Biography
Dr. William Hogg completed an MSc in experimental medicine (Department of Physiology) while completing his MD at McGill University. In 1975, he received his CCFP following a residency in family medicine at the University of Western Ontario (UWO). In 1993, Dr. Hogg completed the Master of Clinical Science Graduate Studies Program at UWO. He was honoured by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Family Medicine Research and by the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) with the Maurice Wood Award.
Dr. Hogg’s research program focuses on how best to deliver primary care services to patients. Decision-makers, primary care providers and citizens need this information to make evidence-based decisions about which care reforms should be maintained and encouraged and which should be discontinued. Within this funded research program, he is developing new methods for measuring performance in community clinics by automating the collection of patient experience data. He uses the appointment scheduler in the clinic’s electronic medical record system to send patients a link to a survey by email or text message after their visit. By substantially reducing the cost of collecting patient experience data, he enables data collection for research and accountability purposes while supporting practices in their ongoing quality improvement efforts.
Dr. Hogg is currently an Eminent Scientist, Professor and Senior Research Advisor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa.