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.
Lavania Jeganathan
MSc Graduate Student
Thesis: The social and technical factors of adopting social prescription within an Ontario Health Team: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
Supervisors: Kelly Smith, Katie N. Dainty
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