HIMSS Eastern Canada Chapter: Digital Health Innovation Conference
Thursday, October 22, 2026

Conference Theme:

Connected Care: Intelligent Future

7:30am - 8:15am

Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits
Foyer & Trinity I, II, III

8:15am - 8:20am

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement
Grand Ballroom

8:20am - 9:00am

Morning Keynote Sponsored by Telus Health
Grand Ballroom

9:00am - 9:40am

Visionary Sponsor Presentation
Grand Ballroom

9:40am - 10:10am

Presentation
Grand Ballroom

10:10am - 10:40am

Coffee Break & Exhibits
Foyer & Trinity I, II, III

10:40am - 11:10am

Premier Sponsor Presentation
Grand Ballroom

11:15am - 12:10pm

Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent sessions will run from 11:15am - 11:40am and 11:45am - 12:10pm with a 5-minute transition time

York AB

Partner Sponsor Presentation
Connected Care: Intelligent Future Agentic Automation for Central Intake — Lessons Learned

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Trinity IV, V

Partner Sponsor Presentation
Info to come

King (2nd Floor)

Continuum: A Hybrid Clinical AI Platform for Longitudinal Patient Monitoring
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York AB

The Billion Dollar Blind Spot: Why Canada -- Interoperability Strategy Fails Patients
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Trinity IV, V

Building New Processes for Collecting First Nation, Inuit, Métis Self-Identification Data
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King (2nd Floor)

Building the Governance Foundation for Responsible AI: A Pediatric Hospital's Journey to HIMSS AMAM Stage 7
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12:15pm - 1:20pm

Lunch & Exhibits
Foyer & Trinity I, II, III

1:20pm - 2:00pm

Global AI in Healthcare Perspective
Grand Ballroom

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Premier Sponsor Presentation
Grand Ballroom

2:30pm - 3:00pm

Connected Care in Netherlands
Grand Ballroom

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Coffee Break & Exhibits
Foyer & Trinity I, II, III

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent session timing is noted in each session below

York AB

Info to come
3:30pm - 3:55pm

10-minute lightning round 1:
When The Data Consumer Is An AI Agent

4:00pm - 4:10pm
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Trinity IV, V

Designing Trustworthy AI Workflows for Healthcare: Fast to Build, Safe to Deploy
3:30pm - 4:30pm
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King (2nd Floor)

10-minute lightning round: 
From AI Scribes to Intelligent Care: Understanding Patient Perspectives on Healthcare AI

3:30pm - 3:40pm
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York AB

10-minute lightning round 2: 
Canada Doesn't Have a Digital Health Innovation Problem. It Has an Adoption Infrastructure Problem

4:15pm - 4:25pm
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Trinity IV, V

Continued:
Designing Trustworthy AI Workflows for Healthcare: Fast to Build, Safe to Deploy

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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King (2nd Floor)

Panel - Transforming Care Through Collaboration: Innovations in Cross-Sector Transitions and Technology-Enabled Patient Journeys
3:45pm - 4:30pm
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4:35pm - 4:55pm

Mind the Gap — If Only Someone Had
Grand Ballroom

4:55pm - 5:35pm

Provincial primary care EMR Panel
Grand Ballroom

5:35pm - 5:50pm

Closing + Remarks
- Emerging Leader Forum [ELF]
- President Elect Closing Remarks + Awards
Grand Ballroom

5:50pm - 7:30pm

Networking Reception
Foyer + Trinity I, II, III