Why Women? Women innately bring collaborative hearts, minds, and souls to digital health reform.
Our world is currently facing a significant devaluing and oppression of women and marginalized groups. Personal safety, individual choice, and access to healthcare for families and communities are in jeopardy. The urgency of the situation is clear. The current approach is not working, and citizens across the globe are standing up in revolt, affirming a collective need for something different.
W.H.O. is calling for action to resolve the disparity of women’s healthcare leadership. Globally, 70% of healthcare workers are women, but only 25% are in leadership roles. Newly published research in The Broken Rung shows it’s not lack of education but lack of job experience capital that continues to undermine women’s career advancement.
Added to the lack of women's leadership parity is the reality that our healthcare systems are strained to the max, many remote communities have already lost local physician access and current siloed hierarchy systems can’t support the collaborative creativity required to deliver comprehensive digital healthcare. Our healthcare systems are in desperate need of change and we cannot afford to wait.
Our mission is to help women pioneer an economic Community TeleCare Ecosystem. We have been out on the front line of telehealth since 2000 and value the inclusive environment required to bring humanized digital care to orphaned citizens. Matriarchy provides seasoned collaboration, intuition, compassion, connection, and adaptability, all critically missing components of telehealth’s adoption success. Women must champion digital health reform. There is Huge Hope. The Time is Now.
Meet Marilyn Lawrie, President, EMBA, Telecare ecosystem designer
I am a social entrepreneur and proud former BC Finalist for EY Entrepreneur of the Year. From social services to education, I found my passion in healthcare, where I gained the nickname Biz Shrink from doctors whose business problems I helped solve.
Switching focus from urban I began working with early-stage internet and telehealth providers in remote BC, AB and SASK to gain first-hand knowledge of connectivity disparity, especially in Indigenous communities, which to this day still exist. The challenges of limited internet access, cultural barriers, and the need for "humanized" training to engage patients were significant hurdles we had to overcome.
I love to guide organizations and community groups through their fears of telehealth adoption, fostering a sense of confidence and unity in TeleCare. I encourage communities to think outside the box of old health delivery paradigms, sparking curiosity and interest in our innovative design of a new TeleCare ecosystem.
I’m proud to be promoting Women Transforming TeleCare. I’ve seen how women, with their unique ability to create community are a driving force in healthcare. I’ve experienced women's organizational leadership that produces meaningful health partnerships with legacies for future generations. It's time to recognize and empower the role of women in TeleCare.
DR. SHERRY ARVIDSON, RN, MN, PhD
Dr. Sherry Arvidson is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Nursing University of Regina. Dr Arvidson’s area of research focuses on health promotion and education advancement in Indigenous communities. In 2016, Dr Arvidson received the University of Regina President’s Award: New Faculty Teaching Award of Recognition. Her teaching knowledge and level of expertise have been influential to new Faculty, students, and colleagues.
As a nursing consultant, Dr Arvidson’s work with the Saulteaux Pelly Agency Health Alliance has contributed towards the development of an operational plan and training aspects for the people in the Southern Saskachewan area. Dr Arvidson’s wealth of knowledge and collaboration efforts along with a passion to promote women make her a strong influential leader.
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