Category Archives: Announcement
Call for Participants
📣 Take part in a 20-minute survey about social robots – you can participate even if you have no experience with robots! 🤖
— Neuroethics Canada (@NeuroethicsUBC) November 11, 2020
To participate, visit: https://t.co/LYDlRwL1SN or email Dr. Jill Dosso at jill.dosso@ubc.ca pic.twitter.com/cYx7Gupdza
How Many More?
How many more doctors in Alberta are going to be sending their patients a similar letter as the one Brenda recieved?
Got “the letter” today. Thanks @jkenney and @shandro pic.twitter.com/OXOoFUE4xp
— Brenda (@BerkieBrenda) October 28, 2020
Patient-Oriented Research Podcasts
If you are interested in Patient-Oriented Research, why not join Beverley Pomeroy and Lisa Ridgeway for SPORCast? This bi-weekly podcast discusses the Standards for Patient-Oriented Research from the west coast of Canada. To listen to previous podcasts and more, including the conversation with Andre Picard, check out the SPORCast podcast page.
Great news for residents of central Alberta
Pharmacies in locations such as Red Deer will soon be offering COVID-19 testing. This increase in testing availability is very timely, given that schools open in less than a month. Read more about this expanded testing here.
Why are doctors withdrawing hospital services?
Doctors in rural communities around Alberta are leaving, retiring or changing their services. Why is it occurring and who is responsible? For answers to these and other questions, check out this article.
Webinars to Attend
Registration is now open for the next 3 webinars on #PatientPartnership during a time of #COVID19. These webinars bring lived experience to emerging issues, policies and practices in response to the pandemic. https://t.co/ymJQtGsr5y pic.twitter.com/eEFmI9SA37
— CFHI-FCASS (@CFHI_FCASS) June 22, 2020
Upcoming Webcast
What are you doing on June 24th at 12:00 p.m. EST? Here is a webcast that you may find interesting.
“Patient Engagement: Looking Towards the New Normal
In this session, Dr. Monica Reed will explore the evolution of patient engagement from the seeds of measuring “satisfaction” and tracking “experience” to building true collaborative “engagement.” With an eye to the future coupled with the lessons we can take from our collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Reed leverages research and patient stories to identify key components for building Patient Engagement Culture moving forward. Key focus areas include:
Consumerism and diversity
Advancing Technology
Collaboration throughout the care ecosystem.”
Click on the link below to register for this webcast.
http://go.xtelligentmedia.com/2020-6-24pCareWebcast?fbclid=IwAR2j6CmZiSD728-6AhBTGXjI4KFm9v9ICDNBqe-fgflQarpgzC8tcQAKLSk
What Matters to You?
Today is a great day to join in the conversation #wmtyAB Check out the resources @ https://t.co/h2TTowX2J8. pic.twitter.com/sKYlqZgJEu
— Lynette Lutes (@Lutes_L) June 9, 2020