Sara Ahmed, PT, PD
Scientific Series: December 7, 2023
Integration of digital health and data to achieve patient-centered care
The BRILLIANT learning health care community focuses on patient-centered care through digital health and data feedback to focus care on individuals and their families' needs. Developed based on rehabilitation best practices, BRILLIANT integrates digital health tools for both patients and clinicians, aiming to enhance the quality of care for individuals with chronic conditions. Key features include a patient health portal, clinical information system, and various technologies to monitor and improve community-based rehabilitation. This system supports transitions from in-patient to community care, particularly for those with cardiovascular and neurological conditions. The program's multidisciplinary approach, involving healthcare, engineering, computer science, and other fields, emphasizes collaboration with patients, clinicians, and industry partners. This presentation will showcase BRILLIANT's role in setting new ways of approaching person centered care using data-driven, patient-centered rehabilitation care and its potential for broader application in healthcare.
At the end of the session, participants will:
Understand the role and benefits of digital health in personalized healthcare, including clinical information systems and monitoring patient reported outcomes and mobility.
Discuss advancements in patient-centered care through multidisciplinary collaboration and data-driven approaches.
Sara Ahmed, PT, PhD, is a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, and a senior scientist at the McGill University Health Center. Professor Ahmed conducts research aimed at improving health outcomes for individuals with chronic diseases. Her research addresses the implementation of digital health solutions and patient-centered outcomes across trajectories of care to inform clinical and health system decision-making. She leads a research program in person-centered digital health research and is the Scientific Director of the international BRILLIANT learning health community project. She is an advisor for the Implementation of Patient-Centered Outcomes for the Quebec Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR). Professor Ahmed is leading the development of a provincial Digital Health Network that aims to advance the training of the next generation of digital health scientists and innovators, and accelerate the development, implementation, and evaluation of patient and clinician digital health solutions.