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Policy Work and Affiliations
Ontario Health (Quality Division) has a legislated mandate to make evidence-based recommendations to the Minister of Health on which health care services and devices should be publicly funded. After careful deliberation, the Ontario Genetics Advisory Committee (OGAC) advises on which genetic and genomic services and devices should be publicly funded. OGAC is a standing sub-committee of the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee.
The Provincial Genetics Advisory Committee provides strong system-level clinical, scientific and service delivery advice and leadership to Ontario Health on the development and implementation of a comprehensive genetics program in Ontario.
In collaboration with Ontario Health (Quality Division), we advise on systematic evidence reviews and health technology assessments related to emerging prenatal screening targets and technologies. Working closely with Prenatal Screening Ontario, we provide guidance on optimizing the quality of the prenatal screening system of care.
The Medical Genome Initiative aims to expand access to high-quality clinical whole genome sequencing (WGS) for the diagnosis of genetic diseases, through the publication of common laboratory and clinical best practices.
As part of SickKids’ Strategic Plan, the Precision Child Health Initiative will mobilize innovative research and clinical infrastructure to enable timely and effective implementation of precision diagnostics, devices, and therapeutics.
Technology Assessment at SickKids (TASK) was created in 2007 in response to the growing interest in Health Technology Assessment at SickKids. The technical reports produced by TASK assist decision-makers around the globe in making challenging allocation decisions regarding investments in healthcare technologies.
Teaching and Supervision
Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation
This course provides students with an introduction to the use of qualitative methods in health services research, clinical research, and policy research. Students gain an appreciation of the philosophical foundations of qualitative research, and a variety of different approaches, data collection methods, and analytic strategies.
This course provides a forum for doctoral students to explore health services research study designs and research methods, and to apply them in the preparation of a health services research project.
Master of Science in Genetic Counselling Program
This course focuses on research design and critical analysis of published data, and on applying statistical models to risk calculation in clinical genetics and genetic counselling.
This course provides a framework for the exploration of legal, ethical and professional issues related to the field of clinical genetics/ genetic counselling.
Student Supervision
We are happy to have students at the MSc, PhD, and Post-doctoral levels join our team. We offer a broad range of opportunities and projects. Please contact Dr. Robin Hayeems directly to discuss how you might fit into our team.
Meet the Team!
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- Stephanie Luca
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- Daniel Assamad
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- Brooke Coe
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- Dhayo Khangsar
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- Abby Hansen
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- Elise Pool
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- Joyce Yan
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- Bowen Xiao
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- Lena Doleman
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- Nilani Nallathamby
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- Michael Mackley
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- Amy Pan
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- Whiwon Lee
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- Robin Hayeems
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- Celine Chen
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- Viji Venka- taramanan
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- Salma Shickh
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- Kulisara Sirinawasathian
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- Katie Fooks