Nisha Almeida, PhD, MSc
Manager of the Health Technology Assessment Unit (TAU)
Nisha Almeida is manager of the Health Technology Assessment Unit (TAU) of the MUHC. She holds a BSc in Molecular Biology and a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from 不良研究所. She has advanced training in epidemiological and biostatistical methods and specific experience in the evaluation and implementation of health technologies and interventions.
She was previously a senior epidemiologist at TAU, and led the implementation of hospital quality improvement initiatives while coordinating the participation of various stakeholders, data collection and analytical efforts. She played a key role in the development of a decision-aid tool to translate scientific evidence into hospital policy recommendations. Her work has been published in the peer-reviewed literature and she has been successful in securing funds for hospital initiatives. Nisha is particularly interested in harnessing hospital data to improve health outcomes and services.