DHiC 14 – Live from eHealth

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Elaine Huesing: And that’s what this conference is about, this community.

Katie Bryski: Hello and welcome to Digital Health in Canada, the Digital Health Canada podcast. I’m Katie Bryski.

Shelagh Maloney: And I’m Shelagh Maloney.

Katie Bryski: We’ve got 50 reasons for you to listen to this podcast as we celebrate Digital Health Canada’s 50th anniversary. Reason number nine, we just came back from e-Health and we have stories, reflections, and insights to share.

Shelagh Maloney: So this is a special edition of our 50th anniversary special edition. A special edition of the Special Edition.

Katie Bryski: Yeah, so a slightly different format than our usual episodes. Earlier in June 2025 was the 25th e-Health Conference and Trade Show. We’re actually taking you behind the scenes of the conference.

So you’ll be hearing insights and interviews from the conference floor and hopefully getting a feel for the energy in the conference. And for me with any conference, I love the buzz in the air as people start arriving. So that’s where we’re going to start today: with conversations I got around the registration desk on the very first day of e-Health…

And we’re here with our very first on the SPOT interview. And if I could just get your name and the organization you’re with.

Anjan Sidhu: Yes. Hi Katie. My name is Anjan Sidhu. I’m the Vice President of healthcare for GS1 Canada.

Katie Bryski: And Anjan, what are you excited for, for this, the 25th e-Health Conference?

Anjan Sidhu: First of all, to meet a lot of new people that I haven’t met before.

This is my first conference, so I’m really looking to collaborating and understanding what we’re doing as Canadians to support efficiency in our healthcare ecosystem.

Lauren McGill: My name’s Lauren McGill and I am a content strategist and marketer.

Katie Bryski: And is this your very first e-Health?

Lauren McGill Yes, it is.

Katie Bryski: What are you most looking forward to?

Lauren McGill: I’m really excited to see what’s happening with artificial intelligence and also what’s happening in data interoperability and standardization across the country.

Ahmad Syed: My name is Ahmad Syed and I’m with Osler Health.

Katie Bryski: And what are you most excited for for this eHealth?

Ahmad Syed: So anything integrated with AI specifically.

Uh, I support the surgical, uh, stream. So there’s a talk that’s coming up tomorrow on integrating AI in anesthesia and there’s a study on it. I’m looking forward to that. And also I had helped, um. Launch root care in Saskatchewan. So there is a lot of integrate talks on mental health aspect of that as well.

So those are the two topics that I am looking forward to.

Katie Bryski: So Shelagh, like clearly people were very excited to be at e-Health and I’m curious to hear from you going into the 25th anniversary of e-Health and the 50th anniversary of Digital Health Canada. What you were excited for and whether this conference maybe felt different than past e-Healths.

Shelagh Maloney: Two things that were different for me. So I think I’ve been going to the e-Health Conference, I’ve been every single year for the last 25 years. So I’ve been to all of them and COACH conferences before that.

Katie Bryski: Do you get a prize for that?

Shelagh Maloney: Yeah, yeah. Uh, actually somebody told me that there are seven, somebody, Shannon, somebody in the office figured out that there were seven people who’ve been to all 25 e-Health conferences.

We should figure who out, who they are and, and get a maybe a red convertible Mercedes as a prize or something. But I digress. So the thing that was different for me about this conference was, of course, this was my first conference as a CEO of Digital Health Canada. So I was there in a different role, a different capacity.

1. So that was kind of exciting and many people knew that that was my new role, but not everybody. So that was, that was fun to sort of see the conference from that perspective and that special behind the scenes a little bit from seeing how much work and effort the team puts into it going in. And every single person from Digital Health Canada was all hands on deck for those four days, and it was amazing to watch that team work together.

The second major big thing is because it was a 50th anniversary of Digital Health Canada. We invited all the past presidents of the board and we got about probably about a dozen. And we had people there who hadn’t, like, I hadn’t literally seen for 20 years. So it was so great to see people show up and so that had that extra air of celebration and excitement to it, I think.

So those are the two big, big highlights for me in that opening reception and of course the buzz of the first day. And nobody’s seen each other for a year and you’re, and I think that we’re still in that post COVID extra excitement for being in person, ’cause we don’t do as much of it as we used to. It was such, such a great night and great reception.

How about you?

Katie Bryski: For me? Yeah. It was exciting to hear that theme of Celebrate Today and Create Tomorrow was very apparent. Like people seemed hungry more so than in pastors, like sort of that almost wanna call it an impatience to get in and have those conversations and, and figure out how to move the digital health agenda forward.

And like everyone I talked to was just so thrilled to be there. I think that was the other big insight for me, just in those. Early hours of the conference, even before the opening receptionist, people are getting their badges and people are reconnecting with their colleagues. Every face had this huge grin on it, and for me, personally, I was very excited obviously, for getting those interviews and doing the podcast.

It was also really lovely to kind of be adopted by the Digital Health Canada team and get to see them do exactly that work that you referenced. It was a really good intro to a really good conference. And then as you mentioned a moment ago, the conference really kicked off with the president’s reception, so I was able to get some interviews with past presidents, Don Newsham and Cassie Frazer.

And also Elaine Huesing, who while not a past president of Digital Health Canada herself, is the daughter of founding COACH President Steven Huesing. So let’s turn it over to them and see what they had to say.

Don Newsham: A memory that I have as president with working with Dave Watling as the head of CHITTA, though the professional association of, of, uh, vendors at that time.

And we were at a conference like this and at towards the end of it. We were talking, you know what, there should be an award ceremony. We should have awards for vendors. We should have awards for professionals. You know, we should do this. They’re like, well Dave, we should do this. Well Don, let’s do this.

Okay, let’s go. And that was the start of the awards that we still do today. One form or another. I think it was about 2008 that we started that. Wow.

Katie Bryski: I love that, like, uh, wouldn’t it be great if, or wouldn’t it be cool if idea becomes an institution?

Don Newsham: Yeah.

Katie Bryski: And what would be your hope for Digital Health Canada for the next, let’s say 10 years?

Don Newsham: I just really hope it keeps attracting all of the people who work in digital health in Canada. Like this is the place to be. This is where we associate together, this is where we connect and collaborate. You know, we use all sorts of big words, but this is where we get together and, and you talk to anyone in this room or anyone around the conference, this is how we do our world and how we really enjoy getting together and sharing, you know, friendship, learnings, knowledge, experiences.

And that’s, that’s the good stuff. And I, I just hope that it continues that way for the next decade and more.

Cassie Frazer: It’s kind of hard to go through the real, in my brain of all the awesome moments, um, that I enjoyed, of course working with the board members, but maybe something that I’m really proud about is the work we did together and with all the members to develop the 2023 to 2026 strategy.

You know, coming out of the pandemic, it was a bit of an uncertain time and nobody really knew what the future was going to look like. How are things gonna move? And so being able to connect with people who were working on the ground and really understand what their visions were, where they saw the opportunities were, and then thinking how we could respond as a member association to those needs, and sort of set a visionary strategy that would support members, all the member types that we have to be able to move forward and, and be successful in that.

And so I’m really proud about how that strategy turned out.

Katie Bryski: And when I think back to that time, like it was such an inflection point for digital health, I feel it must have been really meaningful to be working on it. Like at that moment in the health system.

Cassie Frazer: Absolutely. There was so much uncertainty, right?

From a, you know, a political stance, from an economic stance. Um, and actually just even respecting the health workforce who was burnt out and uh, you know, all our industry players and stuff we were trying to support with the right tools. It was a moment of coming together though, where all those challenges created the great will to say, okay, there’s a moment in front of us and we can come together to deliver.

And that was really exciting and I think that the strategy tried to capture some of that and set it forward and, and now the next strategy to come, we’ll even be able to deliver more on that.

Elaine Huesing: Oh, I have lots of memories though. ’cause it goes right back from the beginning. Sure. Because I started off with COACH actually stuffing the envelopes to the members.

I was eight years old. So it’s 50 years ago. I really tried to go into a different field, but I kept being pulled back and here I am.

Katie Bryski I’m curious, what did you try to get into?

Elaine Huesing: Law. Yeah, I went into pre-law and everything, but it-

Katie Bryski: Details, helping people?

Elaine Huesing: Oh yeah.

Katie Bryski: Also like a public service. I get that.

Elaine Huesing: Yeah. Yeah. But I think every conference was a new experience. Right. And every conference grew. And I think one of the things, and you know, we gave the founding presidents award out this to Dave Watling. Dave Watling, one of the core things that he was about was community. And that’s what this conference is about, is community.

Yeah. And I think it bestows all of us to continue to show up, make time for each other. We all are mentors in some way, shape. We can all help each other. And the one memory I most have is that when my dad talked about why coach, why do we have this conference? The conference was conceived because you had.

Things going on in Halifax. You had things going on in Edmonton, in Vancouver, and people like Brian Shorter and Steve Sey, it’s like, we wanna know what’s working, what’s not working for you. So they thought, let’s come together once a year, might as well hold our AGM at the same time. And so that’s, it was to, to share the experiences, what worked, what didn’t work.

The vendors always were there. So I think it’s just really continuing building this network and. We need this association more than we ever have, I think.

Shelagh Maloney: What was really great hearing from those past presidents, Cassie and Don. So Don was not only a past president, but also the very first CEO of Digital Health Canada. And of course Elaine was not a past president, but the daughter of the founding president, Steve Huesing. And we still have a Steve Husing, uh, scholarship award.

And so I loved the comments she made about the community. She’s so right. And that hearkens back to the podcast that you and I did with Denis Protti, who was on the founding board of Digital Health Canada and, and Chris Carvalho, our current president, again, throughout the reception and throughout the conference.

That to me is what Digital Health Canada’s about and it’s about community. And you saw that in spades and not only seeing the people we haven’t seen for so long. But a ton of new faces too. And like you said, excited to learn and to be there and to present. What a great, a great mix.

Katie Bryski: I think that begs the question.I’m curious, having been to all 25 e-Health conferences, Have you seen the community change over time?

Shelagh Maloney: Uh, you know, I, that’s a great question and, and just reflecting on it, I think the big differences for me is the diversity of our membership. You know, health it and it in general was usually, uh, male domain.

And when you look at the founding board, just there’s not a whole lot of diversity there. Now. There’s so much diversity in our community and diversity of perspectives, and so that makes a big difference. I. And the other big piece was, uh, the number of patient partner. We didn’t, not necessarily, we always had, we had more patient partners than we’ve ever had, but we had, I think in most past years we get maybe 15 to 2 patient partners applying to come to the conference. This year we had over 60 and so that just makes my heart warm, right?

It’s just like people are starting to know about us and patients are wanting to participate and be involved and recognizing the benefits and the difference that digital health makes, so that’s a big difference as well, for sure.

Katie Bryski: I would also pause it on that front. I think you’ve established it as an environment where patient voices are valued. On the first day of the conference, I was chatting with patient partner Anne O’Riordan, and she was saying that digital health has always been ahead of the curve. So I think, yeah, like people are hearing about you, but I think also it’s now an environment where people really want to come and they feel welcome coming and they feel like they’ll be listened to when they get here.

Shelagh Maloney: And, and you know, we had a lot of patient partners as you know, were co-MCs of the day, and they had the, I think you did some recordings at the ask a patient booth or the area on the floor, so the exhibit floor. So there’s always, if you had questions, there was a place to go specifically.

Katie Bryski: Yeah. And it was really great to have that space.

And I did go to ask a patient partner with my, my microphone in hand, and I had a great time chatting with Alifa Khan and Catherine Rahal. So let’s hear that conversation as I’m here at the ask a patient partner booth on the trade show floor. And I’m here with Alifa.

Alifa Khan: Hi. How are you doing, Katie?

Katie Bryski: I’m good.

So we’re on day two of the conference, which means you’ve all had a chance to hopefully have some great conversations. Any standout moments for you?

Alifa Khan: I think there’ve been a number of standout moments where, you know, being here as a, as a patient partner, number one. Um, just having the recognition of the value of the patients in health data and noticing how our contribution to the conversation actually can change the trajectory or even the way in which we’re able to, um, proceed forward.

And actually change care, transform care going forward, and just noticing that, um, how in as much as we’ve come, as far as we’ve come, that there’s still a lot more work to be done. However, if we’re able to do it all together, the hope is that we’ll be in a better position. Hopefully, um, as we go along with time, I think at the grassroots we’re involved in the conversations from the beginning, really embracing what’s important and meaningful for us.

However, also looking at what needs to be gathered in terms of data and looking at our blind spots where we don’t necessarily have the data to really inform care to make timely decisions. And to really look at how we can elevate those areas where we know we don’t necessarily have the data and need it, especially for populations that may be underrepresented or hard to reach or, um, at a disadvantage.

And what we can do to raise some of that in order to possibly take care of everyone holistically in the way that is most meaningful for them.

Catherine Rahal: Everything is really so fragmented still, and it’s much harder to function in that kind of a system. Um, you know, I think there’s some very interesting software here that really could be helpful to general practitioners.

