
Tibor van Rooij, PhD
Dr. Tibor van Rooij is the Digital Health Research Lead at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia. Tibor combines 15 years of leadership experience with a strong background in computer science and computational biology, and over 18 years' experience in bioinformatics and health information science research. He is well versed in medical IT planning/strategy, business analysis, development, management and implementation of research software projects, clinical decision support, translation of evidence-based medicine, and medical mobile app development.

Beth Payne, PhD
Dr. Beth Payne is the Project manager for Digital Health Research at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and a Research Associate in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. Beth brings 15 years’ experience as a research program manager and academic in the fields of global health and digital health focused on maternal and child health. She is well versed in research project management, partnership development, user experience design, health systems research, and implementation science using mixed methods.
Steering Committee
Tibor van Rooij, Chair
BCCHR
Mark Ansermino, Member
BCCHR, BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre
Jennifer Krempien, Member
BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre
Matthias Görges, Member
BCCHR
Elodie Portales-Casamar, Member
BCCHR
Rick Sethi, Industry Representative
Medtronic
John Jacob, Member
BCCHR, BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre
Dominik Stoll, Member
Office of Virtual Health (OVH)
Sunny Vafi, Member
Office of Virtual Health (OVH)
Miranda Tymoschuk, Member/Patient Partner
Patient Representative
Melanie Hanson, Member/Patient Partner
Patient Representative