October 2009 Vol.

1 Issue 7

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IN THIS ISSUE: TEKTIC CATCH-UP - Page 2 - TEKTIC WORKSHOP RECAP - Page 3 -

TEKTIC TWEETS
- Page 4 - NEW MEMBER PROFILE: JENNIFER CORDEIRO - Page 6 - NEWS in eHEALTH - Page 6 - CLIP
OF THE MONTH - Page 7 - THE 2.0 FACTOR: MUSINGS OF A HYPERCONNECTED WORLD - Page 7 -
ELLUMINATE - Page 8 - FOCUS OF THE MIND: YOUNG FREUD IN GAZA - Page 8...

Welcome back to the regularly scheduled TICr. As you
may have noticed, it’s Thursday, not the first Monday of
the month. Starting with this October issue, the TICr
will be emailed out on the first Thursday of the month.
We would also like to welcome
back Anne Nguyen who returned in work TEKTIC members have been able to do over the
September after a year long maternity past three and a half years. If you have a project to share or
leave. Anne has been involved with
TICr TEKTIC since the beginning grant
writing stages and in more recent
years has also served as a TEKTIC
Steering Committee member. Thank
you to Elaine Chong who was
able to pick up right where Anne
had left off. As Anne resumes her
role in TEKTIC, Elaine will be
staying on as a new member.
Great to have you both on board! eHealth issues, TEKTIC researchers have undertaken a variety
In this issue we will recap
the TEKTIC Workshop
that took place on Thursday,
September 10th. Thank you
to everyone who was able to
TICr
join in on the conversation.
The morning was a success!
We will highlight the
TEKTIC presentations and discussions
in this month’s project profile A discussion about using information and communication
and use the tweets sent via
Twitter (see article TEKTIC
TWEETS) during the
workshop to pull out the key
messages from each speaker
and the morning overall.
We are also debuting a new
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monthly article in this issue written by our own TEKTIC
Student Affiliate member Cisco Grajales III. In The 2.0 Factor:
Musings of a Hyperconnected World- Cisco will explore various
social media technologies and the role they can play within
the healthcare context. For those new to these 2.0 ideas, the
2.0 Factor will walk you through the uses and advantages and
challenges these applications offer while also teaching you how
they can be incorporated into your work and personal life.
And finally, as we move into the final six months of
TEKTIC we will continue to showcase and share the
want to write an article for the TICr, please let us know.
TEKTIC Workshop Recap:
Using Information and Communication
Technologies for “Healthy” Public Engagement
by Jennifer Cordeiro
As a multi-disciplinary research unit in B.C. focused on
of projects over the past three years. What quickly emerged
from this portfolio of work is that public engagement in
the healthcare context is emerging as a key priority area for
health administrators, professionals and patients alike. In
an effort to get a dialogue about this started, the TEKTIC
team decided to plan and host a workshop where individuals
from this field could come together to learn more about
the current research landscape in this area and begin to
generate new ideas and plans for actualizing this vision.
technologies (ICT) for public engagement is a timely one as
new eHealth applications and policies are being introduced as
solutions to many of the health system’s ongoing challenges.
We know that to ensure uptake and adoption by intended
users we need to really understand the possibilities and
barriers these technologies present. Many workshop registrants
agreed and also had their own questions about using ICTs for
public engagement such as: “What strategies can government
 use to overcome the barriers (privacy
laws etc) and to manage the risks
inherent in engaging the community
through technology, especially social
media?” and “How can we effectively
evaluate public engagement campaigns
in a timely manner to shape future
engagement?” and “How can we
use technology to engage vulnerable
segments of the population?”
and even the most basic,
“What will people use?”
The TEKTIC ‘Using
Information and
Communication Technologies
for “Healthy” Public
Engagement’ workshop
in September was an
opportunity to start finding
answers to these questions.
The morning consisted of
two panels of speakers and
facilitated question and
answer discussion period. Dr.
Antoine Geissbühler, live
from Geneva via WebEx,
shared his experiences as
the President of Health on the Net
(HON Code), a website dedicated to
developing standards to validate health
information online. Following this
presentation Dr. Cameron Norman
discussed his work on projects aiming
to engage youths in healthy behaviours.
Next Dr. Gerri Sinclair provided her
perspective as the CEO and Executive
Director of the Digital Media Program
at the Centre for Digital Media. She
shared new applications and programs
being introduced to patients to
assist them in their self-care. And, to
conclude the first panel of presentation,
Ms. Corinne Campney, Director of
Health Strategy for TELUS Health
Solutions, highlighted TELUS’s
plan to develop and support various
health applications that will allow the
public to access and manage their own
health information more effectively
and efficiently in the coming years.
With a snapshot of national and
international projects and programs, the
second panel of speakers highlighted
current TEKTIC research investigating
the use of ICTs in public engagement.
Dr. Michal Fedeles and Ms. Katherine
