News & Highlights

Join University of Victoria School of Health Information Science Graduate Programs Online Information Session (September 2026 entry) on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 from 4:30-5:30 PM PT

- MSc in Health Informatics
- PhD in Health Informatics
- Certificate in Health Terminology and Interoperability Standards

Advance registration is required for this online information session. Click here to register.

The Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) offers a range of professional certifications:

- Health Information-Certified Associate
- Certified in Health Information Management
- Certified Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
- Certified Terminology Standards Specialist
- Certified Coding and Classification Specialist

For details please visit here

The Canadian College of Health Information Management (CCHIM) has also launched new micro-credential courses:

- Entry-to-Practice (E2P) Medical Coding
- Release of Information (ROI)

Learn more here

The Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy is launching Gen(Z)AI, a youth citizens’ assembly on AI.

From Fall 2025 to Spring 2026, 100 Canadians aged 17–23 will meet to deliberate on AI issues, engage with experts, and develop consensus-based policy recommendations. Outcomes will be shared with thousands of youth for feedback and compiled into a national report for policymakers, regulators, and civil society leaders.

This initiative offers young Canadians the chance to strengthen critical thinking, gain policymaking experience, and collaborate with peers nationwide.

Applications are open Oct 1–17, 2025. Click here for more information.

This project is being carried out in partnership with Mila – Quebec AI Institute and the Dialogue on Technology Project at Simon Fraser University.

Use Discount Code: CNIA for $50 off any individual registration. 

• Data Strategy for Healthcare Organizations: Unlocking Value and Insight from Data
• Leadership In Health Care: Learning to Lead
• Return On Investment Thinking in Health Care
• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
• Cybersecurity for Privacy Professionals

For registration visit www.nihi.ca
For inquiries contact Meredith Ovenden at movenden@nihi.ca

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British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is offering a new, fully online AI in Healthcare Microcredential Course starting Fall 2025! The course will also run again in January and April 2026. The course provides a practical foundation in how AI is transforming healthcare across clinical decision support, operational efficiency, and patient engagement.

Participants will:

• Learn core concepts in AI, machine learning, and data ethics
• Explore real-world applications in clinical and public health settings
• Build skills to evaluate and implement AI-driven solutions within their organizations

For details, please reach out to the program head Glynda Rees at glynda_rees@bcit.ca

Share Your Insights on the Impact of Reduced Financial and Technical Support on Digital and Data Systems for Health Systems

The WHO invites professionals working in data and digital information systems for health to complete the Data and Digital Health Systems Impact Assessment Survey. This rapid assessment aims to map and evaluate the effects of reduced financial and technical support to digital and data information systems to health systems, the health workforce, and patient populations, particularly in countries pursuing the Global Strategy on Digital Health.

Why This Matters

Recent shifts in donor priorities and funding reductions have placed critical digital health infrastructure, workforce capacity, and essential support systems at risk, affecting healthcare delivery in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. Digital and data systems are foundational to health service delivery, decision-making, and patient care, and any disruption can have far-reaching consequences.

This brief, emergency survey is designed to capture the collective impact of these budget reductions on governments, development partners, civil society organizations, and others. The findings will help inform opportunities for a coordinated response through networks such as the Global Initiative on Digital Health to safeguard digital health systems and mitigate risks to data continuity, health services, and beneficiary populations.

Your Input is Critical

Your participation will help quantify the scale of impact and to inform urgent policy and funding discussions. WHO is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of all responses—data will be aggregated and anonymized to ensure privacy.

Take the Survey Now:
https://extranet.who.int/dataformv6/index.php/364635?lang=en

The International Medical Informatics Association Nursing Informatics (IMIA NI) is the world body for nursing health and biomedical informatics.  Please find attached their newsletter for February

February 2025 Newsletter:
IMIA NI Newsletter - February 2025.pdf

January 2025 Newsletter: 
IMIA Nursing Informatics - January 2025 Newsletter (NI)

 

This webinar will provide an overview of the shared pan-Canadian Interoperability Roadmap and build understanding of the Canada Health Infoway Connected Care Initiatives & priorities to support interoperability in Canada . An update as to progress across the country will be provided as well as an overview of the benefits, barriers, challenges, and key success factors related to the Connected Care Initiatives. Webinar participants will have an opportunity to learn how to become involved and to learn more about the initiatives as they progress.

Speaker: Anne Baldwin

Brief bio: Anne Baldwin began her career as a nurse and has focused on digital health initiatives for the past 20 years. Most recently Anne has focused on enabling change & adoption in a variety of care settings. Anne has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of British Columbia and a Masters of Nursing from the University of Calgary.

https://cnia.ca/event-5964270

Nov. 18-24 is Digital Health Week, an annual celebration of how digital health is transforming the delivery of care across Canada. Join the conversation together and #ThinkDigitalHealth. https://bit.ly/3CDSbay