ITCH 2017 Student Poster Competition

ITCH 2017 Poster Competition
International conference addressing Information Technology and Communications in Health (ITCH) 2017 Poster Competition

This years student poster competition had many outstanding entries. The bright and motivated student authors presented posters that covered many different areas of health information innovation and research. Congratulations to all of the students who participated.

1st place winner
Janessa Griffith, 1st place winner of ITCH 2017 poster competition

Janessa Griffith is a PhD candidate from the University of Toronto and a MSc. graduate from the School of Health Information Science, at UVic. Her poster is titled, "Recognizing sex and gender in the design of a mobile health application for multiple sclerosis (MS) management". Congratulations to Janessa for being selected as the 1st place winner in the ITCH 2017 Poster Competition.

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Gurprit Randhawa, 2nd place winner of ITCH 2017 poster competition

Gurprit Randhawa is a PhD candidate in the School of Health Information Science at UVic. She has also received both of her MSc. and BSc. from the School Health Information Science. Her poster is titled, "Meaningful End-User Support for Meaningful EMR Use: A Scoping Review". Congratulations to Gurprit for being selected as the 2nd place winner in the ITCH 2017 student poster competition.

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From left: Line Dausel Vinther, Ditte Meulengracht Hjelmager

Line Dausel Vinther and Ditte Meulengracht Hjelmager are Techno-Anthropology students from Aalborg University in Denmark. Their poster is titled, "Involving Patients to Develop IT Support for Self-management of Low Back Pain" and was selected as the 3rd place winner in the ITCH 2017 student poster competition.

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Alyssa Foote, ITCH 2017 student poster competition participant

Alyssa Foote is a combined BSc student studying health information science and computer science at the University of Victoria. Her poster is titled, "There's an App For That: Intersecting mHealth and Depression Research". Congratulations to Alyssa for participating in the ITCH 2017 student poster competition.

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Liz Lowen, ITCH 2017 student poster competition participant

Liz Loewen is the Director for Coordination of Care with Manitoba eHealth. Liz has been a Registered Nurse for over twenty years. She is a PhD candidate in the School of Health Information Science, at UVic. Her poster is titled, "Measuring Business Intelligence in Healthcare: Conceptual Model". Congratulations to Liz for participating in the ITCH 2017 student poster competition.