What is motivating you to join the CHIEF Executive Forum Advisory Committee?
I think the CHIEF Executive Forum have been really helpful events for the Canadian ecosystem. I have an interest in them continuing to improve.

What unique skills, perspectives and contributions would you bring to the Advisory Committee?
I have a lot of experience in the primary and integrated care sectors. I have experience with initiatives at the local health system level and with provincial initiatives across Canada as well as with federal partners (CIHI, Canada Health Infoway). I have experience brokering innovations from private sector partners into government and into clinical workflows.

What is motivating you to join the CHIEF Executive Forum Advisory Committee?
To contribute to the agendas and topics that are of vital interest to the participants of Chief.

What unique skills, perspectives and contributions would you bring to the Advisory Committee?
Having been an RN, a consultant serving hospitals for almost 2 decades and now as a leader of a shared service organization supporting hospitals, as well as having survived and recovered from a major cyber security breach, I bring forward knowledge and insights of what it means to implement strategy. I also bring forward perspectives of what is important within the Ontario Oracle Health Collaborative–which I have co-chaired for over 3 years.

What is motivating you to join the CHIEF Executive Forum Advisory Committee?
As someone that has been affiliated with COACH and subsequently Digital Health Canada since the late 90’s, and who has worked across a variety of health system stakeholders (public sector, not for profit, private solution providers, insurance adjudicators, consultancies, and digital health innovators), I have a strong appreciation for the challenge of connecting decision makers across the myriad of complex stakeholders. CHIEF has been a very effective and valuable resource in that capacity – it brings the right level conversation between buyers and sellers to help identify the problems worth solving and shaping creative solutions that will ultimately aid health service providers to deliver fabulous and integrated care to patients. For that reason, I am a strong advocate for CHIEF and I feel that my diverse experience and passion would translate well to being a CHIEF Executive Forum Advisory Committee member.

What unique skills, perspectives and contributions would you bring to the Advisory Committee?
As someone that has spent more than 25 years in a wide variety of roles across the health system, I feel that I bring a balanced perspective between different types of stakeholders as well as a passion for what CHIEF has given me personally which is access to the right stakeholders (both public sector as well as vendors) to inform ideas and perspectives and collaborate towards system level solutions and innovations. Currently, as a member of a very innovative solution I understand the value that CHIEF has delivered in making us part of that collaboration conversation. As an Advisory Committee member, I would endeavour to continue to strengthen that value proposition and represent the needs of other disruptive technology providers.

What is motivating you to join the CHIEF Executive Forum Advisory Committee?
My aspiration to contribute to the CHIEF Executive Forum Advisory Committee at this stage in my career stems from my deep-seated commitment to advancing healthcare through digital innovation. As the CEO of OntarioMD, I bring forth a wealth of experience and strategic partnerships within the healthcare ecosystem. My involvement with organizations such as Ontario Health (OH), the Ministry of Health (MOH), Canada Health Infoway, and the Ontario Medical Association underscores my dedication to driving systemic change. By joining the Advisory Committee, I aim to leverage my expertise and network to propel the Advisory Committee towards its strategic objectives and facilitate transformative impact across the industry. My diverse background is the foundation for understanding how technology can provide for a sustainable healthcare system. I support insights from hospitals, OHTs, Canada Health Infoway priorities, and MOH/OH with a physician-based lens as a partner of the Ontario Medical Association.

What unique skills, perspectives and contributions would you bring to the Advisory Committee?
My diverse skillset, and extensive experience uniquely position me to contribute meaningfully to the CHIEF Executive Forum Advisory Committee. With a foundation in health informatics and leadership roles across various sectors, I offer a comprehensive perspective on the intersection of healthcare and technology. My ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments, coupled with a physician-driven lens, enables me to drive consensus and effectuate pragmatic change. Moreover, my commitment to fostering collaboration and inclusivity aligns seamlessly with CHIEF’s objectives, making me an invaluable asset to the Advisory Committee.

What is motivating you to join the CHIEF Executive Forum Advisory Committee?
I’m a passionate advocate for the power of technology to improve population health and healthcare delivery in Canada, and would like to contribute to the influential role that CHIEF plays in advancing the national digital health agenda.

