2022 Health System Impact Fellow Profiles
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 Leveraging the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging to Support Healthy Aging Programming in the Community-Based Seniors' Services SectorName: Kate Hosford About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:The Community-Based Seniors' Services sector plays an important role in healthy aging programming across the province, yet often lacks access to large-scale quantitative data. In this fellowship, I am working with United Way to learn how data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging can strengthen the sector's ability to advocate for and deliver effective programing for older adults. Twitter: @kahosford |
 Scaling up a national program to improve hospital nutrition careName: Katherine Ford About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:During this fellowship, I will support the Canadian Malnutrition Taskforce with integrating a malnutrition care standard in Canadian hospitals. As a registered dietitian, I saw firsthand the impact of malnutrition on hospitalized patients. This HSI fellowship will synergize my clinical and research experiences and will bring me full-circle to the foundations that ignited my passion for advancing nutrition care systems. Twitter: @KathFord_RD |
 Connecting Policy Making, Health Care Delivery, and Population Research to Address Early Years Health Inequities in British ColumbiaName: Orphée Tamba About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:My work aims to reduce early childhood inequities in British Columbia by establishing a sustainable process for ongoing collaboration between Ministries, health research organizations and systems delivery partners. This will help link and analyze BC population-level data to identify early childhood priorities and improve health equity through informed policies. I hope to see this approach adopted across Canada and worldwide. LinkedIn: Orphée Tamba |
 A new look at the health impacts of extreme heat using artificial intelligenceName: Jérémie Boudreault About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:I am an expert in data science and its environmental applications. In this project, I plan to use this expertise for public health, revisiting the health impacts of extreme heat using artificial intelligence (AI). In the context of climate change, I strongly believe in leveraging AI to address environmental issues that affect population health. Website: Jérémie Boudreault |
 Understanding Patient Experiences with Innovations in Heart Failure CareName: Sarah Lawrason About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:My research uses mixed methods to understand patient experiences with innovations in heart failure care. I am assessing employments of digital health programs and nurse-led models of care for complex patients. I will work with important stakeholders like patients and staff to directly influence care outcomes through knowledge translation. Ultimately, I hope to improve patient experiences and outcomes across Ontario. Twitter: @sarahvclawrason |
 Improving access to diagnosis and care of cancer-related spinal cord injury for patients with language barriersName: Bonnie Leung About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Communication and cultural barriers impact health and health care outcomes for foreign-born Canadians. My doctoral HSIF project will study the disparities in care and care outcomes of cancer-related spinal cord injury among patients with limited English proficiency in British Columbia. Clinical resources and policies will be developed with patient partners and an interdisciplinary care team to address the identified barriers. Twitter: @BLeung_NP |
 A patient-oriented quality improvement program targeting the wellbeing of patients living with major neurocognitive disorders and their caregiversName: Kassim Said Abasse About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:My research focuses on improving the quality of care for elders living with major neurocognitive disorders (MNCDs) and preventing the deterioration of caregivers' well-being. Through this work, I will evaluate caregivers reported outcome and experience measures. This research will support patient-centered care delivery and contribute to the development of INESSS' novel quality improvement program for elders living with MNCDs. LinkedIn: Kassim Said Abasse |
 Measuring outcomes that matter to children, youth and their families in mental health servicesName: Erin McCabe About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:I will engage youth and their caregivers to select a set of patient-reported outcome measures that will be used to evaluate the quality of youth mental health services in Alberta. This work will shape today and tomorrow's youth mental health services by including patients' voices in decision-making about adapting and expanding services to meet the evolving needs of youth. Twitter: @mccabe_er |
 Improving the User Experience of a Patient Portal for Women with Mental Health ChallengesName: Keri Durocher About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:I am a Registered Nurse and PhD Candidate at Western University. Through the HSI Fellowship, I will explore how the integration of CAMH's patient portal can support women experiencing mental health challenges and reduce access barriers. By engaging stakeholders, this work will provide a strong foundation for key research advancements in promoting women's mental health in the digital age. Twitter: @KDurocherRN |
 Integrating an app-based suicide safety planning intervention (the Hope App) in a psychiatric emergency departmentName: Hwayeon Danielle Shin About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:In the emergency departments, health care providers are ideally positioned to identify patients at risk of suicide and provide a safety planning intervention to prevent future attempts, which is what my proposed research aims to achieve. I will leverage partnership approaches to implement an app-based tool for a safety planning intervention at the CAMH emergency department. |
