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Meet Our Research Team
Dr. Hsien Seow
Dr. Seow is the Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care and Health System Innovation and a Professor at McMaster University, Department of Oncology. He focuses on ways to improve palliative care delivery and the care experience, particularly in the home and community. His expertise is in health services and policy research, quality measurement, population-based analytics, and program evaluation.
Dr. Samantha Winemaker
Dr. Winemaker is a palliative care physician who cares for patients with serious illness and their families in the home. She is an Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Family Medicine, Division of Palliative Care. She is the Medical Co-Lead of the Hamilton Community Palliative Care Team and an active trainer of palliative care education to medical students, residents, and clinicians.
Daryl Bainbridge
Dr. Bainbridge is a Senior Research Coordinator with expertise in quantitative and qualitative research. He has led projects on formative program evaluation, instrument validation, systematic reviews, and randomized controlled trials.
Anish K. Arora
Dr. Arora is a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Oncology at McMaster University. He focuses on ways to improve the health and wellbeing of patients and populations, particularly those most vulnerable, through educational interventions and collaborative models of care. His expertise is in health equity, measurement and evaluation, and transdisciplinary science.
Maggie Civak
Maggie is a Senior Research Coordinator with expertise in education, program design, research facilitation and knowledge exchange. She has led projects on quality improvement in public health, mental health, and program evaluation.
Kayla McMillan
Kayla is a Research Coordinator on our team who is responsible for technology procurement and our social media presence. Her previous work experience includes patient coordination at a major hospital network.
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Shilpa Jyothi Kumar
Shilpa is a Research Assistant with our team. She is our resident computer genius, working on learning management for our studies and educational design.
Bethany Bocchinfuso
Bethany is a Knowledge Broker with the team. She is a member of Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Bethany is currently in her second year of the Master of Social Work Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency (MSW-ITR) Program at the University of Toronto. Her social work experience includes working with communities within the Greater Toronto Area through front-line work, case management, and counselling support.
Kathlene Bartlett RN, BScN, CHPCN(C)
Kathlene a member of the Chippewas of Georgina Island and has been a nurse since 2011. Her experience has primarily been in acute care, more specifically palliative/ oncology. She became a Certified Hospice Palliative Nurse Consultant in 2022 and have found her passion in teaching, supporting and building capacity with health care providers servicing the FNIMUI population to build their knowledge bundles and take this forward into to community.