Topic: Crowdsourcing care: Solving healthcare service gaps with open data and civic tech

Join us for a talk about open data and civic tech as we look at Fern, a crowdsourced web app designed to help residents of Toronto find family doctors who are currently accepting new patients. With over 2 million Ontarians without a family doctor and no provincial open data system providing real-time information, accessing primary care has become increasingly difficult. Sidra will demonstrate how Fern addresses this issue through community-driven solutions, and highlight the importance of government-released open data in improving healthcare access. The talk will explore how open data empowers civic tech communities to create tools that meet public needs and improve lives. Learn how Fern was developed (in a day!), rapid prototyping, and the pivotal role open data plays in solving real-world challenges.

Speaker: Sidra Mahmood

Sidra is a senior builder and technologist with a love of responsible data and client-centered product/service design. From community-powered web applications to public sector solutions, her work is all about making complex digital experiences simpler and a snap to use. As a service designer, she thrives on developing build usable tools and products for the public that give people more of their day back.

Agenda:

• 7:00-7:20 = Welcome and Introductions

• 7:20-7:50 = Presentation and Q&A/discussion

• 7:50-9:00 = Breakout groups

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