Turning technology into time – Creating Capacity in the Community
CME Accreditation: This program will be accredited pending review by the respective accreditation governing bodies.
Registration and breakfast open at 7:00 a.m. each day
Day One October 1, 2026
8:30 to 8:45 a.m.
Conference Welcome and Opening Remarks by Robert Fox, Chief Executive Officer, OntarioMD
Day one morning sessions
8:45 to 9:30 a.m.
Keynote Address: TBA
9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
TBA
Concurrent sessions 11:05 to 11:50 a.m.
- Panel Presentation: AI between Us – Redefining the clinician-patient relationship
- Modernizing Patient Encounters in Community Family Practice: Using Digital Tools and AI to Put Patients First
- Integrating AI-Generated Clinical Tools into EMRs: A Rheumatology Case-Based Experience
- Emerging Medico-legal and Privacy Issues
Day one afternoon sessions
Concurrent sessions 1:05 to 1:50 p.m.
- Improving Access to Specialty Care with Structured EMR Data and AI
Session: TBA - Introducing an Open-Source Intelligent Physician Digital Assistant: The AI Scribe and Beyond
- Improving Billing Literacy with Conversational AI
Concurrent sessions 3:25 to 3:55 p.m.
- AI-Enabled Patient Experience Management: Reducing Cognitive Load and Reclaiming Time in Community Practice
- Reclaiming 34 Hours a Year: How a Standardized EMR Diabetes Workflow Improves Care and Reduces Administrative Burden
- Building a Digital Perinatal Record to Reduce Documentation Burden and Connect Care Across Ontario
4:00 to 4:55 p.m.
Closing Keynote: TBA
4:55 to 5:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks: TBA
Day Two, October 2, 2026
8:30 to 8:45 a.m.
Day Two Conference Welcome and Opening Remarks by Robert Fox, Chief Executive Officer, OntarioMD
8:45 to 9:30 a.m.
Keynote Address: TBA
Keynote Speaker: TBA
9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
TBA
Day two morning sessions
Concurrent sessions 11:05 to 11:45 a.m.
- From Registration to Attachment: A Digital In-take Pipeline for Primary Care
- How AI-Assisted Research Ethics Workflows Reduce Administrative Burden and Address Burnout in Community Practice
- Filling the Coverage Gap: Connecting Physicians Through a Digital Locum Matching Platform
Short snappers
The short snappers will feature new innovations your colleagues are using to help reduce admin burden and enhance patient care. These four sessions will run for 10 minutes each with five minutes for questions.
11:00 to 11:15 a.m.
Closing Cardiometabolic Care Gaps With AI and Team-Based Care
11:15 to 11:30 a.m.
Improving Home Care Documentation With Voice AI to Support Primary Care
11:30 to 11:45 a.m.
Improving Access to Care Through Real-Time Clinic Capacity Matching
11:45 to 12:00 p.m.
Reducing Front Desk Workload Through AI-Powered Patient Communication
Day two afternoon sessions/workshops
Concurrent Workshops
1:20 to 2:20 p.m.
EMR/AI Scribe Round Table Workshops
1:20 to 3:40 p.m.
Reducing Front Desk Workload Through AI-Powered Patient Communication
Concurrent Sessions
2:30 to 3:15 p.m.
TBA
3:20 to 3:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks with Chandi Chandrasena, MD, Chief Medical Officer
