THEME # The Title Goes Here Here is two lines for your subtitle if you have one on your file Lead Matthew James (Co-Lead ) Co-lead Name Surname Team Member Maria Dalton (Project Coordinator) INNOVATION STAGE Name of the stage Health Innovation Focus What is it What is it Population and Setting What is it Technology and Intervention What is it What is it BENEFITS For Users For parents, NeoApp offers personalized guidance and support, increasing confidence and reducing anxiety. The app empowers parents with knowledge specific to their baby’s needs, helping them monitor recovery, track milestones, and recognize signs of concern without relying on generic information or internet searches. By connecting with a community of parents facing similar challenges, they feel less isolated. The clear recovery pathway and milestones NeoApp offers make the transition from hospital to home smoother, providing peace of mind. For The System For parents, NeoApp offers personalized guidance and support, increasing confidence and reducing anxiety. The app empowers parents with knowledge specific to their baby’s needs, helping them monitor recovery, track milestones, and recognize signs of concern without relying on generic information or internet searches. By connecting with a community of parents facing similar challenges, they feel less isolated. The clear recovery pathway and milestones NeoApp offers make the transition from hospital to home smoother, providing peace of mind. Project Theme Information Current State OVERVIEW Patients and physicians face challenges in addressing non-physiological factors impacting cardiovascular health—such as mental health, social support, and medication affordability—within the limited time of an appointment. This often results in a narrow focus on immediate physiological symptoms, leaving other important aspects of health unaddressed. What Is The Innovation OVERVIEW NeoApp is an innovative digital health solution, grounded in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) principles, created to guide parents through the complex journey of post-surgical recovery for NICU infants. It is the first ERAS-focused platform designed for neonatal populations and their parents at home, providing personalized support and education tailored to each baby’s surgical background, development stage, and ongoing health needs. INTENDED USERS Physicians using the APPROACH ePROM report for efficient patient assessments. Patients completing the APPROACH ePROM survey prior to appointments. Researchers gathering Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) data through the APPROACH registry for cardiovascular disease. How It Works OVERVIEW Before an appointment, patients complete a survey that includes mental health, social support, and self-care information, using validated instruments. This data is then used to generate a report for physicians, which flags significant changes and provides actionable insights. Physicians can review the report prior to or during appointments, allowing for a more comprehensive understanding of the patient’s health beyond immediate symptoms. Other Known Use Cases OVERVIEW Project Theme Information Current State Partnerships with Xsensor and Baxter are undergoing to evaluate the impact of eHealth tools on patient outcomes. The specific focus will be on two products: 1) Xsensor’s ForeSite® Intelligent Surface, an artificial intelligence-powered continuous skin monitoring... What is the Innovation Partnerships with Xsensor and Baxter are undergoing to evaluate the impact of eHealth tools on patient outcomes. The specific focus will be on two products: 1) Xsensor’s ForeSite® Intelligent Surface, an artificial intelligence-powered continuous skin monitoring... Other Known Use Cases Partnerships with Xsensor and Baxter are undergoing to evaluate the impact of eHealth tools on patient outcomes. The specific focus will be on two products: 1) Xsensor’s ForeSite® Intelligent Surface, an artificial intelligence-powered continuous skin monitoring... How it Works Partnerships with Xsensor and Baxter are undergoing to evaluate the impact of eHealth tools on patient outcomes. The specific focus will be on two products: 1) Xsensor’s ForeSite® Intelligent Surface, an artificial intelligence-powered continuous skin monitoring... Get Involved Add a Title Add a Title Connect via email: Email: Discover More: here Previous Item Next Item

Theme 3: Data Access and Connectivity Community-based health data research initiative — Lead: Tyler Williamson . . INNOVATION STAGE Exploration Health Innovation Focus Health Data Security, Accessibility & Interoperability Population and Setting — Technology and Intervention — BENEFITS For Users For Patients: Improved access to virtual care, enhanced continuity of care, and better health outcomes. For Providers: Simplified workflows, access to comprehensive patient data, and reduced administrative burden. For Administrators: Enhanced ability to deliver cost-effective, quality health programs and services. For The System System Efficiency: Improved data sharing and interoperability reduce duplication, errors, and delays in care delivery. Better Health Outcomes: A connected health data system supports more effective and informed clinical decision-making. Cost Reduction: Streamlined workflows and optimized virtual care lead to significant savings across the healthcare system. Stakeholder Collaboration: Collective Impact governance ensures sustained alignment of policy, technology, and workflows across the health sector. Project Theme Information Current State The healthcare sector in Alberta is increasingly relying on virtual care to deliver programs and services, but challenges in data access and interoperability limit its effectiveness. Health information systems often operate in silos, creating barriers to seamless communication between healthcare providers and systems. These issues hinder the delivery of high-quality, efficient healthcare services and prevent patients from experiencing the full potential of virtual care. There is a critical need to align health data governance, policy, workflows, and technology to optimize care delivery, reduce costs, and improve health outcomes across Alberta. Other Known Use Cases Partnerships with Xsensor and Baxter are undergoing to evaluate the impact of eHealth tools on patient outcomes. The specific focus will be on two products: 1) Xsensor’s ForeSite® Intelligent Surface, an artificial intelligence-powered continuous skin monitoring... What is the Innovation The Alberta Virtual Care Coordinating Body (AVCCB) is spearheading a series of initiatives to optimize the quality of health programs and services by addressing health data access and interoperability. The AVCCB uses a principle-based health data governance framework to promote better alignment of policy, technology, workflows, and regulations across the healthcare sector. Through a Collective Impact model, the AVCCB brings together stakeholders from across the health system to collaboratively set consensus policies and strategies, starting with virtual care and expanding to broader health data optimization. How it Works Advisory and Oversight: The AVCCB, composed of stakeholders across the health sector, advises and oversees projects that align with the principles of optimal health data governance. Collective Impact Framework: Using a shared authority model, the AVCCB collaborates with healthcare providers, administrators, and policy makers to set consensus approaches to health data design and use. Data Access and Interoperability: Projects focus on enhancing the integration of virtual care with broader health data systems by promoting interoperability and accessibility for all users. Policy and Workflow Alignment: Establish principles-based alignment of workflows, regulations, and technology to support scalable and sustainable virtual care services. Get Involved Explore Partnerships Contact Tyler Williamson to collaborate Get in touch tyler.williamson@ucalgary.ca Take a Closer Look Learn More View other projects and explore the Health Everywhere Portfolio to see how local innovations are transforming care across the province. Explore the Health Everywhere Portfolio to see how local innovations are solving real-world challenges and shaping the future of care across the province. View The Portfolio ABOUT The Health Everywhere Hub portfolio map showcases academic-led projects tackling real healthcare challenges across Alberta. By highlighting shared goals and commonalities, we hope to spark collaboration and amplify impact across the system. It’s more than a list of projects - this evolving collection shows what’s possible when partnerships, bold ideas, and real-world testing come together. Previous Item Next Item

Theme 2: Remote Monitoring and Virtual Care Robin's Nest as a White Label Platform — Lead: Linda Duffett-Leger Co-Lead: Mohammad Moshipour . INNOVATION STAGE Proof of Concept Health Innovation Focus Acute Illness; Chronic Disease;Mental Health & Addiction Population and Setting — Technology and Intervention Data Modelling, Platform and Dashboard Visualization; Wearable Technology, Imaging & Biosensors BENEFITS For Users Foster stronger therapeutic relationships through secure video-based interactions. Personalize care and interventions with real-time wearable data and AI-driven insights. Simplify remote monitoring and virtual consultations for improved workflow efficiency. Increase participant engagement and retention in clinical trials with a user-friendly platform. Streamline data collection and analysis in a single, integrated system for better decision-making. For The System Data Consistency: Centralized platform reduces errors and manual data reconciliation, improving trial fidelity and reporting accuracy. Seamless Integration: Interfaces with existing EHR systems (e.g., Epic) for real-time data sharing and better care coordination. Efficiency Gains: Automates routine tasks like scheduling, billing, and consent management, reducing administrative burden. Improved Patient Outcomes: Combines real-time monitoring with education and peer support, fostering long-term engagement and health behavior changes. Project Theme Information Current State Healthcare systems are under growing strain from limited resources and rising patient demand, especially in post-acute and chronic care settings. While remote patient monitoring has the potential to ease these pressures, current solutions often lack scalability, seamless integration of wearable device data, and user-friendly designs. This limits their adoption and