Emerging Topics

In this episode of Emerging Topics, Ian Roe, co-founder of Kids Boost Immunity (KBI), discusses how the website provides teachers and health professionals with lessons on immunization and communicable diseases to engage students in grades 4 to 12.  He also explains how KBI can be used to help address misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ian Roe is the Director for Operations and Development for Kids Boost Immunity (KBI) and I Boost Immunity (IBI), which are two World Health Organization accredited digital education platforms designed to raise vaccine literacy and support global health through UNICEF. As co-chair of BC’s Immunization Promotions Working Group, Ian is also responsible for managing British Columbia’s public immunization website - ImmunizeBC.ca. Ian has more than 20 years of experience working in audio and video production, communications, social marketing, web management and immunization promotion. He currently works at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) in Vancouver.