 Patient engagement in research at the Canadian Cancer Society: Incorporating an Ethics LensName: Jenny Leese About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Meaningful patient engagement is important for ensuring that health research is relevant and valuable to patients it stands to impact. My post-doctoral work in the Fellowship aims to better understand experiences of patient engagement at a leading funding organization for cancer research. Insights gained into these experiences (positive and negative) can support beneficial practices of patient engagement in cancer research. Twitter: @JennyLeeseKT |
 Improving Health Care through Spread and ScaleName: Zeenat Ladak About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:During this HSI Fellowship I will focus on national scale of initiatives at different stages of development, from initial design through to established networks. I will put research into practice through delivery of implementation-science-informed coaching and consulting to support spread and scale of health care initiatives to improve care for children and their families. Twitter: @LadakZeenat |
 Discourse on COVID-19 and illicit drug toxicity on social mediaName: Ahmed G. T. AbuRaed About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:I work on suicidal prediction, information extraction and patient profiling. I have also worked on text summarization and sentiment analysis. My current goal is to analyse discourse on COVID-19 and illicit drug toxicity on social media using twitter and Facebook posts. The public perception could shed some light for the decision makers to regulate drug use the same way they did for Covid. Website: Ahmed G. T. AbuRaed |
 Building trust: A realist evaluation of an initiative to co-create partnerships in long-term careName: Kirstian Gibson About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:My research will evaluate why, how, and under what conditions a co-designed program will help build trust in Saskatchewan long-term care (LTC). I have pursued this project because I recognize that substantial systematic changes are needed within LTC to ensure all stakeholders feel valued and heard. I hope to improve LTC for current and future residents, families, and staff. |
 Bridging the gap: working with health system partners to design data-sharing and coordination of care processes to prevent chronic diseases in AlbertaName: Kimberly Manalili About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:I will collaborate with health system partners, including patients, in Alberta to apply implementation science in co-designing data-sharing and coordination of care processes between hospitals and primary care providers for a Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral program. Incorporating diverse perspectives will help ensure that these processes support patients who face barriers in receiving follow up care in the community. LinkedIn: Kimberly Manalili |
 Inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility for post-secondary students with visual impairments in the health and science ecosystem: Creating solutions to address accessibility and systemic ableism through a co-design approachName: Natalina Martiniello About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:As a postdoctoral fellow with lived experience, in partnership with Concordia University and INLB, I am honoured to collaborate on research to elevate accessibility and inclusion for future leaders with disabilities. Through engagement with students, faculty, educators, rehabilitation practitioners, and policymakers, we will identify systemic barriers experienced by postsecondary students with visual impairments, and co-design, implement and evaluate community-driven solutions. Twitter: @paws2see |
 Robust evaluation of innovative technologies to support decision-makingName: Yongdong Ouyang About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Innovative technologies are needed to improve our healthcare system. The goal of my research is to support the Ottawa Hospital in evaluating innovative technologies by providing robust design and analysis strategies. These methods will be used in current and future technology evaluation and monitoring to support decision making. Twitter: @douyang3 |
 Implementing a Restorative Approach in Long Term Care to heal and learn from the harms of COVID-19Name: Allison Kooijman About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Long Term Care (LTC) facilities have been the focus of much scrutiny over the last decade, which has intensified with the advent of COVID-19. A restorative approach is a principle-based approach that fosters a relational way of thinking and being and has the potential to promote healing and learning from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
 Understanding and leveraging the role of networks and network actors in the implementation of practice change innovations in Ontario's long term care homesName: Kainat Bashir About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:My proposed project codeveloped with Perley Health will focus on identifying the relational aspects of knowledge uptake and application, in addition to the barriers and methods of overcoming barriers to the implementation of infection prevention and control guidelines in long term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic through a social network analysis and knowledge translation lens. Twitter: @kainat_bash |
 Deploying a Digital Health Program to Better Manage Heart Failure in Rural CommunitiesName: Sam Petrie About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Heart failure is an extremely costly disease, both to patients and health systems. Empowering patients to manage heart failure (with the support of health care professionals) in their community is important in improving heart failure outcomes. By implementing a digital therapeutic (Medly) in community settings in rural Ontario, rural heart failure patients can improve their prognosis and quality of life. Twitter: @samuelpetrie |
 Exploring health system impacts and data needs for the Canadian Red Cross – A Gender Equity LensName: Dina Idriss-Wheeler About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Dina Idriss-Wheeler is a PhD candidate in Population Health at the University of Ottawa. She will use a gender equity lens to determine data needs for the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) supported reproductive, maternal, newborn and child healthcare delivery initiatives in South Sudan. She hopes to tackle social, political, and economic inequities impacting access to health services for vulnerable populations. |
