The O’Brien Institute is creating the connections, capacity and supports that help researchers and partners use a Learning Health Systems (LHS) approach to improve health care.
Learning Health Systems
Funding and Awards
Funding and recognition to support LHS research and innovation.
Collaboration
Opportunities to connect and work with researchers, health-system partners, patients, communities, and decision-makers.
Training and capacity building
Learning opportunities and supports to build LHS knowledge and skills.
How Learning Health Systems work
Learning Health Systems connect data, evidence, people and practice in an ongoing cycle of learning and improvement.
The Cumming School of Medicine has adopted the Reid Learning Health Systems Framework, which describes a Learning Health System as an engine with interconnected gears that support continuous learning and improvement.
How Learning Health Systems work
Use health data to understand what is working, where gaps exist and where improvement is needed.
Bring together the best available evidence to support decisions and identify what is already known.
Design improvements with the people who use, deliver and are affected by health services.
Put evidence into practice and understand what helps change happen in real-world settings.
Measure what works, learn from the results and continue improving.
The Reid Learning Health System Framework shows how the different components of a Learning Health System work together to support continuous learning and improvement.
Learning Health Systems work toward five interconnected outcomes: patient and family experience, population health, health equity, provider experience and value.
Project Spotlights at the University of Calgary
Transforming Pediatric Pain Care
A Pathway to Obstructive Sleep Apnea Care
