Conferences and Education

The key to survival in the healthcare industry is to connect the dots and show bottom-line accountability while maintaining quality and efficiency. To meet this challenge healthcare organizations must be more efficient and effective. Essentially they need to spend less, have better patient outcomes and provide higher patient satisfaction. This requires investment in improvement initiatives and the ROI Methodology is the best process to implement to ensure those investments add value and prove that value to all stakeholders. Value includes both intangible and tangible measures.

Many think that great leaders are born not made. And we have many examples of leaders who were in the right place at the right time - to lead a country, a government, a company to success. But day-to-day, many "ordinary" men and women often in a managerial or executive leadership position, need to lead their employees, colleagues, and collaborators daily and provide vision, inspiration, and leadership to accomplish the goals and objectives of their departments, units, or organizations.

Are there concrete lessons that can be learned and then applied by those who find themselves in positions of authority or leadership over others? Can leadership be taught, nurtured, and developed? In today’s complex environment in healthcare and cross-disciplinary teams, can we work together to accomplish our missions and tasks – individuals assuming leadership roles when and where appropriate?

Participants completing this course will gain a comprehensive understanding of the four main areas of Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence (narrow, general, and super), Machine/Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Generative, within the context of healthcare. We will explore related fields in this course, including the use of robotic technologies, clinical decision support, electronic medical records, and more.

The purpose of this program is to introduce participants to the role of connected health applications such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Telehealth, remote care, and disease and lifestyle management in facilitating more efficient and effective care and supporting the shift from hospital to community-based care. Sessions will focus on exploring the variety of connected health technologies and solutions currently in use or emerging in the healthcare industry and will provide tools and best practices for their successful adoption, integration, deployment, and monitoring in clinical practice. Special attention will be paid to the unique operational and privacy and security implications of these technologies, and strategies for risk mitigation and avoidance of legal and ethical issues will be discussed.

This course offers a concise yet comprehensive introduction to data strategy and data governance for healthcare organizations. Participants will explore how to develop and implement effective data strategies while establishing strong governance practices that ensure data quality, security, and ethical use of patient information. The course also examines how analytics and AI can support evidence-informed decision-making and drive measurable improvements in healthcare delivery. With actionable frameworks and healthcare-specific examples, this course is ideal for organizations aiming to use data more strategically, responsibly, and effectively to enhance operational performance and patient outcomes.

At this year’s forum, we’ll explore how data-driven innovation is shaping the future of our health system—highlighting the ideas, tools, and collaborations that turn possibility into progress. The forum will bring together researchers, analysts, policy partners, and collaborators from across the #ICESOntario community to share new insights, showcase impactful work, and spark conversations about what’s next in population health research.

Join health system leaders across the province for two days of learning, collaboration, and idea-sharing. The Summit is hosted by the 58 Ontario Health Teams and Primary Care Networks and brings together all OHTs, PCNs, Patient, Family, and Caregiver Advisors, and health and social partners across the continuum of care to drive real change in integrated healthcare.

This year's theme, Building a System of Care, highlights that transformation is bigger than any single organization. Better health outcomes require moving beyond organizational boundaries – where health and social organizations work collectively, share responsibility for outcomes, and align their efforts to create a more connected, coordinated, and community-driven system of care.

The two-day Summit is a collective space for participants to connect with one another, learn from each other, and expand your collective impact.

North American Conference on Integrated Care

The North American Conference on Integrated Care (NACIC27) in partnership with The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) and IFIC Canada will take place in The Westin on 13-15 October 2027. The conference will bring together leaders, researchers, clinicians, managers, community representatives, patients and caregivers from around the world who are engaged in the design and delivery of integrated health and care.