About Us

The British Columbia Alliance on Telehealth Policy and Research (BCATPR) is a multi-disciplinary research team working in the area of health-related services using telecommunications technologies. This alliance is a joint partnership consisting of academic institutions and provincial health authorities committed to providing relevant evidence and capacity building for integration of sustainable telehealth care services into routine health care practices within British Columbia.

 

Mission

The BCATPR will become a national leader in the development and provision of innovative telehealth care services, capacity building, policy development and training aimed at improving patient care, health care efficiencies and health care re-design through sustained healthcare partnerships.

 

 

Institutional Partners

  • Provincial Health Services Agency Providence Health Care
    Island Health Interior Health
    • Simon Fraser University
    • University of British Columbia
    • University of Northern British Columbia
    • BC Institute of Technology
    • Fraser Health
    • Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
    • Northern Health Authority
    • Vancouver Island Health Authority
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