Digital Health Canada volunteers like Anne-Marie Parent are the backbone of our education program. Anne-Marie volunteered as an instructor for the 2024 Health Informatics Winter Lecture Series, delivering content for the Clinical and Health Services session.

Through my volunteer work, I’ve made connections with the Digital Health Canada Team, as well as participants in the winter lectures series that I co-delivered with friends and peers have reached out on LinkedIn where we continue the conversation.

Volunteering with Digital Health Canada allows me to expand my network and connect with others who are trying to have an impact to improve how health data is used in Canada. I also teach part-time in Health Informatics and have learned that it is important to share my stories with others so we can learn on how to leverage digital technologies more effectively.

About Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie was part of the Epic Implementation team at CHEO (the pediatric hospital for Eastern Ontario) as a business analyst and change management specialist. Anne-Marie Parent currently works at the Canadian Institute for Health Information as Manager, Engagement and Mobilization and is also a part-time professor in Health Informatics and Organizational Behaviour and Change at the Telfer School of Management with the University of Ottawa. Anne-Marie has a Master of Health Administration, a B. Comm. with Specialisation in Management Information Systems, and professional certifications in Project Management (PRINCE2), Change Management (Prosci), and a Black Belt in Lean Healthcare. She is a Certified Health Executive with the Canadian College of Health Leaders.

Volunteering builds experience, contributes to your professional development and learning, and helps you expand your network. Learn more about Digital Health Canada volunteer opportunities here. Meet more volunteer members here.