OHT Impact Fellows Program
The OHT Impact Fellows program places skilled evaluators and researchers directly within OHTs. During their year-long embedded fellowship, OHT Impact Fellows will support the implementation and evaluation of local priority projects and contribute to rapid learning and improvement.
Lead: G. Ross Baker
Affiliates: Meghan McMahon
Toward equity in cancer genetics: identifying racial disparities in cancer genetics services
This study uses multiple methods to explore racialized patients’ and providers’ experiences, needs, barriers and enablers to accessing cancer genetics services and to identify the nature and extent of the disparities in cancer genetics services and cancer outcomes in Ontario.
Lead: Yvonne Bombard
Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care
The Centre for Sustainable Health Systems strives to lead and support local, national, and international efforts to improve the environmental and social sustainability of health systems.
Lead: Fiona A. Miller
Affiliates: Geoffrey M. Anderson, Christine Shea
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physician Delivery of Virtual and In-person Mental Health Care Services across Reformed Primary Care Payment Models in Ontario
This project aims to improve access to mental health care in primary care settings using lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lead: Nibene Somé
Genetics Navigator
The Genetics Navigator is the first and only digital application to deliver the full spectrum of clinical genetic services that can improve access, reduce wait times, and administrative burdens.
Lead: Yvonne Bombard
Mainstreaming Adviser
This project aims to create a digital web application to help support the delivery of genetic testing education and results for cancer patients.
Lead: Yvonne Bombard
The genetic update: Designing and evaluating a patient platform to deliver updated genomic results
This projects aims to create a patient palform for genomic sequencing to facilite recontact of updated results. This has the potential to reduce burden and stress on patients recontacting providers for results.
Lead: Yvonne Bombard
The Genetics Adviser
Genomic sequencing is increasingly being used in genetic medicine to diagnose and optimize care for patients with rare genetic disorders. This technology also has the ability to detect a patient’s risk for thousands of current and future conditions (incidental genetic […]
Lead: Yvonne Bombard
Developing a practical guide for conducting equitable genomics research with underrepresented and racialized populations
This study aims to identify barriers and solutions to conducting equitable genomics research through qualitative interviews with key stakeholders, including racialized community members and genomics researchers.
Lead: Yvonne Bombard
Evaluating the implementation of Pyxis IV Prep
The NYGH oncology pharmacy team implemented a new compounding workflow technology to verify measured doses of chemotherapy, leading to improved efficiencies and better assurances of accuracy and safety.
Lead: Patricia Trbovich

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