Katie Bryski: And it’s interesting though, ’cause I know we’ve heard throughout the conference, uh, it’s not just a tech issue, it’s also like a people challenge.

Catherine Rahal:. It’s a people issue and absolutely a policy challenge because you have to, you have to, you really need to synchronize across the country, you know, or at least make some kind of a bridge to be able to.

Get information from one system to another more easily. Because when you go to a doctor’s office and they don’t have anything in front of them that’s about you or any of your history, it’s problematic. It’s getting better. Now I, when I see my GP, now, he’s got my whole history and when I go to the pharmacy, they have my whole history.

But I also shop at the same pharmacy. I don’t go to a different pharmacy. So it depends on how you set yourself up as well. So everybody’s got a bit of responsibility. There’s patient responsibility, there’s doctor responsibility, there is, um, uh, there’s certainly governmental responsibility to make sure that all these things can synchronize and, and that all of the different provincial health agencies can do what they need to do.

This is interesting for me, it’s the first time I’ve been to a conference like this, um, and I’ve been in tech for a while. Um. For me, this is, this is really something I’m interested in.

Shelagh Maloney: I, I love those segments and those little snippets from the floor and it’s, and there’s, there was so much activity going on during the conference on the exhibit floor. I. There’s little side meetings everywhere. Even going outside, seeing people walking together, like it was just a great, like, it’s such a great hub of activity and the things that go on as part of the conference content are one piece of it, but it’s all the other conversations that happen and the relationships that are made and the, and the social events were always so great as well.

e-Health 2025 is a, is a wrap. What are your top takeaways from the event?

Katie Bryski: Obviously we heard a lot about AI. And it was interesting to hear about AI and health data interoperability as sort of being two sides of maybe the same challenge, where it’s, you know, we can’t really take full advantage of AI until we have sorted out some of our challenges with health data, but maybe this interest in AI can help be another incentive to drive some of that work.

So that was interesting and we actually did, I think, have a really great conversation about AI and winning conditions for implementing it, uh, which will be its own episode later on. The other thing that really stood out to me was I felt like digital health literacy was discussed more prominently.

I heard it in a few different contexts, and again, in that sense of a driver or an incentive or a push to address some of the challenges in our, our health data landscape. So I think again, it speaks to that involving public and the patients in a more meaningful way at more levels. It all comes down to, I think this need to actually be able to, to share and to access data in a more fulsome way, but interesting to see kind of the AI kind of driving it from one side and then this digital health literacy and involved and motivated and mobilized public driving it from the other.

Shelagh Maloney: Yeah, I think well definitely AI. AI, AI, AI. But also a little bit of, um, so the key message around AI was one of those things, and one of the, I think it was a closing plenary on the first day was around like, let’s not. Exclude people when we’re doing ai, and so let’s make sure that those marginalized and vulnerable populations, that AI is actually inclusive.

And so a real – warning’s probably too strong a word – but just a real reminder that as we’re generating these algorithms, we need to be very, very clear. Around what data’s going in. And then that would be the other thing. I think it’s that data and and infrastructure, and I sensed maybe a little bit more of impatience and a couple people sort of said to me like, let’s not talk about any of these things unless we have some progress to something actually new to say.

And so I think even us as a community are getting a little bit like. Okay guys, like we need to move this forward. We need to push it a little bit more. And maybe this was generated by the interprovincial trade barriers being tumbled down. We need, we have those in healthcare and we need to address those in healthcare.

And so I, I heard a little bit of that, uh, chatter on the floor, which I think is healthy.

Katie Bryski: I think it is almost a, a sense of frustration or what I called hunger earlier in our conversation today. So I, I don’t know. I hope that that impatience can drive change, but also, okay, so I went to HIMSS Europe shortly after e-Health, and I was fascinated as they’re talking about the European Health Data Space because they’ve laid some really clear and defined lines in the sand, right?

So the regulation is now in enforced by 2027. Vendors need to be compliant. With it. So there was no sort of talk of, oh well we hope by some time in the future. It was very much, this is what will happen by 2027. So this is how we are preparing.

Shelagh Maloney: I love that you, you put a stake in the ground, right? And you let everybody know it, and then you, and then you’re, you’re more accountable.

It’s like anything, right? Like, you know, I’m gonna, the more people you tell, you’re gonna do, I’m gonna run a marathon, or I’m gonna lose 20 pounds, or whatever it is that you say. You, you tell as many people as you can, and then you hold yourself and you hold and they hold you more accountable to it. And, and then you can give, you know, updates on how you’re doing and monitor your progress.

