Improving healthcare professional competencies through critical conversations about inclusion, diversity, fairness, and accessibility
David’s project aims to explore how digital technologies impact compassionate healthcare by advancing the Digital Compassion Professional Competencies Framework and developing a companion guide for healthcare professionals. Drawing on expertise and collaborations, centering people with lived experience, we investigate how to amplify an equity lens into Digital Compassion Professional Competencies Framework through critical dialogues. With…
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 MoreRe-imagining digital health compassion through the lens of Canadian newcomers
Scientist at the Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care at Women’s College Hospital Virtual care can be beneficial, but it can also result in Canadian newcomers (landed immigrants and refugees) being excluded within the health care system. This can add to the stress they experience from adjusting to a new country and system.…
Read MoreCo-designing a Fairness Dashboard for clinical applications of Artificial Intelligence in mental health
Project Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health To benefit from major breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) launched the BrainHealth Databank (BHDB). The BHDB is an AI-enabled digital ecosystem designed to integrate clinical and research data streams. Laura’s project will co-design and embed a Fairness Dashboard…
Read MoreRedefining virtual care: co-designing compassion into cancer care delivered at home
Mike seeks to understand digital-compassion and how to operationalize it through an iterative co-design process with patients and their healthcare teams.
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