How do we assess the effectiveness of teaching compassionate, person-centered care in medical faculties?
Although we’re starting to understand how to teach compassion, we still don’t know how to tell if medical students and physicians have learned this and if our teaching has been effective. The goal of this grant was to consider how to make such evaluations.
Read MoreUsing technology to deliver compassionate mental health care
The goal of Gillian’s fellowship was to identify how we can use technology to deliver compassionate care in mental health settings.
Read MoreCreating compassionate communities within pediatrics
This project involved using wearable technology to capture children’s stories of the barriers they face in their daily lives. By capturing their stories in real-time and in their own words, the project provided useful data. That data was shared with rehabilitation and engineering students within virtual reality environments.
Read MoreAdvance care planning (ACP) for older adults with dementia
Linda designed her fellowship to help frontline healthcare workers improve timely, sensitive, person-centred advance care planning (ACP). In particular, she was interested in how to offer ACP to older adults with dementia and include their care partners.
Read MoreExploring the implications of artificial intelligence in healthcare
James’s project involved bringing a responsible-innovation approach to healthcare’s growing interest in artificial intelligence (AI).
Read MoreDeveloping character-based leadership in medical education
Nabil’s fellowship focused on nurturing compassionate care using character-based leadership (CBL). CBL is a leadership education approach that stresses a commitment to values and principles in the face of everyday situational pressures.
Read MoreHow engaging with the social determinants of health can help us deliver more compassionate care
Gary’s research helps health providers, teams, and institutions engage with patients’ stories so they can understand, relate to, and work with the complex social contexts in which people live.
Read MoreUsing mentoring to strengthen compassion in primary care
Arun’s AMS fellowship was inspired by his work as the clinical lead for the Ontario College of Family Physicians’ Collaborative Mentoring Networks program. The program offers mentoring to family physicians so they’re better able to care for patients in their region who struggle with mental health issues, addictions, and chronic pain.
Read MoreDeveloping compassionate physician leaders in Northern Ontario
The goal of James’s fellowship was to further develop and sustain compassionate physician leadership in order to deepen learning and compassionate care in Northern Ontario.
Read MoreLearning compassionate care through palliative care in a rural community
See how this fellowship used palliative care practice in a rural community on Manitoulin Island to consider how patients’ voices from different cultures can enrich the planning and delivery of healthcare services.
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