The Canadian College of Health Leaders is pleased to announce that Marie Ennis-O’Connor has been named the recipient of the 2025 Healthcare Management Forum Article of the Year Award for her article entitled “Charting the future of patient care: A strategic leadership guide to harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence”.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape traditional healthcare practices, enabling a more efficient, patient-centric approach that leads to better outcomes. This year’s award-winning article offers a comprehensive ‘birds-eye view’ of AI’s full potential and outlines its associated challenges for health leaders including the need for greater technological literacy, significant strategic foresight, and clear ethical decision-making. This article is designed in a practical way to guide leaders through real-world challenges including how to maximize operational efficiency, use AI to make clinical decisions, and how to navigate the medical and legal implications of its use in applications such as personalized medicine.
Marie Ennis-O’Connor is an internationally recognised keynote speaker, writer, and consultant whose work is deeply rooted in patient-centered approaches. She brings a wealth of experience having served on the external advisory board of the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media and the Global Family Advisory Board at The Beryl Institute.
Currently, Marie leads the communication strategy at the International Bureau for Epilepsy, a global NGO with a reach spanning 110 countries. The organisation focuses on policy advocacy, building capacity, and developing impactful partnerships to drive transformative change in epilepsy care worldwide.
This award is focused on honouring a journal author whose article has helped to challenge the traditional notions of health leadership and motivate transformational behaviour.
The HMF Article of the Year Award is sponsored by SAGE Publishing, a leading independent, academic and professional publisher of innovative, high-quality content.
This award is part of our CCHL National Awards Program and will be presented at the Honouring Health Leadership event on June 15, 2025.
For further information and/or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Christian Coulombe
Vice-President, Marketing & Membership
Canadian College of Health Leaders
613-235-7219, ext. 213
ccoulombe@cchl-ccls.ca
