This compact virtual real-time series of courses will take learners through the core concepts of health informatics, equipping them with the essential knowledge and skills required to succeed in the Canadian digital health landscape.
Each session of this core health informatics learning series will be presented virtually by established Canadian digital health professionals with real-world experience, diverse regional perspectives, and proven expertise in their area of study.
The Canadian Healthcare System module provides learners with an in-depth understanding of the structure, functions, and dynamics of healthcare in Canada. Learners will explore the key characteristics of the Canadian healthcare system, including governance, funding, structures, and related organizations.
The module covers the determinants of health, such as environment, genetics, and socioeconomic factors, and examines key factors affecting healthcare, including demographics, new technologies, and incentives. Learners will gain knowledge of various health informatics associations across Canada and understand the cultural and community context of care access and delivery. The module emphasizes the realization and measurement of health informatics benefits within the Canadian healthcare system and explores different types of healthcare delivery models across the continuum of care.
Learners will understand the flow of people, resources, and information through the health system, key drivers of healthcare, and the roles and relationships of health professionals within organizational and regulatory structures.
The module also addresses the challenges related to the adoption and realization of clinical value of information systems in the health sector, emerging needs and approaches to privacy of personal health information, and the promotion of safe and appropriate use of health information technologies to ensure patient safety.
The topics of the seven sessions align with Digital Health Canada’s defined Health Informatics Professional
Core Competencies.
| Date | Time | Topic | Facilitator |
| Tuesday, February 11 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | The Canadian Healthcare System | Radica Bissoondial |
| Thursday, February 13 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Clinical & Health Services | Lorraine Toderash |
| Tuesday, February 18 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Analysis & Evaluation | Lirije Hyseni and Lisa Harman |
| Thursday, February 20 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Healthcare Transformation | Justin Saindon and Sonia Pagliaroli |
| Tuesday, February 25 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Information Management | Rod Burns |
| Thursday, February 27 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Technology Ecosystem | Andriana Lukich |
| Tuesday, March 4 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Project Management | Makan Camara |
| Thursday, March 6 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | CPHIMS-CA Q&A | Nickiesha Linton |
