Program Chair
Melanie de Wit
VP Strategy, Risk & Chief Legal Officer, Unity Health Toronto
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant concept – it is transforming healthcare today.
More than ever, Artificial Intelligence (AI) can have a profound impact on healthcare, but must meet legal, ethical and regulatory obligations.
In one day, you will get a practical overview of how AI is (and can be) used in healthcare, along with the knowledge and skills you need to innovate responsibly – and with confidence – in your healthcare organization.
Can’t Make the Date? Registration includes 120-day unlimited, online access to the recorded program.
What You’ll Learn
Fundamentals of AI in healthcare: Overview of AI technologies, applications in diagnostics
Regulation of AI in Canadian healthcare: Overview of Provincial and Federal frameworks
Clinical AI tools in practice: AI scribes, diagnostic support and predictive analytics
Live demo of AI platforms used in healthcare
Negligence & risk management: Legal mitigation of AI-assisted care, risk mitigation strategies
AI governance
R&D and Innovation in AI: Role of Canadian research institutions and startups, funding landscape and public-private partnerships, emerging technologies
Privacy and De-Identification: Challenges in anonymizing health data, consent framework, best practices for data stewardship and secure AI deployment, role of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Fairness, bias and ethics: Equal access & outcomes, considering social determinants of health in designing and deploying AI tools, bias mitigation strategies
Who Should Attend
Healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, clinicians, medical researchers)
Privacy officers and other privacy professionals working in healthcare settings
Healthcare administrators
Medical directors of health care organizations
Health insurance industry professionals
Medical researchers
Ethicists
Health records leaders/custodians
IT and data specialists
Lawyers advising on privacy issues and information technology or health
Policy makers and regulators (government agencies and regulatory bodies)
Clinician scientists
Faculty
Program Chair
Melanie de Wit
VP Strategy, Risk & Chief Legal Officer, Unity Health Toronto
Instructors
Derek Beaton
Director, Advanced Analytics, Unity Health Toronto
Keegan Boyd
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Colleen M. Flood, FRSC, FCAHS, SJD, LLM, BA-LLB Hons
Dean, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University
Trevor Hall
Vice President, Healthcare Safety and Risk Management, HIROC
Gillian Kafka
Senior Legal Counsel, Kate Dewhirst Health Law
Tomi Poutanen
Co-Founder and EO, Signal1 AI, Inc.
Nick Rolfe
Partner – Governance, Risk and Compliance Services, KPMG Canada
Dr. Devin Singh
MBBS, MSc (Computer Science) FRCPC, Staff Physician, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Co-Lead, SickKids Artificial Intelligence (SKAI) Service, The Hospital for Sick Children; Co-Founder & CEO, Hero AI
Rob Straker
Executive Director – AI, Data & Analytics, KPMG Canada
Dr. Christopher Witiw
Neurosurgery, Unity Health, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
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| Substantive | 5h 40m |
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| Professionalism | 1h |
| EDI | 30m |
| Total | 7h 10m |
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| Professionalism | 1h |
| EDI | 30m |
| Total | 7h 10m |
| CCHL MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION | Attendance at this program entitles certified Canadian College of Health Leaders members (CHE / Fellow) to 3.5 Category II credits towards their maintenance of certification requirement. |
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