effectiveness in real-time health monitoring. Clinical trial managers and clinicians face significant hurdles with fragmented tools for telehealth, wearables, and data analytics, leading to inconsistent data collection and low participant engagement. These challenges create inefficiencies, increasing administrative burdens, and contributing to higher dropout rates, missed interventions, and compromised trial outcomes. Other Known Use Cases Partnerships with Xsensor and Baxter are undergoing to evaluate the impact of eHealth tools on patient outcomes. The specific focus will be on two products: 1) Xsensor’s ForeSite® Intelligent Surface, an artificial intelligence-powered continuous skin monitoring... What is the Innovation Robin’s Nest is a comprehensive, all-in-one telehealth platform that integrates secure video communication, wearable technology for real-time physiological monitoring, AI-driven predictive analytics, and a robust learning management system (LMS). Designed to support remote patient monitoring, clinical trial management, and chronic care, Robin’s Nest provides a unified solution that streamlines workflows, enhances participant engagement, and improves data consistency. By combining advanced features into a single platform, it enables healthcare providers to deliver evidence-based programs and maintain strong therapeutic relationships, while offering actionable insights for better decision-making. How it Works Robin’s Nest integrates multiple advanced features into a single platform to streamline remote patient monitoring and clinical trial management. Wearable technology collects real-time physiological data, such as heart rate and sleep patterns, which is securely transmitted to healthcare providers or trial managers. AI-driven analytics assess stress levels and provide predictive insights, enabling clinicians to take timely, data-informed actions. The platform supports individual and group video-based telehealth sessions, facilitating virtual consultations, follow-ups, and peer support. Its robust learning management system (LMS) offers patients access to educational content and self-guided learning modules, while real-time monitoring and alerts notify clinicians of critical changes. All data is aggregated into a centralized health dashboard, combining biometric data, self-reports, and engagement metrics to deliver actionable insights for improving care and trial outcomes. Other Known Cases: SENSE Program for delivery of frontline staff mental health Get Involved Explore Partnerships Email Linda Duffet-Leger to explore partnership opportunities Get in touch linda.duffetleger@ucalgary.ca . View other projects and explore the Health Everywhere Portfolio to see how local innovations are transforming care across the province. Explore the Health Everywhere Portfolio to see how local innovations are solving real-world challenges and shaping the future of care across the province. View The Portfolio ABOUT The Health Everywhere Hub portfolio map showcases academic-led projects tackling real healthcare challenges across Alberta. By highlighting shared goals and commonalities, we hope to spark collaboration and amplify impact across the system. It’s more than a list of projects - this evolving collection shows what’s possible when partnerships, bold ideas, and real-world testing come together. Previous Item Next Item

Stay up to date about the most recent developments from Health Everywhere and the wider innovation community by accessing the latest news. News Filters Publication Year All Years 2023 2022 Theme 4 2024 Articles All Articles Theme 1 Theme 2 Theme 3 Theme 4 General Articles UCalgary-based program expands province-wide GENERAL SPARK program receives grant from Alberta Innovates, supporting post-secondary innovators across Alberta. September 11, 2023 3 UCalgary projects receive $20.3M in provincial innovation grants GENERAL UCalgary's innovation ecosystem just received a $20.3-million boost, thanks to Alberta's Major Innovation Fund. September 6, 2023 Theme 1 - Bridging Community and Acute Care Uniting researchers, decision-makers, and digital health innovators to ensure seamless, inclusive, and scalable healthcare implementation in acute and community-based care settings. Advancing eHealth innovation to enable intelligent patient monitoring THEME 1 Partnerships with Xsensor and Baxter to evaluate the impact of eHealth tools on patient outcomes and detect early... January 2024 Health innovation for infection prevention and control THEME 1 This bundle of projects focuses on industry partnerships and the application of eHealth tools to... Date TBD Theme 2 - Remote Monitoring and Virtual Care By leveraging academic research, industry collaboration, and community engagement, Health Everywhere creates a foundation for scaling virtual and mobile health innovations for virtual care. Enhancing recovery after surgery THEME 2 An international program with Alberta leadership that aims to use rehabilitation both prior and following... January 2024 Improving specialist access programs THEME 2 Leveraging new technologies and workflows to provide rural and remote patients access to specialized... Date TBD Theme 3 - Connectivity and Data Access We face significant challenges with the lack of health data integration, leading to