Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Email: daniel.h@ubc.ca
Phone: 604-822-6461
Daniel holds a Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) from UBC, where he developed an interest in technology and its potential to create meaningful connections between diverse groups; in libraries, between staff and users; in health care, between patients and providers, researchers and policy-makers. His work for the eHealth Strategy Office spans communications projects employing a variety of media: print, audio, video, and social. He works across all the office’s projects to encourage open and consistent communication about their goals and progress, and meets with staff, partners, and stakeholders to discuss ways to continually improve external awareness of all the great work happening at the eHealth Strategy Office.
Before joining the eHealth Strategy Office, Daniel held positions with the UBC Biomedical Branch Library and the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative. His research interests include health information delivery, health literacy and communication, mobile health, and social media. Daniel has given talks on using social media in various aspects of health and medicine, including evidence-based practice, and consumer health. He is a regular contributor to the Twitter community of Health Care and Social Media in Canada (#hcsmca) and you can find him on Twitter at @danhooker.
Daniel’s Recent Posts
Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Cardiovascular Health forum in Kamloops, October 21
The interCultural Online Health Network (iCON) project presents a FREE public health forum in Punjabi entitled Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Cardiovascular Health. This event is produced by the eHealth Strategy Office in partnership with health and community organizations. The purpose of this forum is to help change and support the behaviors and [...]
New book: Technology Enabled Knowledge Translation for eHealth: Principles and Practice
We are proud to announce the publication of a new book, edited by members of the eHealth Strategy Office and Richard Scott from the University of Calgary, entitled Technology Enabled Knowledge Translation for eHealth.
Technology could play a key role in helping preserve the Ktunaxa language
“Living the Language – Canada: The Ktunaxa” is a 20-minute documentary about the Ktunaxa Nation. The video showcases how the Ktunaxa are documenting and preserving their traditional language, a language isolate that only a few Elders speak fluently.
