UHN
Dr. Karen Tu
Chair in Family and Community Medicine Research in Primary Care at UHN and Family Physician at Toronto Western Family Health Team
Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.
Research Scientist and Family Medicine Research Lead, North York General Hospital.
Adjunct Professor, International Centre for Future Health Systems, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales
Education
Master of Science (MSc) in Health Policy, Planning and Financing, London School of Economics – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Toronto.
Research Interests
Primary care research utilizing real-world data including EMR and administrative data.
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on primary care healthcare systems and diverse populations.
Conducting international comparative research across diverse populations
Notable Work
INTRePID (International Consortium of Primary Care Big Data Researchers): Founder of this consortium, joining researchers from nine countries to conduct comparative studies on primary care using big data.
EMRALD (Electronic Medical Record Administrative data Linked Database): Founder and developer of this pioneering database, which was one of the first primary care EMR databases in Canada.