August/September Vol.

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 TEKTIC WORKSHOP 2009
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Liu Institute for Global Issues, MultiPurpose Area, UBC
6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia

Welcome to the special TEKTIC Workshop Preview Edition of the TICr! This month issue will be different from our past issues as the
focus has been shifted towards previewing the upcoming TEKTIC Workshop/Discussion Forum. Not to worry, our regularly scheduled
TICr features will back and ready to go with some new surprises. In the meantime, this issue will showcase the speakers and projects
that will be profiled at the workshop. Although these brief discriptions of the speakers and projects do not do them any justice, it is
intended to provide everyone with a general idea of the great discussions that are to come - It’s really an appetizer of sorts.

This year we have been very fortunate to have a wonderful mix of local, national, and international speakers from both the public and
private sector to share some insights on the new developments in engaging health consumers and patients. This panel of speakers will
be followed by a second panel of presentations showcasing three prominent projects exemplifying TEKTIC’s effort in expanding the
scope and reach of its projects. The workshop will be concluded with a facilitated discussion to collectively identify how we can move
forward in promoting public engagement.

Registration is still open for the event; but the remaining space is limited. For those who cannot make the journey out here to Vancouver,
there is still an opportunity for you to participate through WebEx; however, there are a limited amount of WebEx seats, so please RSVP
as early as possible. Please register online at www.TEKTIC.ca by Monday August 31st, 2009. If you have any questions about the event
please contact Jennifer Cordeiro at jennifer.c@ubc.ca or visit the website for more details. Hope to see you there! If you cannot make
it to both the workshop or the WebEx, follow us on twitter @TEKTIC. We will be tweeting live from the workshop.

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 TEKTIC Workshop Agenda
Using Information and Communication Technologies
for “Healthy” Public Engagement
Thursday September 10th, 2009

Time* Activity
7:45-8:15 Registration and Breakfast

8:15-8:20
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Kendall Ho and Dr. Allison Buchan, UBC Faculty of Medicine
Achieving Optimal Public Engagement in Health -
8:20-8:30 The Health Consumer Perspective:
Ms. Mary Martin, City of Surrey Counsel
Panel Session #1
8:30-10:00 Engaging Health Consumers and Patients: What’s happening today
(Facilitated by Dr. Kendall Ho)
10:00 - 10:15 Break
Panel Session #2
10:15 - 11:00 TEKTIC Patient Engagement Projects
(Facilitated by Dr. Richard Scott)
Facilitated Discussion
11:00 - 11:45 Patient Engagement and Collaboration
(Facilitated by Dr. Richard Scott)

11:45 - 12:15
Summary and Closing Remarks
Dr. Kendall Ho
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch and Networking
* The times for the events are subject ot change. Please check the TEKTIC website for an updated version of the agenda.

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 Engaging Health Consumers and Patients:
What is Happening Today?
Facilitated by Dr. Kendall Ho (Click here for the TICr interview with Dr. Ho)
!

Speaker #1 - Ms. Mary Martin,

Councillor, Surrey City Council
Topic: Achieving Optimal Public Engagement in Health: The Health Consumer Perspective

Speaker#2 - Dr. Antoine Geissbuhler

Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology and Medical Informatics, Geneva University Hospitals
Topic:Validating Health Information Online (via WebEx)

Speaker#3 - Dr. Cameron Norman

Assistant Professor,Department of Public Health Science, University of Toronto;
Director of Evaluation , Peter A. Silverman Global eHealth Program
Topic: Using Internet for Health Promotion in Youth (via WebEx)

Speaker #4 - Dr. Gerri Sinclair

CEO and Executive Director of Digital Media Program, Centre for Digital Media
Topic: Digital Media and Public Engagement: Opportunities in Health Applications (via WebEx)

Speaker #5 - Mr. Luc Sirois

Vice-President of Consumer Health Solutions, Telus
Topic: New Health Applications on the Horizon

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TEKTIC Patient Engagement Projects
Facilitated by Dr. Richard Scott (Click here for the TICr interview with Dr. Scott)

TEKTIC Project #1: Information and Communication Technologies For Better Health (ICT4BH)
Speaker: Dr. Michal Fedeles & Katherine Wisener
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) play a crucial role in facilitating quality health care, education, and research.
The first two phases of this project are comprised of: (1) a needs assessment with the public to understand their technical literacy
around health; (2) three interactive sessions providing participants with resources and training on how to search for health information
online. Phase three builds upon the model developed from the first two phases and extends its reach to Aboriginal communities.
It will focus on applying the interactive sessions to community-based health professionals, non-health professionals and research
leads, who can then build capacity in their communities by making information available to community members. We hope that
these sessions will enhance the public’s digital literacy in both urban and rural settings, ultimately contributing to health and well-
being.
“Searching Health Information Online” (phase II) was featured in issue one of the TICr. To read that article, please click here.

TEKTIC Project #2: Community Learning Centres (CLC)

Speaker: Dr. Sandra Jarvis-Selinger
The Ktunaxa Community Learning Centres (KCLC) project is a three year CIHR funded initiative that evaluates the design and
implementation of four Community Learning Centres (CLC) in British Columbia’s Ktunaxa Nation. Each CLC was created to
provide community members and community health professionals with culturally relevant health information and resources.
Community-based research and technical personnel currently support day-to-day operations, create and connect with health
resources, and collect/analyze outcome and process data at each learning centre. Funding from TEKTIC has enabled CLC to expand
to new Aboriginal communities and has also allowed researchers to host other community engagement events such as the KCLC
Music Workshop.
The Music Workshop was featured in issue four of the TICr. To read that article, please click here.

TEKTIC Project #3: Public Engagement with Multicultural Communities via Multimedia Channels
Speaker Dr. Kendall Ho
Intercultural Online Health Network (iCON) is a community-engaged project, focused on health education in multicultural
communities in Greater Vancouver. The aim of the iCON project is to improve the knowledge, attitude and skills within BC’s
Chinese- and Punjabi-speaking population to optimize self-care in the management and prevention of chronic diseases through an
innovative and interactive patient health informatics solution. This initiative is conducted through a multi-stage and multi-channel
engagement strategy via public forums and interactive websites. Through these channels, culturally relevant, linguistically appropriate
patient-centred educational materials are co-developed with community and are disseminated to patients. Through support from
TEKTIC, additional investigation into integrating technologies into healthcare from a patient perspective have been conducted.
These technologies include personal health records and Web 2.0 applications.
A summary of an iCON public forum on dementia was featured in issue two of the TICr. To read that article, please click here.

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About TEKTIC:
About Us:
The Technology Enabled Knowledge Translation Investigative Centre (TEKTIC) is a
collaborative group supported by the Resarch Unit Infrastucture Award granted by the
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). TEKTIC is housed at the UBC
eHealth Strategy Office in Vancouver at:

855 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L7

Please direct all inquiries to:

Jennifer Cordeiro
TEKTIC Research Coordinator
email: Jennifer.c@ubc.ca

Our Partners: