PLS x AppGuide: Building a Digital Health Culture, One Evaluated Resource at a Time
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The most productive thing we can do for the healthcare system is to start from patient and clinician needs, scan the market for concrete tools that already exist, and evaluate them appropriately.
We avoid reinventing what already works. We unlock the potential of the right tools, for the right people, at the right time.
Every patient better guided, every relevant tool used—this is also a tangible way to reduce costs, improve organizational efficiency, and help relieve system congestion.
That’s exactly what the “Take Action” initiative from PLS x AppGuide is offering.
The Need — Building Trust in Digital Health Tools Across the Network
Every day—in conferences, in family medicine groups (FMGs), in project teams—we talk about mental health, chronic pain, patient autonomy, and clinician overload.
We mention tools to recommend. Sometimes, even tools to develop.
But too often, it stays at the stage of good intentions—because recommending a digital resource isn’t always easy or intuitive.
At AppGuide, we start from a simple idea:
The most productive action in healthcare is to start from a patient need, then scan and find a relevant, validated digital tool that can easily be recommended via a dedicated platform.
Why?
Because it creates impact immediately, without adding to the system’s burden.
Because it avoids trial-and-error, wasted resources, and patients being left on their own.
And most of all, because it works. And it’s repeatable—again and again.
The Solution — Move to Action with Recommendable, Evaluated Tools
This is exactly what we’ve implemented at scale through the PLS x AppGuide Collection.
The PLS conference addresses critical topics for our health network, with a high-quality program. For each session, we selected digital tools aligned with the issues discussed and conducted a market scan to find relevant solutions, such as:
Self-care apps
Digital tools or resources for clinicians
Interactive guides or websites for decision-makers
Participants can access them directly using QR codes available throughout the event. In just seconds, we go from:
A topic discussed → to a curated collection
An idea → to a tool to recommend or test
A theoretical challenge → to a concrete, ready-to-use solution
And it’s not just static content.
We gather your feedback.
We enhance our monitoring.
We feed an intelligent and iterative selection loop.
This field feedback also becomes valuable data for developers—to help them improve their tools, validate their clinical relevance, and support broader adoption.
Our Expertise — A Concrete Demonstration
Our software is typically used in specific clinical pathways, in two main ways.
Recommendation protocols
For digital tools designed to save clinicians time (e.g., recommending an educational app or guiding toward self-care).
Patient tools
Curated collections that help the general population access safe resources—often for prevention or public health purposes.
In the PLS x AppGuide initiative, we’re applying this same expertise in exploration mode —offering tools to test in your own setting to help you go further.
The Process — Agile, Practical, Embedded in the System
The principles we used to build this initiative mirror those we apply for all our clients.
Our unique approach is:
Targeted: we always begin with patient and clinician needs
Agile: we find quickly, evaluate, adapt, and integrate feedback
Evaluable: each tool has a clear status (in progress, validated, recommendable)
Replicable: usable in any clinical project, event, or local initiative
We help make digital health culture tangible, dynamic… and safe.
AppGuide — A Catalyst for Action in Your Practice Settings
AppGuide is more than an evaluation platform—it’s a driver for action.
Beyond the software itself, we bring:
Expertise in outreach and dissemination strategies
A robust governance framework
On-the-ground support
Integration logic based on best practices
Deployments focused on client success
By listening to your realities, constraints, and goals, we help you:
Launch themed collections of digital health resources
Equip clinicians to recommend the right tools, at the right time
Test adoption, document impact, refine your content
Thank You to the PLS Conference Team
Digital health isn’t a trend—it’s a lever. One that comes with risks—risks we help you activate safely and strategically.
A Letter from Michaël Cardinal
Pharmacist, CEO of TherAppX Inc.