Dr. Jan Walker is Vice President, Strategy, Innovation and Chief Information Officer at West Park Healthcare Centre in Toronto, Ontario. In that role, she provides leadership and direction for information management and technology at the Centre.  She also leads the organization’s strategic planning, innovation, and evaluation functions. As West Park is currently in a redevelopment phase, Jan is responsible for the vision and development of the Information, Communication, Automation and Technology (ICAT) strategy for the new hospital building.   

Jan holds a PhD in epidemiology from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Over her career, she has worked extensively with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, LHINs and hospitals using “big data” to develop and implement funding systems, capacity and strategic plans, and case costing and data quality initiatives across many sectors of the health care continuum. 

Jan has established national and international collaborations with health technology accelerators and industry partners across Europe, and Canada, facilitating the adoption and import of innovative technologies in Ontario.  

Jan has laid the foundation for multiple ‘grassroots’ clinical innovations, such as the introduction of virtual reality to supplement inpatient rehabilitation, 3D printing for prosthetic sockets, and building capacity in telemonitoring and telemedicine to improve patient care across Ontario Health Teams.  

Jan is past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Haliburton Highlands Health Services, a rural health system that provides integrated health care to residents and visitors to Haliburton County and surrounding areas. She is a member of HIMSS, CHIME and Digital Health Canada.