Data sharing and privacy implementation supports 

Following on our launch of the data-sharing agreement (DSA) toolkit on 14 July, RISE is pleased to invite you to consider registering for optional follow-up learning opportunities:

1. privacy toolkit launch webinar on Thursday 8 October, 1-2 pm
2. drop-in sessions (30 minutes each), held twice a month from August through the first half of December 2026, where you can pose data sharing and privacy questions to our experts, including:
   1. Daniel Michaluk - National Co-Leader, Privacy & Cybersecurity, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
   2. Katherine Kresta - Senior Consultant, MD+A Health Solutions
   3. Lauren Black - General Counsel & Chief Legal, Privacy and Compliance Officer, VHA Home HealthCare
3. training workshops (60 minutes each), with six in the series to be run from mid-September through mid-December, where you can learn more about data sharing and privacy, including via particular use cases, and again with the involvement of our data sharing and privacy experts, Daniel, Katherine and Lauren. 

Lauren will be available for all of the sessions and workshops, Dan will be available for all but one drop-in session (on 14 October) and two training workshops (on 17 November and 15 December), and Katherine will be available for all but one drop-in session (22 September) and either one or two training workshops (21 October).

We hope you will register for these optional learning opportunities via the online registration page, where you can choose to attend all sessions, or make selections for specific sessions based on your availability. They are also listed on the RISE events calendar, which has specific webpages set up for each of the privacy toolkit launch webinar, the drop-in sessions, and the training workshops.

Please note that we are also planning to:

1. launch the optional OHT capabilities self-assessment on Monday 17 August, and close it on Friday 4 September
2. start the online community of practice in October (or as soon thereafter as it can be set up on Quorum)
3. conduct a ‘pulse check’ the weeks of October 5 and January 4.