Panel: One System for All: The Good. The Bad. The Ugly. What that means for Community Clinicians. 

Moderator:

Anish Mody, MD

Dr. Anish Mody completed medical school at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and residency at the University of Saskatchewan in Family Medicine. He spent two years working in rural locums as well as serving as an assistant professor for the University of Saskatchewan. His primary focus was on teaching residents “transitioning to practice”. He moved to Ottawa, where he practices comprehensive family practice in a community setting. He is a lecturer with the University of Ottawa Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Mody serves as OMA District 8 delegate and the Vice President of the Ottawa Medical Society. His true passion is in practice management. Dr. Mody and his colleague start their own clinic, called Novel Health in 2021. He is part of OMA’s Practice Efficiency presentation development. He has given talks on practice efficiency and transitioning to practice. He uses Telus Practice Solution EMR with a focus on patient engagement and workflow efficiency. He is interested in collaborating on health technology and helping clinicians in need.

Panelists:

Daniel Glatt, MD

Dr. Daniel Glatt is a family physician and hospitalist practicing in Napanee, Ontario. He is passionate about digital health innovation and transformation, utilizing his dual roles in rural family medicine and hospitalist care to bridge the gaps between these two clinical environments. 

Dr. Glatt holds several key digital leadership positions, currently serving as the Primary Care Lead for Lumeo HIS (an Oracle Health HIS covering six hospitals in southeastern Ontario) and the Lumeo Physician Lead for Lennox and Addington County General Hospital. Within the Frontenac, Lennox and Addington OHT, he serves as Co-chair of the Digital Support Structure and Chair of the Digital Primary Care Working Group. Through these roles Dr. Glatt has supported widespread role out of AI scribes in primary care practices, decreased report duplication from regional hospitals by   over 80%, and supported digital modernisation of primary care practices across the region. 

In addition to his regional leadership, Dr. Glatt frequently has worked with Ontario Health and OntarioMD in consultative and collaborative roles to promote digital transformation across the province. This has included work on provincial cybersecurity, health report manager, and data sharing. 

Dr. Glatt completed his medical training at the University of Toronto and his residency in Family Medicine at Queen’s University, Kingston. He is an Assistant Professor (adjunct) at the Department of Family Medicine at Queen’s University. 

Kevin Samson, MD

Dr. Samson is a family physician. He is also an electrical engineer specializing in the development and application of digital health solutions. He is the Clinical Lead for Digital Health and Privacy and Security for the Guelph Wellington OHT, a Peer Leader with OntarioMD, and Chair of the OntarioMD TELUS PSS EMR Community of Practice. He maintains active roles with a number of provincial and national organizations, including the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO), Diabetes Action Canada, and Healthcare Excellence Canada. Dr. Samson is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University, a member of the University of Waterloo Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology Clinical Council, a clinical advisor for the eHealth Centre of Excellence, and works with the MACcelerate Health Innovation Accelerator. Dr. Samson received the 2019 inaugural Canada Health Informatics Clinical Innovator award, which recognizes a clinical innovator who has shown outstanding leadership in Canada in advancing the use of Digital Health in clinical practice, resulting in improved provider and patient experiences and outcomes.  

Julie Swedak

Julia Swedak joined Campbellford Memorial Hospital in 2025 as the organization’s first Innovation and Transformation Officer. She brings more than a decade of leadership experience in community health, with expertise in integrated care, change management, and digital transformation. 

Before coming to CMH, Julia held senior roles at Gateway Community Health Centre, where she served as Director of Primary Care and Director of Quality and Knowledge Management. Throughout her career, she has been recognized for her ability to lead complex projects, strengthen partnerships, and align innovative solutions with the evolving needs of the health system. 

Julia’s passion for advancing quality care and her experience guiding digital and organizational change make her a key leader in shaping the future of CMH. 

Aidan Lee

As Executive Director, Technology Solutions and Vendor Accountability, Aidan is responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining the Certification program through its core components in EMR Specifications, EMR Validation/Certification, and Vendor Management. Aidan has been experienced in the digital health community since 2000, holding progressive positions from software developer to director of data services supporting data exchange in EMRs, including EMR data migration and integration.