Episode 11: Integrating Digital Health and Mental Health

Disabled Canadians are often underserved or overlooked in research studies, yet they comprise a significant portion of the population. Recently, digital health researcher Vic DaSilva evaluated the digital health experiences of Canadians with physical disabilities, using data from Infoway’s Canadian Digital Health Survey — today, we welcome him to the InfoCast to discuss his research and findings.

Further learning: Insights, Infoway's interactive research website 

Digital Health InfoCast Episode 74: The Canadian Digital Health Survey - Methodology and Applications

Music: "Inspired" and "Long Road Ahead," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.

Canada Health Infoway and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) are co-leading a project to develop a modernized pan-Canadian organ donation and transplantation (ODT) data and performance reporting system. Today, we’ll learn more about the project, the partners involved and its potential impacts for Canadians and the health system.

Additional learning:

Infoway: Organ Donation & Transplation Data Management 

CIHI: Pan-Canadian Organ Donation and Transplantation (ODT) Data and Performance Reporting System Project

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.

The Global Digital Health Partnership held its 11th Summit June 21-23, 2023. This podcast episode takes you to the heart of Washington DC, sharing presentations, conversations and insights from the Summit. 

Thank you to all who participated!

Learn more about the Global Digital Health Partnership, its members and work.

Catch up with more GDHP activities by tuning in to Episode 62: Live from the Global Digital Health Partnership Summit.

Music: "Inspired," "Beauty Flow," "Perspectives," "Ebbs and Flows," "Canon in D Major" and "Egmont Overture Finale," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under Creative Commons. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Freesound Project.

Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.

The e-Health Conference & Tradeshow connects professionals, organizations, patient partners and other stakeholders across the health ecosystem for conversations at the leading edge of digital health. This episode brings you to the heart of the conference experience with a range of perspectives and learnings: from the possibilities of AI, to interoperability improving the patient experience, to a conversation with the federal Minister of Health. Thank you to all who participated!

Music: "Inspired," "Beauty Flow," "A Very Brady Special," "Dream Culture," "The Parting," and Fanfare for Space," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under Creative Commons. Some sounds in this podcast provided by the Freesound Project.

Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.

Today, we’re live at the e-Health Conference and Tradeshow! Join us to discuss meaningful engagement and collaboration with patient partners; diversity, equity and inclusion; and patient leadership in the acceleration of digital health. Welcome and thank you to e-Health patient partners Brenda Andreas, Louise Bird and Flavie Laliberté.

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.

Join us for a virtual tour recorded live at our recent Projectathon event. Attila Farkas (Senior Director, Solution Management and Advisory Services) and guests turn a business lens on testing and conformance events.

Additional Resource: Pan-Canadian Interoperability Specifications on InfoScribe

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.  

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)