Biography
Dr. Amy Hsu is an Investigator at the Bruyère Research Institute and holds a uOttawa Brain and Mind-Bruyère Research Institute Chair in Primary Health Care in Dementia. She is also a Lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine. Her research uses population-level health administrative data to examine older adults' health and health care needs, especially in those living with dementia and individuals needing long-term care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she led the development of a national report examining the impact of COVID -19 on residents in Canadian long-term care homes. She also represents Canada in an international collaborative focusing on issues affecting residents and workers in long-term care. Dr. Hsu is one of the principal scientists leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of RESPECT (Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-Life in their Communities Tool), a predictive tool supporting earlier identification of palliative care needs in older adults in home care and in long-term care.