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Leanne Jeffs
Advancing Compassionate Care Using Improvement, Implementation and Innovation Science
Date and time
Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026 (12-1 p.m. ET)
Session Description:
This presentation will elucidate how an integrated approach involving the interplay and integration of improvement, implementation, and innovation science is guiding the co-design, implementation, and evaluation of an evidence-informed compassionate care intervention bundle at Sinai Health.
Speaker Biography:
Dr. Lianne Jeffs is the Chief Scientific Officer at the Science of Care Institute, Research and Innovation Lead at Sinai Health and Senior Clinician Scientist with the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Sinai Health. She is Professor (status) with the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto and is a Senior Fellow, Massey College.
Dr. Jeffs leads a solution-focused research program that aims to address global challenges around safety and quality gaps in our health-care ecosystems by advancing and accelerating health services and policy research. Her research program focuses on accelerating discoveries & innovation; advancing science, practice, & policy; and transforming healthcare ecosystems in the areas of organizational learning, system performance, and compassionate care.
