NIHI McMaster CE microcredential courses this fall

WATERLOO and HAMILTON, Ont. – The National Institutes of Health Informatics and McMaster University Continuing Education are offering new micro-courses for healthcare professionals, beginning fall 2025 including “Data Strategy for Healthcare Organizations: Unlocking Value and Insight from Data,” “Leadership in Healthcare: Learning to Lead,” “ROI Thinking in Healthcare,” “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare,” and “Cybersecurity for Privacy Professionals.”

Data Strategy for Healthcare Organizations: Unlocking Value and Insight from Data
10 Sessions: 4 Live, Online. 6 Recorded.
Live Session Dates: Mondays Oct. 6, Oct. 21, Nov. 3, & Nov. 17, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET

This course provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of developing and implementing data strategies in the healthcare sector. Participants will explore how to develop and implement effective data strategies while establishing strong governance practices that ensure data quality, security, and ethical use of patient information. More Information

Leadership In Healthcare: Learning to Lead
9 Sessions, Live, Interactive, Online.
Weekly, Tuesdays, October 7 – December 9, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET

What makes a good leader? In this course, we’ll investigate the nature of leadership and identify the skills needed to become a successful leader in health care. More Information

ROI Thinking in Healthcare
6 Sessions, Live, Interactive, Online.
Weekly, Wednesdays, October 8 – November 12, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET

It’s important to prove value for every healthcare initiative, program or project. Learn how to set up a project for success and how to determine the project’s value, impact and
ROI (Return on Investment). More Information

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
10 Sessions, Live, Interactive, Online.
Weekly, Thursdays, October 9 – December 11, 2025 | 11:00 – 12:00 PM ET

Gain a foundational understanding of AI in all its forms, from machine learning and neural networks, to ChatGPT and natural language processing. This course equips health professionals and tech leaders to assess, apply, and evaluate AI tools in real-world settings while addressing critical ethical, data, privacy and regulatory considerations. Weekly sessions spotlight real use cases and practical implications for clinicians, patients, vendors, and governments alike. More Information

Cybersecurity for Privacy Professionals
13 Sessions: 3 Live, Online. 10 Recorded.
Live Session Dates: Mondays, Oct. 27, Nov. 10 & Nov. 24, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET

Threats to information system assets come from state actors, organized crime and hacktivists who now routinely attack our electoral, financial, healthcare and public utility systems. The purpose of this program is to provide practical cybersecurity management strategies and recommendations to help minimize the occurrence or impact of cyber-related losses. More Information