BC Ministry of Health pledges $500,000 in continued support of iCON
We are honoured to announce that the interCultural Online Health Network (iCON) has generously received continued support from the province, in recognition of the importance of community access to culturally relevant health information in their own languages.
2nd eHealth Summer Camp registration opens March 26
It’s still March, but for us it feels like summer’s here already. Hot on the heels of the successful first year of the UBC Faculty of Medicine eHealth Summer Camp, registration for this year’s camp starts Monday, March 26, 2012! We are happy to report that TELUS is back as a generous sponsor of the […]
Vote for eMentoring in the Changemakers Inspiring Approaches to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Learning award contest!
The Aboriginal eMentoring BC team has some VERY exciting news! Our program has been selected as 1 of 16 finalists for the Changemakers Initiative: Inspiring Approaches to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Learning. There are several awards that we qualify for, but most important is the exposure and recognition! With eMentoring having just started its […]
iCON (interCultural Online Network) Punjabi Health Forum on Cardiovascular Health
Medical experts will share and discuss common risk factors, heart disease symptoms, treatments and effective tips for self-management.
iCON (interCultural Online Network) Chinese Health Forum on Cardiovascular Health
Medical experts will share their select case studies and discuss common risk factors, heart disease symptoms, treatments and effective tips for self-management.
iCON Website Official Launch
The eHealth Strategy Office iCON website provides chronic disease self-management messages in Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi and English. UBC醫學院電子醫學策劃部安康向公眾以粵語、國語、旁遮普語及英語提供慢性疾病 之自我管理訊息。UBC ਫੈਕਲਟੀ ਆਫ ਮੈਡੀਸਨ ਈਹੈਲਥ ਸਟਰੈਟਜੀ ਆਫ਼ਿਸ ਆਈਕੌਨ ਵੈੱਬਸਾਈਟ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕੈਂਟੋਨੀਜ਼, ਮੈਂਡੇਰਿਨ, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, ਅਤੇ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਰੌਨਿਕ ਰੋਗਾਂ ਦੀ ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਬਾਰੇ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ।
E2E Webinar: Electronic Solutions for a Brighter Future in the Emergency Department
Join us via webinar Friday February 24th from 12-1pm PST as Dr Eric Grafstein discusses Electronic Solutions for a Brighter Future in the Emergency Department. Evidence to Excellence Webinar Series, in partnership with the UBC Faculty of Medicine eHealth Strategy Office, Ministry of Health, and BCPSQC present this exciting virtual learning session. Dr Eric Grafstein, […]
eHIPP Rounds, January 19, 2011: iCON Knowledge Sharing Session
The iCON Project Team and their stakeholders held a Knowledge Sharing Session as a part of our eHIPP series. Over the past year, the iCON project team has engaged multicultural communities, delivered current and relevant programming, and mobilized patients, caregivers and other stakeholders to raise public awareness in the prevention and self-management of chronic disease. The […]