Michael Lim
Digital Emergency Medicine office relocated to VGH
As of December 11, 2017 Digital Emergency Medicine has moved from the UBC Point Grey campus back to the VGH area. Our new office address is: 3rd Floor, 818 West 10th Avenue (Blusson Spinal Cord Centre) Vancouver, BC Canada V5Z 1M9 Our telephone numbers and email addresses remain the same. Please feel free to visit […]
Vancouver Sun – Growing eHealth in BC
In the August 6 Vancouver Sun news article by Erin Ellis titled “The doctor is online, anytime — it’s the freewheeling world of eHealth“, Dr. Kendall Ho comments on the ever-growing eHealth options available in British Columbia. Digital Emergency Medicine led by Dr. Ho is embarking on a multi-year eHealth project called TEC4Home that will […]
TEC4Home – CIHR and MSFHR funding received to study remote health monitoring of seniors at their homes
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research(CIHR) and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research(MSFHR) announced 4 year funding for the Telehealth for Emergency-Community Continuity of Care Connectivity via Home-Telemonitoring (TEC4Home) project led by Professor Kendall Ho. For more details, please see: Faculty of Medicine CIHR news release MSFHR
My Health My Community releases the Transportation and Health in Metro Vancouver report
Read the summary report of the first analysis of Metro Vancouver respondents to the My Health My Community survey, examining the association between mode of commuting and health. My Health My Community is a non-profit partnership between Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health and the eHealth Strategy Office.
Five Things to Consider When Selecting a Health Smartphone App
With thousands of health apps available on our smartphones for almost any health inquiry, the options can be overwhelming. “Many of my patients use smartphone apps to take charge of their health,” said Dr. Kendall Ho, emergency room physician at Vancouver General Hospital. “It’s important that Canadians understand how to select an app that is […]
iCON (Intercultural Online Health Network) in The Vancouver Sun
The Vancouver Sun recently asked Dr. Ho about how a mufti-cultural approach connects ethnic people in B.C. to better health, and about the work of eHealth Strategy Office.
My Health My Community seeks input on building healthy communities
As highlighted by Dr. Davidicus Wong in his Vancouver Courier column, the My Health My Community survey is looking to get your input on your health and the health of the communities you live, work and play in. If you live in the Vancouver Coastal Health or Fraser Health regions and you have not completed […]
My Health My Community Survey Launch: Free Public Forum
My Health My Community is a new web-based health and wellness survey that will give residents the opportunity to help influence their community’s health priorities. This innovative new initiative was created through a joint partnership between Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), Fraser Health (FHA) and the UBC Faculty of Medicine eHealth Strategy Office. My Health My […]