Digital Health in Canada

When it comes to high-quality care, technology accelerates possibility—and people determine impact. In this episode, our guests explore the skills that leaders need to bring out the best of a tech-enabled world, and help make sure that the future of care in Canada is both high-tech and high-quality.
Guests:
Dr. Jennifer Zelmer, President and CEO, Healthcare Excellence Canada
Dr. Kendall Ho, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, & Medical Director, HealthlinkBC 811 Virtual Physician Service
Learn More:
Healthcare Excellence Canada
HealthLinkBC 811 Virtual Physician Service
Summary:
00:00 Welcome and Introductions
04:31 Defining Quality Care
08:13 Safety Sets the Pace
10:23 Analogies for Guardrails
14:52 Co Design With Patients
15:48 Fixing Human Problems
16:41 High Performing Systems
21:59 Leader Playbook for Change
27:06 Developing Trust Based Leaders
32:00 Digital Health in One Word
Music: RetroFuture Clean and Breakdown, by Kevin MacLeod. Used under Creative Commons.

Why is Generative AI (GenAI)—AI that can create content in response to a user's prompt or request—so different from other technologies in health? Listen to this episode for thoughts on what you need to know to prepare yourself and your team for a GenAI world.
Guests
Dr. Zayna Khayat, applied health futurist and keynote speaker with affiliations at AMS Healthcare, the Rotman School of Management, Deloitte, and Teladoc Health
Will Falk, Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute; Executive-in-Residence at the Rotman School of Management; CSA Public Policy Fellow at the CSA Group
Learn More:
AI in Action: Transforming Clinical Care Across Canada Environmental Scan
Summary
00:14 Welcome to the Podcast
03:56 Why AI Feels Different
04:16 GenAI vs Predictive vs Agentic
06:00 AI Empowered Patients
09:14 New Interoperability Reality
10:17 From Digital to AI Systems
19:51 Leadership Skills for AI Era
25:17 Mindset Shifts
28:38 One Word Takeaways
Music: RetroFuture Clean and Breakdown, by Kevin MacLeod. Used under Creative Commons.

What does it take to protect a key strategic asset— our health data — in an era of accelerating AI? In this episode, we explore why data sovereignty is a strategic imperative for Canada, and the digital health future we stand to build — or lose.
Guests: 
Dr. Kumanan Wilson, Specialist in General Internal Medicine at The Ottawa Hospital; Chief Executive Officer/Chief Scientific Officer, Bruyère Health Research Institute; Vice President Research & Academic Affairs, Bruyère Health; and Chief Scientific Officer of CANImmunize Inc.
Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa.
Learn More:
Ensuring the sovereignty and security of Canadian health data
The catch-22 of Canadian digital sovereignty
e-Health Conference and Tradeshow
Summary:
00:00 Why Canada's health data matters in the age of AI
01:41 Kumanan's journey: from public health to building an immunization app
03:38 Michael Geist's path: law, tech policy, privacy & data
05:22 Defining data sovereignty
09:40 When laws collide
15:27 Health benefit vs economic benefit
20:43 Practical safeguards and strategies
26:23 Learning from global examples
30:15 Closing reflections
Music: RetroFuture Clean and Breakdown, by Kevin MacLeod. Used under Creative Commons.

AI scribes have been piloted in multiple provinces and territories – but what's the verdict so far? We explore the data, the potential impacts…and the balance between hype and hope. 
Guests: 
Dr. Onil Bhattacharyya, Frigon Blau Chair in Family Medicine Research and Director, Women's College Hospital Institute for Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care
Simon Hagens, Consultant; Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa
Learn More:
Clinical Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence and Automation Technology to Reduce Administrative Burden in Primary Care (WIHV)
Canada Health Infoway AI Scribe Program
Summary:
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:16 Introduction to AI Scribes
00:28 Meet the Experts: Dr. Onil Bhattacharyya and Simon Hagens
04:08 AI Scribes: Initial Studies and Findings
06:23 Scaling AI Scribes: Challenges and Successes
14:03 Long-Term Evaluation and Data Quality
16:31 Patient Experience and AI Scribes
19:43 Future of AI in Healthcare
25:08 Patient-Driven AI
30:44 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Music: RetroFuture Clean and Breakdown, by Kevin MacLeod. Used under Creative Commons.
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What is possible if we unlock the full potential of health data in Canada? Across the digital health sector, organizations are striving to move us from silos to seamless systems. In today's conversation, two leaders share what excites them about this transformation, what's at stake, and what it means for our health – and our health systems.
Guests: 
Dr. Anderson Chuck, President & CEO, Canadian Institute for Health Information
Dr. Fahad Razak, co-founder, GEMINI; Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics, University of Toronto 
Learn More:
Summary of CIHI's Transformation Plan
GEMINI
Artificial intelligence at Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada
Episode Summary:
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
01:20 Dr. Anderson Chuck's Leadership Journey
03:23 Dr. Fahad Razak's Leadership Journey
07:26 The Culture Problem in Digital Health
10:28 CIHI's Transformation Agenda
15:19 Canada's Unique Strengths in Health Data
25:06 The Urgency of Innovation
27:35 Collaborations and Success Stories
37:22 Leadership and Vision for the Future
Music: RetroFuture Clean and Breakdown, by Kevin MacLeod. Used under Creative Commons.