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Dr. Alan Forster

Academic title(s): 
  • Professor in Innovation 
  •     Director of Innovation, Transformation and Clinical Performance 
Dr. Alan Forster
Contact Information
Email address: 
alan.j.forster [at] mcgill.ca
Department: 
Medicine
Division: 
Surgical and Interventional Sciences
Degree(s): 

MD, M.Sc. 

Location: 
Montreal General Hospital
Graduate supervision: 

Currently supervising students

Group: 
Currently Recruiting
M.Sc. Students
M.Sc. Non-Thesis projects
Ph.D. Students
Research areas: 
Translation and Innovation
Areas of interest: 

Healthcare quality and safety, artificial intelligence, electronic health information and privacy, performance metrics, innovation, and improving quality and safety of care. 

Biography: 

Dr. Alan Forster is a Professor in Innovation and the Director of Innovation, Transformation and Clinical Performance at the McGill University 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. 

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. 

Selected publications: 

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