 Improving care for mothers and babies exposed to drugs: the crucial role of teamsName: Osnat Wine About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Embedded in the NASCENT Program that will implement Rooming-in care for women and babies exposed to drugs, I will explore the formation of effective teams and collaborations within and across hospitals and sectors. I am excited to take part in implementing a program that could make a life changing impact on women and children in difficult life situations. |
 Supporting the inclusion of newly eligible gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in blood donationName: Elisabeth Vesnaver About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Dr. Vesnaver is a social scientist interested in equity-focused implementation research. This collaborative project will identify ways to improve the experience for a group of donors who were previously excluded from blood donation due to facets of their identity. This project will also develop a blueprint for taking an equity-informed approach to scrutinize and improve the experience of all donors. Twitter: @ElisabethVesna1 |
 Exploring the pathways for legal regulation and recognition of genetic counsellors in British ColumbiaName: Kennedy Borle About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Legal regulation of healthcare providers can protect the public from harm, increase provider autonomy, and increase access to healthcare. My project will explore the regulation of genetic counsellors, who are specialized healthcare providers with expertise providing counselling, education, and support for patients and families to help them understand and adapt to medical and emotional aspects of having a genetic condition. Twitter: @kennedyborle |
 Developing a risk index for multimorbidity surveillance in British ColumbiaName: Jennifer Ferris About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:My project in partnership with the BCCDC examines disease multimorbidity, which is when an individual has two or more chronic diseases. This project will use data clustering approaches to analyze combinations of specific chronic diseases across the BC population. Our vision is to develop a risk index tool that will improve public health planning around multimorbidity. Twitter: @JenniferKFerris |
 Developing and mobilizing patient knowledge before and during their trajectory of care: A source of innovation in healthName: Corentin Montiel About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:I am especially interested in the role patients play in their own recovery. My research objective is to identify ways to recognize, develop and celebrate the various types of patient knowledge within the greater population. This project will help us to better understand how patients and members of the public can be proactive partners in the health system. Twitter: @CorentinMontiel |
 Analyzing regular and potential blood plasma donor preferences to improve resource allocation of Canadian collection servicesName: Kevin Kennedy About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Blood products have a shelf life and sufficient supplies are dependent on continuously engaging Canadians as blood plasma donors. The goal of my research is to understand the barriers and incentives that will lead to Canadians donating blood plasma, sustaining the domestic supply necessary for critical health care interventions. Twitter: @KMacKennedy |
 Integrating self-management in primary care for irritable bowel syndromeName: Adrijana D'Silva About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:My work aims to develop, evaluate, and implement a self-management support model of care with patients and primary care providers to improve the lifestyle management of IBS across primary care in Alberta. Advancing self-management in care has the potential to lead to improved outcomes for patients, healthcare providers, and the healthcare system for a more healthy and productive community. Twitter: @AdrijanaDSilva |
 Advancing IWK Health as a Learning Health System: Exploring the use of data to inform decision-makingName: Brittany Barber About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Working with IWK Health, Brittany will address complex health system challenges by improving implementation of data within decision-making and advancing a culture of rapid learning to improve effectiveness of health service delivery. This program of work advances implementation of a learning health system and contributes innovative ways of using real-time clinical and administrative data for informed decision-making in practice. |
 Exploring the Wholistic Value Produced Through Investing in the first HIV Prenatal Care Home in Canada, Sanctum 1.5Name: Holly Ann McKenzie About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:I am a White-settler who works with Indigenous communities to promote reproductive justice and health. During my fellowship, I will engage an etuaptmumk (Two-eyed seeing) approach with Sanctum 1.5 and an interdisciplinary team to apply an adapted Social Return on Investment framework. I anticipate this analysis will demonstrate the value of investing in Sanctum 1.5 and inform their further development. Website: Holly McKenzie |
 Characterizing and diagnosing the source of lead in drinking water in British ColumbiaName: Kalli Hood About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:As a PhD student in Civil Engineering with a background (MSc) in epidemiology and public health, I'm interested in strategies to provide access to safe drinking water. My research as a HSI Fellow aims to evaluate potential sources of lead exposure in drinking water and its health impacts alongside the BC Ministry of Health. Twitter: @HoodKalli |
 Harnessing Health System Data to Optimize Outcomes for Depression in Nova ScotiaName: Raegan Mazurka About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Barriers to accessing depression care contribute to more severe course of illness and use of costly healthcare resources. As a HSI fellow with Nova Scotia Health, I will use data collected as part of routine clinical care (i.e., anonymized health system data) to identify ways to improve delivery of depression care and optimize outcomes for depression in Nova Scotia. Twitter: @RaeganMazurka |
