HIMSS Eastern Canada Chapter: Digital Health Innovation Conference
Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, 525 Bay Street
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Conference Theme:
Connected Care: Intelligent Future
7:30am - 8:15am
Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits
Foyer & Trinity III
8:20am - 9:05am
Morning Keynote Sponsored by Telus Health
Connecting Across the Extremes: Lessons from Austere Environments
Grand Ballroom
9:05am - 9:35am
Presentation
Moving Digital Health Forward: Global Lessons for Canada
Grand Ballroom
9:35am - 10:05am
Premier Sponsor Presentation
Navigating the Rapid Evolution of AI in Primary Care: Opportunities, Impact, and a SAFE Path Forward
Grand Ballroom
10:05am - 10:35am
Coffee Break & Exhibits
Foyer & Trinity III
10:35am - 11:35am
Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent sessions will run from 10:35am - 11:00am and 11:05am - 11:35pm with a 5-minute transition time
York AB
Partner Sponsor Presentation
Agentic Automation for Central Intake — Lessons Learned
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Trinity IV, V
Partner Sponsor Presentation
When Ransomware Strikes: Securing Healthcare’s Digital Front Line
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Trinity I & II
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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Trinity I & II
Building the Governance Foundation for Responsible AI: A Pediatric Hospital's Journey to HIMSS AMAM Stage 7
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11:35am - 12:45pm
Lunch & Exhibits
Foyer & Trinity III
12:45pm - 1:30pm
Global AI & Digital Health - Finding Signal from the Noise
Grand Ballroom
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Premier Sponsor Presentation
Standardized Data & Governance: The AI Imperative
Grand Ballroom
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Connected Care in Netherlands brought to you by the Netherlands
Grand Ballroom
2:45pm - 3:15pm
Coffee Break & Exhibits
Foyer & Trinity III
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent session timing is noted in each session below
York AB
AI Agents in Primary Care: What’s Real Today, What’s Coming, and Where to Start
3:15pm - 3:45pm
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10-minute lightning round 1:
Canada Doesn't Have a Digital Health Innovation Problem. It Has an Adoption Infrastructure Problem
3:50pm - 4:00pm
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Trinity IV, V
Designing Trustworthy AI Workflows for Healthcare: Fast to Build, Safe to Deploy
3:15pm - 4:15pm
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Trinity I & II
10-minute lightning round:
From AI Scribes to Intelligent Care: Understanding Patient Perspectives on Healthcare AI
3:15pm - 3:25pm
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York AB
10-minute lightning round 2:
When The Data Consumer Is An AI Agent
4:05pm - 4:15pm
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Trinity IV, V
Continued:
Designing Trustworthy AI Workflows for Healthcare: Fast to Build, Safe to Deploy
3:15pm - 4:15pm
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Trinity I & II
Panel - Transforming Care Through Collaboration: Innovations in Cross-Sector Transitions and Technology-Enabled Patient Journeys
3:30pm - 4:15pm
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4:40pm - 5:25pm
Provincial primary care Panel
Modernizing Primary Care: The Past, Present, and Future of Digital Health
Grand Ballroom
5:25pm - 5:35pm
Closing + Remarks
- Emerging Leader Forum [ELF]
- President Elect Closing Remarks + Prize Draw
Grand Ballroom
5:35pm - 7:00pm
Networking Reception
Foyer & Trinity III
