Promoting Smart Health and Wellbeing in Canada
You’re invited to join the Digital Think Tank by ICTC for two world-class presentations on smart health and wellbeing.
Free, accessible, and equitable healthcare for all is central to Canada’s national identity. Too often, however, healthcare fails to help the people who need it the most. New health and wellbeing technologies help to identify and bridge these care gaps, often providing increased access to underserved communities and creating innovative solutions to complex problems. Paradoxically, however, health technologies sometimes perpetuate inequities. A lack of relevant skills, funds, or infrastructure can hamper adoption. This webinar will explore how Canada can leverage the potential of smart health and wellness to help heal Canadian communities.
Our distinguished guests are:
Shelagh Maloney – EVP, Engagement and Marketing, Canada Health Infoway
Dr. Carrie Bourassa – Scientific Director, Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health; Professor, Community Health & Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan
Agenda:
1:30 to 1:35 PM ET: Opening remarks
1:35 PM to 2:00 PM ET: Shelagh Maloney
2 PM to 2:25 PM ET: Dr. Carrie Bourassa
2:25 PM to 2:30 PM ET: Closing remarks
You will have the opportunity to directly engage with our speakers on this content through an online chat.
SHELAGH MALONEY
Shelagh Maloney has held a number of senior positions since joining Infoway in 2005. She manages relationships with patients, clinicians and the federal government, and leads performance analytics and communications and marketing. She has held a number of executive positions in the public and private sectors, where she honed her relationship management and business development skills. Shelagh holds a B.Sc. in Applied Health Sciences from the University of Waterloo and is a Certified Professional in Health Information & Management Systems (CPHIMS-CA). In 2017, she received the inaugural Women Leaders in Digital Health Award, which recognizes female visionaries who are harnessing the power of IT to transform health and health care in Canada.
DR. CARRIE BOURASSA
Dr. Carrie Bourassa, B.A., M.A., PhD is the Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health (CIHR-IIPH) and a Professor, Community Health & Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan. She is the Principal Investigator for the Canada Foundation for Innovation funded Morning Star Lodge as well as the Cultural Safety, Evaluation, Training and Research lab. Dr. Bourassa has nearly 20 years’ experience as a professor in the field of Indigenous health studies. Through her role as Scientific Director of IIPH, she leads the advancement of a national health research agenda to improve and promote the health of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in Canada.