Because the WCMICS is a partnership between 6 geographically dispersed health care organizations, collaborative technologies have a key role in supporting the functioning of our "virtual organization"

Videoconferencing

Videoconferencing is the primary technology that has been used to date - particularly in terms of facilitating meetings and work groups across sites. There has been substantial investment by government in this technology.....read more about Videoconferencing in healthcare.

Videoconferencing Resources

Videoconferencing presentation
Videoconferencing user guide

Teleconferencing

In some cases, for a range of reasons, teleconferencing has been used on its own or in combination with video conferencing.

Teleconferencing Resources

Teleconferencing user guide

Web Technologies

In conjunction with our constituent organizations and tumour groups, we are currently exploring the role of collaborative environments such as Sharepoint to facilitate our work.