Digital Health InfoCast Canada Health Infoway

Each year, Canada Health Infoway conducts the Canadian Digital Health Survey to gain insights into Canadians’ attitudes and perceptions about digital health. Join Waldo Beauséjour and Sukirtha Tharmalingam from Infoway's Performance team to learn about the methodology, this survey’s place in the digital health research landscape, and how the findings can help shape Canadian digital health. 
Learn more by visiting Infoway Insights, our interactive data and analytics hub.
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.

Building on the successes of the first pan-Canadian Projectathon event held in March 2022, Infoway, in collaboration with the provinces and territories, recently invited vendors to participate in the March 2023 Projectathon. Projectathons are an important step in testing and validation of a specification package – join Alexander Berler, Anne-Gaëlle Bergé and Daniel Berezeanu to learn more about these events and the value in participating.
Additional resource: Infoway’s Projectathon 2023: Building Blocks towards Connected Care (blog post)
Music: "Inspired" and "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.

We went behind the scenes at Infoway’s 2023 Projectathon event to learn about current interoperability initiatives and to get a glimpse at the journey ahead. What impacts will improved interoperability have for patients, clinicians and the health system? Join Infoway's own Michael Green, Abhi Kalra and Attila Farkas for three insightful conversations!
Music: "Inspired" and "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license. 

The artificial intelligence landscape is dynamic, with the potential to support health system activities in various ways — and that includes mental health care. We join Dr. Lydia Sequeira (Research Fellow, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Canada Health Infoway) and Maureen Abbott (Manager, Access to Quality Mental Health Services, Mental Health Commission of Canada) to explore different use cases for AI in mental health care, benefits and challenges, and practical resources. 
Please note that this episode includes brief references to suicide and suicidal ideation, within the context of the broader mental health care landscape. 
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. 
Further Learning:
The digital and artificial intelligence (AI) mental health certificate (CAMH) 
Toolkit for Implementers of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care (Infoway)
MHCC e-Mental Health (MHCC)
e-Mental Health Implementation E-Modules (MHCC, with CAMH)
The Uses and Trends of Artificial Intelligence Reports (MHCC in collaboration with CADTH)
Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Services: An Environmental Scan Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Services: A Literature Review Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Services: Results From a Literature Review and an Environmental Scan Delivery of Compassionate Mental Health Care in a Digital Technology–Driven Age: Scoping Review (JMIR article)

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.