e-Health26 Call for Concurrent Session Facilitators

Session Facilitator participation is extremely important to the success of the conference! e-Health26 Conference and Tradeshow is accepting applications to facilitate concurrent sessions in Halifax on June 15 and 16.

Qualifications

Volunteers interested in facilitating a session must be:

  • A Digital Health Canada Member and volunteer.
  • Pre-registered for the conference and tradeshow. Note: session facilitators do not receive complimentary registration.
  • Comfortable speaking in front of a large audience.
  • Available for the full 70 minutes or 90 minutes of a chosen concurrent session.

Key responsibilities

  • Make housekeeping announcements at the beginning and end of the session.
  • Introduce speakers.
  • Facilitate the Q&A period (time permitting).
  • Keep the session on track with scheduled start and end times.

Onsite notes

  • Session facilitators will be provided with a script in advance of the conference.
  • All e-Health presentations (Concurrent Abstracts, P3 Showcases and Symposia) take place in breakout rooms with a podium, microphone(s), slide advancer, PC laptop, projector and screen to display the presentation.
  • A microphone on a stand will be available to all audience delegates to participate in the LIVE Q&A.

Types of concurrent presentations

  • Panel & Discussion Duration: 30 minutes (includes 5-10 minutes Q&A) |  must have 3 presenters (min/max)
  • Oral Duration: 20 minutes with optional Q&A | 1 or 2 presenters
  • e-Poster Duration: 10 minutes (1 slide only plus quick Q&A – time permitting)  |  Defined electronic visual format with all data on one slide  |  1 presenter

How do I volunteer to be a session facilitator?

If you are registered to attend the e-Health26 Conference and Tradeshow in Halifax and are interested in volunteering as a session facilitator, please:

  • Complete the application below by May 25, 2026.
  • Choose the session(s) (70-minute or 90-minute blocks) that you are willing to facilitate (view the Program HERE).
  • Notifications will be emailed by May 29, 2026. Please note that e-Health cannot guarantee acceptance of all interested volunteers.
  • Scripts will be provided by June 12, 2026.

Application form

The application form is open from May 11 to May 25, 2026.

Contact information

Select your preferred session(s)

Please select the 70-minute or 90-minute session block you would like to facilitate from the available sessions and times below. If you would like to facilitate multiple sessions, indicate all you are interested in. We'll do our best to schedule your preferences.

Monday, June 15 - Concurrent Sessions from 10:00 AM - 11:10 AM ADT

• 10:00 - 10:20 AM - CCS4.MAM.1 O - Measuring AI’s Real-World Impact: Lessons from a National Health System’s AI-Enabled Dermatology Pathway
• 10:25 - 10:45 AM - CCS4.MAM.2 O - From Search to Solution: Streamlining Hospital Policy Access with Conversational AI
• 10:50 - 11:10 AM - CCS4.MAM.3 O - Turning Canadian Physician Concerns into Safer AI implementation: Medicolegal Insights for Developers and Healthcare Leaders
• 10:00 - 10:20 AM - CCS5.MAM.1 O - AI-Powered Solutions for Enhanced Dental Care Access and Optimization: A Multidisciplinary Industry-Academia Partnership
• 10:25 - 10:55 AM - CCS5.MAM.2 P - Advancing Reproductive Health Through Digital Innovation: Insights from Research and Implementation
• 11:00 - 11:10 AM - CCS5.MAM.3 E - Healthcare Access and Navigation: Patient Booking System
• 10:00 - 10:30 AM - CCS7.MAM.1 P - Lessons from a novel application and evaluation of a Digital Twin in Primary Care
• 10:35 - 10:55 AM - CCS7.MAM.2 O - Spearheading a Student-Centered Digital Mental Health Ecosystem

Monday, June 15 - Concurrent Sessions from 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM ADT

• 4:00 - 4:20 PM - CCS5.MPM.1 O - Learning from the UK’s “Online Hospital” Initiative: Opportunities for Canada
• 4:25 - 4:45 PM - CCS5.MPM.2 O - Integrated Virtual Healthcare Pods: A New Frontier in Accessible Primary Care
• 4:50 - 5:10 PM - CCS5.MPM.3 O - Addressing Physician Shortages in Mid-Sized Rural and Remote Hospitals: Lessons from 1 Year
• 5:15 - 5:25 PM - CCS5.MPM.4 E - Voice AI for Self-Booking: Extending Access Through Automated, 24/7 Phone Scheduling
• 4:00 - 4:30 PM - CCS7.MPM.1 P - The Future of Chronic Disease Management Using Digital Therapeutics in Canada: From Illness to Wellness
• 4:35 - 5:05 PM - CCS7.MPM.2 P - Leveraging AI for Early Detection of Mental Health Decline
• 5:10 - 5:30 PM - CCS7.MPM.3 O - Exploring staff and patients' perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) in mental health care

Tuesday, June 16 - Concurrent Sessions from 9:45 AM - 10:55 AM ADT

• 9:45 - 10:15 AM - CCS1.TAM.1 P - Integrating Specialist Advice into Referral Workflows Across Ontario: Guided by the EPIS Framework
• 10:20 - 10:50 AM - CCS1.TAM.2 P - C3 Command Centre: Enabling Real-Time, System-Wide Patient Flow in Nova Scotia
• 9:45 - 10:05 AM - CCS4.TAM.1 O - Health Data Stewardship: Unlocking the power of our health data
• 10:10 - 10:30 AM -CCS4.TAM.2 O - A Virtual Mental Health Triage and Stepped-Care Model: Assessing Effectiveness and Resource Efficiency
• 10:35 - 10:55 AM - CCS4.TAM.3 O - AI-Powered Conversational Analytics Platform to Democratize Healthcare Data Through Natural Language Queries and Interactive Visualizations

Tuesday, June 16 - Concurrent Sessions from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ADT

• 2:00 - 2:20 PM - CCS3.TPM.1 O - Mapping AI Adoption in Canadian Healthcare: From Fragmentation to Equitable Integration
• 2:25 - 2:55 PM - CCS3.TPM.2 P - Building New Processes for Collecting First Nation, Inuit, Métis Self-Identification Data
• 3:00 - 3:20 PM - CCS3.TPM.3 O - Bridging the Digital Divide: Disruptive and Equitable Digital Health Innovations for Nurses in First Nations and Remote Communities
• 2:00 - 2:20 PM - CCS4.TPM.1 O - Leveraging Generative AI to Empower Clinicians and Elevate Patient Care
• 2:25 - 2:45 PM - CCS4.TPM.2 O - When Technology Adapts to Clinicians: A Burned-Out Physician's Journey to AI-Driven Solutions
• 2:50 - 3:10 PM - CCS4.TPM.3 O - Evaluating AI Scribe’s Impact on Clinical Workflow, Administrative Burden, and Patient Satisfaction
• 3:15 - 3:25 PM -CCS4.TPM.4 E - Bridging Clinical Gaps: Using Partner Feedback to Inform Digital Simulation in Undergraduate Nursing Education

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