DIANE DORAN

Diane Doran is Professor, and Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. She has earned an international reputation for research focusing on the evaluation of methods for improving the quality of nursing practice, and the measurement of nursing sensitive patient outcomes. She recently edited a seminal book on the subject and is now engaged in an innovative investigation into the use of handheld devices to improve nurses’ utilization of health information at the point-of-care in collaboration with partners from computer science and industry. Dr. Doran is a recipient of Ontario Premier’s Research Excellence Award.