Dr. David H. Chan

Dr. David Chan is an Associate Professor with the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University. He worked as a software engineer prior to entering the field of medicine. He has devoted the past 25+ years in developing Free/Open Source Software solutions to enhance patient care. He has developed a set of web-based applications collectively known as OSCAR (Open Source Clinical Applications and Resources). These include an OntarioMD Certified Electronic Medical Record, a patient controlled personal health record called MyOSCAR, a social networking site called MyDrugRef.org for pharmacists and physicians to exchange drug related knowledge, and an Open Content Clinical Resource Database. He is currently conducting a number of research projects to demonstrate the use of Personal Health Record to improve health outcomes.