Compassionate Health Technology:
People and Projects
See how our funding recipients are making a difference
Funding recipients and featured projects
We fund projects that improve the delivery of compassionate care and build healthcare's future leaders.
Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowships
Exploring the role of technology-enabled connection in the care of young adults living with type 1 diabetes and mental health challenges
Carly Whitmore
Award: 2024 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Developing a framework for equitable ML development and deployment in oncology
Mattea Welch
Award: 2024 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Advancing compassionate practices in virtual long COVID care
Marina B. Wasilewski
Award: 2024 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Exploring patient-generated narratives in the electronic health record to support whole-person care
Giovanna Sirianni
Award: 2024 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Understanding the ethical and other implications of leveraging digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) to enable compassionate care in support of healthy ageing
Samir Sinha
Award: 2024 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Designing compassionate AI for use in dementia care
Andrea Iaboni
Research Impact
Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Small Grants
Exploring compassionate telerehabilitation delivery for adults with spinal cord injury
Lovisa Cheung
Award: 2025 Compassion & Artificial Intelligence Grant
Facilitating code status companion – using AI to support compassionate decision – making in end of life care
Kieran Quinn
Award: 2025 Compassion & Artificial Intelligence Grant
Supporting the breast cancer journey through co-creation of a compassionate nurse-led digital program
Quynh Pham
Award: 2025 Compassion & Artificial Intelligence Grant
Prompting compassion: Mitigating stigmatizing language related to mental illness with generative AI
Marta Maslej
Award: 2025 Compassion & Artificial Intelligence Grant
Scaling with compassion: Exploring patient partner’s perspectives on sustaining compassionate care while scaling AI and digital health innovations
Celia Laur
Award: 2025 Compassion & Artificial Intelligence Grant