Wisener shared the results from their
project Engaging Patients and the
Community: (e)Literacy for Better
Health which included the finding that
87% of the those surveyed use Google
to search for health information online.
Dr. Sandra Jarvis-Selinger introduced
the concept of the community learning
centres developed in the Ktunaxa
Nation as a way to provide reliable
and accessible health information to
Aboriginal communities. And, as the
final presentation, Drs. Kendall Ho
and Helen Novak Lauscher, reviewed
the multi-channel and multi-media
approach their public engagement
project is using to reach out and provide
culturally relevant health information
to different language groups
in the lower mainland area.
Discussions at the end of the
event focused on answering
the questions, “Do we
need to engage the public?”
(which was answered with
a resounding ‘yes!’), “Does
the public want to engage
with us?” “What are the
hurdles?” “Do we have
the data needed to move
forward?” and “What
about privacy concerns?”
We all recognize that
answering these and other
questions will take more
than one morning. And, while some of
these issues remain unsolved and while
we still try to figure out what all of the
pieces of the puzzle should be we had
hoped this initial discussion would at
least be the start of something. Thank
you to everyone who participated. We
look forward to working with you to
start putting all ofthese pieces together.
Over the next few months we will be
starting a working group to continue
exploring and acting on these issues.
If you would like to join in on the
conversation, let us know! Contact
Jennifer Cordeiro at jennifer.c@ubc.ca.
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TEKTIC TWEETS: Tektic
Workshop Play by Play
#ticr09 getting ready for the workshop...
T-minus 15 mins http://yfrog.com/0m13jj
7:29 AM Sep 10th from Twitterrific
#ticr09 more preparatory action
http://yfrog.com/0lkf2qj
7:30 AM Sep 10th from Twitterrific
Five more minutes... Our
facilitATors and last minute prep..
http://yfrog.com/0mqgdj
7:54 AM Sep 10th from Twitterrific
nerd area... I can say that
because I’m sitting there too...
http://yfrog.com/09d0irj
7:56 AM Sep 10th from Twitterrific
Live tweeting with CiscoGIII at
the same table.... Alison Buchan is
giving an opening statement
8:21 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
lessons from wii - technology can really
engage people. how do we learn from
that in the are of health - Dr Kendall
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Ho #ticr09 JMIR (2006) #TICR09
8:26 AM Sep 10th 9:13 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
from TweetDeck Food is a fantastic tool for
engagement ==> Food4Health/
Preamble by
Stomach THIS! #TICR09
Mary Martin 9:14 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
public Food 4Health - student life engagement
engagement project see http://bit.ly/Sat3y #ticr09
facilitates social 9:16 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
change, and
is valuable in follow food4Health on twitter @
setting priorities food4health #TICR09
9:17 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
in reducing
detriments Speaker3: Dr. Gerri Sinclair
of health
8:32 AM Sep 10th what can BC be in the best in
from TweetDeck
technology in the world? #TICR09
9:22 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
Webex in
action http:yfrog.com/0pi56hj 1. Digital media/digital entertainment, 2.
8:44 AM Sep 10th from Twitterrific
Green tech and sustainability, 3. Medical
Speaker #1 Antoine Geissbuhler application enabled by internet #TICR09
9:24 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
The HON code is a set of 8
project focused on sr. + social
priniciples about health information
environment - box w/ touch screen
http://bit.ly/eXFW2 #ticr09
8:49 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck mobile-autodispensing of medication thru
use of soc. net application #TICR09
The HON code certifies websites 9:34 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
and validates the health information
point system and tracking system
found on them based on a protocol
based on med consumption for each
and the 8 principles #TICr09
8:51 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck patient w/rewards #TICR09
9:35 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
Team is based of 8 MD, 2 MD
digital media rewards too (pics
students, 1 Pharmacist, 2 Lawyers,
of family) #TICR09
and1 biologist #Ticr09 9:36 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
8:53 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
Speaker 4: Corrine Campney
Speaker #2 Dr. Cameron Norman
how do we overcome the gap with
focused on using the web to
resources and demands - there is
engage youth #TICr09
9:02 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck a tipping point right now with
tech that may help #TICR09
developed eHealth Literacy scale - 9:39 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
assessment of skills and confidence
Telus Health Space is a collaboration
in using ICT for health decisions
with MS HealthVault (Personal public needs to be taught how to community driven, multichannel, access
Health Record System) #TICR09 search for health info #TICR09 to culturally health information #TICR09
9:46 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck 10:51 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck 11:20 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck

