NEJM Essay Contest Offers a View of the Future of Technology-Enabled Medicine
From the New England Journal of Medicine’s 200th anniversary essay contest: Our 200th anniversary celebration highlights medical accomplishments over the past two centuries. In the last twenty years, there have been profound changes in how information is communicated. The internet and social networking have enabled everything from romance to revolution. In the healing arts, this change has [...]
eHIPP Rounds – May 17, 2012: Emergency Preparedness in eHealth Strategy Office
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Emergencies, disasters, accidents and injuries can occur at any time and without warning. Being ready to handle emergencies is an individual as well as an organizational responsibility. This eHIPP session aims to equip our organization and staff with the necessary safety procedures and protocols for every emergency situation. To see slideshow Click Here: [...]
New publication: “Emergency management of sepsis: The simple stuff saves lives”
This month’s issue of the British Columbia Medical Journal (BCMJ) includes a publication by a group of BC physicians and researchers including our director, Kendall Ho, on the topic of improving management of sepsis in emergency departments in BC. The article contains a literature review and an examination of two provincial initiatives targeting the incorporation of best evidence [...]
iCON (interCultural Online Health Network) at the Surrey Vaisakhi Parade on Saturday, April 21st
iCON for the first time, hosted a booth at this years Surrey Vaisakhi Parade. The day was a great success! The booth was visited by a continous stream of people. We were particularly delighted to have a special visit from the Minister of Health, Michael de Jong, who recently announced the continued support of iCON with [...]
eHIPP Rounds, April 19, 2012: Health care, technology, and startup culture at #sxsw. Recording Available.
At this month’s professional development eHIPP talk, Dan Hooker, Marketing and Communications Coordinator at eHealth Office, presented a recap of the South by Southwest conference that was held in early March. South by Southwest Interactive is an annual conference that encompasses a large sector of technology-minded individuals, including developers, marketers and community managers. As health [...]
#ThinkHealthBC: a provincial initiative focused on care, community building and improving efficiency
Last week, the BC Minister of Health hosted a conversational and interactive event on the future of health care in British Columbia, which focused on broad initiative being launched called ThinkHealthBC. As described at the event, the plan has four parts: “Keeping you healthy.” The first goal of ThinkHealthBC is improving community health by focusing on [...]