Handpicked from diverse sectors spanning healthcare, life sciences, business and technology, our people are the reason for our success.
A Global Network:
We are a growing collective - of clinicians, nurses, administrators, economists, allied health professionals, technologists, entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, designers, compliance experts and business leaders - coming together to address critical challenges within healthcare. This fusion of expertise and creativity yields solutions that are truly groundbreaking and adaptable across multiple domains.
OUR VALUES:
Collaboration & Transparency:
We believe equitable partnership is a cornerstone for shared success. By prioritizing transparent communication, we ensure meaningful engagement in all our endeavors.
Agility & Adaptability:
Our agile and systematic approach allows us to seamlessly navigate evolving needs in diverse ecosystems and aligns with the global demand for timely and impactful solutions in healthcare.
Sustainability & Accessibility:
We focus on sustainable innovation in healthcare - by considering broader socioeconomic, cultural, and historical factors, to design systems that are universally accessible.
Ethical Accountability:
We understand that systems work is vulnerable to numerous pressures which require holistic contingency planning. By identifying opportunities and risks upfront, we strive to ensure accountability and ethical decision-making for each project we undertake.
Partners:
Leadership:
DR. HARVEY HAWES
Systems Design & Strategy
Systems Design & Strategy
Leadership in Health System Transformation:
As Provincial Medical Director of Trauma Services, Harvey is modernizing BC’s trauma system with advanced analytics to drive improvements. He has been building effective health systems in various capacities since 2006, including the implementation of a rural trauma system for southern Alberta, training over 150 providers and overall reducing mortality rates. As former Director of ICChange, he led initiatives to secure funding and support for system improvements, notably from Grand Challenges Canada.
As Provincial Medical Director of Trauma Services, Harvey is modernizing BC’s trauma system with advanced analytics to drive improvements. He has been building effective health systems in various capacities since 2006, including the implementation of a rural trauma system for southern Alberta, training over 150 providers and overall reducing mortality rates. As former Director of ICChange, he led initiatives to secure funding and support for system improvements, notably from Grand Challenges Canada.
Global Health Systems Expertise:
On a global scale, Harvey has direct clinical experience working as a trauma surgeon in diverse regions, including Canada’s extreme north, Fiji, and East Africa. He played a pivotal role in two major initiatives in Kenya:
- Collaborating with the Kenya Red Cross and Ministry of Health to develop the National Trauma and Injury Framework and Injury Policy.
- Introducing the American College of Surgeons’ Advanced Trauma Life Support Course to develop sustainable models for trauma care training, a first for a sub-Saharan African country.
FATIMA AHMED
Operations, Sustainability & Impact
Operations, Sustainability & Impact
Global Operations Expertise:
Fatima has experience in biomedical research, operations management, and program execution across Canada, the US, and Pakistan. She has led multi-million-dollar, multi-year projects at AbCellera Biologics for the discovery of best-in-class therapeutics for infectious disease targets. She brings exceptional cross-disciplinary capacity building expertise to enhance capabilities within organizations, enabling the rapid growth and scale of teams and programs.
Fatima has experience in biomedical research, operations management, and program execution across Canada, the US, and Pakistan. She has led multi-million-dollar, multi-year projects at AbCellera Biologics for the discovery of best-in-class therapeutics for infectious disease targets. She brings exceptional cross-disciplinary capacity building expertise to enhance capabilities within organizations, enabling the rapid growth and scale of teams and programs.
Global Impact and Mentorship:
Fatima serves on the board of humanitarian NGOs and mentors early-stage tech ventures both in Canada and globally, fostering sustainability and long-term impact in rapidly evolving global markets.
Advisors:
MARTIN GURBIN
Health Innovation Catalyst
Health Innovation Catalyst
Leadership and Innovation Ecosystem Building:
Marty has supported >200 digital health, medial device and life start-ups, cale-ups, hospitals and health innovation ecosystems, internatationally, as a CEO, COO, VP, Director, Manager, Advisor, Founder, and Board Member over a 25 year career.
Marty has supported >200 digital health, medial device and life start-ups, cale-ups, hospitals and health innovation ecosystems, internatationally, as a CEO, COO, VP, Director, Manager, Advisor, Founder, and Board Member over a 25 year career.
Global Health Systems Experience:
Marty brings deep experience advancing patient care and driving hospital and health system innovation and achievements in the international health system and innovation sector across Canada, the MENA, Caribbean and Central Asia.
DR. ABDULLAH SALEH
ED, ICChange / Director of OGS (UofA)
ED, ICChange / Director of OGS (UofA)
Global Health Solutions Leadership:
Abdullah is the Trauma Director at Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, and founder of Innovative Canadians for Change (ICChange), a social enterprise that pioneers technology-driven, sustainable health initiatives across Africa, focusing on water sanitation, trauma care, and surgical access.
Abdullah is the Trauma Director at Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, and founder of Innovative Canadians for Change (ICChange), a social enterprise that pioneers technology-driven, sustainable health initiatives across Africa, focusing on water sanitation, trauma care, and surgical access.
Global Health Systems Experience:
Beyond his clinical practice as a pediatric surgeon, Abdullah has advised and led significant systemic changes globally. He has deployed local trauma registries in both Kenya and Tanzania, and in Kenya, he advised the Ministry of Health on its eHealth strategy, developed Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems for underserved areas, and launched a new Manufacturing School and Social Entrepreneurship Academy, empowering local entrepreneurs and advancing clean water and healthcare solutions.
DR. MORAD HAMEED
Professor, Stanford University
Professor, Stanford University
Global Expertise in Trauma Surgery:
Dr. Hameed is an experienced trauma surgeon and public health researcher, with a career spanning top institutions in Canada and the U.S., including Harvard, UBC and Stanford. He focuses on advancements in trauma surgery and emergency care, including process improvements, value-based healthcare, and surgical systems redesign. He was one of the founders of T6 Health Systems, a healthcare technology company specializing in real-time, data-driven analytics for emergency and trauma care.
Dr. Hameed is an experienced trauma surgeon and public health researcher, with a career spanning top institutions in Canada and the U.S., including Harvard, UBC and Stanford. He focuses on advancements in trauma surgery and emergency care, including process improvements, value-based healthcare, and surgical systems redesign. He was one of the founders of T6 Health Systems, a healthcare technology company specializing in real-time, data-driven analytics for emergency and trauma care.
Research on Improving Health Disparities:
His research addresses social determinants of health and disparities in access to high-quality emergency surgical care. He seeks to integrate surgery with data science, organizational theory, public health, and sustainability to advance universal access to high-quality surgical care globally.
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