the barriers that lie out there is the
businesses that have been offering
free services. How can we collaborate
with avail groups? #TICR09
9:51 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
Break Time followed by Panel #2 - Projets
Project 1: (e) literacy
for better health -
Dr. Michal Fedels &
Katherine Wisener
how much do patients and the public
know about ICTs and the health services
they are recieving? opportunities?
how to make a diff! #TICR09
10:48 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
http://bit.ly/2NdxtN - website #TICR09
10:49 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
Survey showed that google = most
common resource for health info - the
Project 2 - CLCs
Dr. Sandra Jarvis-Selinger
Ktunaxa Community Learning
Centre - where youth, tech, health,
culture collide #TICR09
11:04 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
CLC = physical learning centre with
freely accessible Internet linked
comupters to put out webbased info
from a community context #TICR09
11:05 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
Project 3: iCONs
Dr. Kendall Ho &
Dr. Helen Novak Lauscher
if i got thier toes tapping then i know
ive got them - dizzy Gillespie ==> how
do we get thier toes tapping? #TICR09
11:18 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
the iCON project looks to provide
there is clearly a hunger and demand for
culturally relevant health information
demonstrated by the 1000 +750
attendees at forums #TICR09
11:24 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
how many calories are in a Chinese
bbq pork bun? that is what iCON
is about... Culturally relevant
health information #TICR09
11:27 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
Final Comments: Dr. Richard Scott
quote Dr. Geissbuhler - “privacy
is just an illusion” #TICR09
11:38 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
Dr. Scott - “eHealth is anything
we want it to be” #TICR09
11:56 AM Sep 10th from TweetDeck
LUNCH TIME! Thanks everyone
for a great workshop! #TICR09
12:42 PM Sep 10th from TweetDeck

RT = Retweet - it means that a user really liked a

tweet and is forwarding it to his network

@Reply = Reply - is automatically inserted when you reply and is

used to track a conversation. make sure you change your settings to
all @ replies so you don’t miss out on any part of the conversation

Tiny URL - is a shrunken web

#Hashcodes - used to tag or categorize
a set of tweets. The workshop used
#TICr09. Any tweet that contains that
code will be added to that subject,
conversation or event
Time Stamp and Source - indicates
the time, date, and method you
used to tweet. You can use the
website, but third party clients (like
Twitterific) makes it easier to tweet
from your phone or computer.
address and addresses the 140
character limit. Tiny URLs
allow Tweeters to add longer
links into thier tweets. Pictures
and other files can be uploaded
onto these sites. Click to see
where it leads!

