Register for Informatics Now: A Live Learning Series to gain insights from experts at the forefront of Canadian digital health and health informatics.

Each session will be presented virtually in real time by an established Canadian digital health professional with real-world experience, diverse regional perspectives, and proven expertise in their area of study.

This comprehensive eight-session virtual series will take learners on a journey through the core concepts of health informatics, equipping them with the essential knowledge and skills required to succeed in the Canadian digital health landscape. Materials presented will be based on the existing Digital Health Canada Core Health Informatics courses, with refreshed and updated content.

Spaces are limited to encourage participant engagement and networking, and to allow time for questions and answers.

• Total online class time: 27 hours
• Start Date: February 10, 2026
• End Date: March 10, 2026
• Session content: The Canadian Healthcare System; Clinical and Health Services; Technology Ecosystem; Information Management; Project Management; Healthcare Transformation; Analysis & Evaluation; Bonus Session: CPHIMS-CA
• Earn 1 CEU for each hour of class time (please refer to the HIMSS renewal requirements guidelines for more information)

Accessible, cheaper and safer imaging is needed to diagnose and treat TMJ arthritis early to avoid the costs, delays and need for sedation related to MRI images, which is used to diagnose this condition. Ultrasound (US) is safer, more comfortable for children and cheaper for the health system. Not to mention, its portability that allows its use in diverse health care facilities, including rural communities and remote areas. However, the challenge is that US requires significant training and expertise to interpret the images.

We are developing an AI-assisted image analysis tool to be integrated to a portable handheld ultrasound to help screening TMJ arthritis in children. For this, we will scan the joint of children diagnosed with arthritis in the main children's hospital of Alberta. These images will then be used to develop the AI assisted image-analysis tool. This innovative tool will overcome existing barriers and improve health by advancing digital health.

Presented by:

Fabiana Almeida 

Fabiana Almeida is a clinical researcher and Assistant Professor at the School of Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. She completed her dental degree and specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in Brazil, alongside an MSc and PhD in Health Sciences—Oral Diagnosis. 

Her research focuses on imaging and new technologies—particularly Ultrasound and Artificial Intelligence—in the diagnosis process in Dentistry. She started working with Ultrasound in 2017 during her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Alberta, where she investigated the potential of Ultrasound as a diagnostic tool in Dentistry—particularly for assessing jaw joint disorders and the tissues supporting teeth. Dr Almeida was part of a multidisciplinary team that developed an innovative intraoral ultrasound device for chairside diagnostic use in Dentistry. In addition, she has led the development of an AI model to assist in identifying jaw joint disorders in MRI scans. Her work aims to improve the diagnosis process through the integration of emerging technologies in imaging.

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Earn One Continuing Education Unit (CEU) for attending this webinar. 

Webinar Wednesday attendance is one of the benefits of Digital Health Canada Membership. Not a member yet? Join Digital Health Canada to enjoy Webinar Wednesdays and other benefits of membership.

This presentation offers an overview of Alberta’s implementation of the Connect Care clinical information system in ambulatory care, with a deliberate focus on the people and processes that enable meaningful digital transformation. Rather than emphasizing technology, the session underscores the pivotal role of governance, strong sponsorship, stakeholder engagement, and visible leadership in navigating complex organizational change. It highlights the value of inclusive stakeholder engagement strategies—such as collaboration with patient advisors and user groups—to ensure solutions are grounded in frontline and patient experience. At the heart of the presentation is a comprehensive change management approach, featuring practical tools like communication frameworks, the importance of end-to-end workflow demonstrations, and patient safety review sessions, all designed to build confidence and readiness. The discussion also outlines tailored launch support models, including superuser networks and both on-site and virtual assistance, reinforcing the principle that true success lies in empowering people through thoughtful change, not just deploying new systems.

Learning Objectives

1. Explain the importance of governance, leadership, stakeholder engagement, and sponsorship in supporting large-scale digital transformations in healthcare.
2. Describe effective stakeholder engagement strategies that ensure system design and implementation reflect the needs of patients and frontline users.
3. Identify key change management tools and approaches used to support readiness, adoption, and sustainability during CIS implementations.
4. Explore launch support models—including the role of superusers, hybrid assistance approaches and issue escalation frameworks
5. Summarize the role of project management in coordinating resources, managing risks, and maintaining alignment across program priorities and timelines.

