“Beautiful Data”
How clinicians treating COVID-19 are connecting to stay ahead of the disease By Dr. Chris O’Connor, President & Founder of Think Research, and ICU Physician at Trillium Health Partners I spent last week treating COVID patients in the ICU. This week, I’ve been in my basement, self-isolating from my family, and spending a lot of […]
Healthcare professionals are fighting COVID-19. We’re here to support the logistics of clinical trials recruitment
By Sachin Aggarwal, CEO, Think Research Today, Think Research helped launch Covidtrials.ca. It’s the first website in Canada that’s designed as a hub to match patients with COVID-19 clinical trials. It’s an innovation that should help researchers in Canada connect with the volunteers they need and accelerate their urgent, important work to lead us to […]
The ICU’s New Normal
By Dr. Chris O’Connor, President & Founder of Think Research, and ICU Physician at Trillium Health Partners Before last week, it had been more than a year since the last time I treated a patient who needed to be turned onto their stomach to try and help them recover from severe damage to their lungs […]
Supporting the Front Line in Seniors Care
By Stephanie Jarvis, NP-Adult, BScN, MN, GNC (C) The week’s headlines have been staggering — 600 long-term care and retirement homes across Canada are now fighting COVID-19 outbreaks among residents and staff, with 75 deaths at the latest count. In Ontario, 40 COVID-19 related deaths to-date were residents of the province’s long-term care and retirement […]
Profile: Olivia Logan, RPN, Clinical Quality Specialist
Here at Think Research we are proud of the breadth of clinical knowledge and expertise that we have in house, and how valuable this is when feeding into the development of our products. One of our own clinical quality specialists, Olivia Logan, was recently profiled by the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (RPNAO) to […]
Engaging Patients through VirtualCare
A Recent Survey Despite recent emphasis on patient-centred care, most healthcare research still seems to focus on physician, facility, or even system-level results: dollars saved per patient, cost per treatment, tool adoption by specialty, etc. But when considering a tool such as VirtualCare, or eReferrals, there’s a degree of patient intimacy and engagement that makes […]
The People Behind the Change
Introducing Anna Slawski Every day at Think Research, we have the opportunity to work with a number of inspiring clinicians who have dedicated their lives to transforming care. We’re honoured to work with these exceptional clinicians, and to share their success! We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Anna Slawski, Director of Resident […]
Falling Through the Cracks: Greg’s Story
Greg’s Wings is a not-for-profit organization established in honour of a Canadian named Greg Price. The organization is founded on the events of Greg’s journey through the Alberta healthcare system, and the culmination of failures that ended in his unexpected and tragic death. In spite of the sadness of Greg’s Story, the message behind ‘Falling […]
Top Trends in Healthcare for 2019
It’s the start of another year, and with it, whirlwind changes are expected for healthcare systems around the world. Here at Think Research, we love to ring in the new year by gathering what we think the top trends in healthcare will be for 2019. Artificial Intelligence AI is rapidly shaping the way healthcare will […]
Providing Access to the “Expert Next Door”: Clinical Support Tools through Technology
Barbara J. Zarowitz, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FCCP, FASCP This guest blog is part two in a series on quality improvement in long-term care. To read part one, click here. How often have you said, if only I had that when I needed it? In healthcare, as in so many other fields, the “expert next door”is frequently not available when most needed. But […]
