About Us
We work with hospitals worldwide to implement the HOMR tool, and in doing so have developed a HOMR Community of Practice of hospital clinician, patient, leadership, information system, as well as research and quality stakeholders who want to improve timely identification of palliative needs.
2014
The first HOMR paper was published
2017
The paper on the HOMR Now! variation was published
2017
The mHOMR tool won a National Innovation Award from the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (now Healthcare Excellence Canada)
2019
The Canadian Frailty Network, the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation, and Healthcare Excellence Canada provided support for the initiative
2019
A pilot study of implementing mHOMR at two hospitals was published
2019
A full implementation support team was created to help sites adopting HOMR
2020
The first in-person HOMR event was held in Ottawa, including many hospitals across Ontario that are implementing HOMR
2021
The Canadian Institutes for Health Research funded a Project Grant to study the effects of implementing HOMR across many healthcare organizations
2021
A qualitative paper showcasing the acceptability of mHOMR was published
2021
The first virtual HOMR event was held with many hospitals across Ontario that are implementing HOMR
2021
Health Canada provided support for the initiative through their Health Care Policy and Strategies Program
Core Team
Our core team is passionate about supporting hospitals who want to improve timely identification of palliative needs to improve palliative and end-of-life care for their patients.
James Downar
Julie Lapenskie
Pete Wegier
Sara Subramaniam
Carl van Walraven
James Downar
Julie Lapenskie
Pete Wegier
Sara Subramaniam
Carl van Walraven
Our Funders and Partners
We have been fortunate to receive support from many partners who have provided funding and resources for the HOMR initiative and helped hospitals implement the HOMR tool.
