Announcing NIHI – McMaster winter courses

WATERLOO and HAMILTON, Ont. – The National Institutes of Health Informatics and McMaster University Continuing Education are offering new micro-courses for healthcare professionals, beginning winter 2026. They are: “Data Governance in Healthcare,” “Leadership in Healthcare: Resilient Leadership,” “Leadership in Healthcare: Learning to Lead,” and more.

Data Governance in Healthcare
8 Sessions: 4 Live Online & 4 Recorded.
Mondays, February 2, February 9, March 2, and March 9,  2026, 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM ET

Data governance involves the management of data availability, integrity, security, and usability within an organization that is based on specified standards and policies. Good Data Governance is the keystone requirement for deploying effective, ethical, and responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications that help improve the healthcare system. This course will explore industry best practices for establishing a data governance function in healthcare organizations.

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Leadership In Healthcare: Resilient Leadership
Tuesdays, February 3 – March 24, 2026, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM ET
To build strong teams, you need to build your own resilience but how do you do this? In this course, you will identify the areas preventing you from achieving your own resilience, design a plan to create that resilience, and have the tools to help your staff and build strong teams.

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Return On Investment Fundamentals in Healthcare
Wednesdays, February 1 – March 1, 2026, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM ET
No Session on February 11

This course will provide the knowledge and skills to participants to measure value, impact, and ROI in healthcare improvement initiatives using the Phillips ROI Methodology. This course will also address how to prove the impact of Artificial Intelligence in health care.

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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare 1
Thursdays, February 5 – April 16, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM ET
No Session on March 26
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 payers alike.

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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare 2
Thursdays, February 5 – April 16, 2026
12:15 – 1:30 PM ET
No Session on March 26
Building directly on the foundational knowledge established in Artificial Intelligence 1, this course translates knowledge into organizational action. The primary goal is to equip healthcare leaders, physicians, and operational staff with the strategic and practical knowledge required to implement and govern AI safely, ethically, and effectively within the Canadian regulatory landscape.

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ePrivacy Fundamentals
13 Sessions: 3 Live, Online & 10 Recorded.
Mondays, March 16, 30, & April 13, 2026, 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM ET
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of privacy and how to use this knowledge to build privacy programs in healthcare organizations. The course will address Artificial Intelligence and privacy programs.

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