PHRI Population Health Research Institute
Ivana Furimsky is a seasoned professional in quality assurance and mental health nursing, currently serving as the Manager of Quality Assurance at the PHRI Population Health Research Institute and McMaster University since January 2022. With a robust background in academia as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at McMaster University's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences from July 2011 to August 2024, Ivana has also held significant roles at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, including Program Evaluator for the Forensic Psychiatry Program and Team Lead/Vaccinator at a COVID Vaccination Clinic. Prior experience at CAMH spans from registered nursing in a First Episode Psychosis Unit to roles in research nursing, coordinating clinical trials across various phases and psychiatric conditions. Ivana holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Ottawa and a Master of Nursing in Nursing Administration from the University of Toronto.
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PHRI Population Health Research Institute
Global Health | Global Partnerships | Global Impact Research encompassing 1,500,000 participants in 102 countries on 6 continents. PHRI (Population Health Research Institute), a joint institute of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, is a world leader in clinical trials and large population health observational studies. PHRI is entering its third decade, still led by founder and Executive Director, Dr. Salim Yusuf. He and his team of now 300+ staff, senior scientists, scientists, investigators and research fellows, are asking important questions about cardiovascular disease, diabetes, PHRI’s research areas now also include perioperative and surgery; stroke and brain health; ACS and interventional cardiology; infectious diseases, GI, population genomics; thrombosis; heart failure; renal disease; obesity; childhood risk factors; and more. PHRI’s capacity to conduct several international studies concurrently, with tens of thousands of participants in each, is a capability very few organizations in the world can match. PHRI.ca/careers