Good Tech, Compassionate Healthcare

Thank you for joining us for this special episode of Good Tech Compassionate Healthcare. In May of 2024, AMS Healthcare was thrilled to convene 170 healthcare stakeholders from across Ontario to delve into the timely and ethical scaling of AI in our healthcare sector. The insights we gained were invaluable. The conference revealed a consensus that there is an urgent need to deploy AI solutions in...

Thank you for joining us for this special episode of Good Tech Compassionate Healthcare. In May of 2024, AMS Healthcare was thrilled to convene 170 healthcare stakeholders from across Ontario to delve into the timely and ethical scaling of AI in our healthcare sector. The insights we gained were invaluable. The conference revealed a consensus that there is an urgent need to deploy AI solutions in...

In this conversation, Kieran Quinn, a general internist and palliative care clinician-scientist at Sinai Health in the Department of Medicine and at the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and James Downer, a critical care and palliative care physician in Ottawa, discuss virtual end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://pcpcrc.ca/  - Th...

In this conversation, Charlene Ronquillo, a Filipina scholar, registered nurse, and health implementation expert at the University of British Columbia School of Nursing, engages in a captivating dialogue with Chantelle Recsky, a dedicated nurse and postdoctoral research fellow. Together, they delve into the crucial topic of "Advancing Compassionate and Equitable Healthcare through Technology." Cha...

In this conversation, Laura Sikstrom, a Medical Anthropologist and Project Scientist at The Krembil Center for Neuroinformatics at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health, and an AMS Healthcare fellow in Compassion and AI, speaks with Sean Hill, the Director of The Krembil Center for Neuroinformatics, Senior Scientist at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health, and Professor at the Universit...

In this conversation Dr. Kumanan Wilson, speaks to Jaron Chong, discuss the opportunities for generative AI in healthcare diagnosis, efficiencies and education today and tomorrow. Dr. Jaron Chong is an Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology at the Department of Medical Imaging at Western University. He completed diagnostic radiology residency training at McGill University with a Body Cross-Se...

In this conversation, Ibukun Abejirinde, a scientist at the Institute for Health System Solutions at Women's College Hospital, and Assistant Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, and an AMS Healthcare Fellow in Compassion and AI chats with Terence Tang, a General Internal Medicine Physician at Trillium Health Partners, a Clinician Scientist at the Instit...

In this episode, Dr. Connie Schumacher , Assistant Professor of Nursing at Brock University and an AMS fellow in compassionate AI, and Dr. Andrew Costa , Associate Professor at McMaster University and the Research Director at the St. Joseph's Health System Center for Integrative Care in Hamilton and Connie's mentor, discuss Connie's research on compassion centered communication of risk and self ad...

Biographies Gillian Strudwick Bio Venkat Bhat   If you wish to participate in the study: https://www.honeybeetrials.com/researcher/018850/a-paid-digital-health-study-for- nurses Program: Interventional Neuropsychiatry Program Study Funder Department of Defense, Canada (IDeAS Program): https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/programs/defence-ideas/element/competitive-projects/challenge...

Welcome to our conversation titled, Digital Therapeutics Informed by Lived Experience. In this conversation Quynh Pham, Scientific Director and Principal Investigator at the Center for Digital Therapeutics at the University Health Network, and an AMS healthcare fellow and Compassionate AI, speaks with Joseph Cafazzo, Biomedical Engineer, Educator and Researcher, and the Wolfond Chair in Digital He...

Jen Recknagel Director, Innovation and Design, NORC Innovation Centre Jen combines a background in human-centered design to address challenges at the intersection of health and its social determinants. Experienced with executing a variety of service design projects, she is currently the Senior Design Lead at UHN OpenLab, and Director of Innovation and Design at the NORC Innovation Centre. Her work...

In this conversation, Benjamin Chin-Yee, an AMS Healthcare Fellow in Compassion and AI Clinical Fellow in Hematology at Western University and Post Doctoral Associate at the Rotman Institute of Philosophy at Western engages with Jay Shaw, an AMS Healthcare Phoenix Fellow Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto and Research Director of AI Ethics and He...

In this episode, Sarah Munce, Scientist at the KITE Research Institute at the University Health Network, and Assistant Professor in the department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto, and Jennifer Stinson, Nurse and Clinician Scientist in the Child Health Evaluative Science Programs within the Research Institute at the Hospital for Sick Children, discuss v...

