We were delighted to recognize the work of Dr. Gillian Strudwick
@CAMHnews
with a 2020 Women Leaders in Digital Health Award. Looking forward to hearing about the leaders who inspired you in 2021! Nominate someone at
Great to see the team at
@STJOESHAMILTON
featured for their great work 'Building a digital bridge between hospitals and LTC' in September's Canadian Healthcare Technology magazine
#DigitalHealthCanada
#Membership
Dr. Mohamed Alarakhia (eHealth Centre of Excellence) covers how Intelligent Automation is used to streamline care plans and reduce repetitive tasks. Featuring Cody the Coding bot, Sharon the Health Information Sharing bot, and Bernie the Burnout Reduction bot
#UpOnDigital2020
JC
Cardiologists and cardiac surgeons at
@PMunkCardiacCtr
are the first to use true holographic imaging in real-time during a medical procedure. The technology was produced in Israel and brought to Canada to be used at Toronto’s
@UHN
#RealView
NEWS: Digital Health Canada and
@hackinghealth
announce strategic partnership aimed at strengthening Canada’s digital health innovation ecosystem. Read more:
#DigitalHealthCanada
Harriet Ekperigin and Matt McEvoy (Big White Wall) explains the business design and impact of Big White Wall, an online mental health and wellbeing service. Immediate healthcare access and anonymity are key drivers for end-user adoption of Big White Wall.
#UpOnDigital2020
JC
Congratulations to Humber River Hospital President and CEO Barbara Collins on being named one the of the 2018 Women Leaders in Digital Health!
@HRHospital
#DigitalHealth
Congratulations to 2022 Women Leaders in Digital Health Award winner Dr. Tania Tajirian,
@CAMHnews
. Dr. Tajirian won in the Executive category. Read more about her accomplishments at
Delighted to share the news that Tara Coxon is one of the 2021 Women Leaders in Digital Health. Congratulations, Tara! Read about her work at
@tara_coxon
@STJOESHAMILTON
Markham Stouffville will become the world’s first to use the electronic version of the Bedside Paediatric Early Warning System also known as BedsidePEWS.
@MSHospital
#PEWS
#Innovation
#DigitalHealth
Take a close look at our new logo symbol and you'll see it is a stylized heart, representing our commitment to improving the health of Canadians by connecting, inspiring, and educating digital health professionals. Read more about our new logo at
Meet the stellar candidates nominated to run in the next Digital Health Canada Board of Directors election! Read their platforms at Online election will take place starting April 9, 2018.
#boardofdirectors
#elections
#digitalhealth
Congratulations to 2022 Women Leaders in Digital Health Award winner Dr. Quynh Pham, Director and Principal Investigator,
@CentreforDTx
. Dr. Pham won in the Executive category. Read more about her accomplishments at
Congratulations CAMH on becoming the 1st Canadian hospital to achieve
#HIMSS
Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity Stage 6, one of the highest international awards for using analytics to improve patient care and operational efficiency!
@CAMHnews
This week (November 13-19) is Digital Health Week! Celebrate how digital health is transforming care across the country and increase awareness about the value and benefits of digital health for all Canadians.
#thinkdigitalhealth
#digitalhealthcanada
Have you seen who won a 2018 Canadian Health Informatics Award (CHIA)? Winners were announced at the CHIA Gala at e-Health 2018. See the complete list of winners at
#CHIA
#digitalhealth
#canadianhealth
Taking a second look at the 2020 Women Leaders in Digital Health Award winners as we open nominations for 2021, including Dr. Allison Crawford
@Medpoiesis
@CAMHnews
. Nominate a woman you know who has worked to advance digital health in 2021! Learn more at
Congratulations to Shannon Malovec, Principal, Patient Engagement, TELUS Health on being named one the of the 2018 Women Leaders in Digital Health!
#DigitalHealth
@TELUSHealth
@ShannonMalovec
Dot Health and Maple have partnered to create a virtual health care solution to give Canadians full visibility to past health records (See Maple CEO Dr. Brett Belchetz at
#eHealth2019
on Monday, May 27)
@brettbel
@DotHealth
@getmaple
Lynne Zucker bringing up key data insights about the need for patient access to online services, variability in provincial EMR use in comparison to international benchmarks, and more!
