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CIHI: Moving towards e-Health 2023
Read MoreIt’s been years in the making — CIHI will be co-hosting the annual e-Health Conference and Tradeshow with Digital Health Canada and Canada Health Infoway in person for the first time since 2019. The past 4 years have shown us all the power of connection. The pandemic put a spotlight on the importance of digital […]
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A Bird’s Eye View of Virtual Care!
Read MoreHi, everyone — I am Louise Bird, a Patient Partner who lives in southeastern Saskatchewan; Carlyle, to be exact. I am located on Treaty Four land, inherent land of the Cree, Sioux, Nakota and Métis People. As a Patient Partner I had the pleasure of being part of a Canada Health Infoway/Healthcare Excellence Virtual Care […]
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Lost in the Healthcare Maze
Read MoreLost in the Healthcare Maze: One Pregnant Woman’s Agonizing Quest for a Simple Referral How outdated healthcare communication systems create a frustrating experience for patients, from endless phone calls to costly parking meters. Frustration seeps through me as I decide, “This is the last time I’m trying.” I pull out my phone and dial the […]
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Understanding the Patient Landscape
Read MoreFor me, health care is personal. As a patient who lives in a small isolated rural community in the middle of the Prairie, I was instilled with the values of independence, resilience, to be a good neighbour and to be active in maintaining the health and well-being of my community through service to others. There […]
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Celebrating, Learning, and Sharing at e-Health2023
Read MoreThe annual e-Health Conference and Tradeshow is back in-person for the first time since 2019! It will be a great opportunity for everyone in the Canadian digital health community to get together to celebrate our collective achievements, hear from national and international digital health leaders and other engaging speakers, share knowledge about current programs, research, […]
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e-Health 2003: Decades away but not
Read MoreIt was a time when Toronto and the world were dealing with the post-pandemic phase of a fatal respiratory virus and the prospects for digital and telehealth appeared to be limitless. While that describes today it also describes 20 years ago. The year was 2003 and thirty-seven pages of handwritten notes about the e-Health Conference […]
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What I am looking forward to at e-Health
Read MoreWhat am I most looking forward to at e-Health 2023 Conference and Tradeshow? If I had to choose, I would say I am most looking forward to spending time meeting and talking to hundreds of stakeholders walking the open-plan tradeshow floor, enjoying a coffee with Digital Health Canada members at breaks, and exchanging ideas at […]
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Electronic medical records are great but paper still OK too.
Read MoreReprinted with permission from Days of Past Futures As we hurtle towards the quarter century mark of the 21st century it is puzzling that use of electronic medical records (EMRs) by Canadian physicians is still not considered by provincial and territorial medical regulatory authorities to be the only standard for the acceptable provision of care. There is […]
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Three Reasons why you should attend a Learning Conference this year
Read MoreAttending a curated learning conference like e-Health 2023 can be a deeply enriching experience. As the world begins a slow return to normal, live events are making a welcome comeback, especially for isolated work-from-home professionals looking forward to the benefits of in-person learning and networking. Read on for three good reasons to love in-person learning […]
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e-Health 2023 Call for Abstracts opens September 8
Read Moree-Health 2023 will take place in Toronto May 28, 29, and 30. After three years of virtual meetings, digital health professionals from across Canada will once again have the opportunity to meet, connect, network, and learn from one another in person at the Beanfield Centre in Toronto’s Exhibition Place. Let’s celebrate the return to in-person […]
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Opening e-Health 2022
Read MoreShelagh Maloney (Executive Vice President Engagement and Marketing Canada Health Infoway) opened the eHealth Virtual conference and tradeshow 2022 and welcomed all the guests and speakers. She reported that it was crucial that the eHealth conference include patients, families and caregiver voices as part of the conference so that attendees could listen to their perspectives […]
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Key takeaways from e-Health 2022
Read MoreBy Shveta Bhasker e-Health 2022 took place on June 1st and June 2nd, bringing together experts and learners in digital health from across Canada. This conference was hosted by Canada Health Infoway, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), and Digital Health Canada. There was meaningful discussion and discourse about the future of digital health and […]