Andrea Waddell
MD, MEd, FRCPC
Qualification
- MD
- MEd
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
- Royal College Certified Physician and Specialist in Psychiatry
Professional Memberships
- Canadian Psychiatric Association
- Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry
- American Society for Quality
- National Association of Healthcare Quality
- Canadian Association for Medical Education
Andrea Waddell is a psychiatrist and the Medical Director of Clinical Informatics and Quality Standards at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health. She is a certified specialist physician with Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She has completed a postgraduate certificate from Harvard University in Safety, Quality, Informatics & Leadership.
Dr. Waddell is the Associate Directory of Adult Psychiatry & Health Systems at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She is the regional clinical lead for Mental Health and Addictions for Ontario Health – Central Region.
Dr. Waddell is committed to improving the use of technology to improve patient care including optimizing the EMR for mental health conditions and the use of Machine Learning to predict patients at risk in mental health settings.
Research Synopsis
The implementation of a Mental Health Trigger Tool for improved patient safety.
A study of real-time surveillance methodology in the acute mental health setting.
Development & evaluation of a case-based curriculum in quality improvement for psychiatric trainees and faculty.
Using experience-based co-design to reduce suicidal behaviour in the acute inpatient setting.