Description
Jim Bowen is a Clinical Research Manager within the Program for Health System and Technology Evaluation at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, and a co-investigator with Diabetes Action Canada, as a part of the PHSTE he is involved in designing interventions to increase diabetic retinopathy screening and the evaluation of foot and wound care pathways for individuals living with diabetes, supported by hospital or provincial administrative data where possible. He is an Assistant Professor (Status) within IHPME at the University of Toronto, and an adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HE&I), Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University. He is a pharmacist and currently practices in a community setting.
Jim Bowan is a clinical research manager within the Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative and Program Manager for the Health Technology Assessment and Network Analytics program within Diabetes Action Canada. His research interests include the development of methods related to the conduct of clinical trials, and other studies, designed to help inform health policy decisions related to technologies and interventions used within the health system. He is a pharmacist and holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Master of Science, specializing in pharmacology, from the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto.
He is also an Assistant Professor (part-time) in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HE&I), Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University where he provides instruction within the Health Research Methodology graduate program.