Dr. Alan Forster
- Professor in Innovation聽
- 聽聽聽 Director of Innovation, Transformation and Clinical Performance聽
MD, M.Sc.聽
Currently supervising students
Healthcare quality and safety, artificial intelligence, electronic health information and privacy, performance metrics, innovation, and improving quality and safety of care.聽
Dr. Alan Forster is a Professor in Innovation and the Director of Innovation, Transformation and Clinical Performance at the 海角社区 Health Centre (MUHC) and the Research Institute of the MUHC (RI-MUHC). In his roles, Dr. Forster will develop a strategic and operational plan to innovate and improve clinical performance, with a focus on transforming and improving quality and safety of care.聽
Dr. Forster previously held the position of Executive Vice-President and Chief of the Innovation and Quality Office at The Ottawa Hospital. He brings an extensive background as a professor in Clinical Epidemiology and Community Medicine, director of The Ottawa Hospital Center for Patient Safety, an active physician and a senior scientist at the University of Ottawa. He completed a research fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He has chaired, reviewed, and participated as an invited panelist in various committees and conferences related to healthcare quality and safety, artificial intelligence, electronic health information and privacy, and performance metrics, among other areas.聽
