Experience the energy of the OntarioMD Digital Health Conference 2025 through this curated compilation featuring eight panel discussions and interviews with 20 healthcare professionals from across disciplines. Dive into the latest conversations about digital health transformation, barriers to adopting new technology, and real-world innovation impacting both doctors and patients.Physician empowerment and solving care bottlenecks 🩺Bringing AI and digital transformation to primary care 🤖Practical solutions for administrative burden and burnout 💻🔥Patient-centered apps, workforce analytics, and tech for clinics 📱🏥Candid stories of barriers, trust, and change management in Canadian healthcare 🔗This best-of compilation includes highlights from all eight conference panels, showcasing firsthand perspectives from clinicians, founders, educators, and organization leaders. The full episode delivers real conversations, practical lessons, and a blueprint for future collaboration.Subscribe, leave a comment, and join the discussion!Featured Voices Include:Dr. AJ Kadhim Saleh, Family Physician & Co-founder of PippenAIDr. Pouria Sadeghi, Family Physician & CEO of Canada ClinicsAlitta Tait, CEO of Cherry HealthDr. Timothy Kodsi, Family Physician & Founder of Mimico MedicalDr. Dane Wanniarachige, Family Physician & Co-founder of ActuwellDr. Ali Okhowat, Family Physician and Co-founder of Aya Health TechnologiesDr. Hanmu Yan, Urologist and Founder of Translational AIDr. Pavel Antiperovitch, Cardiologist and Co-founder of QuickChartMei Chen, CEO of Free The AgentsKino Song, Co-founder of Medium AICody Reeves, Director of Growth & Partnerships at Cherry HealthDr. Ira Bernstein, Family PhysicianJosh Miller, Primary Care Practice Consultant at DoctorCareJeevan Singh, CEO of PocketMDDr. Joel Moktar, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Co-founder of QuickChartStephanie Stamatakis, Director of Customer Engagement & Partnership Success at Dynacare Insurance SolutionsDr. Paul Cano, Family Physician and OntarioMD Peer Leader#OntarioMD #DHC2025 #DigitalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #CanadianHealth #MedicalConference #HealthTech #PrimaryCare #AIinHealthcare #PhysicianEmpowerment #AdminBurden #PatientExperienceChapters:00:00:00 - 00:00:51: Welcome & Introduction: OntarioMD group podcast overview, zpanelist lineup, themes of digital health transformation.00:00:52 - 00:07:03: Dr. AJ Kadhim- Saleh, Dr. Pouria Sadeghi, Alitta Tait- Empowering physicians with digital tools, workforce analytics, and planning for the future. 00:07:04 - 00:11:17: Dr. Timothy Kodsi, Dr. Dane Wanniarachige- Patient-centred digital innovation, improving access and integration in primary care.00:11:18 - 00:16:08: Adam Sinai- EMR evolution, vendor landscape, supporting clinicians with learning and workflow optimization. 00:16:09 - 00:28:06: Dr. Ali Okhowat, Dr. Hanmu Yan- Physician referral streamlining, challenges in technology trust, and AI safety. 00:28:07 - 00:32:58: Dr. Pavel Antiperovitch, Michael Yingbull, Marc Faktor- Cross-sector collaboration in digital health, AI, and clinician burnout.00:32:59 - 00:41:15: Mei Chen, Cody Reeves, Kino Song- Patient interaction AI agents, post-discharge support, language access, incentive and business model challenges.00:41:16 - 00:47:36: Dr. Ira Bernstein, Josh Miller, Jeevan Singh- Clinic of the future, AI-enabled billing, revenue optimization, overcoming inertia. 00:47:37 - 00:57:29: Dr. Joel Moktar, Dr. Paul Cano, Stephanie Stamatakis- Unifying EMR systems, referral standardization, reducing practice administrative burden.00:57:30 - 00:58:00: Closing Reflections on accelerating adoption, peer leaders, upcoming roundtables on primary care transformation and the new Toronto Metropolitan University Medical school.

Go behind the scenes with Dr. Joyce Cheung, Dr. Joan Chan, and Dr. Duncan Rozario in this candid “Thriving in Medicine” roundtable. Explore the realities of caregiving, work-life balance, system sustainability, and why medicine is a calling for communicators and storytellers, not just a profession.

This episode covers:

💬 Honest, unscripted moments about healthcare’s everyday challenges

⚖️ The value of balancing altruism and identity

🚧 Stigma around physician self-care and the struggle for better supports

🏥 A look at locum medicine and innovative solutions for coverage

🔗 Building a sustainable physician workforce for the future

👨‍⚕️Panelists:

Dr. Joyce Cheung (Family & Palliative Care Physician, Chief Medical Officer at LOCVM)

Dr. Joan Chan (Family & Palliative Care Physician, Restorative Medical Educator, Host of "The Other Human In The Room")

Dr. Duncan Rozario (General Surgeon, Chief Medical Officer at Sigma Health Tech and Sigma Life Sciences)

Title Sponsor:

🎙️ PocketMD- https://www.pocketmd.ca

Feature Sponsors:

🤝 Jeff Welsh, J&J Financial Services / Co-Operators Group- https://www.cooperators.ca

🌱 Emerge Recovery- https://www.emergerecovery.ca

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📚 Chapters:

00:00:00 "Thriving In Medicine": Roundtable #03

00:00:52 Roundtable Mission & Physician Workforce

00:01:25 Advice for Aspiring Clinicians

00:03:19 What Makes Medicine Different

00:05:41 Balance, Altruism, and Burnout

00:09:19 Personal Strategies for Preventing Burnout

00:10:30 Locum Solutions for Physicians

00:15:44 Work-Life Balance and Practice Management

00:22:27 Challenging Stigma in Taking Time Off

00:29:41 Physician Mobility: Urban & Rural Insights

00:33:14 Healthcare Culture & System Change

00:34:12 Advice for the General Public

00:39:09 Business Realities of Medical Practice

00:44:03 Breaking Practices: Money, Management, & Wellness

00:46:31 If Not Medicine: Alternate Careers

00:50:53 Generational Patient Connections

00:52:25 Closing Thoughts & Behind the Scenes

Ontario's historic $1.8 billion investment into primary care over the next four years begun last month with the commitment of $213 million with a stated goal of attaching 300,000 additional people to a primary care provider. Community healthcare organizations across the province are submitting proposals for how they are going to utilize this funding to attach additional people to primary care.Is this a game-changing opportunity or just more of the same?In this episode, we welcome some of the people who are shaping the future of healthcare- Dr. Dominik Nowak, Past President of the Ontario Medical Association and family physician at the Women's College Hospital, Kimberley Floyd, CEO of the Well Fort Community Health Centre in Brampton, Ontario, and Sarah Hobbs, the CEO of the Alliance for Healthier Communities. Join us as the future of Canadian healthcare is shaped today.

Before Ontario’s historic $213M investment in team-based primary care, there was already a blueprint — drawn by people who believed in a better way to deliver care. In this opening episode, Dr. Ivy Oandasan, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Care at the University of Toronto, and Duff Sprague, Chief Executive Officer of the Peterborough Family Health Team reflect on how Ontario’s team-based care models were originally designed, where they’ve been strained, and what it will take to rebuild with purpose.

From compensation models to collaborative practice, this conversation honours the leaders and clinicians who shaped the foundation of primary care — and continue to act as its architects today.