Highly Reputed Industry Leader to Be Kallo Inc. Chief Medical Officer
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 20, 2014 / Kallo Inc. (OTCQB: KALO) the Chairman and CEO of Kallo Inc. Mr. John Cecil today announced that Dr. Marion Lyver is joining Kallo Inc. as Chief Medical Officer effective December 01, 2014. "Dr. Lyver is an emergency medicine specialist physician in the US and Canada, a seasoned healthcare / eHealth consultant and a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS-CA - through COACH Canada and HIMSS US). She is an Associate Clinical Professor and PT Faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University and has a cross-faculty appointment with the Master's in eHealth program at McMaster. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree and her MD from Memorial University of Newfoundland and subsequent specialty certifications in Ontario and the US." Said Mr. Cecil
"Her clinical experience spans 20 years in rural, community, tertiary and academic hospitals as well as part-time stints in primary care office practice. Key health sectors for Dr. Lyver's consulting work include primary care, emergency care (hospital, pre-hospital and urgent care), acute care (e.g. medical, surgical, pediatric, mental health) and ambulatory care, where she provides her significant expertise as a subject matter expert/lead (clinical and health informatics), strategic advisor, senior facilitator and stakeholder engagement/consultation lead for innovative healthcare and digital health solutions and systems.
Dr. Lyver is a well-respected and sought after physician and medical informatics expert. She has worked on a variety of successful projects for organizations such as Canada Health Infoway, the Canadian Institute for Health Information, Ontario Ministry of Health (MOHLTC), eHealth Ontario and for many national and international private sector firms. She is also an appointed or elected member of working groups or committees with several international organizations including ISO TC215 (health informatics standards), IHTSDO (clinical terminology) and the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons (Canada) (Innovation & Technology sub-committee) and has served on the Board of COACH (Canada's Health Informatics association) and Canada Health Infoway's standards governance committees. We are proud to have her on our team, and as Chief Medical Officer of Kallo Inc., Dr. Lyver will leverage and apply her considerable experience as well as her unfailing humor, passion and commitment to develop and implement The Global Response Centre including the Clinical Command Center, Kallo's clinical transformation team and provide clinical oversight of Kallo's international MobileCare(TM), RuralCare(TM), hospital and pre-hospital programs and services." Mr. Cecil concluded.
About Kallo Inc.:
Kallo offers a comprehensive healthcare delivery program dedicated to providing the most technologically advanced, innovative healthcare solution that is customized to the requirements of each country, including effective infectious disease management and customized Education and Training programs. The company's technology suite transforms healthcare delivery via rural healthcare, disease management, clinical globalization and eHealth solutions. For more information on Kallo and ongoing business developments, please visit http://www.kalloinc.ca/
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SOURCE: Kallo, Inc.