Exploring the Need for a Uniquely Different Approach in Northern Ontario: A Study of Socially Accountable Artificial Intelligence
Associate Professor, NOSM University The healthcare needs in Northern Ontario are complex and uniquely different. To address these challenges, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University (NOSM U) is founded on a social accountability mandate—a mandate to reorient education and research to address priority health and social needs of Northern Ontario. Erin’s project will focus…
Read MoreDeveloping a digital workflow model to advance compassionate care and provide support to athletes undergoing cardiovascular preparticipation screening.
Clinician-Scientist & Associate Professor, Queen’s University Cardiovascular pre-participation screening is universally recommended to identify athletes at-risk for sudden cardiac arrest and other cardiovascular events. Despite the clinical value of this approach, screening can be a daunting process for many athletes, potentially leading to downstream psychological consequences. Currently, the psychological impacts of cardiovascular pre-participation screening are…
Read MoreUsing Virtual Patient Simulation as a Training Modality to Build Capacity in Digitally Enabled Compassionate Care Among Nurses and Physicians
Postdoctoral Fellow, Women’s College Hospital COVID-19 forced a rapid shift from in-person to digital care which outpaced the ability for healthcare providers to understand how to translate their skills via digital platforms. Previous work has identified how compassionate care manifests in digital interactions and where gaps exist. Geneviève’s project will explore how to address these…
Read MoreDeveloping an AI-decision support tool for ED visits in oncology to augment compassion-centered care
Clinician Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute Many cancer patients access the emergency department (ED). However, 60% of ED visits are preventable with limited tools to stratify risk groups and personalize care plans. Ultimately, this would avoid anxiety and distress. Here, William proposes to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-guided decision support tool to improve management and follow-up…
Read MoreIdentifying opportunities to deliver compassion in virtual peer-support stroke programs
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Compassion must be consistently applied to build meaningful interactions, but the widespread shift to online services may have reduced or changed the quality of interactions and compassion in online services. Hardeep will interview forty people who receive and provide online peer-support to understand what helps and hinders compassion in online…
Read MoreUsing Technology to Improve Compassion in Medicine
Associate Clinical Professor, NOSM University Self-compassion has been linked to compassionate caregiving in health professions. Despite evidence of benefit in attending to personal health needs, health professionals face stigma when supporting their own mental health. Bryan’s goal is to leverage online learning paradigms to increase access and exposure to an evidence based self-compassion introductory training…
Read MoreRecognizing warnings in adults at risk of life-threatening diagnoses using AI
Researcher, Unity Health Toronto & Clinician Scientist, Sinai Health Delays, and often omissions, of life-threatening diagnoses are common, especially with hospitalized patients. To render the correct diagnosis, healthcare providers need sufficient uninterrupted time to review a patient’s medical record and speak with the patient directly, but the chaotic inpatient environment presents many challenges: interruptions, task-switching,…
Read MoreEvaluating a person-centred digital intervention to promote physical activity behaviour change following dysvascular lower limb amputation
Scientist, West Park Healthcare Centre Physical activity is the “medicine” of the century with evidence demonstrating reduced risk of chronic disease and mortality and improved quality of life. However, people with lower limb amputations often have reduced balance and walking ability resulting in sedentary behaviour. Crystal’s project will evaluate a digital intervention consisting of virtual…
Read MoreUsing patient stories to explore how big data can be deployed to support compassionate care
Physician/Clinician Scientist, Trillium Health Partners Understanding the “whole person”, including each person’s unique life circumstances (including the social determinants of health), may help healthcare workers provide compassionate care. Healthcare workers now use technology to record this information or predict how these circumstances influence people’s health. But we do not yet know how best to design…
Read MoreSelf-compassion training for specialist inpatient rehabilitation providers
Physiatrist, Sunnybrook Research Institute This project will assess an online self-compassion course for rehabilitation providers. Rehabilitation is founded in a bio-psycho-social model and depends on effective relational care between healthcare providers and those receiving rehabilitative treatments. Compassionate care in rehabilitation is linked to better health outcomes for patients but caring for people with disabling long-term…
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