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Supporting the Health Workforce with Artificial Intelligence

Thursday October 31st, 8:30-10:00 am ET

Format: In-Person

Led by: Canada Health Infoway 

Developed in collaboration with:

  • Canadian Insitute for Health Information
  • Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
  • Canada’s Drug Agency
  • Health Workforce Canada
  • Healthcare Excellence Canada
  • Mental Health Commission of Canada
  • Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

    Participants will have the opportunity to hear from experts about promising AI technologies to support our health workforce. This could include system navigation, AI Scribe, workflow automation and auto-coding. Breakout sessions will give participants the opportunity to join a discussion about the technology of most interest to them. Each breakout will map the top opportunities and risks, and then identify the most important levers for change. Group feedback will be consolidated to gain an overall view and identify next steps.

    Objectives

    • Share with participants opportunities and challenges to support the Health Workforce with AI tools
    • Seek input from workshop participants about areas for focus, maximizing impact and minimizing risk
    • Explore next steps for participants support maximizing AI benefits our Health Workforce

    Moderator

    Simon Hagens, VP Performance, Canada Health Infoway

    Presenters

    Dr. Muhammad Mamdani, Vice President of Data Science and Advanced Analytics, Unity Health Toronto

    Niki Ledge, Director, Mental Health and Addictions, Department of Health and Community Services, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

    Case Studies

    • AI Scribe
      • Presented by Dr. Onil Bhattacharyya, Frigon Blau Chair in Family Medicine Research, Women’s College Hospital
      • Pre-read: AI Scribe
    • Computer Assisted Coding
    • Planning Optimization
    • TBI Triaging using AI
    • Bridge the gApp Solution
      • Presented by Niki Ledge, Director, Mental Health and Addictions, Department of Health and Community Services, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
      • Pre-read: Bridge the gApp
    Planning Team:

    • Lezlee Cribb, Senior Manager, Interoperability Governance, Canada Health Infoway

    • Chris Ng-Fletcher, Project Associate, Interoperability Governance, Metrics, and Reporting, Canada Health Infoway


      Biographies

      Simon Hagens

      Simon Hagens is Vice President, Performance at Canada Health Infoway, leading Analytics, Research, Performance Reporting and Governance functions.  Simon was recently Board Chair at Four Villages CHC in Toronto, leading the organization through a merger with two other community health service providers.  Simon holds a B.Sc from the University of Guelph and an MBA from McGill University.

       

      Dr. Onil Bhattacharyya

      Dr. Onil Bhattacharyya is the Frigon Blau Chair in Family Medicine Research at Women’s College Hospital, and director of the Institute for Health Systems Solutions and Virtual Care. He is the lead for the Centre for Digital Health Evaluation and the co-chair of the Canadian Primary Care Research Network. He practices family medicine and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto.

       

      Dr. Muhammad Mamdani

      Dr. Mamdani is Vice President of Data Science and Advanced Analytics at Unity Health Toronto and Director of the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM). Dr. Mamdani’s team bridges advanced analytics including machine learning with clinical and management decision making to improve patient outcomes and hospital efficiency. Dr. Mamdani is also Professor in the Department of Medicine of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. He is also an Affiliate Scientist at IC/ES and a Faculty Affiliate of the Vector Institute. In 2024, Dr. Mamdani’s team received the national Solventum Health Care Innovation Team Award by the Canadian College of Health Leaders. Previously, Dr. Mamdani was named among Canada’s Top 40 under 40. He has published over 500 studies in peer-reviewed medical journals. Dr. Mamdani obtained a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and completed a fellowship in pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research at the Detroit Medical Center. During his fellowship, Dr. Mamdani obtained a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Wayne State University with a concentration in econometric theory. He then completed a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard University with a concentration in quantitative methods.

       

      Monique Rasmussen

      Monique Rasmussen is the Regional Director of Coding & Informatics working in the Health Information Management team at Providence Health Care.  She oversees the collection of data for acute, surgical day care, emergency and tertiary mental health sites in the four Health Organizations across the lower mainland of British Columbia– Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Providence Health Care and PHSA.  Additionally, she is responsible for data quality and clinical improvement initiatives to support delivery of high quality data within BC’s health system.

       Monique has over 30 years of experience in health information management, holds a Masters degree of Health Administration in Health Informatics and Information Management and has been a long time member of CHIMA.

       

      Jasmine Alami

      Jasmine Alami is the head nurse at the oncology clinic of the CIUSSS Centre-Ouest de l'Ile de Montréal. She holds a master's degree in nursing from McGill University and is currently completing an MBA in management of healthcare services at the Université de Laval. Passionate about healthcare innovation and patient-centered care, she supports the necessary changes in the rapidly evolving field of oncology, such as the implementation of GrayOS at the clinic.


       

      Agenda

      Timing

      Agenda Item

      Details

      830-835am

      Introductions

      ·        Introduction to the PCHOs, objectives of the workshop

      835-850am

      Opening keynote

      ·        Keynote speaker: Dr. Muhammad Mamdani, Vice President of Data Science and Advanced Analytics, Unity Health Toronto

      850-915am

      5 minute case study presentations (both in-person and virtual)

      ·        Case study on AI Scribe

      o   Dr. Onil Bhattacharyya, Women’s College Hospital

      o   Pre-read material: AI Scribe

      ·        Case study on Computer Assisted Coding

      o   Monique Rasmussen, Providence Health Care

      o   Pre-read material: https://streamlinehealth.net/computer-assisted-coding/

      ·        Case study on planning optimization using

      o   Jasmine Alami, CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal

      o   Pre-read material: Process Optimization: Oncology clinic

      ·        Case study on TBI triaging using AI

      o   Dr. Muhammad Mamdani, Unity Health

      o   Pre-read material: TBI Triaging using AI

      ·        Case study on Bridge the Gap solution

       

      915-940am

      Breakout rooms

      (both in-person and virtual)

      Group discussions each focused on a single case study solution will be used to capture guidance from participants about if and how to advance these solutions:

       

      Topic #1:

      ·        What opportunities does AI offer in this area? What problems can it help solve?

      Topic #2:  Levers for success

      ·        What is required for the health workforce to unlock this opportunity:

      o       Rules (regulation/legislation, standards, consent/trust etc.)

      o       Support and suasion (evidence, clinician change support, procurement guidance, etc.)

      o       Funding (R&D, program development, adoption incentives, fee schedule, etc.)

      Topic #3:

      ·        Considering the points raised about opportunities and levers, what would be some specific actions that could be taken to start to realize the benefits that could be gained with using AI in this area? 

      Pick top 2-3 key learnings to report back

      940-10am

      Report back and next steps

      ·        1-2 min per group report back: size of opportunity and most important lever

      ·        Next steps:

      o       Contributions from participants 

      o       Summary of proceeding to be shared to PCHO VP table for discussion

       

       

      Return to the Program

Rates

In person$350.00
Virtual$250.00

*A limited number of registrations are available to patients, caregivers and students at a reduced rate. Please contact us for more information.

Taxes

In person participation rates are subject to the applicable Quebec taxes (9.975% QST & 5% GST).

Virtual participation rates includes the applicable taxes.

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