NIHI - McMaster CE Microcredential Course Weekly, Tuesdays. April 14 - June 16, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM ET Sessions are Live. Interactive. Online  Recordings are available for missed sessions. Instructor Ahmad Chamy, BSc, MH; Founder & Power BI Trainer, D Cubed Analytics; NIHI Instructor

Healthcare organizations are rich in data. The development of effective data visualization tools empowers healthcare leaders to make data-informed decisions. Adopting interactive and user-friendly dashboards facilitates the interpretation of data to gain insights to benefit the organization’s performance. This course will outline a practical approach to developing and adopting dashboards, including leveraging AI tools and agents that healthcare leaders will want to use.

After completing the course, you will be awarded a NIHI - McMaster CE microcredential. A microcredential is issued in a digital format, provides details of acquired competencies, and is shareable and transportable.

Topics Covered

• Introduction to the course, the relevancy of dashboards in healthcare settings and challenges & opportunities
• Iterative Dashboard Development Methodology
• Consumer-Driven Data Visualization Framework for dashboard design and methods for requirements gathering
• Leveraging AI tools & Large Language Models (LLM) to create dashboard wireframes & mock-ups
• Exploring AI agents (ChatGPT, Claude etc.) and how they can be leveraged in the dashboard creation process
• Foundations of data storytelling and creating user-friendly dashboards
• UI/UX principles for dashboard design & Wireframing
• Data Visualization Selection Process
• The Art & Science of Data Visualization
• Dashboard Layout & Structure with the Guided-Analytics Approach
• User Training & Dashboard Sustainment
• Measuring Adoption & Governance of Dashboards

Learning Objectives

• Prepare dashboards to facilitate data-driven decision making in healthcare organizations
• Showcase data visualization techniques to effectively communicate with data
• Demonstrate effective change management practices for dashboard adoption

Expected Outcomes

• Identify the critical inputs, enablers, and context in dashboard development that generate tools that facilitate data-driven decision making
• Learn from examples and real-life case studies how dashboards can be developed and deployed to improve performance in healthcare settings
• Learn about analytics' team governance and how to successfully lead teams to provide analytics products that healthcare leaders seek out

Competencies Achieved

• Apply best practices for dashboard development and techniques to facilitate adoption of analytics tools by healthcare leaders
• Identify how to lead analytics teams to optimize their dashboard development processes
• Explain how agile project management can be used to develop effective dashboards

Intended Audience

• Anyone responsible for developing or utilizing analytics in public or private sector organizations
• Data Scientists
• Business Intelligence Analysts
• Data Analysts
• Policy Analysts
• Systems / Business Analysts
• Analytics Managers
• Policy Analysts
• Technical architects and developers who design and build analytical solutions.
• Consultants and solution providers who need to offer analytics-related products and services to private and public sector organizations

Registration Fees

	Early Bird Fee Ends March 13. 11:59 PM ET	Regular Fee Begins March 14. 12:00 AM ET
Individual Rate	$699	$799
Group of Five	$3 295	$3 795
Group of Ten	$5 795	$6 795

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Cancellation and Refund Policy

• Cancellations made within 3 business days of the initial registration are eligible for a full refund.
• Cancellations made after 3 business days of the initial registration AND before 15 business days of the course start date are eligible for a 50% refund only.
• Cancellations made within 15 business days of the course start date are NON-REFUNDABLE.
• NIHI reserves the right to reschedule or cancel sessions.

Course Access

Registrants will receive detailed instructions about accessing the online session(s) via e-mail 1-2 days prior to each session. Anyone registering within 2 days of the session will receive the message shortly after the registration is received. Due to widespread use of spam blockers, filters, out of office messages, etc., it is your responsibility to contact NIHI if you do not receive login instructions before the start of the session.

It is the responsibility of the registrant to ensure access to WebEx using the VOIP option.

Each registrant must register and participate individually on their computer. The online sessions are to be accessed and viewed only by the person who registered and paid for the online material.

All sessions are recorded and posted to an online portal for access later.