#UpOnDigital2020
JC
Dr. Ed Brown (Ontario Telemedicine Network) getting folks to stretch before his informative discussion on how Ontario Telemedicine Network addresses Virtual Care needs in Ontario Health. "Virtual Care is a service, not a technology"
#UpOnDigital2020
JC
Sime Pavlovic and Joe Mayer showcases the Niagara Health IDENTOS program development, outcomes, and lessons learned. Takeaways include digital strategy to have patient experience as a focus and establish governance to incorporate OHT.
#UpOnDigital2020
JC
Congratulations Michael Edmunds! Michael was just awarded the 2020 Steven Huesing Scholarship at the Digital Health Canada virtual Annual General Meeting for his ongoing work with the
@UofRegina
Online Therapy Unit
@TherapyUser
. Way to go, Michael!
Sarah Hutchison (OntarioMD) discusses OntarioMD's transformational agenda for OHTs: the Digital First for Health Strategy. Topics covered include process and political barriers to digital health, as well as understanding burden to clinician workflow
#UpOnDigital2020
JC
40% of 18 - 34 year olds use a computer or electronic diary to track health... plus more data from survey that looks at how digital health is transforming healthcare. Read more at
#digitalhealth
#wearables
#healthcare
#UpOnDigital
Keynote Dr. Rueben Devlin shares his Council’s goals and key objectives, says “Digital Health and innovation is the glue that binds it all together.”
#DigitalHealth
Announcing a new innovation partnership at
#ehealth2018
- Digital Health Canada and
@hackinghealthca
announce formation of partnership committee. Read more at
Evidence shows Health Information Technology is an enabler of quality care.
@HQOntario
sees an opportunity to link Ontario's eHealth and Quality agendas by developing a standard approach to the meaningful use of technology.
#DigitalHealthCanada
“For me, leadership in digital health is not about the glitzy gadgets or latest trends, but rather how we can harness the power of technology in tangible ways to positively impact the care and lives of people.” – Shirlee Sharkey
@SEHealth_SEHC
#IWD2019
Happy to have the
#eHealth2019
patient reps in the room to add the patient perspective to the discussion of digital health patient engagement and shared decision making
@UHN
is part of a patchwork of Canadian health-care centres that have started adopting "patient portals," which allow patients — or someone else they authorize — to access their health information online
@CBCNews
#digitalhealth
🇨🇦
Our new name will help us connect, inspire, and educate digital health professionals who are creating the future of health in Canada.
#thinkdigitalhealth
#digitalhealthcanada
Congratulations to Mary Slade, Director, eHealth Clinical Programs, Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information, on being named one the of the 2018 Women Leaders in Digital Health!
#DigitalHealth
@NLCHItweets
Study says both Canadians and the health care system benefit when patients can access their personal health records (PHRs) online and use digital health e-services -
#digitalhealth
#cdnhealthcare
#PHR
@Infoway
#WebinarWednesday
- Island Health shares the innovative ways they have employed EHR technology to integrated all venues of care, including primary care, acute care, care in the patient’s home.
@Cerner
@CernerCanada
@VanIslandHealth
Register now:
#WebinarWednesday
: Supporting the Uptake of Digital Mental Health Interventions During a Pandemic presented by Gillian Strudwick, RN, PhD Scientist
@CAMHnews
Register today:
Read real-world examples of healthcare practice clinical innovation in "Profiles in Virtual Care Delivery" New report available now! Download today at
@OTNtelemedicine
The myUHN Patient Portal reaches 50,000 registered patients. myUHN is a secure website that makes appointments, test results, pathology and diagnostic imaging reports and clinic notes available to patients in real-time.
@UHN
#digitalhealth
#canadianhealth
e-prescribing will be included in Infoway's ACCESS Atlantic, a new collaboration between New Brunswick, Newfoundlandand and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Canada Health Infoway. Read more
@Infoway
#eprescribe
#cdnhealth
We are pleased to share the news that
@shiranisaacksz
, Digital Health Canada President and Board Chair, has been appointed Vice President, Altum Health & Business Development.
