The BC Alliance on Telehealth Policy and Research has a number of ongoing projects. For further information about each project, please click the 'more' link following each project description.
Randomized Trial of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Delivered Remotely Through the Internet (vCRP Study)
Co-investigator: Annemarie Kaan, Andrew Ignaszewski. Joanna Bates, Ken Prkachin
This study aims to investigate the use of the Internet to deliver a 4 month cardiac rehabilitation program to heart patients in rural and remote locations... [more info]
Systematic Review of Published and Grey Literature Evidence to Inform the Development of an Analytical Framework and the Deployment of Telehealth/E-Health Initiatives on First Nation Reserves
The objective of this project is to develop an appropriate framework to assess the feasibiliy, sustainability and suitability of telehealth/e-health initiatives on First Nations reserves... [more info]
Rapid Access to Cardiology Expertise (RACE)
The RACE model is a patient-centred collaborative, shared-care model of service provision between primary care physicians and cardiology specialists for the timely and appropriate investigation and management of patients with cardiovascular disease... [more info]
