Join us online for our two-day National Meeting! This page is your hub for accessing virtual plenary sessions throughout the two-day event.

How to Watch

• Plenary session links will be posted here and will go live during the scheduled livestream times. All sessions will be streamed in Central Time (CT).

Opening Remarks

• We’ll kick things off with opening remarks at 12:20 p.m. CT. Be sure to tune in on time!

Doing Less, Achieving Better: Lessons from Choosing Wisely in Manitoba

For over a decade, Manitoba has been an adopter of Choosing Wisely, leading and sustaining change through a variety of initiatives. In this panel keynote, experts will share successes, challenges, and lessons learned in shifting the culture towards “doing less” to achieve better health outcomes.

– Dr. Eric Bohm, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Professor of Surgery, University of Manitoba
– Christine Peters, Director, Health Services, Shared Health
– Dr. Alex Singer, Family Physician and Associate Professor, University of Manitoba
– Dr. Abdulrazaq Sokoro, Chief Operating Officer, Provincial Diagnostic Services, Shared Health

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the impact of low-value testing on health care systems and patient outcomes.
• Describe successful strategies for implementing change at both the individual and system levels.
• Discuss opportunities to sustain change in health systems.

Will AI Help or Harm Overuse?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly gaining traction in health care, offering the potential to streamline processes and improve efficiencies. But will AI help or harm efforts to reduce low-value tests and treatments? Dr. Amol Verma, Clinician-Scientist at Unity Health Toronto, will share the challenges and opportunities of integrating AI into health systems and discuss the critical role of providers in ensuring its appropriate use.

Dr. Amol Verma, Clinician-Scientist, Unity Health Toronto, Co-Lead, GEMINI

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the potential benefits and risks of AI for overuse in health care.
• Explore strategies for integrating AI responsibly into health systems to improve patient outcomes.
• Identify the role of providers in guiding AI implementation and minimizing unintended consequences.

The Science of Doing Less: De-Implementation Research in Canada

In a health care system often driven by routines and habits, changing existing behaviours is a persistent challenge. In this session, Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw will share the progress of de-implementation research, offering strategies for change at both the individual and system levels.

Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw, Senior Scientist Emeritus, Methodological and Implementation Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Full Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa

Learning Objectives:

• Describe de-implementation research and its role in reducing low-value health care activities.
• Explore real-world examples of successful de-implementation research projects in Canada.
• Identify the key challenges and opportunities in advancing de-implementation science within health care systems.

If you have any technical difficulties during the sessions, please reach out to Joanna Wong at: joanna@choosingwiselycanada.org.