@AltumHealth
@UHN
We are pleased to announce that Megan Stowe has been selected as one of the 2021 Women Leaders in Digital Health. Congratulations, Megan! Learn more at
@VCHhealthcare
#WebinarWednesday
'Community paramedics and remote monitoring in BCs rural /remote communities' with Rita Jervis and Jeff Kingdon, Telus Health. On May 22 from 12-1 PM EST. Reg at
#cdnhealth
@TELUSHealth
NEW! Resource Guide to Digital Health in Canada. Presenting the new Resource Guide to Digital Health in Canada — a comprehensive overview of the health informatics body of knowledge and the Canadian digital health ecosystem. Reserve your copy today:
NEW! Virtual Care white paper from the Digital Health Canada Virtual Care Community of Action. Learn more and download 'Virtual Care in Canada: Snapshots of Innovative Virtual Care at
#DigitalHealthCanada
#VirtualCare
"What I love about this is seeing organizations coming together. We are reinventing existing relationships in ways we haven't done before." - Dr. Darren Larsen
@OntarioEMRs
#WebinarWednesdays
- Virtual Care Strategies For Primary Care across Canada In Response To COVID-19
Congratulations to Penny Rae, Chief Information Officer, Alberta Health Services, on being named one the of the 2018 Women Leaders in Digital Health!
#DigitalHealth
@AHS_media
Kathy Steegstra
@PHSAofBC
is the winner of the
#2020CHIA
Digital Health Executive of the Year Award, recognizing an executive whose outstanding contributions as a leader have helped advance digital health in Canada. Read more about Kathy's work at
Cancer patients on Vancouver Island receiving both chemotherapy and radiation therapy for head and neck or lung cancer are now able to be monitored at home in a first-of-its-kind project.
@PHSAofBC
@BCCancer
The Women Leaders in Digital Health Award is open to all females working in the Canadian digital health community. Each year, ten new Women Leaders in Digital Health are recognized for the work they have accomplished in the last year.
With support from
@MitacsCanada
, Hamilton-based AVL Manufacturing (which engineers enclosures for power generators) has transformed its core business into producing mobile medical modules for hospitals
#COVID19
.
"We have to move forward with intent, as a collective. We have an opportunity we've never had before. If we don't leverage the momentum gained during the pandemic, we will slide back to where we were." Dr. Mohamed Alarakhia
@eHealthCE
and Rod Burns
@AllianceON
#UpOnDigital
As a part of its commitment to Canadian Healthcare,
@googlecloud
joins us today as our newest CHIEF Executive Forum Member, helping member organizations accelerate digital transformation through the adoption of cloud solutions. Learn more at
A pilot program giving ambulances in rural Scotland the ability to send high-res ultrasound + video to hospitals while patients are in transit means paramedics could provide better critical treatment on long ambulance journeys.
Fantastic
#DrivingDigitalHealth
panel discussion on the evolving role of digital health in primary care to support person-centred care with Drs. Mohamed Alarakhia (
@eHealthCE
) Darren Larsen and Puneet Seth (
@TELUSHealth
).
The new 'Digitally Empowered Patient' Community of Action working group focuses on identifying actions to enable better access to digital health information and solutions for empowerment. Currently seeking input from
#patientreps
.
#WebinarWednesday
'Community Initiatives: Building Healthier Communities' with Rachelle Arbour, Centre de sante communautaire de Sudbury-Est and Brian Sankarsingh, Alliance for Healthier Communities. On May 15 from 12-1 PM EST. Reg at
#cdnhealth
Panel on 'CIS Implementation: Cerner, Epic + Beyond-The Canadian Experience' at the Ahead of the Curve conference (VAN FEB 6) features Karla Avery (AHS); Mary Sanagan (
@Deloitte
); Shaina Reid (PHSA) + moderator Yoel Robens-Paradise
@GevityInc
Reg