Dr. Michael Goldfarb

Academic title(s): 

Associate Professor - Department of Medicine

Dr. Michael Goldfarb
Contact Information
Address: 

Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research
Jewish General Hospital
3755 Côte Ste-Catherine Road,
Montreal, Qc, H3T 1E2

Phone: 
(514) 340-8222 ext. 25801
Email address: 
michael.j.goldfarb [at] mcgill.ca
Current research: 

Dr. Goldfarb’s research program is focused on improving patient- and family-centered care and outcomes in the intensive care setting. In particular, Dr. Goldfarb has led studies evaluating the role and impact of family engagement strategies in intensive care delivery. His team developed and validated an instrument to measure family engagement in care (the FAME tool). Dr. Goldfarb was the Chair of the American Heart Association statements on Patient-Centered Adult Cardiovascular Care and Engaging Families in Adult Cardiovascular Care.

Projects: 

1. Virtual Family Participation in ICU Rounds (VR-Family)
2. Clinical Trial Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Family Members in the Intensive Care Unit (SWAT)
3. Increasing family engagement in critical care: The NGAGE Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial

Selected publications: 
Research areas: 
Cardiovascular diseases
Person-Centred Outcome
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