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How adaptive leadership can enhance health care ethics

Posted on Friday, April 04, 2025 01:54 PM

In today’s health care systems, ethical considerations are routinely addressed on a wide range of topics, from bedside decision-making to institutional policy. Ethicists are well integrated into health care teams and often use decision-making frameworks and strategies to support health professionals in navigating tough decisions.

A recent article published in the Healthcare Management Forum, by the ORIHI Ethics Quality Improvement Lab, challenges this traditional model, proposing that ethical...

(l-r): Charissa Cordon, Associate Vice President, Practice and Academics, William Osler Health System; Mark Chignell, Professor, Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto; Enid Montague, Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto; Tiziana Rivera, Executive Vice President Quality, Research and Chief Nursing Executive, William Osler Health System; Myrtede Alfred, Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto; Greg Jamieson, Professor, Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto; Markus Bussmann, Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto; Komal Mazhar, Director Quality and Patient Safety, Interim Director Risk, Business Continuity and Emergency Preparedness, William Osler Health System

Osler and University of Toronto launch academic practice partnership

Posted on Thursday, April 03, 2025 03:11 PM

Innovative collaboration focuses on integrating Human Factors research, education and practice to improve quality and patient safety in acute care

William Osler Health System (Osler) and the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering’s Centre for Healthcare Engineering (CHE), are proud to announce a first-in-Ontario academic practice partnership (APP) designed to drive innovation in Human Factors research, education and clinical practice. This groundbreaking partnership was...

2025 Summer Student Research Program student researchers

Welcome 2025 summer student researchers

Posted on Tuesday, April 01, 2025 02:16 PM

Osler is excited to welcome this year’s cohort of students to the Osler Research Institute for Health Innovation as part of the 2025 Summer Student Research Program (SSRP). Over the next 15 weeks, 18 emerging researchers will work alongside Osler mentors and clinicians to build hands-on experience and contribute to real-world health research.

Please join us in welcoming the 2025 SSRP cohort.

2025 SSRP projects:

  • Principal Investigator (PI): Hemant Shah, Academics Department, Assessing faculty...

(l-r): Claudia Summa-Sorgini, Director of Pharmacy; Rakhi Goel, Corporate Clinical Pharmacy Manager; and Dr. Cassandra McLelland, Clinical Pharmacist, Centre for Complex Diabetes Care

Meet Dr. Cassandra McLelland: Values Champion for Respect

Posted on Monday, March 31, 2025 09:00 AM

Dr. Cassandra McLelland says she considers herself “very lucky” to be able to spend up to an hour at a time with her patients.

As a Clinical Pharmacist in the Centre for Complex Diabetes Care (CCDC) at Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness (Peel Memorial), she said this dedicated one-on-one time gives her the opportunity to build trust and connection with patients who come to the CCDC for specialized care to help manage their diabetes.

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Pictured: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier, is joined by The Honourable Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health; The Honourable Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure; Mayor Patrick Brown, Brampton; Dr. Frank Martino, President and CEO, William Osler Health System; Ken Mayhew, President and CEO, William Osler Health System Foundation and members of Ontario cabinet and caucus

Osler breaks ground on new Peel Memorial Hospital and celebrates 100 years of exemplary care

Posted on Friday, March 28, 2025 02:24 PM

Pictured: The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier, is joined by The Honourable Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health; The Honourable Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure; Mayor Patrick Brown, Brampton; Dr. Frank Martino, President and CEO, William Osler Health System; Ken Mayhew, President and CEO, William Osler Health System Foundation and members of Ontario cabinet and caucus.

Premier Ford joins Osler to mark a transformational step forward in health care for Brampton and beyond