SPECIALTY AND TITLE Speciality: Cardiology, Echocardiography Title: Professor and Director, Cardiovascular Imaging Network at Queen's (CINQ), Queen's University HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS 2014-present Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Clinic, Cardiologist, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS 2013-present Cross Appointed Assistant Professor, Queen’s University Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences...
MSU-19-024 The Person-centered Evolution of Radiotherapy Services in ONtario (PERSON) Study
Anne Koch (pictured)+ Michael Velec
Quality Improvement & Outcomes Anne Koch Anne.koch@uhn.ca 416-946-2919 AFFILIATIONS University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto Michael Velec Patients with breast cancer have unmet needs and anxiety during radiotherapy. To address this, a person-centered service was designed through Radiation Therapist (RTT)-led education and continuity-of-care over the...
MSU-19-015 Feasibility and Effect of Prehabilitation for High-Risk Surgical Patients
Ian Randall
Quality Improvement & Outcomes Ian Randall Ian.randall@uhn.ca 416-603-5118 AFFILIATIONS UHN-SHS AMO, Toronto Western Hospital, University of TorontoSurgical prehabilitation is possible and feasible in a multitude of settings, is associated with a high degree of patient engagement, and may result in improved post-operative outcomes for patients who are at high...
Ian Randall
SPECIALTY AND TITLE Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine; Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS University Health Network, Toronto General and Western Sites UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS University of Toronto AREA OF RESEARCH Prehabilitation involves interventions designed to improve patient outcomes after surgery. Interest in...
MSU-17-016 The Impact of a Patient-Oriented Discharge Summary (PODS) on Patient Experience and Health Outcomes
Karen Okrainec (pictured) + Howard Abrams
Quality Improvement & Outcomes Karen Okrainec karen.okrainec@uhn.ca 647-462-3047 AFFILIATIONS MSU-Mount Sinai Hospital-Univerity Health Network Academic Medical Organization Howard Abrams AFFILIATIONS MSU-Mount Sinai Hospital-Univerity Health Network Academic Medical OrganizationPoor discharge practices can result in poor patient experience, silloed care and adverse events such as avoidable emergency room visits and readmissions...
Karen Okrainec
SPECIALTY AND TITLE General Internal Medicine HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS Clinician Scientist, University Health Network UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS Assistant Professor, IHPME, University of Toronto AREA OF RESEARCH Dr. Karen Okrainec is a health services researcher at Toronto General Research Institute and ICES. Her research program focuses on identifying gaps for patients transitioning...
Lindsay Shirreff
SPECIALTY AND TITLE Obstetrics and Gynaecology HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS Mount Sinai Hospital UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS University of Toronto AREA OF RESEARCH Dr. Shirreff is an Associate Professor and has a research focus on quality improvement and patient safety and mature women’s health. She has a keen interest in surgical outcomes, clinical...
MSU-17-014 Greater Toronto Area Surgical Gynaecology Quality Scorecard
Ally Murji (pictured) + Lindsay Shirreff
Quality Improvement & Outcomes Ally Murji ally.murji@sinaihealth.ca 416-565-1050 AFFILIATIONS TOH - The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization Lindsay Shirreff LINDSAY.SHIRREFF@SINAIHEALTH.CA (416) 586-4800 ext. 6277 AFFILIATIONS TOH - The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical OrganizationThe Surgical Gynaecology Scorecard is an online platform for surgeons to log-in, input perception of their surgical...
Ally Murji
SPECIALTY AND TITLE Obstetrics and Gynaecology HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO AREA OF RESEARCH Dr Murji has a research focus on minimally invasive gynecologic conditions with a keen interest in surgical outcomes, clinical effectiveness, patient safety, and improving healthcare systems. Specifically, his expertise is...
MSU-17-011 The Development and Testing of a scaling strategy for a Primary Care Community-Based Antimicrobial Stewardship Program utilizing an Innovative University of Toronto Primary Care
Warren McIsaac (pictured) + Andrew Morris
Quality Improvement & Outcomes Warren McIsaac warren.mcisaac@sinaihealth.ca 416-586-3191 AFFILIATIONS SH-UHN AMO; Sinai Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto Andrew Morris This project demonstrated a scalable way to assist family physicians and other primary care providers (nurse practitioners, pharmacists) to more judiciously prescribe antibiotics for common infections occurring in...