Dan -- thank you, that's very kind! I will accept your nomination, fill in the form, and post it to the forum. It would be an honour to be afforded the chance to continue acting as the IHE Canada Liaison.
When I ran for this post two years ago I proposed a platform of change. I hope that some of the changes proposed, then, are already becoming evident to our community members. I also hope that there is consensus within the IHE Canada community that the direction we are moving is helpful and will be more and more impactful as we continue to make progress.
At this point -- as an incumbent -- I am running on my record. I admit, with an accompanying apology, that my conduct and leadership over the last two years has demonstrated both my strengths and my shortcomings. I can promise, if I am lucky enough to get a chance to continue serving, that I'll do my best to keep learning, and improving, and "growing into the role".
These difficult times are teaching us all lessons about resilience; and patience; and collaboration; and equity; and the ways that adversity is the mother of invention. I believe that all of us who work in digital health will be afforded opportunities to help take the best of these lessons learned and weave them permanently into the fabric of Canada's healthcare system. That "legacy-making" feels important, to me, and I look forward to being part of it.
Warmest regards, and stay well,
Derek
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