What is user experience design? User experience design is a diverse field which is focused on how humans interact with and respond to end products. User experience can be applied to many fields such as architecture, finance and healthcare. What are the use cases of user experience design in healthcare? Read more
As a result of the pandemic, the number of digital healthcare tools used to help aid patients virtually has increased, one of these tools are healthcare chatbots. Some of the benefits of healthcare chatbots are that they can save patients time, reduce the administrative load and can free time up Read more
In this blog post I want to discuss one of the most critical and consistent issues in health informatics – interoperability. I want to address the importance of interoperability in healthcare because I believe it is the foundation for advancing clinical decision support tools such as healthcare chatbots, mHealth apps Read more
The field of Health Informatics is rapidly expanding, with the pandemic and the rapid adoption of telemedicine, there has been a spotlight on this field. This field has opportunities for people with an IT background who want to get involved in the clinical space, clinicians who have an interest in Read more
Health Informatics is a fairly new field, as a result, not everyone will take the “straight” path of getting a degree in Health Informatics and then a job in the field. There are many people who end up in Health Informatics from a variety of backgrounds. Some people come from Read more
You might be stumped when deciding which career path to take, should I follow Health Informatics or Bioinformatics? Or you might be confused by the differences between these two similarly named fields. In this blog post, I am going to break down the similarities and differences between these fields so Read more
Like many, I had my first virtual doctor’s appointment in 2020. It was a positive experience, I didn’t have to commute to the doctor’s office, take time off from work or lose brain cells reading trashy magazines while waiting to see the doctor 😀 What is telehealth? Telehealth can be Read more
In a journal paper reporting on the core metrics for health and health care, researchers stated: “if something cannot be measured, it cannot be improved”. I believe this statement rings true, having the data displayed in an easily digestible format is key to identifying areas for further improvement. This is why Read more
The health informatics field is fairly new and therefore it can be difficult for undergraduate students and new grads to look for job opportunities. In this blog post, I hope to break down entry-level roles in the field of health informatics and the skills required for these positions so you Read more
I recently listened to an interesting podcast episode of Today, Explained by Vox all about the vaccine distribution. How the vaccine will be distributed will vary widely from country to country and the rollout plan will vary widely as the year progresses. However, the primary focus across Canada will be centred on Read more