Katie Bryski: And the whole conversation changes because it’s like if the, like, this is what’s happening. So the conversation is what are the steps we’re taking to prepare for that? If this is our finish line, how are we getting there versus let’s hope by the next time we, and it’s like, okay, like hope is not a strategy or an action.

Actually, Derek Ritz from our international, uh, episode, I, I was able to meet in 3D and shamelessly quoting him with that hope is not a strategy piece.

Shelagh Maloney: No. And I love that. Right. And and you’re, and you’re absolutely right. You know, and, and I think a lot of the, like the co-host, like we were challenged and to say, you, let’s, we need to put a stake in the ground.

And, and that’s a, that’s a great, uh, and, and see, you know, let’s go back next year and let’s talk about the progress we have made. And, and again, if you haven’t made progress, why

Katie Bryski: And what’s the date that we wanna set? Right? Because I think it’s also at that point now, right? Again, we know what we need to do.

So when, when do we wanna see this realized? And I think, I think it’s okay to be a bit aggressive. The, the timing as we’ve seen even now, right? With some of negotiations and conversations happening in other areas of society. Nothing. Nothing focuses the mind like a deadline. And you know, the great thing about e-Health is that it brings you into conversation with the incredible people that are working so hard to realize exactly this future.

So I had the great fortune of talking to a number of innovators around the conference, so let’s get over to those conversations.

Francesca D’Angelo: Yeah. My name is Francesca D’Angelo and I am a clinical innovation coordinator at Hamilton Health Sciences.

Nour Helwa: And I’m Nour, I’m the Director of Clinical Research at FluidAI.

Katie Bryski: Amazing. Thank you both so much for stopping to chat with me. So I’m wondering if you could tell me a little bit about how you explain what you do in digital health to friends and family.

Francesca D’Angelo: Yeah. So I can get started. Uh, so for me, working in the innovation department, we are very lucky that we get to see all the cutting edge technologies and the latest advances, uh, in healthcare environment.

And I think that the way that we explain it is we are all the time trying to learn new things about how we can improve quality of care, how we can improve also our healthcare system, uh, from the point of view of burden to physicians and burden to clinicians, uh, into, uh, nurse. As well see, that’s a little bit about how I see digital healthcare, and I think it’s an ever evolving field that it, I, I feel like we, it can never stop evolving because we always need healthcare.

Especially I think in, in our public sector in Canada.

Nour Helwa: I think for me it’s about identifying the main point pain points that need to be solved. You know, the struggles. Uh, healthcare is a very, very demanding field with a lot of people who are overworked overburdened. So for me, it’s identifying the struggles and making sure that, you know, from the industry side of things, that we listen and we build the right solutions for the right people to make sure that we can, you know, push impact and, and improve care overall, and improve the lives of, you know, the healthcare providers.

Those people are on the forefront and for the patients.

Katie Bryski: I’m here with Alies Maybee, co-chair and co-founder of the Patient Advisors Network.

Alies Maybee: Yeah, so it’s been exciting to be at e-Health. I was at e-Health in Vancouver last year and this year there’s a different energy and a different sense that e-Health can really come together and make some big changes, uh, initiate big changes.

We’re talking about the interprovincial barriers as an appetite for that going away. We were talking about the need to look at data, not just technology. And that excites me a great deal because data is the blood that runs through the veins of the healthcare system. So those are some of the things that I’m looking forward to learning more about as I go through the, uh, conference.

Katie Bryski: It’s interesting what you say about the energy being different. ’cause I feel like I also, it’s very optimistic and very hopeful, but it feels like there’s maybe a greater recognition of some of the stakes. I’m not getting the data piece right.

Alies Maybee: Oh, I totally agree with you. And I think it’s not just the data piece, but the vision that AI is here, it’s now.

And we need to deal with it. But there’s so many possibilities and we also need to understand the risks so that we get a good balance. And I, I see that people are really embracing this with enthusiasm in a way that I think was a little more laid back last year. And this year it seems a bit more full throttle.

Katie Bryski: And we’re back with another one of our on the floor interviews at e-Health, and I’m here with Julia Zarb. Thank you for being on the show with us.

Julia Zarb: Thanks, Katie.

Katie Bryski: So. How do you explain what you do to your friends and family who may not be in digital health?