Presented by:

Olga Maciejewski, MBA, PMP, PROSCI CMP, CPHIMS-CA

Olga Maciejewski is a seasoned healthcare leader specializing in digital transformation, change management, and clinical informatics. As the Change Management Lead for Alberta Health Services, she played a pivotal role in the province-wide implementation of Connect Care, one of the largest Epic-based clinical information systems globally. With nearly two decades of experience in healthcare operations and digital health, Olga combines strategic insight with frontline empathy to drive meaningful change. She holds an MBA from the Haskayne School of Business and is certified in project management (PMP), change management (PROSCI CMP), and health informatics (CPHIMS-CA). Beyond her role at Alberta Health Services, Olga contributes to the broader digital health community as the President-Elect on the Board of Directors for the HIMSS Canadian Prairies Chapter. She also serves on the HIMSS Professional Development Committee, promoting lifelong learning among digital health professionals. Olga’s commitment to community service has been recognized with The Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022.

Joy Fu,  MAL, BN, RN

Joy Fu is an innovative forward-thinking leader with over fifteen years leadership experience in nursing and health informatics. As the Executive Director, Clinical Operations Informatics Office at Alberta Health Services, she is responsible for leading informatics teams in collaboration with clinical operations to utilize Connect Care clinical data and quality improvement tools to inform health outcomes, service delivery, professional practice, and continuous improvement to support quality patient care. She is a member of the Patient Family Advisory Council and provides operational and informatics expertise to inform the strategic development and use of Connect Care to empower patients to be partners in their healthcare journey. Joy is passionate about leveraging technology and informatics to support patient care, service delivery, health outcomes, and research. She holds a Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Roads University and a Bachelor of Nursing degree from the University of Calgary.

Earn One Continuing Education Unit (CEU) for attending this webinar. 

Webinar Wednesday attendance is one of the benefits of Digital Health Canada Membership. Not a member yet? Join Digital Health Canada to enjoy Webinar Wednesdays and other benefits of membership. 

Healthcare did not evolve in a world of abundance. When demand exceeds capacity, bottlenecks appear, and they cascade. Much of modern healthcare is spent managing scarcity, not delivering care. What if scarcity is no longer the right design assumption?

Capacity isn’t only headcount and infrastructure, it’s also time and attention. What could our health system look like if we used AI to create more capacity? What if we doubled healthcare capacity?

In this webinar, Dr. Simon Kos and Dr. Paul Hacker explore what a higher-capacity health system could mean for key outcomes in the Canadian context, and how leaders can approach AI in a way that supports clinicians while keeping care human.

Presented by:

Dr. Paul Hacker

Dr. Paul Hacker is a general practitioner with a focused practice in palliative medicine. He is the lead physician of the Community Palliative Medicine Associates, a clinician teacher with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Medical Association.

Dr. Simon Kos

Dr. Simon Kos is an internationally recognized leader in digital health, working in senior executive roles for over twenty years. He is a registered clinician and the Chief Medical Officer of Heidi Health, responsible for clinical strategy, industry engagement and leading what the future of AI in healthcare can and should deliver. Significant past roles include global chief medical officer of Microsoft based in Seattle, Health Director APAC of Microsoft based in Sydney, CEO of Next Practice, Physician Executive with Cerner, and the co-chair of the Global Commission to end the Diagnostic Odyssey for children with a Rare Disease.

Earn One Continuing Education Unit (CEU) for attending this webinar. 

Webinar Wednesday attendance is one of the benefits of Digital Health Canada Membership. Not a member yet? Join Digital Health Canada to enjoy Webinar Wednesdays and other benefits of membership. 

Digital Health Canada recently launched a strategic planning exercise to guide the organization into 2030. We are committed to getting as much input into this process from our stakeholders as we can—this is where you come in!

We would love to get your insights and perspectives as we shape our future agenda. Register and join us online to have your say in the future of Digital Health Canada!

Connect with Ontario public and private sector leaders and innovators as they explore the issues that matter most to Ontario patients, caregivers, and digital health professionals—discussions that are the hallmark of the annual Digital Health Canada ON26 Conference (UpOnDigital: Update on Ontario Digital Health).

