Omar Ha-Redeye presented two papers at the Annual Meeting of the World Institute for Research and Publication – Law:

Full Paper: Media Narratives in Times of Turmoil: Depictions of Minorities in Canada Post 9/11

Full Paper: Admissibility of Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Reports

Read more about the conference at Slaw.

Official announcement today for GIS in Hospital & Healthcare Emergency Management, scheduled for release on April 22, 2010:

Although many books have been published on the application of GIS in emergency management and disaster response, “GIS in Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Management” is the first one to bring together a comprehensive discussion of the critical role GIS plays in hospital and healthcare emergency
management and disaster response.

Illustrating a wide range of practical applications, GIS in Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Management explores how GIS data is being used to assess need, determine surge capacity, and improve logistics in emergency or disaster scenarios. Leading experts in the field provide authoritative coverage of all areas of emergency management involving GIS and related technologies.

Making this complex subject accessible for professionals who want to improve their preparedness and response capabilities, this complete resource provides numerous examples, case studies, and proven simulation and modeling tools to aid in the development of effective and efficient emergency response plans. It also includes a CD-ROM with a user interface that supplies access to helpful forms, exercises, color versions of the figures in the book, hundreds of valuable resources, as well as a composite bibliography of all references included in the
text.

In today’s technology driven environment, failure to plan is planning to fail. This accessible reference provides emergency planners, operations managers, and hospital and health administrators, with the understanding and the tools needed to create emergency management and disaster preparedness systems that
will help hospitals save lives, time, and money when the next emergency strikes.

“If you want a successful system of emergency management at the local, state, tribal, or federal level, you must utilize Geographic Information Systems (GIS)—period! … Ric Skinner has pulled together leaders and scientists from an incredible cross-section of those who are truly involved in the preparations for, and responses to, emergencies. These authors—leaders in their fields—have managed to explain a comprehensive range and depth of information that will prove to be critical to an organization that wants to ensure success in their planning and response. My fervent hope is that those involved in emergency planning and operations will derive invaluable benefits and lessons from this book.”
— R. Tom Sizemore III, MD, Principal Deputy Director,
Office of Preparedness & Emergency Operations,
U. S. Department of Health & Human Services

Ric Skinner (ric.skinner@gmail.com)
Phone: 508-347-1139

Special advance orders can obtain a copy at 20% off the list price, and may be eligible for free shipping.  Also available on Amazon.  See here for more information:
GIS in Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Management

Omar Ha-Redeye presented A Trial to End All Terrorism: How the United States Could Have Won the War on Terrorism Before it Even Began, with the Trial of Only One Man at the 3rd Annual Law Student Conference held at Windsor Law.

ESRI‘s bi-annual newsletter, Healthy GIS, covered an upcoming publication in their Spring 2010 newsletter. Omar Ha-Redeye has a chapter in the text, GIS in Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Management, edited by Ric Skinner.

The working paper, A Trial to End All Terrorism: How the United States Could Have Won the War on Terrorism Before it Even Began, with the Trial of Only One Man, made the top ten list on SSRN for Conflict Studies.

Everyday EMS Tips has an interview with Ric Skinner, editor for an upcoming book where Omar Ha-Redeye has a chapter,

Author, editor, and GIS for healthcare expert Ric Skinner is the guest on this episode of the Medical Author Chat. Ric is the owner of Stoneybrook Group and writes the blog healthGISGuy. Ric is the editor of a book due out in May 2010 – GIS in Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Management. A description of the book can be read here.

The paper, A Trial to End All Terrorism: How the United States Could Have Won the War on Terrorism Before it Even Began, with the Trial of Only One Man, has been accepted for the 3rd Annual Canadian Law Student Conference in Windsor, Ontario on March 18-19.

The conference is hosted by the University of Windsor Faculty of Law, Law Foundation of Ontario, and the Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues (WRLSI).

The working paper, The Role of Islamic Shari’ah in Protecting Women’s Rights, is on the Top Ten list for Human Rights & the Global Economy, Law Research Centers Papers,  Law & Religion, and Women, Gender & the Law.

The working paper, Hotter Heads May Prevail in Ontario Courts: The Use of SPECT Imaging for Evaluating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), is on the Top Ten list for Evidence & Evidentiary Procedure.

The working paper, “The Role of Islamic Shari’ah in Protecting Women’s Rights“, is on the for Top Ten list for the journal ­HRN Forthcoming Research Networks Top Ten.