August 2021
The Latest News for eHLbc Members
It's been a busy summer! Read on to learn about the latest happenings. And wherever you find yourself as these dog days of summer wrap up, we hope you are safe and well.
Core Suite Web Launched
eHLbc has launched the Core Suite Web! This is a series of web pages dedicated to supporting member organizations as the consortium moves through a renewal of the Core Suite. The Core Suite Web currently has background information, a timeline, and an archive of messages. Over time, as information is gathered and analyzed, it will be posted online for members to review.
Screenshot of the core suite web
To access the Core Suite Web:

  • log into the eHLbc website (Log In is in the top right corner) using your email and password
  • If you’ve forgotten your password, select “Request New Password” once you've arrived at the login page (be sure to check your spam folder)
  • Once logged in, select eResources from the top navigation menu
  • Select Core Suite in the right hand menu, and the full Core Suite Web will be visible

If you have any difficulties logging in, please contact Korinne Hamakawa for assistance.
New Poster Highlights Consortial Value
Need a quick snapshot of how eHLbc generates value to share with administrators? Look no further than the new eHLbc infographic poster! Using facts and figures from the latest Year in Review report, this poster is an informative and attractive way to share key information about eHLbc.

Incorporate the data in your own reports, include the infographic in your organization’s newsletter, or print the poster and place it somewhere visible.

We'd love to hear from you about how you communicate eHLbc's value or if you have ideas for future communication tools. Contact: Leah Hopton, Communications Manager.
Infographic Poster of eHLbc value
Learning Opps Take a 3D Look at Anatomy
Learning about human anatomy has come a long way since the detailed yet static images found in medical textbooks. With tools like Primal Pictures PALMs - part of the Primal Pictures Premier Human Anatomy Package licensed by eHLbc - today’s students can explore human structures online in 3D, and interactively zoom in on elements of interest.
As part of its commitment to develop learning opportunities for members, eHLbc recently offered two online webinars focusing on Primal Pictures and PALMs. Folks from around BC and Yukon joined for live demonstrations and to ask questions. Among the attendees, Ken McFarlan, Library Services Manager at Island Health Authority, said he appreciated "the opportunity to hear how the PALMs product supports student learning and how its adaptive nature supports the individual learner. How times have changed since basic rote learning! Dynamic learning tools represent the future of education and the PALMs session underlined the value of technology applied to learning.”

Plans are in the works for eHLbc to offer more online learning opportunities in the coming months. If you have feedback or a suggestion about learning opportunities, contact Sunni Nishimura.

Photo: Primal Pictures PALMs webinar screenshot
Designing for People: Innovative Human-Centred Design
When COVID-19 restricted in-person activities in 2020, KidsAction Coaching, which provides physical activity therapy to children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, needed to figure out how to provide comparable support online. They turned to Designing for People, an interdisciplinary network of students and researchers working to solve human-facing design problems.

While Designing for People is not restricted to solving complex issues in health, many projects focus on innovative research and development in health-related technologies. Example topics include evolving wheelchair design, designing technology to calm premature babies, and developing a network that consistently and accurately classifies concussions.
Image of a prosthetic arm and hand against a blue background
Designing for People assembled a KidsAction Coaching DFP team, made up of two faculty consultants and UBC students in Information Studies and Computer Science. The group designed a web app prototype that helps coaches select activities and provides families with information and motivation to guide in-home physical activity. They presented their design earlier this summer. Jane Jun, a member of the KidsAction Coaching DFP team and current eHLbc Co-op librarian, describes the hands-on learning experience as: “challenging and eye-opening, particularly from a user-experience and universal design perspective. It was rewarding to work on a solution that would positively impact programs for children with neurodevelopment conditions.”
 
Members of the public are welcome to attend bimonthly DFP seminars, which showcase human computer interaction research and technology design. Past seminars are available on the DFP@UBC Seminars YouTube page. Or, if you or your organization have a design problem you think a Designing for People team might be able to help with, visit https://dfp.ubc.ca/partners.

In case you missed it...


  • Results from the 2021 eBox and Ranking Survey -- the process that allows member organizations to nominate and rank products they feel should be considered for licensing by the consortium -- are available at: https://ehlbc.ca/licensing/ebox-ranking-survey