Digital Health InfoCast

New media have opened a plethora of ways to share digital health knowledge and connect professionals across the health ecosystem. In our Season Three finale, we reflect on how podcasts can assist in knowledge translation for digital health, best practices for those looking to start their own podcasts, and how the digital health conversation has evolved over the InfoCast's three seasons.

Music: "Inspired," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.

Additional resources:

Article: Digital Health Value Realization through Active Change Efforts

Article: The Evolution of the Quintuple Aim

Podcast: Episode 57: The Art of Digital Health Study Design

Extend your knowledge: Infoway is pleased to join the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition as a collaborating organization. Learn more by visiting the conference website.

Canada Heath Infoway recently commissioned Environics Research to generate insights on the current state of interoperability across care settings in Canada. We discuss the study findings — and how to move forward from here. Welcome to Rowan Sarty (Program Manager, Drug Information System, Government of Nova Scotia), Vijay Wadhawan (Vice President, Health and Wellness, Environics Research), and Simon Hagens (Senior Director, Performance Analytics, Canada Health Infoway).

Learn more about the Canadian Interoperability Landscape Study:

• Executive Summary
• Canada's Interoperability Landscape: Digital Health Leaders' Perspectives
• 2022 Canadian Interoperability Landscape: A Survey of Clinicians

Music: "Inspired," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.

Interoperability means that information can flow seamlessly and securely between different systems. What work is underway to advance connected care, what can we learn from similar initiatives happening internationally, and what does it all mean for citizens?

Steven Posnack (Deputy National Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology), Michael Green (President & CEO, Canada Health Infoway) and guest host Shelagh Maloney (EVP, Engagement & Marketing, Canada Health Infoway) discuss the current state of digital health and strategies for driving interoperability forward.

Music: "Inspired," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.

Patient partners play an essential role in health system transformation. In this special episode, we catch up with a panel of patient partners to explore the perspectives and experiences that patient partners bring to the table, key takeaways from the Infoway Partnership Conference and advice for getting involved in this work. Thank you to Anne O'Riordan, Flavie Laliberté, Arun Bala and Sandra Ketler!

Additional resources/learnings: Patient Advisors Network, Patient Voices Network and the Centre of Excellence on Partnership with Patients and the Public.

Music: "Inspired," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.

It's an exciting time for digital health — so this is a good opportunity to take the pulse and see what's working well. In today's episode, we'll explore the digital health "wins" that we're currently seeing across the country, and what can we learn from these successes.

Thank you to Medtronic Canada for sponsoring this episode!

Music: "Inspired," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an area with considerable potential for health care. But to assist with the effective delivery of care, AI needs to align with principles of due diligence, equity and harm mitigation. In today's episode, we'll explore opportunities arising from health AI research and data science, related ethical considerations and strategies to help maximize the benefits to patients while mitigating unintended consequences.

Thank you to Roche Canada for sponsoring this episode!

Music: "Inspired," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.

Les changements climatiques représentent la plus grande menace pour la santé mondiale du 21e siècle. Dans l'épisode d'aujourd'hui, Waldo Beauséjour (analyste principal, Inforoute Santé du Canada) et Dre Annie Lalande (Département de chirurgie et Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Université de la Colombie-Britannique) parleront du rôle des technologies dans la création d'un réseau de la santé plus écologique ainsi que des liens entre les changements climatiques et la santé humaine.

Thème musical : « Inspired », de Kevin MacLeod, sous une licence de Creative Commons.

L'Info-Balado sur la santé numérique est produit par Inforoute Santé du Canada, et ses droits sont réservés sous une licence de Creative Commons.

For pharmacies, new technologies have enabled new ways to work, collaborate and connect with patients. With Shelita Dattani (Vice President, Pharmacy Affairs, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada) and Tarek Hussein (Owner and Manager, Weller Pharmacy; Kingston, ON), explore how pharmacy has changed and expanded, and why the pharmacy's "digital toolbox" needs to grow in step with its evolving role.

Learn more about PrescribeIT®, Canada's electronic prescription service.

Music: "Inspired," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.

The Global Digital Health Partnership is an international collaboration to support digital health knowledge sharing across the globe. In this special documentary podcast, we take you to the 10th GDHP Summit, held recently in Rotterdam. Hear international perspectives on digital health, soak up the summit atmosphere and celebrate Digital Health Week with us! #ThinkDigitalHealth

Music: "Inspired," "Americana," "Numinous Shine," "Evening Melodrama" and "The Curtain Rises," all by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Free Sound Project. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.

The health care landscape has been undergoing rapid change, particularly when it comes to clinical collaboration and the sharing of health information. What can we do to support clinicians? Join Dr. Fred Melindy (Director, eDOCSNL, at the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information) and Janet Guevara (Director, Privacy, Canada Health Infoway).

Music: "Inspired," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.