91�� News - Samer Faraj

Desautels’ Samer Faraj earns renewal of Canada Research Chair

webfull — Wed, 20 May 2026 14:31:43 +0000

91�� has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs. These appointments recognize leading scholars whose work advances discovery across disciplines, from fundamental science to pressing societal challenges. The program highlights 91��’s commitment to world-class research and long-term innovation with real-world impact.

Published: 20 May 2026

Reimagining Canadian healthcare: 91�� launches initiative to transform how care is delivered

webfull — Wed, 13 May 2026 14:16:46 +0000

91��’s Initiative for Transforming Healthcare (ITH) is rethinking how Canada delivers care by putting organization, management, and coordination at the forefront of reform.

Published: 13 May 2026

Quebec digital health record project faces rising cost concerns

webfull — Wed, 13 May 2026 14:06:16 +0000

Quebec’s long-awaited digital health record rollout is being presented as a major step toward more connected, modern health care. The system promises to reduce fragmented patient information and make it easier for records to follow patients across facilities.

Published: 13 May 2026

91�� Desautels scholars named among Canada’s Best Business and Management Scientists 2026

webfull — Thu, 07 May 2026 13:13:16 +0000

Canada’s Best Business and Management Scientists 2026 ranking highlights leading 91�� scholars Yolande Chan, Henry Mintzberg, and Samer Faraj, recognizing their influential research in information systems, management theory and organizational dynamics that continues to shape business scholarship in Canada and internationally.

Published: 7 May 2026

91�� launches Initiative for Transforming Healthcare

webfull — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:29:11 +0000

91�� has unveiled the Initiative for Transforming Healthcare (ITH), a cross‑sector effort aimed at tackling some of Canada’s most pressing system‑level healthcare challenges. Supported by $5.75 million in funding from Power Corporation of Canada, Canada Life and IGM Financial, the initiative will mobilize expertise from management, medicine and public policy to develop technology‑enabled, evidence‑based solutions.

Published: 1 April 2026

Professor Samer Faraj elected to France's Académie nationale de médecine

webfull — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:04:52 +0000

Prof. Samer Faraj has been elected Membre Associé étranger of the Académie nationale de médecine, one of France's most prestigious scientific institutions. The academy's foreign associate membership, limited to 60 scholars worldwide, recognizes researchers whose work makes a significant contribution to health and medicine internationally.

Published: 16 March 2026

BCom students tackle real time transformation in Quebec’s health sector

webfull — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:13:57 +0000

A sudden restructuring in Quebec's healthcare system turned a planned class project into a live consulting challenge for students in MGPO 485: Emerging Technologies—Organizing and Societal Stakes. Midway through the semester, the government announced a merger between INESSS and INSPQ, forcing student teams to rapidly reassess their assumptions and adapt their strategic recommendations.

Published: 26 January 2026

Nine 91�� Desautels researchers named to Stanford-Elsevier top researchers list

webfull — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:13:36 +0000

Each year, the world’s most influential researchers are recognized in the Stanford-Elsevier Top 2% Scientists lists. The list ranks researchers from around the world, based on the impacts of their citations, their h-index, and other bibliometric indicators. In 2025, nine 91�� Desautels researchers earned the honour: Yolande E.

Published: 25 November 2025

Samer Faraj appointed president of INESSS’ scientific council

webfull — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:24:36 +0000

The Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) promotes clinical excellence and efficiency in the health and social services sector. 91�� Desautels Professor Samer Faraj has been appointed president of the institute’s scientific council, which will help evaluate the value of new technologies, treatments, and health interventions.

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Published: 13 June 2024

91�� Desautels faculty members and researchers celebrated at Bravo Gala

webfull — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:55:10 +0000

91�� hosted its annual Bravo Gala on Thursday, March 21, which honours its faculty members and researchers who have won special awards, memberships and prizes over the past year. 91�� Desautels is proud to announce 14 of its faculty amongst the distinguished honourees this year. Congratulations to our deserving laureates! Full list below.
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· Geneviève Bassellier, Best AMCIS Emergent Research Forum Paper, Americas Conference on Information Systems

Published: 21 March 2024

91������ News - Samer Faraj

Desautels’ Samer Faraj earns renewal of Canada Research Chair

Reimagining Canadian healthcare: 91������ launches initiative to transform how care is delivered