NIHI – McMaster CE Courses Begin in One Week

WATERLOO and HAMILTON, Ont. – The National Institutes of Health Informatics and McMaster University Continuing Education are offering new micro-courses for healthcare professionals, starting spring 2026. Courses include “Leadership in Health Care,” and “ePrivacy Risk Management.”

Leadership In Health Care: Change Leadership
Wednesdays, April 15 – June 10, 2026
12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
The Change Leadership course offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of strategies for effectively leading organizational change within the healthcare sector. This course emphasizes the importance of vision and strategy, a focus on people, and clear communication in leading effective and meaningful change. More Information

ePrivacy Risk Management
13 Sessions: 3 Live, 10 Recorded.
Mondays, May 11, 25 & June 8, 2026
12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
This course will guide you on how to identify, assess and manage privacy risk in healthcare organizations. It covers risk management principles, Privacy Impact Assessment, Threat and Risk Assessment, managing privacy breaches and complaints, and building privacy into the design of your programs, services and products. More Information

Effective Dashboards for Health Care
Tuesdays, April 14 – June 16, 2026
12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
The development of effective data visualization tools empowers healthcare leaders to make data-informed decisions. This course will outline a practical approach to developing and adopting dashboards that healthcare leaders will want to use.  More Information

Artificial Intelligence in Health Care 1
Thursdays, April 23 – June 25, 2026
11:00 AM – 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 executives, clinicians, patients, analysts, managers, and vendors alike.  More Information

Artificial Intelligence in Health Care 2
Thursdays, April 23 – June 25, 2026
12:15 – 1:30 PM ET
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. More Information