Born in Wellington, but trained in Otago, Wellington and Auckland, Ashwin Patel has now been in general practice over 20 years.
Ashwin has served on a number of College information-related committees over the last 15 years, represented New Zealand on the Wonca Informatics working party and has contributed to many conferences and workshops on issues facing general practice. He has also chaired the College Professional Development Practice committee.
In 2008 he was honoured by his peers for or exemplary and exceptional service to general practice and awarded a Distinguished Fellowship as recognition of his contribution to the health sector.
Ashwin has also contributed his expertise to many health initiatives, including as a board member of the Diabetes Project Trust in South Auckland, served on IMAC, been a trustee of the South Auckland Vision Screening Trust, a former president of the Auckland Indian Medical Society and chair of the South-Med IPA.
Previously a GP in South Auckland, he now has his own practice in Parnell, Auckland.
Ashwin Patel is highly respected throughout New Zealand general practice because of his commitment to improving the information technology available to support best practice. He is regarded as an international expert in Medical Informatics and electronic decision support implementation.
Some 15 years ago he developed the Next Generation Practice Management System. myPractice was re-launched in 2005 in a dotnet/SQL architecture and is highly regarded as the leading EMR, it holds a significant and growing share of the New Zealand market.
Ashwin leads a team who are committed to bringing innovative technology based solutions to their two key clients; their Patients through better healthcare and their Practices through more intuitive and efficient processes.
MyPractice is totally New Zealand owned, developed, and operated, and is at the forefront of innovation to better in the increasingly interconnected healthcare sector.
| My Practice User Group
Concurrent Workshop Repeated |
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| Sunday, 17 August 2014 | Start 8:30am | Duration: 55mins | Room 10 |
| Start 9:35am | Duration: 55mins | Room 10 | |