OMD Educates
OMD is pleased to bring you our CME accredited - OMD Educates: Digital Health and Virtual Care Curriculum. These sessions will be conducted by OntarioMD Peer Leaders and experts with a focus on education and clinical enhancements using digital health and virtual care tools.
This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 2 Mainpro+ credits.
Physicians must complete the evaluation to receive their CME certificate. At the end of the curriculum participants should have a better understanding and knowledge of digital health and virtual care tools and how to best implement to benefit their practice and patient care.
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the SOGC. You may claim a maximum of 1.0 hour (credits are automatically calculated) for each 60 minute webinar and 1.5 hours for each 90 minute webinar.
Upcoming Webinars
Privacy & Security Webinar
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
OMD's General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer will provide an overview of up-to-date privacy and cybersecurity best practices, with an emphasis on digital health and virtual care. There will be plenty of time for you to ask your privacy and cybersecurity questions at the conclusion of the presentation.
Presented by Ariane Siegel, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, OMD
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Past Webinar Recordings
12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Virtual care is now an established part of clinical practice. Throughout 2022, regulatory authorities have introduced new guidance for virtual care and the digital health tools that enable it. Among other things, Canada’s Privacy Commissioners issued a statement encouraging clinicians to wind downown the use of fax and other unsecured, analogue technologies in favour of more secure alternatives. The CPSO has also introduced a new Virtual Care Policy. In addition, a new Physician Services Agreement was reached, which includes standardized billing codes for virtual care and mandates the use of “Verified Virtual Visit Solutions”. In this session, OntarioMD’s General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer will provide an overview of these developments and will provide practical recommendations for the delivery of virtual care.
Presented by Ariane Siegel, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, OMD
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How to Use Your EMR Better - Specialists Hacks
5:30pm - 6:30pm EST
Wednesday,
October 26, 2022In this session, three OMD specialists physician Peer Leaders described a day in the life using their Accuro, PS Suite and OSCAR EMR - joined by OMD Practice Advisors. Topics include:
Customize your EMR - Specialists need to be able to customize their EMR
Illustrate the struggles with the EMR unique to specialists and solutions that can be enacted
Streamline your EMR to fit into your workflow and use it to its full capacity. (Your EMR is more than a "digital" paper chart)
Presented by Dr. Vandana Ahluwalia, Dr. Mahesan Srivamadevan, Dr. Laila Bishara, OMD Specialist Physician Peer Leaders
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Specialists Hacks - AccuroSpecialists Hacks - OSCAR EMRSpecialists Hacks - PS Suite (TELUS Health)
12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
In this session, participants will learn about:
Going over a checklist and approach to looking at your different online booking options
Does it integrate with your EMR? Integration and costs associated with the tool
Physician engagement and hesitancy - OAB what's in it for me, what's not in it for me
How to incorporate it into workflow and block fees for online booking
How OntarioMD can help
How to use in the clinic
This session is presented by OMD Physician Peer Leader Dr. Stephen McLaren, and hosted in partnership with the OMA.
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5:30pm – 6:30pm EST
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
For Specialists and Primary Care Clinicians
In this session, participants will learn about:
The value of hiring a scribe in the office to offload administrative burden and help with physician burnout from a specialist point of view.
Give real-world practice examples on how to accomplish this with "tips and pearls" in-person and virtually.
Brief overview of AI and what it is and discuss what is available currently in the market and where it is going in the future.
Presented by Dr. Vandana Ahluwalia, OMD Specialist Physician Peer Leader and Dr. Noah Crampton, OMD Physician Peer Leader
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12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
In this session, participants will learn about:
What Quality improvement (QI) means and how to identify achievable QI goals
Examples of QI initiatives that can be used to improve physician resilience and office efficiency, including practical tips in breakout rooms
How using QI to can make your work-life balance better and make you excited about its possibilities
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Privacy and Security
12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
Thursday, May 26, 2022
In this second session of OntarioMD’s annual Privacy Training Program (2022), our General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer will provide an overview of five fundamental practices that can be implemented by clinicians to improve their Cybersecurity posture. This topic was selected by popular demand and will include straightforward examples and instructions on how to adopt each of these practices. There will be plenty of time for you to ask further privacy and cybersecurity questions at the conclusion of the presentation.
Presented by Ariane Siegel, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, OMD
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Demystifying Coding
12:00pm – 1:30pm EST
Monday, May 2, 2022
In this session you will learn how to advance and streamline coding processes in your EMR for better data quality, enhance billing, and practice efficiency.
The session will include breakout rooms for Accuro EMR, PS Suite EMR and OSCAR McMaster (OSCAR Pro) users where more practical tips will be provided by OMD Peer Leaders
Presented by Dr. Daniel Pepe, OMD Physician Peer Leader
Webinar recordings:
12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
Thursday, March 31, 2022
OMD's General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer will provide an overview of up-to-date privacy and cybersecurity best practices, with an emphasis on digital health and virtual care. This session will include advice from the Canadian Communications Security Establishment in response to cyberthreats arising from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The presentation will also summarize key updates from the new Physician Services Agreement. There will be plenty of time for you to ask your privacy and cybersecurity questions at the conclusion of the presentation.
Presented by Ariane Siegel, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, OMD
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12:00pm – 1:30pm EST
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Learning Objectives:
The importance of identifying a specific patient population and how it relates to your practice (Examples: Chronic Disease, Smoking, Diabetes Management, Mental Health, COVID-19 Vaccination Status, etc.).
Which digital tools and external reports are available to aid in identifying a specific population (Examples: MyPractice Reports, SARS, Insights4Care (i4C) Dashboard, Searches, EMR specific tools, etc.).
Practical tips on how to find and use these tools in Accuro® EMR, PS Suite EMR and OSCAR McMaster (OSCAR PRO).
This session will include a panel discussion and Q&A followed by virtual breakout room workshops for Accuro EMR, PS Suite EMR and OSCAR McMaster (OSCAR PRO) users that will give you a better understanding of the tools and how to integrate them into clinic workflow
Presented by Dr. Anil Maheshwari, Dr. Lee Donohue, and Dr. Vineet Nair, OMD Physician Peer Leaders with support from OMD Practice Enhancement Consultants.
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Breakout Rooms (1:00pm – 1:30pm)
Accuro (QHR Technologies Breakout Room – Dr. Vineet Nair
OSCAR PRO (WELL EMR Group) – Dr. Anil Maheshwari
PS Suite (Telus Health) Breakout Room – Dr. Lee Donohue
12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
November 17, 2021
In this session participants will learn about:
An approach to transitioning from using phone only to patient communication tools (website, email, virtual care platforms, patient portal, asynchronous messaging)
A "higher view" framework/approach to evaluate your clinic needs and which tools are the most suitable
Moderated discussion with insights from a clinic established at using these tools
Presented by Dr. Loredana Di Santo, OMD Physician Peer Leader and Roger Mandjlekian, OMD Clinic Manager Peer Leader
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12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
October 20, 2021
In this session participants will learn about:
Smooth operations in the office when multiple reports arrive via HRM
Flagging abnormal results
Reminders and searches
Audits of the practice: Outstanding tests, abnormals
Checks and balances, avoiding the Swiss Cheese effect
Presented by Dr. Mario Elia, OntarioMD Physician Peer Leader
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