TEKTIC WORKSHOP 2009

A T E K T I C I n v i t a t i o n a l D i s c u s s i o n F o r u m L i u C e n t r e f o r G l o b a l I s s u e s U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a

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FOREWORD

This workshop was brought to you by the partnership o the ollowing institutions:

“ICT 4 HPE” Illustration by Nelson Shen

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entre(EKIC) research team, we would like to welcome you to our invitational orum“

Using Inormation and Communication Technologies or ‘Healthy’ Patient Engagement.”

We would like to also recognize our appreciation or the Michael Smith Foundation who has supported EKIC through their Inrastructure Program since 2006. Tisongoing support has given our research team the opportunity to conduct innovativeeHealth research in the areas o eLearning and evidence based policy translation.More importantly, EKIC has enabled our group carry out various knowledgeexchange activities and share ideas, all o which supports the continuous co-creationo many exciting research initiatives. Te theme o today’s workshop is an important and timely one to explore,and we appreciate your interest in joining us in this dialogue. We look orward to interacting with you not only today at the orum, but also in the uture in an eort to continue optimizing health care and outcomes throughactive patient engagement, excellence in health service delivery, and acceleration o translated research evidenceinto routine care— all enabled by the ongoing advances in inormation and communication technologies.Sincerely,

Kendall Ho,

MD FRCPCExecutive Director, EKIC Associate Proessor, Emergency MedicineFaculty o MedicineUniversity o British Columbiael:+1.604.875.4111 ext 69153Fax: +1.604.875.5083e-mail: Kendall.Ho@ubc.ca