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Research at Telfer - Health Systems Innovation and Management

Research for a Healthier Canada - Health Systems Innovation and Management at Telfer

Create a Healthier Canada. We need to rethink our approach to healthcare from a system perspective, so that we have a better guarantee that the resources Canada puts into healthcare are doing as much

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Toward more human-centered and inclusive smart living

Professor Muriel Mignerat at the Telfer School of Management is leading an innovative project funded by a SMRG Research Development Grant.

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Telfer Emerging Researcher Award 2025 — Christopher Sun

Telfer is delighted to present Professor Christopher Sun with the 2025 Emerging Researcher Award, an honour that recognizes outstanding potential to produce original and impactful research.

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Restoring the 'System' in Our Health System

Learn how Anne-Marie Parent, healthcare leader and Telfer MHA professor, uses systems thinking to heal Ontario's fragmented healthcare. Watch her TEDx talk for lasting change.

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From Classroom to Healthcare Leadership

Ready to lead in healthcare? Discover how Telfer’s MHA program fosters healthcare management and leadership skills through real-world engagement, student publications, and an innovative curriculum.

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Panelists Dr. Chantal D'Aoust-Bernard, Dr. Guylaine Lefebvre, Dr. Foluso Hafeezat Ishola, and moderator Elizabeth Tanguay sit at the front of the room at Telfer’s Executive Campus.

Leading with impact: Women physicians on empowerment and legacy

Female physician leaders came together at Telfer Executive Programs to share their inspiring journeys in recognition of International Women's Day 2025.

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Transforming children and youth mental health support through a digital platform

Telfer professor Lysanne Lessard has received a SMRG Grant project titled “Towards a digital platform for EMPOWERing families to navigate their mental health journey.”

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Transforming health care: Insights from Telfer’s First Health System Summit

Insights from Telfer’s Health System Summit: Celebrating 60 years of innovation, leadership, and solutions for Canada’s health-care challenges.

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Exploring the experiences of perimenopausal women in Canadian workplaces

Professor Toubiana’s research explores how perimenopause affects women at work, aiming to challenge stigma and provide strategies for creating supportive, inclusive workplace environments for women.

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How IT innovations affect the resilience of long-term care facilities

The pandemic revealed vulnerabilities in long-term care facilities. Professor Mirou Jaana's research aims to explore how IT advancements can transform LTC organizations to adapt and thrive in crises.

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uOttawa’s Telfer School of Management to host the exclusive Olympic sport management program

uOttawa is the first university outside Europe to host MEMOS, the Executive Masters in Sport Organization Management program with ties to the IOC, in its 30-year history.

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Telfer EMHA Class of 2024 graduates smiling with EMHA Director Karen Nelson.

EMHA students explore the future of health-care leadership

Explore insights into the future of health-care leadership and innovation discussed during Telfer’s EMHA capstone week.

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Exploring the rise of emerging markets and blockchain technology: Meet professor Timothy Hannigan

Introducing Timothy Hannigan: Telfer's New Professor of Management

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Using analytics to overcome health-care challenges: Meet Professor Justin Boutilier

Learn more about Justin Boutilier, Telfer's new Business Analytics and Performance professor.

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Myron Tetreault holding the R. Trudeau Medal beside Dean Brutus

Myron Tetreault (BAdmin’88) wins Telfer’s R. Trudeau medal 2024

Myron is an avid sportsman, the Chairman of Calafate Holdings, and a generous philanthropist through the Myron & Catherine Tetrault Foundation. This is his story.

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Cameron Love (MHA’97) wins Telfer’s R. Trudeau medal 2024

Cameron Love (MHA’97), President and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital, wins the prestigious R. Trudeau Medal from Telfer. This is his story.

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Exploring workplace safety using big data: Meet new Professor Rengong (Alex) Zhang

The article introduces Rengong (Alex) Zhang, a new professor of Accounting at Telfer

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Better Understanding the State of Flow: Meet New Professor Raymond Lavoie

The article introduces Raymond Lavoie, a new professor of Marketing at Telfer

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Elizabeth Tanguay (MHA ’21): A career journey into healthcare management

Find out how Archipel Ontario Health Teams executive director Elizabeth Tanguay elevated her career in healthcare management with the Telfer Master of Health Administration (MHA).