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Jennifer is the Research Coordinator for the Technology-Enabled
Knowledge Translation Investigative Centre (TEKTIC). As
the Coordinator of TEKTIC, she over sees many of TEKTIC’s
activities such as the monthly Elluminate sessions and the
newsletter, and is also involved in planning the annual meeting
and workshop. Jennifer has also been a co-investigator on a
couple of TEKTIC-funded projects over the past few years.
As a researcher within the eHealth Strategy Office (formerly
the Division of Continuing Professional Development and
Knowledge Translation) at UBC since February 2006, she has
been involved in many of the technology-based projects, such
as CliniPEARLS and TEKB (Technology-Enabled Knowledge
Brokering) Patient Safety, and is the Volunteer Coordinator
for the Intercultural Online Health Network (iCON) project
as well. She has also helped coordinate and write various
grant applications. In September 2009 she also became the
Technology Portfolio Coordinator which has allowed her to
become involved in more eHealth and technology-related
projects.
Jennifer earned a Bachelors of Applied Arts in Psychology
Honours degree from Kwantlen University College in May of
2005. Her academic research interests include social and cultural
issues as they relate to learning, perception and interpersonal
relations.
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CURRENT EVENTS
MSFHR recieves $15 Million
from the BC Government
On September 29th, the Micheal Smith Foundation for
Health Research recieved a letter from the BC government
confirming that an additional $15 Million funding for the
Micheal Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR).
In the President’s qarterly report, MSFHR President and
CEO, Dr. John Challis addresses this matter.
“... I am very pleased to announce that on September 25th,
we received a letter from the Honourable Kevin Falcon,
Minister of Health Services, confirming an additional $15
million funding for the Michael Smith Foundation for
Health Research.
The allocation of this funding demonstrates a strong
commitment on behalf of government to BC’s research
community - and sends a very positive message about the
importance of the Foundation’s role. We have been working
hard with government to secure further funding, and we are
deeply grateful to them for providing it. We recognize it is
no small gesture, especially in
such difficult economic times.
The letter from Minister Falcon says that the additional
$15 million will be provided “prior to April 15, 2010” and
emphasizes that the Foundation should not anticipate
receiving additional funding from the Province of BC for
the next two fiscal years (2009/10 and 2010/11).
With this confirmation of our current financial situation,
MSFHR has the information it needs to make key decisions
about its programs and initiatives. Over the next few weeks,
we will be reviewing all our activities in light of our funding
situation and in alignment with our Strategic Direction
2009-2015 document. Next steps will be communicated
to the community as decisions are made.”
Source:
http://www.msfhr.org/resources/public/News/
September_30_2009.pdf
CLIP OF THE
MONTH
MICROSOFT FUTURE VISION:
Healthcare
Here is a little glimspe of what the Microsoft R&D
is trying to concocting in thier laboratories. A little
mix of Electronic Health Records, Personal Health
Records, and some crazy new technologies.
Source:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V35Kv6-
ZNGA&feature=PlayList&p=F6ADE3
438B0087DA&playnext=1&playnext_
from=PL&index=5
For a higher resolution version of this clip,
please visit (requires Microsoft Silverlight):
http://blogs.msdn.com/healthblog/
archive/2007/08/02/future-vision-microsoft-
knowledge-driven-health.aspx
THE 2.0 FACTOR:
Musings of a
Hyperconnected
World
by Francisco J Grajales III
Topic: Introducing CISCO!
Have you ever wondered what attracts people
to Twitter? Or perhaps you think it’s a waste
of time yet you still signed up in case someone
asked for your handle (AKA your twitter
username). If you have signed up and don’t use it weekly, chances
are that you barely remember your login credentials or perhaps you
tweet while bored in a meeting. Don’t worry; you are not alone!
My name is Cisco, a TEKTIC student affiliate and for those of you
that know me, I live online and breathe social media. Yes, I also have
an unconnected life but I use 2.0 technologies because as an early
adopter, I believe we can learn about society and even improve it, by
strategically deploying information and communication technologies
in health. For example, Twitter took me about a year to understand
in a glocal context. Ipso facto, this monthly column will feature
the 2.0 factor - how to use social media to improve your efficiency,
communicate more effectively, briefly keep up-to-date with your
TEKTIC-related research, among other hyperconnected issues. My
mission is to save you the time I invested in learning these tools and
make you a contextual expert in approximately three hundred words.
Twitter, why should you care? Well, in utilitarian terms, Twitter’s value
is not derived from knowing what your followers (that’s the people
whose updates you choose to see in your feed/stream by clicking
follow) say about their daily lives. Well, perhaps, if you can get a
friend or family member to update their feed on a regular basis (thus
knowing about the people you care about in an un-intrusive, timely
manner). Rather, its value is derived by: 1) using other people’s feed
as an information filter for the newest filed developments; or 2)
knowing what people from around the world in your discipline are
up to. Stay tuned, next month I will teach you the basic – One, Two,
Three, Cha Cha Cha! – of information filters. In the meantime, if
you wish to follow me online, Google ciscogiii and you’ll find me.
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 Would you
like to have
your project
profiled in
t h e T I C r, Speaker: TBA*
present your
project at an Date: Thursday, November 19th, 2009
upcoming
Elluminate session, or have an
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST
*please check the TEKTIC website for more information on this month’s session
announcement to make? Please email
Jennifer Cordeiro at Jennifer.c@ubc.ca
for more details.
Frames of Mind is a monthly film event founded
by Dr. Harry Karlinsky, TEKTIC member,
utilizing film and video to promote professional
and community education on issues pertaining
to mental health and illness.

