Vertical Aging: The Digital Neighbour Network
In order to remain at home, most seniors will need some type of support to get by. Neighbour-to-Neighbour networks may help fill that gap, especially if located within the same building or neighbourhood.
Read MoreAMS Healthcare Fellowship in Compassion and Artificial Intelligence
Does your work help answer the question, “How can Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence change the healthcare we provide”? If you are early to mid-career, have a PhD or a Master’s degree, you can apply to become a Fellow in this field. Study ways to integrate modern technology and compassionate care, so you can shape…
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Hearing Your Voices Conference Panel 1: The power of lived experience
Hear from patient partners who share their lived experiences and offer their suggestions on what makes a compassionate digitally enabled healthcare system.
Read MoreHearing Your Voices Conference Panel 2: Is technology truly a solution?
Technology is often seen as critical to how health and healthcare evolve. This discussion explored areas where technology may be a good solution, but not the only solution. It also mentions where low-tech options might better serve patients, caregivers, and their healthcare partners.
Read MoreHearing Your Voices Conference Panel 3: Digital Health: How do we get there together?
Concerns have been raised about equity in accessing digital healthcare and ensuring patients, physicians, and providers are supported to partner in care together. This panel explored the challenges and barriers and offered insight and expertise for drivers and solutions.
Read MoreHearing Your Voices Conference Panel 4: How do we make it happen?
This panel discussed the support patients and caregivers need to fully engage with digital health technologies; the support providers need and how we prepare them for digital health technologies, and the leadership required to help us realize this future.
Read MoreAMS/OMSA Technology and Compassionate Care Medical Student Education Research Grant (MSERG)
If you’re an undergraduate medical student in Ontario, you’re in a unique position to contribute to medical education research. The Compassionate Care MSERG funds medical students who, together with university faculty, conduct research on the impact of technology on medical practice, patient care and the education of physicians. Up to two co-applicants may apply for…
Read MoreNursing and compassionate care in the age of artificial intelligence
This report outlines 15 recommendations to prepare nurses and nursing students to use artificially intelligent health technologies (AIHTs) to augment the patient experience, while ensuring the delivery of quality, person-centred, and compassionate nursing care.
Read MoreEmpowering patients and caregivers in the era of digital health
This AMS-sponsored report is for patients and caregivers. It takes a look at health technologies (mobile apps, AI, electronic health records, etc.) to understand their benefits and risks (privacy concerns, equity and accessibility, etc.). It also explores the cultural changes needed before such technologies can be widely—and appropriately—implemented. Read it and you’ll be ready to help shape the way we incorporate digital health technologies into Canadian healthcare.
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