Who is AERO?
… Numbers and Imapct
AERO has recruited, advocates for and is building with
14 Unity Health Toronto
scientists and investigators.
Since launching in
2018,
AERO members have…
Published
~250
research papers
Led or supported
20 grants
totalling
$1.2 millon
Impacts through…
Health professions education & clinical practice
Enhancing Maternal Care
AERO’s QuILT project shifted Labour & Delivery unit policies, including changes in the orientation and training materials for ALL incoming nursing and midwifery staff, improving collaboration for optimized patient care.
Educating in a Pandemic
AERO members initiated and led www.quickicutraining.com, a critical care inter-professional educational resource which reached 60,000+ clinicians worldwide during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ensuring Patient Empathy
AERO members evaluated and improved the Patients as Teachers compassionate surgical training program, expanding
it to all medical students across Toronto and launching extensions across Canada.
AERO Research Group
AERO Serves Two Main Groups:
AERO Scientists / Investigators
Education researchers who spend a large proportion of their time on research activities. AERO promotes, supports, and connects the work of this group.
AERO Educators / Scholars
Education scholars who spend some time on research activities. Depending on fit, AERO CONSULTS to, collaborates with, and coordinates efforts for this group.
AERO partners with many people and units locally, nationally, and internationally. Our closest partners are the Allan Waters Family Simulation Centre and the Centre for Faculty Development.
Find the latest publications by AERO Research Group on Google Scholar