Event Details
Start Date: September 8, 2025 / End Date: October 6, 2025
Content
The Canadian Healthcare System; Clinical and Health Services; Technology Ecosystem; Information Management; Project Management; Healthcare Transformation; Analysis & Evaluation; Bonus Session: CPHIMS-CA
Continuing Education Units
Earn 21 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for attending this Live Learning Series.
Informatics Now: A Live Learning Series Session 4/8: Healthcare Transformation
Informatics Now: A Live Learning Series is open to individual learners who want to deepen their knowledge of health informatics, prepare for the CPHIMS-CA exam, or explore the Canadian digital health ecosystem—one module at a time. The learning series is perfect for independent professionals, new grads, or anyone ready to level up in digital health.
Spaces are limited to encourage participant engagement and networking, and to allow time for questions and answers.
Pre- and post-session resources are available at the link provided in the reminder email sent to all registrants one day before each session.
Session 4/8: Healthcare TransformationThe Healthcare Transformation module equips learners with the knowledge and skills to drive change and innovation within healthcare organizations. This module covers the fundamental theories, concepts, and practices of management, including organizational behaviour and culture, human resources, financial and budget management, governance, accountability, risk analysis, procurement, vendor relationships, and customer relationships.
Learners will contribute to organizational plans and strategies to ensure that information and systems align with business goals and strategies. The module promotes an information culture by facilitating the appropriate use of information and knowledge and supports individual, team, and organizational learning and development through the use of appropriate technologies and communication channels. Learners will use audience-appropriate communication to present information and convey concepts to stakeholders effectively.
The module also emphasizes the application of best practices in quality improvement and process engineering to facilitate business and clinical transformation and contributes to the ongoing evaluation of system functionality to support best practices in clinical care. Additionally, learners will apply change management best practices in the implementation of new processes or systems, ensuring they are well-prepared to lead healthcare transformation initiatives.
Julia Zarb, PhD, CEO of Blue x Blue, specializes in the ethical integration of generative AI in healthcare. With a 25-year career spanning the private, public, and commercial sectors, she has impacted US and Canadian health/life science ecosystems, collaborating with over 32 organizations and forming 200+ partnerships. Her leadership has led a US EHR brand to achieve a top-three market position and elevated market shares for clients like Allscripts, the American College of Cardiology, and HIMSS. Julia co-founded the Electronic Health Record Vendor Association and played a pivotal role in the HIMSS, HL7 & IHE Interoperability Collaborative. She has also served on the HIMSS Katrina Phoenix Advisory Board and as Academic and Managing Director for CanCOVID under Health Canada and ISED. In academia, Julia has an eight-year tenure as a professor and five years as Director of the Master of Health Informatics program at the University of Toronto, launching 350 graduates’ careers. She’s a member of the Victoria College Board of Regents, UofT, and holds a PhD in Communications from the University of Toronto. Her work has earned her recognition for educational contributions and international expansion. Julia co-founded the Electronic Health Record Vendor Association and played a pivotal role in the HIMSS, HL7 & IHE Interoperability Collaborative. She has also served on the HIMSS Katrina Phoenix Advisory Board and as Academic and Managing Director for CanCOVID under Health Canada and ISED. In academia, Julia has an eight-year tenure as a professor and five years as Director of the Master of Health Informatics (MHI) at University of Toronto.
| Date | Time | Topic | Facilitator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | The Canadian Healthcare System | Radica Bissoondial |
| Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Clinical & Health Services | Lorraine Toderash |
| Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Information Management | Rod Burns |
| Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Healthcare Transformation | Julia Zarb |
| Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Technology Ecosystem | Andriana Lukich |
| Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Project Management | Makan Camara |
| Monday, Sept. 29, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | CPHIMS-CA Q&A | Nickiesha Linton |
| Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Analysis & Evaluation | Lirije Hyseni and Lisa Harman |
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- Individual (Digital Health Canada Member) – $950 + tax
- Individual (Non-member) – $1,900 + tax
- 10 Pack (Digital Health Canada Group Member) – $10,250 + tax
- 20 Pack (Digital Health Canada Group Member) – $18,450 + tax
- 30 Pack (Digital Health Canada Group Member) – $26,137 + tax