Mikha leads transformative projects at UHN, including optimizing transfusion practices and reducing postoperative pneumonia rates in all phases of care. Her work is driven by data and evidence-based practices that align with strategic healthcare priorities. Passionate about patient safety and systemic change, Mikha’s current focus is on expanding patient blood management initiatives within the perioperative department and critical care, which aligns with Choosing Wisely Canada’s best practices. Her efforts continue to advance healthcare quality and safety at UHN.

From a clinical research background, her interest in patient safety and systems improvement evolved from efforts to use simulation-based interventions to improve outcomes during Rapid Response Team activations. Supported by a Helios Fellowship from the University of Calgary, she completed the Excellence in Quality Improvement (EQUIP) certificate program from CQuiPS in 2020, and has gone on to develop an academic interest in incorporating novel methodologies such as Human Factors analyses and Simulation into traditional QI frameworks, most recently using simulation to address the issue of patient flow efficiency in the emergency department. Her fellowship will focus on developing methodological tools to support robust evaluation of innovative system interventions.