Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Rapid Fire Presentations for 6 Minutes and 40 Seconds Each
1. Hira Aziz's Presentation: Are we speaking the same Language? Partnering on appropriate virtual care with linguistically diverse patient partners.
Partnering on appropriate virtual care is a joint collaboration between the Office of Virtual Health and Provincial Language Services, sponsored by Healthcare Excellence Canada. The aim is to engage with a wide variety of community members and healthcare team partners, to create resource(s) with underlying principles of safe, culturally sensitive, and high-quality virtual care interactions. Our project has a specific focus on linguistically diverse communities who often experience great barriers in navigating our current healthcare system.
2. Christy Boyce's Presentation: "Nothing about me, without me" - Transforming healthcare education using concepts of patient partnership, empathy, and user experience design
Christy Boyce will share some personal experiences and highlight how user experience design concepts are currently being supported in Virtual Health healthcare education contexts at Fraser Health. This presentation will allow the audience to consider design frameworks that may be beneficial to enhance the way they approach virtual and/or digital health care service redesign using more patient-directed and decolonial approaches.
3. Kara Hsia's Presentation: Transitioning to Virtual Health: Lessons from BC Children’s Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Looking back to 2020, our healthcare system had to make changes quickly to improve access to care and keep patients and families across British Columbia safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. This presentation looks at how a multi-disciplinary team at BC Children’s Hospital quickly transitioned from in person to virtual visits with approximately 300 pediatric patients and their families. The transition to virtual visits provided challenges and opportunities for both providers and patients in how care is provided and received. This difficult time highlighted many of the challenges that our healthcare system faces, such as staff shortages, limited primary care providers and inequitable access to care across the province. As we continue to implement virtual care practices, we must consider the lessons we’ve learned and the acknowledge the challenges that our healthcare system continues to face. This presentation provides a personal reflection, of my experience as a Nurse at BC Children’s Hospital during this time.
4. Claire Doherty's and Isabel Angwah's Presentation: Bridging Care Gaps: How Digital Innovation is Reshaping Patient Care and Outcomes
In response to clinical gaps and needs, Providence Health Care has introduced tools that enable patients and providers to communicate via texting, digital forms and image-sharing. These digital health solutions can improve access and convenience for patients, foster caring relationships across geographical distances and streamline processes for clinical teams.
5. Rachel Bartholomew's Presentation: Data as an innovation bottleneck: a case study on women’s health
The lack of research and data in women’s health has inhibited progress in research, development and innovation for decades. How can we change or adapt our approach to research and innovation to include women’s health equally and advance our knowledge in this misunderstood, highly stigmatized but important area of healthcare which affects half our population.
6. Simmie Kalan's Presentation: Technology – the Future of Healthcare Education
Integrating technology into healthcare education is needed to support growing demands and intergenerational learning! Technology can support curriculum development, build Interprofessional approaches, and enhance learner engagement. This presentation will cover technological tools that educators can use and how to incorporate them into your facilitation sessions or education design, supporting a learner focused approach.
Christy Boyce Leader, Virtual Health, Fraser Health Authority (FHA)
Claire Doherty Manager, Virtual Health, Providence Health Care
Hira Aziz Leader, Office of Virtual Health, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Isabel Angwah Specialist, Virtual Health, Providence Health Care
Kara Hsia Clinical Leader, OVH, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Rachel Bartholomew Chief Executive Officer, Hyivy Health
Simmie Kalan Senior Director Clinical Education, IP-Chief Of Nursing, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Please note: While live American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and professional closed captioning were available during the event, they are regrettably not incorporated in these recordings due to technical issues.
If you require further support beyond YouTube's automatic closed captioning (CC), please reach out to OVHeducation@phsa.ca.
Rapid Fire Presentations for 6 Minutes and 40 Seconds Each
1. Hira Aziz's Presentation: Are we speaking the same Language? Partnering on appropriate virtual care with linguistically diverse patient partners.
Partnering on appropriate virtual care is a joint collaboration between the Office of Virtual Health and Provincial Language Services, sponsored by Healthcare Excellence Canada. The aim is to engage with a wide variety of community members and healthcare team partners, to create resource(s) with underlying principles of safe, culturally sensitive, and high-quality virtual care interactions. Our project has a specific focus on linguistically diverse communities who often experience great barriers in navigating our current healthcare system.
2. Christy Boyce's Presentation: "Nothing about me, without me" - Transforming healthcare education using concepts of patient partnership, empathy, and user experience design
Christy Boyce will share some personal experiences and highlight how user experience design concepts are currently being supported in Virtual Health healthcare education contexts at Fraser Health. This presentation will allow the audience to consider design frameworks that may be beneficial to enhance the way they approach virtual and/or digital health care service redesign using more patient-directed and decolonial approaches.
3. Kara Hsia's Presentation: Transitioning to Virtual Health: Lessons from BC Children’s Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Looking back to 2020, our healthcare system had to make changes quickly to improve access to care and keep patients and families across British Columbia safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. This presentation looks at how a multi-disciplinary team at BC Children’s Hospital quickly transitioned from in person to virtual visits with approximately 300 pediatric patients and their families. The transition to virtual visits provided challenges and opportunities for both providers and patients in how care is provided and received. This difficult time highlighted many of the challenges that our healthcare system faces, such as staff shortages, limited primary care providers and inequitable access to care across the province. As we continue to implement virtual care practices, we must consider the lessons we’ve learned and the acknowledge the challenges that our healthcare system continues to face. This presentation provides a personal reflection, of my experience as a Nurse at BC Children’s Hospital during this time.
4. Claire Doherty's and Isabel Angwah's Presentation: Bridging Care Gaps: How Digital Innovation is Reshaping Patient Care and Outcomes
In response to clinical gaps and needs, Providence Health Care has introduced tools that enable patients and providers to communicate via texting, digital forms and image-sharing. These digital health solutions can improve access and convenience for patients, foster caring relationships across geographical distances and streamline processes for clinical teams.
5. Rachel Bartholomew's Presentation: Data as an innovation bottleneck: a case study on women’s health
The lack of research and data in women’s health has inhibited progress in research, development and innovation for decades. How can we change or adapt our approach to research and innovation to include women’s health equally and advance our knowledge in this misunderstood, highly stigmatized but important area of healthcare which affects half our population.
6. Simmie Kalan's Presentation: Technology – the Future of Healthcare Education
Integrating technology into healthcare education is needed to support growing demands and intergenerational learning! Technology can support curriculum development, build Interprofessional approaches, and enhance learner engagement. This presentation will cover technological tools that educators can use and how to incorporate them into your facilitation sessions or education design, supporting a learner focused approach.
Christy Boyce Leader, Virtual Health, Fraser Health Authority (FHA)
Claire Doherty Manager, Virtual Health, Providence Health Care
Hira Aziz Leader, Office of Virtual Health, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Isabel Angwah Specialist, Virtual Health, Providence Health Care
Kara Hsia Clinical Leader, OVH, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Rachel Bartholomew Chief Executive Officer, Hyivy Health
Simmie Kalan Senior Director Clinical Education, IP-Chief Of Nursing, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Please note: While live American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and professional closed captioning were available during the event, they are regrettably not incorporated in these recordings due to technical issues.
If you require further support beyond YouTube's automatic closed captioning (CC), please reach out to OVHeducation@phsa.ca.
