Conducting research at the intersection of digital information technologies, commercial interests and health systems
Features and News
Recruiting study participants
April 15, 2025
We are recruiting interviewees for a study that examines how the pharmaceutical industry promotes its products through electronic medical record systems and other patient care software platforms. To contact us, please click below.
Recent Research Roundtable Discussion
January 21, 2025
In a recent opinion article in Healthy Debate, Lab members Drs. Sheryl Spithoff and Danyaal Raza call for a non-profit model of virtual care that has the potential to not only improve health outcomes for patients but would promote health system sustainability.
Recent commentary: Typology of virtual primary care
December 8, 2024
In a recent commentary published in Canadian Family Physician, Lab member Dr. Sheryl Spithoff and collaborators Dr. Ewan Affleck and Dr. Lindsay Hedden, examine different models of virtual care in Canada, considering how underlying economic structures shape available models of care within the health system.
Our objective is to conduct high quality research to understand how emerging health information technologies affect individuals and communities as well as transform health systems. We conduct our research with an awareness of how our current economic and social systems affect the development, implementation and outcomes of new health technologies. We are a multidisciplinary team and seek to provide opportunities for students and early career researchers interested in exploring this area of research.
The Health Tech and Society Lab is based at Women’s College Research Institute and the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Toronto. It is supported by grants from the Social Science and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and by a partnership with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA).
