in BC (they even have a co-op group called "OpenOSP" with lovely board members, I recommend checking them out), but little known elsewhere, and I think is referred to as "Unofficial", "Unlicensed" or some other "Un" adjective in Ontario (unlike the, for example, official Telus systems)? Who is doing the health systems software licensing/approval process in different provinces/territories? Then, of course, other questions arise. I think if an OSS user group (which presumably has more expertise in software, open source development, licensing, etc.) has such a topic/discussion, this could theoretically push politicians to ask the same basic questions, which would be wonderful for everyone. Anyway, sorry to get political, my interest in this topic is more technical in nature 😄 Sincerely, Katie ________________________________ From: Znoteer <znoteer [ at ] mailbox [ dot ] org> Sent: 25 August 2022 22:17 To: Linux-Ottawa <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> Subject: Re: OSCAR [linux] Call for Talks Attention : courriel externe | external email On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 12:26:17AM +0000, Katherine Mcmillan wrote: > Hello all, > On a side note, I have reached out to the OSCAR BC mailing list to see if I can get someone to speak to us about their use of Linux and the OSCAR EMR (ex. someone with a current support business, physician, etc.). To my surprise, I am finding more use of FreeBSD and OpenBSD than I was expecting! (It is possible that people with this stack are more inclined to reach out to me). Would everyone be okay with a presentation on open-source OSCAR on a *BSD? To be honest, this is a very surprising finding for me, and even questions like "why OpenBSD and not Linux?" would be very interesting! This Montreal lurker would tune in to the remote part of a hybrid meeting on OSCAR. I'd never heard of it. You'd probably think it not surprising that someone from MTL might not have heard of an EMR system used in Ont and BC, but I lived in BC from 1997-2011 :) It would be interesting to hear more about free software use in EMR. (/me wonders if OSCAR is used/usable in Qc's Health (don't really) Care System) -- Znoteer znoteer [ at ] mailbox [ dot ] org To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org