2025 IHE North American Connectathon: Advancing Healthcare Interoperability

Originally presented as part of the Canada Health Infoway Enterprise Imaging webinar series on March 21, 2025.
2025 IHE North American Connectathon: Advancing Healthcare Interoperability

What happens when healthcare vendors, government leaders, and global experts come together for a full week of testing, education, and innovation?

In this in-depth session, David Kwan — Chair of IHE Canada and Canadian representative on the IHE International Board — recaps the 2025 IHE North American Connectathon Week, covering key themes in interoperability, imaging standards, and international collaboration.

📌 What You’ll Learn:
✅ The role of IHE, and how the Connectathon, Projectathon, Plugathon, and Experience Days work together
✅ The impact of global efforts like the Hajj Use Case, IPS (International Patient Summary), and EHDS (European Health Data Space)
✅ How radiology, medical devices, and structured reporting are evolving with IHE profiles like IMR, IRA, and IDR
✅ Why FHIR, SNOMED CT, HL7, LOINC, and DICOM matter more than ever in building scalable, smart healthcare systems
✅ The importance of “human interoperability” and bridging the gap between technology, policy, and clinical workflow

🎙 About the Speaker:
David Kwan is an experienced informaticist and current Chair of IHE Canada. He’s led major initiatives in structured reporting, oncology, and enterprise imaging, and is a recognized voice in national and international health data standards efforts.

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📺 Watch now to learn how the Connectathon is shaping the future of healthcare interoperability across Canada and beyond.

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⏱️ Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Connect-a-thon
03:01 Overview of IHE and Connect-a-thon Components
06:23 Experience Days and Educational Insights
11:44 Hajj Use Case and Global Health Initiatives
19:05 IHE Process and Technical Profiles
25:54 Collaboration and Human Interoperability
31:11 Connect-a-thon Testing and Results
40:12 Projectathon and Pan-Canadian Patient Summary
46:24 Plugathon Success and Future Directions
52:16 Closing Remarks and Future Events

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