• Registration fees shown include 13% HST. 
• CPHIMS-CA Maintenance: Earn 5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for attending this event.
• Cancellation policy: Registration cancellations received before 5:00 PM ET on February 14, 2026, will be eligible for a full refund. Registration cancellations received after 5:00 PM ET on February 14, 2026, are non-refundable. An alternate attendee’s name may be substituted until March 18, 2026, by sending a written substitution request to info@digitalhealthcanada.com. Any registration transferred from a member to a non-member will be adjusted to the non-member rate.
• Sponsorship Opportunities: To inquire about sponsoring this event, contact Dino Falvo.

A Special Members Meeting of Digital Health Canada will be held as follows: 

• Thursday March 19, 2026
• 12:00 p.m. ET – 12:30 p.m. ET

Please register your attendance and the appropriate links will be sent for you to join. 

The following matters will constitute the Agenda:

1. Call to Order 
2. Motion to approve the updated Digital Health Canada by-laws
3. Adjournment 

If you are not able to attend the Special Members Meeting, you may assign a proxy vote using the online proxy form available here or by downloading and completing a PDF proxy form found here. Proxy forms must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. EDT on March 5, 2026. Email your completed PDF proxy form to sbott@digitalhealthcanada.com.

If you need more information about the Special Members Meeting, please contact Shannon Bott, Executive Director, at sbott@digitalhealthcanada.com.

Join us for snacks and socializing at this casual evening MeetUp in Toronto (conveniently taking place just before the ON26 Conference)! Digital Health Canada MeetUps offer opportunities to network with digital health professionals from your area in a relaxed atmosphere.

Your $36.75 registration fee includes snacks and one drinks ticket (soda, wine, or beer).

Registration fees shown include 13% HST.

Registration Cancellation Policy: All sales are final, and there are no refunds. Substitutions are available until February 27, 2026. Prices are in Canadian dollars.

The healthcare system is swimming in lost hours. 

Millions of clinician hours disappear each year into administrative burden across every specialty, department, and region — compounded by countless staff hours spent coordinating, reconciling, and manually managing fragmented workflows. 

Administrative burden is not simply inefficiency, it is suppressed capacity hiding in plain sight. 

Attendees will learn how to: 

Presented By:

Yan D-Beaurivage, VP, Product, Market and Growth Strategy, Petal Health

Yan D-Beaurivage is a healthcare technology leader focused on helping health systems unlock constrained capacity by addressing administrative burden, system alignment, and finding a way for teams to do more with less.

As Vice President of Product, Market and Growth Strategy at Petal his work centres on the operational realities that limit hospital performance, fragmented workflows, manual coordination, and disconnected digital systems that suppress throughput, strain clinicians, and erode margin. Leveraging more than 15 years of Product Development and Partnership experience, Yan partners with health system leaders to translate strategy into practical, enterprise-wide execution, aligning clinical operations, digital infrastructure, and financial performance.

His approach is pragmatic and system-focused: simplify workflows, eliminate duplication, untapped system development, and deliver measurable time-to-value without adding organizational complexity.

Join us for a reception following the conclusion of e-Health 2026 and to kick off the CHIEF Executive Forum Spring26 events. Reserve your spot by registering today or send an email confirming your attendance to chief@digitalhealthcanada.com.

Your CHIEF Membership includes registration at both the Spring and Fall Symposia and Receptions, however, to reserve your place and ensure everyone will be comfortably accommodated, separate confirmation is required for each of the events.

Join us for this knowledge-sharing, learning, and networking event with public and private sector digital health leaders from across Canada. Reserve your seat at the table where important digital health conversations happen.

All CHIEF Executive Forum members are invited to attend the CHIEF Executive Forum Spring26 Symposium, taking place in Halifax. We will kick things off with a reception following the conclusion of e-Health 2026 on June 16 and continue the conversation at the Spring26 Symposium on June 17.

Site Visits are part of the CHIEF Executive Forum Symposium experience. Continue the conversations started at the Symposium with a small group of industry leaders and decision-makers during the popular health-delivery organization site visits. 

Space is limited so we request only one representative from each organization register.