Medicine care team

Education:

• MD, 1987, University of Toronto, Canada
• M.Sc., 1994, clinical epidemiology, University of Toronto, Canada

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Associate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Medical director, information services, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Senior faculty quality improvement advisor, Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, U of T
• Associate professor, faculty of medicine, U of T

Research Focus:

• Patient safety

Research Summary:

Patient safety, with current focus of continuity of medication information during transitions in care, automated critical alert notification systems, and inter-professional teamwork.

Selected Publications:

See current publications list at PubMed.

Related News and Stories:

• Counting the cost: Researchers offer guidelines on conducting economic evaluations in patient safety (July 30, 2012)
• Study to examine economics of patient safety: Drs. Etchells and Mittmann lead research on cost of adverse events, supported by Canadian Patient Safety Institute (June 7, 2010)
• Checking it out: Distressed over the dangerous reality of medication error, an SRI scientist looks to bar codes for relief (May 4, 2009)

Related Links:

• U of T profile, Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation
• Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety