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Building AI Capacity in Canadian Healthcare – Strategy and Lessons Learned

Wednesday May 6, 2026 13:00 - 13:35 YE - lokal ej bestämd

Lecturer: Greg Kennedy

Track: Advancing Healthcare with AI from Swedish and Canadian Perspectives

This presentation describes how a leading Toronto hospital approaches AI strategy, what organizational structures have been established to support implementation, and how the organization works to prioritize initiatives and move AI solutions from pilot to clinical practice.

The presentation also provides context on the Canadian healthcare landscape: how the publicly funded provincial system shapes AI adoption, the role of academic health science centres in driving innovation, and how Canadian hospitals navigate regulatory frameworks and partnerships with research institutes. Participants will gain insights into governance models, key enablers and barriers, and lessons learned.

The session connects directly to the project Advancing Healthcare with AI: A Swedish-Canadian Collaboration and the Swedish healthcare delegation's visit to Toronto in autumn 2025, reflecting on how insights from that exchange have shaped ongoing work on both sides, and outlining concrete next steps for continued collaboration between Swedish and Canadian healthcare organizations.

Language

English

Topic

Technology

Seminar type

Live + On site

Lecture type

Presentation

Objective of lecture

Other

Level of knowledge

Intermediate

Target audience

Management/decision makers
Politicians
Organizational development
Researchers

Keyword

Actual examples (good/bad)
Benefits/effects
Management
Innovation/research
Follow-up/Report of current status

Conference

Vitalis

Lecturers

Greg Kennedy Lecturer