interoperability issues among patients and care providers. This theme seeks to establish secure and seamless data access and interoperability for improved healthcare. Building the basic infrastructure to allow data to flow securely THEME 3 Evaluate distributed data vending (DDV) with blockchain to transform electronic health records (EHRs) by encouraging... Date TBD Developing a pipeline for exceptional analytics and research THEME 3 Develop a synthetic data sandbox that drives innovation by allowing innovators to develop products using synthetic... Date TBD Theme 4 - Integrated Innovation Ecosystem Support By addressing gaps and opportunities in the current ecosystem, our aim is to create a dynamic eHealth and mHealth ecosystem, by identifying resources, matching them with innovators, and improving overall integration. Evaluating the current eHealth and mHealth ecosystem THEME 4 A series of projects to better understand the factors, processes, and tools needed to support a vibrant ecosystem. This... Date TBD Bespoke ecosystem support services THEME 4 While innovators experience challenges navigating the support available to them, there are also unique services... Date TBD

Our Operations Team Alex Baron graduated from the University of Alberta Augustana Campus in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts – English, and then completed a Bachelor of Arts – Communications from the University of Calgary in 2016. In his career, Alex has had the opportunity to work in some truly unique places, allowing him to pursue his two key interests – creating memorable guest experiences and telling great stories . This includes working at the Walt Disney World Resort, Heritage Park Historical Village, and the University of Calgary. His interests outside of work include travel and photography. Communications Advisor Alex Baron  alex.baron@ucalgary.ca Jill de Grood jointly leads the W21C Research and Innovation Centre with Dr. Jaime Kaufman, PhD. Together, Jill and Jaime support the strategic direction of the initiative, promoting W21C’s value proposition as an organization dedicated to research, innovation, and education . They support day-to-day W21C operations and processes, and lead specific portfolios. ​ Jill completed her Master’s degree in Sociology at the University of Calgary. Her thesis project examined factors impacting lawyer’s physical and mental health. She completed a Certificate in Professional Management in 2015 and received her Project Management Professional Certification in 2018. ​ Jill has been in an evolving leadership role with W21C for more than nine years, and became Director of the Centre in 2013. Over the years, Jill has led and been involved in numerous industry partner projects in areas such as technology assessment, infection prevention and control, and examining the effectiveness and impact of health care innovations for patient care. Jill is a published author with fourteen journal publications along with a number of knowledge translation pieces. ​ As Director of Development and Partnerships, Jill continues to bring a strategic perspective to the W21C, to solve challenges and identify opportunities for the Centre. Jill is responsible for establishing and enhancing new and existing community partnerships with government and external organizations. Jill oversees the clinical trials and human factors teams in conjunction with Michelle Wright. She is also accountable for externally focused innovation support programs like SPARK Calgary. W21C Leadership Representative Jill de Grood  gjde@ucalgary.ca Maryam has a Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation degree and a Master of Management degree, both from the University of Calgary. Specializing in strategy, project management, and stakeholder relations, Maryam has successfully led teams, managed projects, and executed plans within diverse business domains. Her expertise includes strategic analysis, client communication, and a detail-oriented approach to data management . Maryam brings a unique blend of academic excellence, professional acumen, and a passion for community service to every project, making her a dynamic and versatile contributor to the W21C team. Operations Coordinator Maryam Ali  maryam.ali1@ucalgary.ca Shane holds a master’s degree in Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology from Simon Fraser University and is a Project Management Institute certified Project Management Professional. He has extensive experience in leading interdisciplinary teams, strategic planning, and working with various stakeholder groups . Prior to joining the W21C, Shane developed and managed a variety of projects relating to pediatric health outcomes, health technology, and neuroscience with the Alberta Children’s Hospital Neuropsychology Service. He has also previously worked as a Research Coordinator with the University of Calgary Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre and as a Research Associate with the Simon Fraser University Injury Prevention and Mobility Lab. Prior to his role as Program Manager, Shane coordinated the W21C Digital Health Colloboratorium initiative. Outside of work, Shane enjoys participating in a variety of sports including hockey, basketball, and skiing. Hub Manager Shane Virani  shane.virani@ucalgary.ca