RAPID: Research Agenda for Perinatal Innovation & Digital health
This project aims to bring together a multi-stakeholder group, composed of patient partners as well as research, government, and health care decision-makers to co-develop a research agenda for digital innovation in perinatal health.
About RAPID
What will we do?
With funding from a Michael Smith Health Research BC convening and collaborating grant, we will:
(1) conduct a review of the literature to identify barriers and facilitators to use of technology in perinatal health care
(2) organize and implement engagement activities with patients, care providers and decision makers in the health care system, to collaborate on research priorities and identify digital health needs related to perinatal care; and
(3) develop a research agenda outlining a summary of activity findings and 3-5 evidence-based priorities, which will be shared with key partners through presentations and social media.
How can you get involved?
Are you a care provider in BC who provides perinatal health care?
Participate in the RAPID Thought Exchange.
Are you connected to care providers in BC who provide perinatal health care?
Share the RAPID Thought Exchange with your network and on social media.
What are we hoping to achieve?
Through this work, we hope to set the foundation for future research collaboration and innovation in perinatal care to enhance patient, infant, and family health.e research collaboration and innovation in perinatal care to enhance patient, infant, and family health.
Who is involved in this project?
The project brings together a consortium of partner organizations with leadership from the Women’s Health Research Institute and BC Children’s Health Research Institute, including Perinatal Services BC, the Office of Virtual Health and Provincial Digital Health and Information Services.
What is digital health?
For more info and resources related to digital health please visit BCCHR’s Digital Health Research resource page.
Beth Payne, Chair | Research Project Manager, Digital Health, WHRI/BCCHR
Gina Ogilvie, Vice-Chair/PI | Senior Advisor, Research, BC Women’s /Assistant Director, WHRI
Tibor van Rooij, Member, Co-PI | Director, Research Informatics, BCCHR
Nicole Prestley, Member | Knowledge Translation Lead, WHRI
Quýnh Doan, Member | Interim Senior Executive Director, BCCHR
Marianne Vidler, Member | Assistant Professor, Dept. OB/Gyn
Punit Virk, Member/Trainee| PhD candidate, Faculty of Medicine
May Tuason, Member | Director, Clinical Architecture and Innovation, Provincial Digital Health and Information Services
Kathryn Berry-Einarson, Member | Director, Quality & Research, Perinatal Services BC, PHSA
Dominik Stoll, Member | Senior Leader, Virtual Health, Office of Virtual Health, Provincial Digital Health and Information Services
Connect with us
Are you interested in connecting? Do you have questions?
Email Beth Payne, Digital Health Research Program Manager, WHRI/BCCHR BPayne@cw.bc.ca