A Conversational Health Chatbot, Bringing Compassion to a Tailored Digital Health Intervention for Women with Heart Disease. Supervisors and Mentors Dr. Elizabeth Peter, Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. Dr. Peter locates her work in feminist health care and will provide mentorship in compassionate care. Dr. Joe Cafazzo, Executive Director, Healthcare Huma...

In this episode we have two brilliant scientists, both AMS Fellows in AI and Compassion, discussing how important compassion is in the co-design of digital care allowing for buy- in, ownership and engagement for patient, provider and community alike. Carolyn Steele-Gray, PhD Scientist, Toronto's Bridgepoint Laboratory for Research and Innovation, Sinai Health Assistant Professor, Institute for Hea...

In this conversation Nelson Shen NHA, PhD, and Daniel Buchman PhD, RSW discuss patient data privacy and consent in mental health care. Nelson and Daniel are both working on research that will improve the experience of mental health patients and their relationships with health care providers. If you would like more information on Nelson and Daniel and the important work that they are doing here are...

In this conversation Nicole Letourneau RN, BN, MN, PhD, Monica Oxford PhD, and Linda Duffet-Leger PhD, MN, BN discuss their study on mothers with depression and how they are developing a technology to improve the serve and return relationship between caregivers and their children.   If you would like more information on Nicole, Monica, and Linda and the important work they are doing here are some...

In this conversation Amy Hsu PhD, Scientist at Bruyère Research Institute, and Faculty Member of Family Medicine in Ottawa, and Peter Tanuseputro MHSc, MD, CCFP, FRCPC, Public Health Physician at the Bruyère Research Institute and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute discuss AI enabled compassionate end of life care through their life expectancy calculator Project Big Life.   Dr. Amy Hsu, PhD :...

In this conversation Dorothy Kessler PhD, Assistant Professor at Queen's University, Affiliate Scientist at the Bruyère Research Institute, and a 2020 AMS Compassion and AI Fellow and Babak Taati PhD, PEng, Scientist at the KITE Research institute UHN, Assistant Professor at UofT in the Department of Computer Science and the institute of Biomedical Engineering, and 2020 AMS Compassion and AI Fello...

In this conversation Ed Spilg, Geriatrician at the Ottawa Hospital and Research Chair in Physician Wellness at the University of Ottawa and an AMS Phoenix Fellow and Cynda Rushton, a Nurse and Professor of Bioethics and Nursing and Medicine at Johns Hopkins University discuss moral distress, moral resilience, and mental health in healthcare workers amidst the Covid 19 Pandemic. If you would like m...

In this conversation Gerrilynn Manitowabi, Associate Director at Wikwemikong Health Centre on Manitoulin Island in Northern Ontario and Nancy Young, Senior Scientist at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute in Ottawa discuss The ACHWM Research Project- A culturally relevant tech-enabled tool that measures and supports the health and wellness of the children in First Nations...

In this conversation, Alika Lafontaine,  @AlikaMD  an indigenous physician from northern Alberta and the President -elect nominee of the Canadian Medical Association, and Brian D. Hodges,  @BDHodges1  Chief Medical Officer & EVP for Education at University Health Network discuss  Building Virtual Relationships. If you would like more information on the items mentioned in this conversation here are...

This conversation focuses on exploring technologies and their impact on compassionate healthcare and features Laura Desveaux @lauradesveaux , a behavioural scientist at Trillium Health Partners and physician and scientist Amol Verma @AmolAVerma from St Michael's Hospital. If you would like to learn more about the resources, people and articles mentioned in this podcast here are a few links to get...

Today's conversation focuses on how digital interventions during COVID impacted the way we deliver compassionate care and features David Wiljer @Wiljerd , from the University Health Network, as well as Gillian Strudwick @GStrudRN and Allison Crawford @TBE_ICRE from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. If you would like to learn more about the resources, people and articles mentioned in this...

In this conversation, Nursing Professor Claire Mallette , Medical Educator Tina Martimianakis @martimianakis , psychiatric resident Erene Stergiopoulos @fullerenes and nursing student Ola Thomas Obewu @olatommi reflect on the challenges of teaching, and learning, compassion in this digital age. If you would like to learn more about the resources, people and articles mentioned in this podcast here...