Publications
The written trail: handbooks, blueprints, and standards work.
A curated list of the publications, reference architectures, and formal standards contributions that Ron has led or co-authored. The pieces named here are the ones that have had the longest downstream life: the ones ministries, agencies, and successor practitioners still cite.
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2020
Handbook
Digital Health Platform Handbook: Building a Digital Information Infrastructure (Infostructure) for Health
Role: Project Lead & Contributing Editor · Published by: International Telecommunication Union (ITU) · World Health Organization (WHO)
A comprehensive reference for the design, implementation, and governance of national digital-health platforms. Adopted or adapted by ministries in 30+ countries as a reference for country-level platform design.
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2017
Reference architecture
Blueprint for Federated EHR: Pan-Canadian Reference Architecture
Role: Group Director of Architecture (lead editor) · Published by: Canada Health Infoway
The reference architecture that governed roughly CAD 2.1B of federal co-investment in a pan-Canadian federated electronic health record across ten provinces and three territories.
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2016
Framework
National Interoperability Standards Framework
Role: Contributor & Reviewer · Published by: Canada Health Infoway · Standards Collaborative
The framework by which national and jurisdictional interoperability standards are selected, profiled, published, and stewarded.
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Standards work
HL7 International & HL7 Canada · Ballot Contributions
Role: Working group contributor · Ballot commenter · Editor · Published by: HL7 International · HL7 Canada
Continuing contribution across HL7 v2, CDA, and FHIR ballots. Includes editorial contribution to national implementation guides and jurisdictional profile work.
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Standards work
ISO / TC 215 · Health Informatics Working Group Contributions
Role: Canadian Delegate · Working-group contributor · Published by: International Organisation for Standardisation
Long-standing Canadian delegate to the TC 215 committee on Health Informatics. Contributions across multiple technical reports and standards.
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Talks & workshops
Conference papers, workshops & invited talks
Role: Author · Presenter · Panelist · Published by: HL7 international meetings · digital-health conferences · ministry workshops
Regular presentation of practical architecture and standards material at HL7 international working meetings, digital-health conferences (HIMSS, ehealth, IHIC), and ministry-level workshops.
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A note on completeness. The list above is intentionally curated to the durable pieces. A fuller list, including internal ministry reports, board papers, and confidential deliverables, is available on request under appropriate confidentiality terms.
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