The Patient-Partnered Diagnostic Center of Excellence
Diagnostic errors are a global population health challenge, impacting one in every twenty patients annually and nearly ever person accessing the health system within their lifetime. The Patient-Partnered Diagnostic Center of Excellence is a four-year program of research funded by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality and is led by investigators from the University of Toronto, MedStar Health (Maryland & District of Columbia), Baylor College of Medicine (Texas), and the Mothers Against Medical Error. Dr. Kelly Smith leads the Toronto node of the Center.
Lead: Kelly Smith
Affiliates: Noah Michael Ivers, Katie N. Dainty, Patricia Trbovich, Michelle Greiver, Kerry Kuluski, Christine Shea
As the inaugural Michael Garron Chair in Patient-Oriented Research at the Michael Garron Hospital and Associate Professor and Co-Lead for Outcomes & Evaluation in the Institute of Health Policy, Management, & Evaluation at the University of Toronto, my research focuses on coproducing practical solutions to challenges of healthcare delivery with a focus on patient safety and quality improvement. I am a leading investigator in patient-oriented research, forging partnerships with patients to codesign research and innovations to improve the quality and safety of healthcare delivery. I have led several large-scale implementation and evaluation projects for clinics, hospitals, health centers, and health systems across the United States that aim to improve patient safety by engaging patients and their families in care.
Funded by: TD Community Health Solutions Grant. The Michael Garron Hospital FoundationApproach: Mixed Methods/ Equity Heatmap/ Co-design This mixed-methods study aims to identify frequent users of Michael Garron Hospital’s (MGH) Emergency Department (ED) and understand their characteristics through equity heatmaps. […]
Funded by: TD Community Health Solutions Grant. The Michael Garron Hospital FoundationApproach: Quantitative/Matching/Regression Hospitals face significant challenges during winter due to the seasonal influx of patients with illnesses such as influenza and COVID-19, a phenomenon known as the “Winter Surge”. […]
Funded by: The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Approach: Mixed Methods/ Survey/Focus group/ Co-design The Advancing an Equity-first Research Agenda in an East Toronto Ontario Health Team is a CIHR planning grant that aims to co-design an equity-focused research agenda […]
Funded by: Michael Garron Hospital and East EffortsApproach: Mixed Methods/ Survey/Focus group/ Co-design This project is a collaboration among community members, a hospital, and community organizations aimed at advancing health equity within historically underserved communities. By training community members as […]
Funded by: TD Community Health Solutions Grant. The Michael Garron Hospital FoundationApproach: Qualitative/Interviews Inequities in healthcare have consistently been demonstrated to impact the health of patient populations. The East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP), a collection of cross-sectional care delivery organizations […]
Lavania Jeganathan
MSc Graduate Student
Thesis: The sociotechnical facilitators and barriers of adopting social prescribing within an Ontario Health Team: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
Supervisors: Kelly Smith, Katie N. Dainty
Lidia Mateus
PhD Graduate Student
Thesis: Mitigating diagnostic error among equity deserving patients
Supervisors: Kelly Smith, Katie N. Dainty, Kerry Kuluski
The Patient-Partnered Diagnostic Center of Excellence
Diagnostic errors are a global population health challenge, impacting one in every twenty patients annually and nearly ever person accessing the health system within their lifetime. The Patient-Partnered Diagnostic Center of Excellence is a four-year program of research funded by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality and is led by investigators from the University of Toronto, MedStar Health (Maryland & District of Columbia), Baylor College of Medicine (Texas), and the Mothers Against Medical Error. Dr. Kelly Smith leads the Toronto node of the Center.
Lead: Kelly Smith
Affiliates: Noah Michael Ivers, Katie N. Dainty, Patricia Trbovich, Michelle Greiver, Kerry Kuluski, Christine Shea