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 Technology to Improve Compassion in Medicine
Bryan MacLeod, MD
Award: 2022 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Grant
Automating pre-procedure fasting instruction
Aaron Conway, BN(Hons), PhD
Award: 2021 Compassion and AI Grant
Developing strategies to make virtual emergency care more accessible for people from under-served communities
Sander Hitzig, PhD
Award: 2021 Compassion and AI Grant
Exploring how individuals with limb loss perceive and experience compassionate care in virtual rehabilitation
Crystal MacKay, BScPT, MHSc, PhD
Award: 2021 Compassion and AI Grant
Using A.I. to develop a personalized decision tool for managing vasomotor symptoms in breast cancer patients
Sharon McGee, MD, PhD
Award: 2021 Compassion and AI Grant
Creating a compassionate community of digital health care for older adults and their caregivers
Melissa Northwood, RN, PhD
Award: 2021 Compassion and AI Grant
