About Us
VON Canada
Caregiver Connect Portal Team
VON is dedicated to being a leader in the delivery of innovative comprehensive health and social services and to influencing the development of health and social policy in Canada. We are a national health organization and registered charity offering a wide range of community health care solutions that meet the needs of Canadians from coast to coast. VON is committed to continuous quality improvement and is accredited by Accreditation Canada (formerly Canadian Council of Health Services Accreditation).
Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research
The Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research (WIHIR) is a trans-disciplinary institute at the University of Waterloo delivering value to the health system through information, information management, and information and communication technologies research.
Investors
Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is a federally-funded, independent, not-for-profit organization whose Members are Canada's 14 federal, provincial and territorial Deputy Ministers of Health. Infoway is Canada's catalyst for collaborative change to accelerate the use of electronic health information systems and electronic health records (EHRs) across the country.
Portal Developer
Navantis
Established by a group of business and technology leaders in 1998, whose vision was to build a company that delivers exceptional customer service and high performing business solutions, Navantis is a leading provider of premium quality enterprise IT services. Navantis prides itself on its customer focus, consistently delivering quality solutions and superior systems integration every time. With a focus on custom development and integration for portals, communication and collaboration, content management, relationship management and business intelligence solutions, Navantis clients include blue chip and public sector companies in both North America and Europe. Customers such as Altamira, Honda, CIBC, Microsoft, Victorian Order of Nurses, Bell Canada, CBC and The City of Sudbury have turned to Navantis to help them increase productivity and collaboration through technology.
National Advisory Committee
The following organizations provided people who shared their experience and knowledge:
- Alberta Health Services, Calgary Health Region, Family Caregiver Centre
- Alberta Health Services, Edmonton Area
- Canadian Hospice & Palliative Care Association
- Caregivers Nova Scotia
- CSSS Cavendish
- Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care
- Health Canada
- Health Nexus
- Human Resources and Social Development Canada
- Public Health Agency Canada
- University of Calgary
- University of Ottawa
- Veterans’ Affairs Canada
- VON Canada
- Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research (WIHIR)
- Young Carers Initiative
Content Expert Panel
The following organizations provided people who shared their experience and knowledge:
- Alzheimer Knowledge Exchange
- Canadian Caregiver Coalition
- Caregivers Association of BC
- Caregivers Nova Scotia
- Francophone Women’s Alliance
- Saskatoon Caregiver Information Centre
- Seniors Resource Centre of Newfoundland and Labrador
- University of Ottawa
- VON Canada
- VON Hamilton
- VON Sudbury
- Young Carers Initiative
Content Contributors:
The following organizations have also provided core content to be used on the Caregiver Connect Portal.
- Caregivers Nova Scotia
- Family Caregivers Network Society
- Calgary Health Region, Family Caregiver Centre