Peter Zhang, PharmD, MBA

Dr. Avital Pitkis, Dr. Perrine Tami, and I believe that health-system navigators are essential to supporting access to care and resources — especially as more patients struggle with navigating social determinants of health like food insecurity and housing. healthydebate.ca/2025/01/topic/…

Review Article by Karen Ka Yan Ng, PharmD, Izuki Matsuba, BA, and @PCMZhang, PharmD: RAG in Health Care: A Novel Framework for Improving Communication and Decision-Making by Addressing LLM Limitations nejm.ai/4afqSEX #AIinMedicine

A new Review Article explores and evaluates the opportunities in using retrieval augmented generation to overcome existing large language model limitations when used within the health care and pharmaceutical domain. Read the full review: nejm.ai/4afqSEX

What is Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) in AI? Very familiar to AI researchers but much less so for implementors and users in biomedicine. A brief review of how AI models can be augmented/customized with RAG @NEJM_AI ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Karen Ng, Izuki Matsuba, and I published a paper in @NEJM_AI where we dive into an overview of RAG systems, its benefits and limitations, and use cases in the clinical setting and within the pharmaceutical industry. ai.nejm.org/stoken/default…

I am honoured to be appointed as the new Minister of Energy and Electrification. I will remain squarely focused on growing Ontario's clean, affordable and reliable energy supply to drive economic growth while standing strong against the Liberal carbon tax. I congratulate the new Minister of Education, @ToddSmithPC, and I thank Premier @fordnation for his confidence. It has been an honour of a lifetime to serve in the Ministry of Education because we did the hard things that will have generational impacts for kids. Thank you, to my family and my team, for believing in me. And, thank you to families in King-Vaughan for supporting me through this journey.

The Need for Health Policy Training for Surgeons 🌍🔬 Check out @ReachAllianceTO Alumus @AbrarAhmed628's latest piece on the development of a new professional role for academic surgeons including improving #globalaccess to surgery via @sciencedirect. 🔗:sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#PalliativeCare is an essential aspect of comprehensive, patient-centered care for individuals with life-threatening illnesses, including #stroke. Despite the known benefits of palliative care, our study found a significant delay in initiating palliative care consultations (PMCs) for stroke patients. Our retrospective study aimed to identify the demographic and clinical factors associated with receiving a PMC among stroke patients who died during their hospital stay and had a stroke diagnosis. Our study included 320 patients who died during their hospital admission for stroke between January 2nd, 2016, and February 28th, 2020. We collected and analyzed patient data, including age, gender, admission source, stroke diagnosis, stroke type, and severity. The average age of the patients in our study was 72 years old, with most patients admitted from the community (56%) and presenting with a stroke diagnosis upon admission (88%). Ischemic strokes (54%) were more common than hemorrhagic strokes, and the majority of strokes were classified as severe (63%). Despite the severity of our patients' conditions, only 29% received a PMC, with a median time to consultation of six days. This delay in initiating palliative care consultation highlights a critical quality gap. Our study identified several clinical characteristics associated with a higher incidence of receiving a PMC: Older age Female gender No stroke diagnosis at admission to the hospital Ischemic stroke History of cancer or dementia Conversely, factors associated with a lower incidence of receiving a PMC included: Admission from an acute care hospital Lower GCS By identifying the factors associated with receiving a PMC, we can work towards ensuring that all stroke patients receive comprehensive, patient-centered care throughout their hospital stay. Our retrospective study highlights a quality gap and opportunity for improved integration of palliative care consultation in acute stroke care. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38725344/ @AANmember @CNSFNeuroLinks @uoftmedicine @CSC_Stroke

British Columbia found the key to attracting more family doctors, Ontario should do the same thestar.com/opinion/contri… via @torontostar

I was very excited to share some of the radiology AI research I have been doing this year in the @qtimlab at the @AIHealthMIT #AICures2024 conference. I also had such a fun time connecting with and learning from new and old friends! 😊

The modern healthcare environment will require ambidextrous experts in healthcare and AI medcitynews.com/2024/04/ai-dis…

Led by @cmatinnia, @PCMZhang, & Prof. Zubin Austin: hospital pharmacists are vital for patient care + cost reduction. Personal stories highlight their impact; storytelling enhances visibility of their invaluable contributions. #PAM2024 Read more➡️shorturl.at/iptAF @EJHP_BMJ

Dr. Zubin Austin, Dr. Cheyenne Matinnia, PharmD, ACPR, and I have recently published an editorial with the European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. In this peer-reviewed article, we talk about the importance of storytelling, media, and visibility. ejhp.bmj.com/content/early/…

#GeneTherapy is an expensive but highly effective treatment for some patients. The government should fund it. #canpoli By Cameron Peters & @PCMZhang healthydebate.ca/2024/02/topic/…

🌠 Version 2.1 is out NOW!! Very pleased to announce that the game is now playable in Japanese, thanks to @transneko!!! 2.1 also contains minor fixes and should correct some crashes & freezes in 2.0 🛠️

2 fast, 2 furious... version 2.0 of Chiki's Chase is the biggest update yet, and ready to play NOW!! new music 🎶 // new sky area ⛅️ // new shopkeeper 🦇// new items 🌈 // new obstacles 🔥 // new visuals 🎨// new leaderboards 📈 // new achievements 🏆 // optional video ads 💀

Karen Ng and I published a peer-reviewed research article on the application of machine learning techniques for medical affairs teams within the pharmaceutical industry. Check it out below! joppp.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Prescribing community for mental health – lessons from Australia,🇦🇺 by @JayBattey, @PCMZhang healthydebate.ca/2023/12/topic/… via @HealthyDebate #MentalHealth