In this episode, PhD candidate Anthony Duffy explains the challenges that hinder successful digital interventions, such as competing priorities and differing validation methods between health practitioners and designers. Anthony is currently exploring how to scale co-design processes to gather insights from thousands of participants simultaneously, aiming to bridge the divide between traditional small-scale qualitative feedback and large-scale clinical requirements. Dr. Lawrence and Anthony also discuss the rise of the "Digital Health Citizen," a movement that encourages individual health responsibility and challenges the historical, top-down hierarchy of medicine.

For extra reading: Examining Challenges to Co-Design Digital Health Interventions with End Users: Systematic Review

Anthony is welcome to inquiries related to his research in co-designing digital health interventions - he can be reached at anthony_duffy@sfu.ca.

Matthew Smith, a leader and coach at UBC's advanced computing lab, describes how his work contributes to medical research, the challenges of growing digital research services, and what he envisions the future of healthcare could look like if high computing power was more accessible.

Reach Matthew through email: Matthew.smith@ubc.ca

To learn more about advanced research computing at UBC, visit the site: https://arc.ubc.ca/

Lori Vesper shares her journey into global healthcare leadership and the insights gained from her unique education. She explains how these experiences shape her vision for improving BC's healthcare system—particularly through educational reform and building better connections among both certified health providers and everyone else who shapes our healthcare system.