Julia Zarb: This is actually the hardest question, um, because I have to say it depends on the person.

Yeah. It depends on, I’ve been in this field for three decades and it depends on, you know, what decade I answer from what hat I’m wearing. Um, one of the funniest things in our family is that. My, uh, my, my daughters who are grown now, um, and, and my husband all have this sort of joke, which is, uh, you know, mom, we don’t know exactly what you do, but we’re really proud of you.

Katie Bryski: So you’re a secret agent, which is my takeaway from that.

Julia Zarb: Yes, I am. Well, you know, that’s another story.

Katie Bryski: Different podcast.

Julia Zarb: I would’ve loved to be join the FBI or something. But, um, but we had, uh. When one of my daughters was about seven, she had to do a school project that said, you know, what does your dad do?

What does your mom do? You know your family? And so it’s very straightforward. My husband’s a dentist, so dentist, little picture of a dentist. And my daughter drew this picture and she actually thought that what I did was, uh, fix the TVs in hospital rooms because I said, well, you know, I help people in the health system.

Uh, with technology and so to make sure that, you know, information can be at the hands of people when they need it. So I find that what my friends and family think I do, and how I explain it is that I try and remove barriers in the system and find opportunities for healthcare to work when I start talking about how I’m trying to help people fix health systems.

People will go to the personal space and say, oh, it really needs fixing because of this.

Katie Bryski: So as we start to wrap this conversation up, Shelagh, where, where is your mind going to next?

Shelagh Maloney: Lots of excitement building for e-Health 2026. For the first time ever, the conference is gonna be outside of Toronto and Vancouver, so we’ll be in Halifax in Atlantic Canada. So, uh, tons of buzz around that. And, and I know the Digital Health Canada team is very, very excited about Halifax.

Katie Bryski: So if you had, I guess, a wish or a hope for people that attended this conference, that loved it, and are looking to attend in Halifax, how would you advise they spend the next year?

Shelagh Maloney: Well that, so first of all, because it’s our 50th anniversary, so participate in those things and I would love to see more happy anniversary Digital Health Canada, but but also consider putting an abstract forward.

Like there’s lots of opportunities and even taking advantage. I think for me, it gets to a point where e-Health is so busy that like I say, okay, let’s. Let’s meet at e-Health. Let’s meet coffee break on day one. So making a plan for yourself and a strategy, right, to say, here’s what I wanna get outta the conference.

Here are the five people I wanna meet. Here are the seven vendors that I wanna touch base with. And so having a plan for yourself and being involved as much as you can by whether presenting or moderating, or being on the abstract review committee, there’s a lot of ways. Uh, to be involved in digital health, not just sort of engaging when you’re getting there, but that’s a great, and you’ve got a year to prepare.

So get, start packing your bag and, and pray to the, I don’t know if I should say, pray to the rain gods or the sun gods, because you want the weather to be nice, but you also want people to come to the session.

Katie Bryski: Sessions on a boat! E-Health at sea! There you go. I can join your event team.

Shelagh Maloney: Yeah, our networking reception can be lobster fishing or something.

Katie Bryski: Yes. Imagine the audio we could get from that. And before we go, I did also get a collection of 50th anniversary. Good wishes, messages, and words of advice from people at this year’s e-Health. So as we close out, let’s tune in and hear what they had to say.

Alifa Khan: My overall message would be congratulations on your 50th, and as you continue forward, I hope that you continue to dream big dreams, transform care going forward, and always remember your purpose and the intention of why you’re doing what you’re doing.

Nour Helwa: My wish is for us to be able to adapt faster, to grow faster, and to thrive and be able to keep up because I mean, if you look at other industries, the advent of AI has been, you know, very quick with other industries, but it’s a little bit slower with healthcare. So, you know, we, we gotta put our feet on, on the gas and, and push through and try to bring in the right tools to help the right people.

Alies Maybee: I think all health is digital these days. We don’t say when we go online to do our banking, oh, I’m doing digital banking. We say I’m doing my banking. And I think we need to start changing our mindset that this is the case. And I think now that we’re at the 50th. That this is a good moment to think about it and I know we’re digital health, but digital is not an add-on.

It is actually part of the warp and weft of what runs our health system.

Cassie Frazer: I am so excited for Digital Health Canada. 50 years is pretty awesome and I am so proud to be part of this organization and I can’t wait to see what the next 50 will bring.

Anjan Sidhu: Happy anniversary Digital Health Canada.

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