British Columbia & Yukon
A privacy awareness message from your local chapter chair
With Privacy Awareness Week coming up May 10–14, this is an excellent opportunity for us to bring awareness to privacy as a discipline, uphold best practices, and remember the importance of protecting personal information.
A great place to start is reviewing and understanding your organization’s information policies and procedures, including collecting, using, and disclosing personal information. By taking an active interest in policy standards and legislation, we are better informed and equipped to encourage workplace compliance.
Be sure to visit the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Yukon Ombudsperson, and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia for further information and resources.
Kait Greer, MI, CHIM
Chapter Chair
The BCYT chapter is an integral part of the HIM community, bringing continuing education, networking events and activities, professional development support, and communication services to CHIMA members in British Columbia and Yukon.
The focus points for our chapter are education, engagement, and excellence.
We seek to provide education and networking opportunities for health information professionals throughout British Columbia and Yukon by hosting workshops and events regularly throughout the year. Each committee member brings unique experiences, expertise, and local knowledge from their particular region.
Our chapter committee’s objective for 2021 is to encourage safe connection between professionals in health information and beyond. We look forward to hosting virtual events and growing our health information community.
British Columbia & Yukon news
- Registration for the AGM is now open
- Save the date: June 24, 2021, for our annual general meeting
- Call for speakers is now open for HIP Week 2021: Futureproof
Looking for national CHIMA news and updates? Visit the CHIMA blog.
Chapter committee
Chapter chair
Kait Greer, MI, CHIM
Kait is a policy coordinator at Northern Health where she supports the development, evaluation, and access to regional policies and clinical practice standards. Kate is enthusiastic about records and information management and achieved a master of information from the University of Toronto (2013), Certification in Health Information Management (2018), and is currently completing post-graduate studies with Dalhousie University.
Newly appointed in 2020, Kait is excited about her role as chapter chair and looks forward to connecting with HIM professionals across the BC–Yukon region and beyond.
Committee members
Hanifa Ladhani, CHIM
Vice-chair
Hanifa has been in the HIM field for over 20 years and is currently a Lower Mainland Physician Documentation Educator. She is enthusiastic about her career and is committed to ensuring clinical teams have accurate information to guide decision making and drive improvements.
Angelina Kinrade, CHIM
Secretary-treasurer
Though she’s held roles at several hospitals in the region throughout her career, Angie currently works at Cowichan District Hospital in Duncan on Vancouver Island. She was an active member of HRABC and looks forward to serving the membership through the CHIMA BCYT chapter.
Laiyi Chow, CHIM
Laiyi began her health care career in data services in the private sector. She achieved her national certification in HIM and currently works as a health records administrator (or tumour registrar) at BC Cancer. Laiyi is excited to be a volunteer and hopes to inspire others to learn about health information.
Tiffany Pan, CHIM
Tiffany graduated from the HIM diploma program at Douglas College and works at Vancouver General Hospital. She is busy learning master coding and abstracting and is enthusiastic about helping create more educational and networking opportunities in the region.
Christina Francke, CHIM
Christina is a health record administrator with BC Trauma Registry at Royal Columbian Hospital. She has been working in health care within the Lower Mainland since 2008 and recently completed her HIM diploma. Christina is excited to explore new educational opportunities and increase awareness of the HIM profession.
Dennis Lu
Student member
Dennis is a student in the HIM program at Douglas College and works at Burnaby Hospital as Clerk III in records management. As a member of the BCYT chapter committee, Dennis looks forward to learning opportunities and networking with knowledgeable HIM professionals.
Sharon Jospy
Student member
Sharon is in her first year of the HIM program at Douglas College. She has a passion for health care technology and eventually hopes to become a coder, analyst, and perhaps even an educator. Sharon is looking forward to participating in the BCYT chapter committee and taking part in the exciting ideas and projects currently on the go.
Hannah Domnic
Student member
Hannah is a post-baccalaureate HIM student at Douglas College. She’s excited to be a part of the BCYT chapter as she continues her studies and looks forward to becoming a CHIMA member and exploring new career opportunities in the near future.
Frequently asked questions
The BCYT chapter meets online on a monthly basis.
There are currently no openings for new committee members with BCYT. Please let us know if you would like to contribute an article to the blog.
Chapter committee members are responsible for attending committee meetings and actively participating in committee discussions. They must work effectively as part of the team to host in-person chapter events (typically once per year) and online webinars for chapter members.
Being part of a CHIMA chapter committee offers an opportunity to network with colleagues and provide valuable feedback that helps shape the health information profession in Canada.
Chapter committee members agree to serve for a term of three (3) years.