Medical Officer
Dr. Chris Hayes leads several quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, including rapid response teams, central line programs, and ventilator bundle programs. He has participated as a faculty member in the Canadian Patient Safety Officer Course and as a task force member in the CPSI/Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Safety Competencies Project.
Dr. Hayes’s research interests lie in best practice implementation, organizational safety culture, and adverse event disclosure. He has received funding from CPSI, PSI, and the Canadian Intensive Care Foundation.
Dr. Hayes completed his medical school training and residency in internal medicine and critical care at the University of Toronto. He is a staff critical care physician, site lead for the Critical Care Response Team, and medical director of Quality and Patient Safety at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.
Dr. Hayes completed his master of education degree and a research fellowship with the Wilson Centre for Research in Education. He is a graduate of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Patient Safety Officer Executive Training Program.