Sponsored Sessions

Our OntarioMD session will aim to provide the following:

• An overview of the current state of connected care (interoperability) in Canada, combining the real world physician’s perspective with recent Infoway clinician interoperability survey results. Will advances in this area improve physicians’ digital administrative burden?;
  
• An introduction to the CIDH (Centre for Clinical Innovation in Digital Health), spotlighting the Connected Care Innovation Grant and Student/Learner Scholarship program;
  
• An overview of the goals of the Digital Health Interoperability Task Force, a unique partnership with national physician organizations the CMA, CFPC, and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC);
  
• An update on e-prescribing: PrescribeIT's progress in Ontario and across Canada;
  
• A brief snapshot of the pan-Canadian Patient Summary progress, and why it matters to physicians with regard to communication and information sharing for enhanced patient care;
  
• A glimpse of a pan-Canadian, standards-based, EMR app launcher initiative, and the potential to improve the physician and patient experience;
  
• A brief overview of emerging Infoway activities relating to AI in health care.

Presented by Rashaad Bhyat, MD, Clinician Leader, Engagement, Canada Health Infoway