Dr. Zhao holds a PhD in nursing at the University of Ottawa. He has over 55 academic publications, including in leading journals such as BMJ, The Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific, BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, and Telemedicine and e-Health. During his PhD training, Dr. Zhao worked as a research assistant at the Centre for Implementation Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and the Global Implementation Science Lab, University of Toronto. As an expert panelist, he worked with implementation scientists from around the world to develop the “Leading Change Toolkit™” led by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario and Health Excellence Canada. He also organized quarterly consortiums among the Best Practice Spotlight Organizations in China as a resource person and coach for the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. Working with leading implementation scientists in China, Dr. Zhao co-translated the Handbook on Implementation Science, which will be released in 2023.