What unique skills, perspectives and contributions would you bring to the Advisory Committee?
After 20 years of public health experience and 2 years with a global health technology platform provider, my perspective uniquely balances public and private sector considerations to support digital approaches to transform health in Canada. I have worked at municipal, provincial, national, and international levels. As the former Director of Public Health IT Solutions at Ontario’s Ministry of Health, I built and implemented provincial digital health assets like the prescription drug repository, immunization repository, and communicable disease case & outbreak management systems. My early career experiences as a newly-minted infectious disease epidemiologist responding to the 2003 SARS outbreak led me down the path of building technology solutions to support public health practice—experiences that were later invaluable as I helped to lead Ontario’s pandemic technology response through COVID-19 where I developed new systems for case and contact management, vaccine administration and inventory management, and public-facing systems for vaccine appointment booking, proof of vaccination certificates (QR codes), and viewing lab results. I have led pan-Canadian efforts to modernize public health technology, establishing interoperability frameworks and terminology and messaging standards, and was the 2019 recipient of Digital Health Canada’s Leadership in Digital Health Award. Now in the private sector at Salesforce, I have the privilege of helping government customers around the world to reimagine and transform health services to improve the health of populations.

What is motivating you to join the CHIEF Executive Forum Advisory Committee?
The CHIEF Executive Forum Advisory Committee has a critical responsibility to not only ensure that the forum’s program delivers value to its members but that it enables forthright discussion to help public and private participants to collaboratively move the digital agenda forward in Canada. As a Chatham House Rule governed forum, CHIEF, likewise, has the opportunity to be a collective private / public voice for innovation. In fact, I think the opportunity exists for the Forum to deepen its influence as a powerful Thinktank for Canada’s health systems. It has been a rewarding experience to work with the committee members and the Digital Health Canada leadership team over the past two years, and I would welcome the opportunity to leverage that experience to contribute for an additional term.

What unique skills, perspectives and contributions would you bring to the Advisory Committee?
I am keenly aware of the responsibility of the private sector member of the committee to represent the interests of that community in ensuring that the CHIEF Forum not only meets its overall objectives, but that its value proposition remains sound, particularly for the private sector members that provide critical funding. I would continue to contribute with that perspective in mind, offering a collaborative, facilitation-oriented, and experienced-informed approach.

What is motivating you to join the CHIEF Executive Forum Advisory Committee?
I am SUPER keen to rejoin CHIEF, I’ve had a brilliant two years on the committee and would very much like to return to keep up the momentum and excellent work underway. The CHIEF Executive Forum Advisory Committee has undergone a tremendous transformation over the past few years and is providing meaningful and impactful space for conversations for digital professionals from both public and private arenas. I have just finished up a two year term and wish to return to continue to make contributions. I have been extremely impressed and enthralled with the provincial collaboration and sharing across Canada to better progress the digital agenda. Digital health is such an impactful lever to unlock our constrained health system, and I’m passionate to continue to support the developments in this area.

What unique skills, perspectives and contributions would you bring to the Advisory Committee?
I am a nurse by background and have worked in a variety of health systems both in Alberta, British Columbia and in the NHS (UK), with the varied environments and systems I come with an openness to doing and thinking about things differently or challenging the status quo. I have also been an active leader on the CHIEF Executive Forum advisory board. Currently, I’m co -chair and have supported the chief symposium by facilitating sessions and finding exceptional speakers and contributors. I’ve also hosted break-out sessions and found good locations for tours. I am an instructor at the University of British Columbia on digital health for their MHA program, this connection keeps me very current but also creates synergisms between my work, teaching and digital health Canada. Lastly, in my role as Chief of Regional Digital Solutions, I’m uniquely poised to bring lots of learnings from my three organizations and share best practices or exciting developments.

What is motivating you to join the CHIEF Executive Forum Advisory Committee?
As an executive representing Health Canada, I see joining the advisory committee as a great opportunity to collaborate in leveraging, informing and aligning the digital health priorities of CHIEF and the federal government. It would open the door to foster and maintain good partnerships within the digital health care sector, maximining opportunities to promote the CHIEF program and federal agenda in clear and cohesive way. I’m motivated to connect with more professionals and expand my network within the digital health space, while bringing a strong pan-Canadian and federal perspective to the table.

What unique skills, perspectives and contributions would you bring to the Advisory Committee?
I am deeply committed and passionate about advancing health care transformation through digital health tools and health data. I am a strong communicator and collaborator with a keen interest in maximizing the strategic alignment between the goals of the CHIEF forum and the federal vision for a modern, connected care system. In my current role, I lead the execution of a Digital Health and Health Data Priorities Table that includes senior representation from all jurisdictions, including Indigenous partner representation. I have strong relationships with these representatives and can support CHIEF in aligning its programming with pan-Canadian priorities and diverse views from a wide range of jurisdictions and partners. I also have previous experience in the regulation of health products including digitally-enabled medical devices, allowing me to offer broad expertise and understanding of the digital health landscape.