Using AI to reduce falls in long-term care
Building up on several years of transdisciplinary research, Babak’s work will clinically validate an intelligent fall risk assessment system.
Read MoreEvaluating AI prediction tools in enhancing compassionate care in hospital
Amol is implementing and evaluating an AI prediction tool to understand if it enhances compassionate care by enabling clinicians to treat patients earlier and improve communication.
Read MoreCreating an AI tool to predict survival of long-term care residents with Covid-19 infection
Martin is creating a machine-learning based mortality risk prediction tool for COVID-19 positive residents in all Ontario LTC homes.
Read MoreHow 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.
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