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Infectious Disease & AI Clinical Decision Support

October 23, 2026 | 8:00 am to 9:00 am

Please join us for the 114th session in our series “Changing the Way We Work” on Friday, October 23, 2026! In this session, we will share an update on circulating infectious diseases, RSV, influenza, and COVID-19. We will also learn about the Ontario Health Evidence2Practice Evaluation of AI Clinical Decision Support Tools (AI-CDS) and opportunities to participate in real world testing. The main program will be held from 7:55-9:00 a.m., with a possible extension until 9:15 a.m. for additional Q&A. We appreciate you submitting questions at the time of registration to help us plan the session.


Panelists:           

  • Dr. Jefferey (Des) Pernica, Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, McMaster Children’s Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
  • Dr. Daniel Warshafsky, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health at the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Toronto, ON
  • Erik Hellsten, Vice President, Information Strategy, Management & Analytics, Strategy, Planning, Privacy & Analytics, Ontario Health
  • Dr. Chris Simpson, Executive Vice President, Acute and Hospital-Based Care, and Chief Medical Executive, Toronto, ON
  • Dr. Ali Damji, Family Physician, Credit Valley Family Health Team, and Clinical Lead, Digital Implementation of Quality Initiatives, Ontario Health, Mississauga, ON

Host: 

  • Dr. Eric Wong, OCFP President, Family Physician, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Acting Vice Dean, Medical Education at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University

Moderator: 

  • Dr. Eleanor Colledge, Family Physician, South East Toronto Family Health Team, Toronto, ON

The Changing the Way We Work Community of Practice for Ontario Family Physicians is co-organized by the Quality and Innovation Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, and the Ontario College of Family Physicians. 

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 120.00 Mainpro+ credits

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