In Canada, electronic medical records (EMRs) are a vital part of primary healthcare, providing a rich data source for research and quality improvement. These records c...
About
Josh is a medical student at the University of Toronto. He holds an MSc in Data Science from Harvard University and a BSc in Mathematics from Dalhousie University. He previously has worked at startups applying digital technology to promote public health in areas such as pandemic preparedness and maternal health equity. At the Upstream Lab, he is supporting a number of data science initiatives and is conducting a study of what makes for successful physician public health and social justice advocacy.
Projects
Our health is determined in large part by factors outside of the health care system. Known as the social determinants of health, these are the conditions in which we l...
COVID-19 has demonstrated the urgent need to detect and monitor emergent respiratory illnesses of epidemic or pandemic potential. In part 1, we will develop and evalua...
Predicting hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions using primary care EMR data
In Progress
Hospitalizations related to ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) are common, costly, to some degree preventable with high-quality primary care, and are thus use...
Learning from successful physician advocacy
In Progress
Advocacy is a professional responsibility for physicians, yet relatively little is known academically about how doctors can advocate effectively, especially as it rela...