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Welcome to Quality Improvement & Patient Safety in Anesthesiology and Pain Management!

 

The Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management are committed to operational and academic productivity in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at all our hospitals. Our team works closely with the respective Departments of Surgery, and Perioperative services to uphold the standard of care, and look for ways to innovate in improving our patient outcomes and experience. 

 

Our activities include but are not limited to: 

 

  • Safety Reporting (Participation in Incident Analysis) 
  • Quality & Safety Review Rounds (aka. M&M Rounds) 
  • Hospital Quality of Care Committee’s 
  • Guest Speaker Rounds 
  • Data & Analytics 
  • Clinical Decision Support Advisement (BPAs) 
  • Promoting a safe culture of quality improvement 

 

Our Leadership Team: 

 

Dr. Tariq Esmail 

Staff Anesthesiologist 

Director, Quality & Safety, University Health Network & Women’s College Hospital

Co-Director, Sprott Centre for Quality & Safety, University Health Network

MPOG Co-Lead, University Health Network 

Quality Site Lead, Toronto Western Hospital 

 

Dr. Josh Gleicher 

Staff Anesthesiologist

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Director, Quality & Safety, Anesthesiology, Sinai Health System 

Director, Quality & Safety, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto

Quality Site Lead, Mount Sinai Hospital


Dr. Bilal Ansari 

Staff Anesthesiologist 

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Quality Site Lead, Toronto General Hospital