Lauren Lapointe-Shaw

Faculty Member

Research Interests

  • Quality of care
  • Heath services organization and delivery, health policy
  • Primary care
  • Hospital care
  • Home care
  • Transition from hospital to home
  • Preventing hospital readmissions
  • Older adults/geriatrics
  • Observational research methods

Other Affiliations

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • General Internal Medicine Physician and Clinician Scientist, University Health Network
  • Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI)
  • Adjunct Scientist, ICES

Accepting Students

Care transitions in and out of hospital are increasingly the target of health system reform in Canada. Despite the focus on care transitions, few interventions have been found to reduce readmissions or costs. Integrated models of care (IC) are evidence-based […]