 Translating the physiology of the human heat stress response into heat-actionable guidance and messagingName: Emily Tetzlaff About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:For my HSI Fellowship I will be working with the Climate Change and Innovation Bureau at Health Canada to transform novel-physiological data on the human heat stress response into evidence-informed heat-health guidance. This work will also help support the development of new data-driven heat-health messaging strategies to help protect the health of Canadians during extreme heat events. Twitter: @emtetzlaff |
 Co-designing relationship-centered practices to support long-term care residents and familiesName: Ivy Myge About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:I believe that patient-oriented research has significant potential to improve the experiences of residents, families, and employees in the long-term care (LTC) sector. During this fellowship with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, I will co-design a relationship-centered practice model with residents, family caregivers, and employees. My hope is that this research will help to advance people-centered care in LTC. |
 Implementing exercise therapy as a standard of care for Nova Scotian's living with a cancer diagnosisName: Stefan Heinze-Milne About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Stefan Heinze-Milne is joining the Nova Scotia Health Authority's Cancer Care Program to write a policy framework on integrating exercise therapy as a standard of care for those living with a cancer diagnosis. He is excited to merge his backgrounds of pharmacology and kinesiology to foster policy change and improve the wellbeing of Nova Scotians touched by a cancer diagnosis. |
 Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on diabetes care among South Asian populationName: Bushra Mahmood About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:My research focuses on disparities in chronic diseases, specifically diabetes among the South Asian population. I will develop a diabetes care cascade and will study the impact of pandemic control measures on diabetes care cascade among the South Asian population, who have high burden of type 2 diabetes. This work will identify gaps and reduce disparities in diabetes care. Twitter: @bushramahmood |
 Transforming Youth Mental Healthcare in MontréalName: Allison H. MacNeil About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Poor mental health is the number one healthcare issue facing young Canadians, yet young people's needs are not being met within existing systems. Leveraging over a decade of community, clinical, and research experience with youth, I aim to drive youth mental health systems transformation through grounded evidence gathering, collaborative stakeholder engagement, and effective strategic planning. LinkedIn: Allison MacNeil |
 Reimagining long-term care: Analyzing the health, well-being and employment of care workers using linked data and intersectional approachesName: Valentina Antonipillai About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:I will be working with research teams at Statistics Canada and McMaster University to analyze long-term care workers' health, migration trajectories and working conditions by using integrated data and intersectional approaches. As the pandemic has exposed policy information gaps in the sector, this research program aims to engage with stakeholders and strengthen the evidence-base to inform long-term care policy reform. Twitter: @ValentinaRAnton |
 Generating community-driven solutions to strengthen perinatal health systemsName: Jennifer Murray About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Colonization has disrupted birth in Indigenous communities. In BC, the preterm birth rate for Indigenous women is two times higher than non-Indigenous women. Through interviews and medical records, I am investigating risk factors for this perinatal inequity. I am a white settler and will partner with First Nations communities and Island Health to co-design community-driven solutions to strengthen perinatal health. Twitter: @jnbmurray |
 Improving care and health of critically ill patients transitioning from the intensive care unitName: Faizan Khan About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:As a HSI Fellow, I will partner with critically ill patients and their family caregivers to co-develop and evaluate a ‘transitions in care bundle'. This bundle is envisioned to be a collection of evidence-based, patient- and family-centered tools to improve health outcomes, reduce healthcare utilization, and increase patient and family satisfaction with care during transitions from the intensive care unit. Twitter: @FaizanK91 |
 Women & Hypertension: An Implementation Science StudyName: Kaitlyn Watson About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:Kaitlyn is a mixed methods researcher with experience in designing, planning, managing, and executing projects across the health science spectrum including pharmacy practice, primary care, emergency preparedness, and public health. She plans to take this expertise a step further for sustainable change with implementation science. Dr Watson believes implementation science will provide the scientific framework for evidence-based sustainable clinician behaviour. Twitter: @disasterpharmy |
 Machine Learning for Deceased-Donor Transplant Liver AllocationName: Michael Cooper About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:An accurate, equitable estimation of pre-transplant mortality risk is an essential component of prioritizing patients for liver transplant. My research aims to leverage modern methods from machine learning to develop an equitable, data-driven risk-score to improve the prioritization of patients and the allocation of deceased-donor transplant livers in Canada. Twitter: @cooper_ai4hc |
 Advancing the generation and dissemination of Health Policy and Systems ResearchName: Seraphine Zeitouny About You & Your Fellowship Program of Work:After a decade of working and learning in population and public health research, this post-doctoral fellowship at The Alliance will enable me to develop an international research program built around knowledge generation, evidence synthesis, and science communication and collaboration. I aim to become a leader in the application of health systems and policy research and make significant contribution in this field. Twitter: @Zeitouny |
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