Evaluative Clinical Sciences

Administrative Assistant: Jennyfer Lim
Phone: 416-480-4580, ext. 1
Email: jennyfer.lim@sunnybrook.ca

Education:

• B.Sc. (Hons), 2002, biochemistry – genetic engineering and biotechnology option, McMaster University, Canada
• MD, 2006, University of Western Ontario, Canada
• FRCP(C), 2010, internal medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• FRCP(C), 2011, rheumatology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• M.Sc., 2015, quality improvement and patient safety, University of Toronto, Canada
• RhMSUS, 2019, American College of Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Certification in Rheumatology, U.S.

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Affiliate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Staff physician, division of rheumatology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Assistant professor, department of medicine, University of Toronto

Research Foci:

• Medical education
• Quality improvement and patient safety
• Point-of-care musculoskeletal ultrasound

Research Summary:

Dr. Lake's research interest is in the field of quality improvement and patient safety. This includes finding novel and innovative methods to provide safe and effective care to people with arthritis and autoimmune diseases.

Selected Publications:

See current publications on PubMed.

1. Zhou LL, Tait G, Sandhu S, Steiman A, Lake S. Online virtual cases to teach resource stewardship. Clin Teach. 2018 Jun 11.
2. Chow SL and Shojania K. ‘Rheum to improve’: Quality improvement in outpatient rheumatology. J Rheumatol. 2017 Sep;44(9):1304–1310.
3. Mandel A and Chow S. Impact of health portal enrolment with email reminders at an academic rheumatology clinic. BMJ Qual Improv Rep. 2017 Mar 7;6(1):1.
4. Chow SL, Thorne JC, Bell MJ, Ferrari R, Bagheri Z, Boyd T, Colwill AM, Jung M, Frackowiak D, Hazlewood GS, Kuriya B, Tugwell P, on behalf of the Canadian Rheumatology Association Choosing Wisely Committee. Choosing wisely: The Canadian Rheumatology Association’s list of 5 things physicians and patients should question. J Rheumatol. 2015 Apr.
5. Chow SL, Mahendira D, Herman-Kideckel SM, McDonald-Blumer H. Immunology for rheumatology residents: Working toward a Canadian national curriculum consensus. J Clin Rheumatol. 2015 Jan 21;21(1):10–14.

Related News and Stories:

• Heart disease and arthritis: what you need to know (Your Health Matters, Feb. 25, 2019)
• 2018 award recipients (Canadian Rheumatology Association, Feb. 2018)
• Division of rheumatology spring newsletter (Division of rheumatology, University of Toronto, Jan. 2018)

Related Links:

• Division of rheumatology, University of Toronto
• Faculty engaged in quality improvement, department of medicine, University of Toronto