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
Adding compassion to the consultation: Using AI to create person-centered communication
Geetha Mukerji
Staff Endocrinologist, Corporate Medical Information Officer, Women’s College Hospital
Award: 2026 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Deploying a patient self-assessment medical chatbot in the emergency department
Ilitea Kina
Emergency Physician, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Award: 2026 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Moving from understanding to action: Integrating compassion into AI implementation in healthcare
Hwayeon (Danielle) Shin
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University
Award: 2026 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Optimizing patient triage and transfer during mass casualty incidents: An artificial intelligence-based platform
Amin Madani
Surgeon Scientist, University Health Network
Award: 2026 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence
Designing practices for trustworthy, compassionate, and pluriversal AI for health
Joseph Donia
Postdoctoral Affiliate, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, University of Toronto
Award: 2026 Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
Research Impact
Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Small Grants
Using a tech-based meditation program to reduce depression and anxiety in the inpatient stroke rehabilitation setting
Amanda Ratner, M.H.Sc. (SLP), MSc, PMP
Award: 2021 Compassion and AI Grant
Using smart home technology to understand the desires of informal carers of persons with dementia living in the community
Lisa Sheehy, PhD, PT
Award: 2021 Compassion and AI Grant
Optimizing interactions between humans and artificial intelligence when administering remote cognitive assessments
Minnie Teng, MSc (OT)
Award: 2021 Compassion and AI Grant
Evaluating implicit bias with contemporary electronic medical records
Alexandre Tran, MD, MSc.
Award: 2021 Compassion and AI Grant
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