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A woman (Dr. Tammy LeRiche) stands in front of a black backdrop holding the Telfer Award of Excellence: Leadership in Healthcare Improvement award.

Dr. Tammy LeRiche wins quality improvement award

The Telfer Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Leadership Program is helping physicians like Dr. Tammy LeRiche create a healthier Canada.

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“If you work in health care, you work in mental health” MHA CEO-in-Residence Speaker Series with Sarah Downey

The MHA CEO-in-Residence Speaker Series allows the Telfer community to hear from leaders about pressing issues in health care.

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Impactful research in long-term care: learning to tell the story

Follow a Telfer PhD student's journey competing in the SSHRC Storytellers Challenge, showcasing impactful research in long-term care.

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Tackling in-hospital cardiac arrest with advanced AI

Christopher Sun has received funding from the CIHR Project Grant Program for his project titled “Artificial Intelligence Supported In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Prediction, Prevention, and Management."

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MSc HS students develop valuable insight through internships

Discover and celebrate the achievements of the exceptional (MSc HS) students who delivered their post-Internship presentations at the Telfer School of Management.

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Using Cost Management for a More Efficient Canadian Health-care System

Canadian health-care systems are facing tremendous difficulties and criticism, however, the use of time-driven activity-based costing may be a solution to many of its issues.

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Combining artificial intelligence and health analytics to transform health systems

Professor Christopher Sun of the Telfer School of Management has been awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Data Analytics for Health Systems Transformation. Find out more about his research.

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How long will a loved one live? It’s difficult to hear, but harder not to know

An accurate prediction of survival can enable earlier conversations about preferences and wishes at the end of life, and earlier introduction of palliative care.

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PhD Spotlight - Shahin Basiratzadeh

Shahin Basiratzadeh joined the Telfer PhD program in Management, specializing in Health Systems, in 2019. He is supervised by professors Wojtek Michalowski, Herna Viktor, and Natalie Baddour.

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Dr. Jennifer McDonald holds her award alongside Samantha Hamilton, Mary Yates, Dr. Shaun McGuire, and Dr. Alan Forster at the Telfer Centre for Executive Leadership.

Dr. Jennifer McDonald Wins Quality Improvement Award

The Telfer Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Leadership Program is helping physicians create a healthier Canada. Register for the 2023 program today!

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Improving Supply Chain Resilience through Information Systems

Telfer professor Pavel Andreev has received an SMRG grant for a project titled “Designing Robust Information Systems to Facilitate the Resilience of Supply Chains During Crisis.”

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Kyle Braatz (BCom '09): A Leader in Online Healthcare Software with Fullscript

Kyle Braatz, CEO of Fullscript and former Telfer student, has been named CEO of the Year by the Ottawa Business Journal. Learn about his vision and leadership for online health care.

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Democratizing the deployment and use of artificial intelligence: Meet new professor Rafid Mahmood

Professor Rafid Mahmood joined the Telfer School of Management in summer 2022. He’s an assistant professor in business analytics and information systems.

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Building and improving decision support tools based on real world practices: Meet new professor William Van Woensel

William Van Woensel was hired in summer 2022 as an assistant professor in health informatics and information systems at the Telfer School of Management.

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Innovating the health-care sector through analytics and AI: Meet new professor Christopher Sun

Christopher Sun was hired in summer 2022 as an assistant professor in data analytics in health information systems at the Telfer School of Management.

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Innovative Research for Healthcare Systems

Telfer launched the Learning Health Systems Modeling Laboratory, a one-of-a-kind research initiative contributing to a dynamic and interdisciplinary health systems research ecosystem.

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MBA Management Consulting Project Team and recipients of the Leadership Award for Sustainable Pharmacy Practices

MBA Management Consulting Project Wins Leadership Award for Sustainable Pharmacy Practices

Telfer MBA students join CHEO in an award-winning management consulting project that aims to implement sustainable hospital pharmacy practices.

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Innovative Solutions to Optimize Healthcare Staffing

Telfer researchers are creating solutions for Canada’s healthcare staffing challenges. Find out how a master’s thesis helped staff CHEO’s mental health unit.

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