Title of the research project
Preparation of the Opal patient portal for widespread use at the Cedars Cancer Centre and for the addition of a caregiver component
Description

This project involves two components: (1) preparation of Opal for the caregiver functionality in which patients will be able to share some or all of their medical data with their caregivers, and (2) general content preparation for Opal.

  • Briana Cabral

    Undergraduate intern
    Medical Physics Unit
    McGill University

    Student
    Directeur.e(s) de recherche
    John Kildea
    Start date
    Title of the research project
    Preparation of the Opal patient portal for widespread use at the Cedars Cancer Centre and for the addition of a caregiver component
    Description

    This project involves two components: (1) preparation of Opal for the caregiver functionality in which patients will be able to share some or all of their medical data with their caregivers, and (2) general content preparation for Opal.

  • Romina Filippelli

    Undergraduate intern
    Medical Physics Unit
    McGill University

    Directeur.e(s) de recherche
    John Kildea
    Start date
    Title of the research project
    Privacy and confidentiality requirements for the use of a multi-institutional patient portal in Canada
    Description

    This project involves an examination of the regulatory privacy and confidentiality compliance requirements for the use of a patient portal in various Canadian provinces.

    Romina also works as a member of the quality assurance team, the market research team, and assisted with deploying Opal in numerous clinics within the Cedars Cancer Centre.

  • Kayla O'Sullivan-Steben

    Ph.D. candidate
    Medical Physics Unit
    McGill University

    Directeur.e(s) de recherche
    John Kildea
    Start date
    Title of the research project
    Empowered Patients, Informed Research - A pilot project for radiotherapy data donation using the Opal patient portal
    Description

    This research project is focused on preparing a pilot project for the donation of radiotherapy data by radiotherapy patients using the Opal patient portal.

    This project is investigating ways in which patients can share their data and it will put in place the infrastructure for a demonstrative project.

  • Anton Gladyr

    M.Sc. candidate
    Medical Physics Unit
    McGill University

    Student
    Directeur.e(s) de recherche
    John Kildea
    Start date
    Title of the research project
    Blockchain infrastructure for data donation using the Opal patient portal
    Description

    This research project is focused on using blockchain or an alternative solution to provide security for data donation using the Opal app.

    It will put in place a demonstrative blockchain infrastructure, examining its challenges and drawbacks and proposing potential innovative solutions.

  • Title of the research project
    Blockchain infrastructure for data donation using the Opal patient portal
    Description

    This research project is focused on using blockchain or an alternative solution to provide security for data donation using the Opal app.

    It will put in place a demonstrative blockchain infrastructure, examining its challenges and drawbacks and proposing potential innovative solutions.

    Title of the research project
    Empowered Patients, Informed Research - A pilot project for radiotherapy data donation using the Opal patient portal
    Description

    This research project is focused on preparing a pilot project for the donation of radiotherapy data by radiotherapy patients using the Opal patient portal.

    This project is investigating ways in which patients can share their data and it will put in place the infrastructure for a demonstrative project.

    Title of the research project
    Privacy and confidentiality requirements for the use of a multi-institutional patient portal in Canada
    Description

    This project involves an examination of the regulatory privacy and confidentiality compliance requirements for the use of a patient portal in various Canadian provinces.

    Romina also works as a member of the quality assurance team, the market research team, and assisted with deploying Opal in numerous clinics within the Cedars Cancer Centre.

    Title of the research project
    Use of patient-reported outcomes and accumulated dose for accurate quantification of the dose-outcome relationship in hypofractionated prostate cancer radiotherapy
    Description

    This project is focused on determining if patient-reported outcomes are better correlated with actual dose delivered than with planned dose in prostate cancer patients receiving radiotherapy.

    The project will use daily cone-beam CT images to calculate the daily and total radiation dose delivered to patients, and the Opal app to collect their patient-reported outcomes. 

  • Haley Patrick

    Ph.D. candidate
    Medical Physics Unit
    McGill University

    Student
    Directeur.e(s) de recherche
    John Kildea
    Start date
    Title of the research project
    Use of patient-reported outcomes and accumulated dose for accurate quantification of the dose-outcome relationship in hypofractionated prostate cancer radiotherapy
    Description

    This project is focused on determining if patient-reported outcomes are better correlated with actual dose delivered than with planned dose in prostate cancer patients receiving radiotherapy.

    The project will use daily cone-beam CT images to calculate the daily and total radiation dose delivered to patients, and the Opal app to collect their patient-reported outcomes. 

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