Gurprit Randhawa
Gurprit Randhawa is the
Lead (Senior Manager) for Learning Strategy and
Design in the Department of Learning and Performance Support at Island Health
in Victoria, BC. In this role, she leads the design of evidence-based learning
strategies to facilitate organizational changes, such as the adoption, use, and
optimization of the electronic health record (EHR). Prior to this, Gurprit was
the Manager for Clinical Improvements & Informatics at Island Health and
led the Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), EHR Adoption, Use, Research
& Development (EAURD), and Provider Learning and Knowledge Translation
(PLKT) teams.
Gurprit has a
B.Sc. (with Distinction) in Health Information Science, M.Sc. (with Thesis) in
Health Informatics, and Ph.D in Health Informatics from the University of
Victoria (UVic), as well as a graduate certificate in Learning and Teaching in
Higher Education (LATHE) from UVic's Department of Educational Psychology and
Leadership Studies. Her
research work focuses on electronic medical record adoption and use, end-user
support, and quality improvement.
Gurprit received
national recognition from COACH (Digital Health Canada) as the recipient of the
Founding President’s Award (2010) and the Steven Huesing Award and Scholarship
(2016).