Quality & Innovation Committee

Purpose

To advise the Department of Medicine Chair on the investment of resources and the current and projected challenges, opportunities, and priorities in Quality & Innovation. The committee is advisory to and chaired by the Department of Medicine Vice-Chair, Quality & Innovation (Q&I).

Meetings

The Q&I Committee meets quarterly.

Membership

In addition to the Vice-Chair and Administrative Assistant for the Quality & Innovation portfolio, faculty representation is broad, covering all levels of seniority, main clinical sites and job descriptions engaged in Quality & Innovation endeavours. The committee will also include at least some members from Department of Medicine leadership positions, such as DDDs and PICs, and Medical Directors of Quality from TAHSN hospitals.

Name Division Clinical Site
Christine Soong (Chair) General Internal Medicine Sinai Health
Thomas Bodley Critical Care Scarborough Health Network
Lucas Chartier Emergency Medicine UHN-Toronto General
Irfan Dhalla General Internal Medicine UH-St. Michael's
Juan Duero Posada Cardiology UHN-Toronto General
Edward Etchells General Internal Medicine Women's College
Sonal Gandhi Medical Oncology Sunnybrook
Julie Gilmour Endocrinology & Metabolism UH-St. Michael's
Charles Kassardjian Neurology UH-St. Michael's
Thomas MacMillan General Internal Medicine UHN-Toronto Western
Christine McDonald Respirology Sunnybrook
Geetha Mukerji Endocrinology & Metabolism Women's College
Peter Rossos Gastroenterology & Hepatology UHN-Toronto General
Nazia Sharfuddin General Internal Medicine Trillium
Jenna Spring Critical Care Sinai Health
Heather VanderMeulen Hematology Sunnybrook
Adina Weinerman General Internal Medicine Sunnybrook
Adam Weizman Gastroenterology & Hepatology Sinai Health
Brian Wong General Internal Medicine Sunnybrook
Urzula Zurawska-Fortin Medical Oncology UH-St. Joseph's