Warren Winkelman
PhD Candidate
HPME

KMDI Fellow: 2005-2006

PhD Thesis: The Technological Transformation of Self-Care:  A Patient Driven Adaptation of the Technology Acceptance Model for Evaluation of Patient-Accessible Electronic Medical Records

Supervisor. Kevin Leonard, Health Policy, Management & Evalution, Faculty of Medicine

Warren graduated in June 2006. His current position is CIHR Post-Doctoral Fellow in Health Services and Policy Research (Health Informatics), Health Care Technology and Place, Faculties of Nursing and Medicine, University of Toronto.

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[KMDiary 2005 Issue #3]

Warren J. Winkelman is currently completing his doctoral studies in e-health and health information management at the University of Toronto, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME). He holds an MD degree, an MBA degree in healthcare administration, a bachelor's degree in social medicine and biomedical sciences, fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and certification by the American Board of Dermatology. He is author of 12 peer-reviewed publications, several editorials, and three book chapters in the fields of health informatics and dermatology.

Warren is currently a doctoral fellow in the Canada-wide CIHR Health Informatics PhD Strategic Training Program (CHPSTP). He was recently awarded the 2004 Steven Huesing Scholarship for most promising Canadian student in Health Informatics from COACH (Canada's Health Informatics Association), and is principal investigator on the first grant ever awarded by the Canadian Dermatology Foundation to conduct socially-driven research.

Warren's research interests focus primarily on the reconfiguration of power and social relationships between patients, healthcare providers, and the healthcare system by information and communication technologies such as the Internet, self-diagnosis software, and patient-accessible electronic medical records. Through application of critical and interpretive approaches to the design and implementation of ICT solutions, the ultimate goal of Warren's research program is promoting positive healthcare service and clinical research experiences for people living with chronic illnesses, as well as for medically underserved, socio-economically and culturally marginalized populations.

The proposed deliverable of Warrens dissertation is an adaptation of the Technology Acceptance Model of Davis and Venkatesh to patients living with chronic illness for use in the evaluation of patient accessible electronic medical records systems. He is working under the supervision of Professor Kevin Leonard of the HPME, as well as with Professor Gunther Eysenbach of HPME and Professor Dean Behrens of Sociology.