We aim to collaborate meaningfully and transparently between public and private sectors to introduce the latest technological innovations into healthcare services and system to address any care gaps.
Founding Members
Dr. Kendall Ho
Cluster Lead, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Terri Aldred
Medical Director, Primary Care for BC's First Nations Health Authority
Joan Assali MSc, PMP, CPCS
Portfolio Lead, AiTECCC
Dr. Sonya Cressman
Health Economist and Evaluation Lead
Matthew Erickson
Acting Executive Director
Dr. Bhushan Gopaluni
Professor, UBC Chemical Engineering; Vice-Provost & Associate VP (Faculty Planning), UBC
Dr. Corinne Hohl BSc, MHSc, MDCM, FRCPC
Head and Professor, UBC’s Department of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Hashim Kareemi
Clinical Instructor, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
Lori Korchinski
Healthcare Leader and Registered Nurse, PHSA Emergency Care BC
Gregory Li
PhD student Chemical Engineering and Biological Engineering (CHBE), UBC
John Mah
Vice President, First Nations Health Authority
Dr. Ray Markham
Executive Director, Rural Coordination Centre of BC
Sandra Martin-Harris
Indigenous Researcher & Community Planner
Dr. Craig Mitton
Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Dr. Christie Newton
Associate VP, UBC Health; Health Associate Professor, UBC Department of Family Practice and Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Nelly D. Oelke
Associate Professor, Scientific Director, School of Nursing, UBC Okanagan and Rural Coordination Centre of BC
Dr. John Pawlovich
Chair in Rural Health, UBC Department of Family Practice
Dr. Anurag Singh
Researcher and Director, Northern Centre Clinical Research
Sandra Sundhu
Executive Director, HealthLink BC, Ministry of Health
Derek Thompson – Thlaapkiituup (Čaabať Bookwilla|Suhiltun)
Director, Indigenous Engagement, UBC Faculty of Medicine
Members
Dr. Amaya Arcelus
Director General, NRC's Medical Devices Research Centre
Julia Bickford PhD
Executive Director, Research Innovation & Evaluation Northern Health Authority
Billy Brix
Sr. Director, Enterprise Architecture Strategic Services-MOH
Harleen Chohan PharmD, ACPR2
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Vancouver General Hospital
Minika Chu
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Dr. Karen Dahri
Associate Professor (Partner), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC
Dr. Robert Fuhrman
Data Scientist, British Columbia Office of Patient Centred Measurement
Dr. Courtney Genge
Program Advisor, Aging in Place Challenge program, National Research Council Canada
Jason Giesbrecht
Executive Director, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Care (Interior Health)
Michael A. Goldberg
Professor and Dean Emeritus, The Sauder School of Business, UBC
John Grogan
Patient Partner, Patient Voices Network
Alex Haagaard
Equitable Design Researcher & Patient Advocate, DigiMSK and Pain BC
Kathleen Harris
Director, Indigenous Patient Experience, Professional Practice & Quality
Barbara Ho
Health Director, interCultural Online Health Network
Dr. Femke Hoekstra PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Social Medicine, Department of Medicine, UBC
Patricia Howard
Director of Operations Medical Affairs and Wellness Office, First Nations Health Authority
Dacia Howard Jovanovic
Manager of Indigenous Practice and Strategy
Jeff Hunter
Vice President, Digital Health and Chief Information Officer, Northern Health
Wendy Hurlburt
President & CEO of Life Sciences BC
Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan
Vice President of Life Sciences, National Research Council
Dr. Chun-Tat Lui
Chairman, Digital Emergency Medicine Subcommittee, Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine
Tianna Magel
Qualitative Research Analyst
Taru Manyanga PT, PhD
Physical Therapist, Assistant Professor
Shannon McCarthy
Vice President of Indigenous Health, Vancouver Coastal Health
Julia McFarlane
Director of Research, BC Ministry of Health
Pam Mulroy
Executive Lead, Primary and Community Care Program, Northern Health
Raymond Ng
Founding Director, UBC Data Science Institute
Dr. Anita Palepu
Professor, Head of the Department of Medicine, UBC
Lisa Ridgway
Patient Partner and Research Ambassador
Kevin Samra
Executive Director, Research & Innovation Branch
Dr. Laura Templeton
Provincial Executive Director, Office of Patient-Centred Measurement
Dr. Teresa Tsang
Associate Head of Research, University of British Columbia
Natiea Vinson
CEO, First Nations Technology Council
Trainee Fellows
Sabrina Rai
Administrative Research Assistant
Pooja Ramachandran
iCON Evaluation Analyst
Trinity Truong
Research Assistant