Young Freud in Gaza

Sweden, 2008. Directors: PeÅ Holmquist and Suzanne Khardalian

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 7:30pm

Pacific Cinematheque Theatre
1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC

VANCOUVER PREMIERE! "Young Freud in Gaza profiles Ayed, a young psychotherapist working in the Palestinian Authority’s
Clinic for Mental Health. He provides therapy to a variety of patients — male and female, adults and children — for depression,
stress, anxiety attacks and suicidal tendencies. Filmed from 2006 to 2008, against a backdrop of armed clashes between Hamas and
Fatah factions, Israeli missile attacks, and the constant overhead presence of a surveillance dirigible, the documentary shows Ayed
training young wives and mothers in deep-breathing exercises to calm anxiety, counselling maimed Hamas and Fatah militants in
meditation techniques, and leading children in group therapy sessions in which they discuss their reaction to the death of siblings
and draw pictures to cope with their emotions. The film also captures Ayed at home, relating to his parents and other family
members and friends, in the process revealing that this young mental-health doctor is struggling with personal issues of his own,
including serious doubts about his ability to help his patients. As Ayed acknowledges, 'Gaza needs a million psychologists'" (adapted
from Icarus Films). "Arresting...a fair-minded, intimately probing documentary...There’s no question that the very definition of
psychotherapy means something different under occupation" (Ella Taylor, Village Voice). Colour, Digibeta video, 58 mins.

Post-screening discussion with Dr. Rene Weideman. Dr. Weideman is a registered psychologist with
interests in psychotherapy training and individual and group psychotherapy. He is the Director of the
Clinical Psychology Centre in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University and the Associate
Director (Faculty Affairs) of the Psychotherapy Training Program in the Department of Psychiatry at
the University of British Columbia. He also has a part-time private practice.

For more information, tickets, full reviews, and trailers, visit www.framesofmind.ca.

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