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
Advancing health data justice: Integrating compassion and artificial wisdom in AI
Marisol Campos-Navarrete
Award: 2025 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Exploring the role of immersive virtual reality simulation to enhance compassionate interprofessional collaboration
Vanessa Wright
Award: 2025 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Automating the evaluation of clinical large language models to support compassionate care
Pedro Velmovitsky
Award: 2025 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Engaging people in compassionate care through patient portals and artificial intelligence
Shelley Vanderhout
Award: 2025 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Reimagining health apps for inclusive and equitable access through artificial intelligence
Emily Seto
Award: 2025 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Fostering compassionate engagement in AI research for major trauma patients: A Delphi study and best practice guidelines
Brodie Nolan
Award: 2025 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Research Impact
Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Small Grants
Using machine learning approaches to predict tumour recurrence and progression to provide personalized and compassionate care for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients
Andrew Feifer
Award: 2023 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Grant
Developing a digital workflow model to advance compassionate care and provide support to athletes undergoing cardiovascular preparticipation screening.
Amer Johri, MD, MSc
Award: 2022 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Grant
Using Virtual Patient Simulation as a Training Modality to Build Capacity in Digitally Enabled Compassionate Care Among Nurses and Physicians
GenevièveRouleau, RN, PhD
Award: 2022 Compassion and Artificial IntelligenceGrant
Developing an AI-decision support tool for ED visits in oncology to augment compassion-centered care
William Tran, MRT(T), MSc, PhD
Award: 2022 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Grant
Identifying opportunities to deliver compassion in virtual peer-support stroke programs
Hardeep Singh, PhD, MScOT
Award: 2022 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Grant
