Artificial intelligence is changing healthcare quickly. But understanding what these tools can do is only part of the conversation. How we use them matters, too. The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC), in partnership with the Pacific Islands Primary Care Association (PIPCA), brought healthcare professionals together for an interactive…
Success Stories
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Success Stories
What happens when you bring telehealth resources out into the community and simply make space for people to ask questions? They stop. They talk. And they tell you what they need. On August 1, 2026, PBTRC joined the 18th Annual Generations Aging in Place Workshop on Oʻahu, bringing resources,…
During the last week of April, the AI Safety Awareness Project (AISAP) brought AI Safety Week to Hawaiʻi, hosting workshops and conversations across Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, and Kauaʻi focused on online safety, scams, privacy, healthcare, and the growing role of artificial intelligence in everyday life. Over the course…
As efforts to expand digital health access continue across Hawaiʻi, the Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) is turning insight into action by learning from national partners and bringing those lessons back to local communities. Through both national collaboration and on-the-ground engagement, a clear theme has emerged: sustainable transformation…
In March 2026, PBTRC had the opportunity to join the Community First’s, Kuleana Health Fair, bringing telehealth resources and digital support directly to the community. We brought with us our incredible partners from the Tech Savvy Teens program, who participate in our digital navigator and telehealth training. They showed…
Our team spent a week on Kauaʻi doing what we love most. Listening, learning, and connecting with the community. Throughout the week we traveled across the island, visiting different regions and gathering with residents and local organizations to talk story about digital access, telehealth, and the everyday barriers people…
In August 2025, PBTRC partnered with federally funded Telehealth Resource Centers, academic institutions, and regional organizations to deliver the Healthcare AI Bootcamp, a national series focused on building foundational AI literacy across the healthcare workforce. Through a mix of virtual sessions and a culminating hybrid event connecting Honolulu, Los…
PBTRC was invited by our partners at Kupuna Connections to wrap up their month-long community wellness series on Kauaʻi, and the Līhuʻe community showed up with open hearts and a hunger to learn. What began as a training for twenty kupuna quickly grew beyond capacity, with kupuna eager to…
Confidence Gained, Skills in Action The Queen’s Health System and the Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) came together to host a Digital Navigator Training that brought navigators, community health workers, and frontline staff into one space with a shared purpose: helping patients feel more confident using digital health…
Throughout October and November 2024, the Leadership in Disabilities & Achievement of Hawaiʻi (LDAHI) and Hawai’i State Council on Developmental Disabilities (DDC), hosted the 17th Annual Traveling Mini Conference (TMC) that took place across the Hawaiian islands. LDAHI is the Parent Training and Information Center for the state of…