Mapping out Canada’s digital public health future
By Alexander Watts, Ph.D., Public Health Industry Manager, Esri Canada It was a privilege for me to present at HIP Week 2021 on October 4,…
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Back to school during COVID-19: Why location matters
By Dr. Alexander Watts, Esri Canada Visualizing school locations with COVID-19 risk factors can enhance surveillance and intervention strategies at the neighbourhood level. In this…
A special mentorship offer for CHIMA professional members
As part of its commitment to gender diversity in the technology industry, CHIMA has a strategic partnership agreement with Women in Communications and Technology (WCT).…
Where is vaccine hesitancy in Canada?
By Esri Canada Provinces across Canada, like the rest of the world, are in a race to reach herd immunity to slow or stop the…
Update: Capturing social determinants of health-related activities in electronic health records
Francis Lau PhD, FCAHS, ProfessorSchool of Health Information Science, University of [email protected] @francislau1 #HealthTerminologyStandards #CCHIMCTSS #HINF Does your organization currently collect social determinants of health…
An Update on the UVic Graduate Certificate in Health Terminology Standards
By: Francis Lau PhD, FCAHS, CTSS, professor, School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria Background In the summer of 2016, the Canadian College of…
Modernizing Gender, Sex and Sexual Orientation Documentation Practices in EHRs
By: Francis Lau PhD, FCAHS, CTSS, professor, School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) face numerous inequities in Canada…
How to write a cover letter
By: Resume Target We all know that making a good first impression is important, especially when it comes to applying for a job. That’s why you…
Join Amazon Web Services for their Journey to the Cloud webinar
In Ontario, Canada, Grand River Hospital (GRH) leveraged the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud to embark on their cloud transformation. They built a data lake…
Why ‘where’ matters
By Esri Canada Dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to new ways of looking at the world and each other. Understanding where the…