Annabel Chen-Tournoux

Dr. Chen-Tournoux is a cardiologist at the Jewish General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Medicine at McGill. Her clinical expertise includes echocardiography and cardiovascular prevention, with interests in medical education, knowledge translation, and quality improvement in the clinical setting.

She is a former co-Director of the McGill adult cardiology training program and is involved in efforts to improve education in echocardiography at a national level. As the medical director of the Jewish General Hospital Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit/Cardiology Teaching Unit, she is responsible for the organization and delivery of care to meet the clinical and academic missions of the inpatient cardiology service. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Society of Echocardiography and on the editorial board of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.

Dr. Chen-Tournoux received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She completed her training in internal medicine, cardiology, and advanced echocardiography at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Areas of interest: Quality Improvement

Top 3 quality improvement interests:

• Reducing unnecessary testing/procedures in inpatient setting (blood tests, telemetry, etc.)

• Improving processes and using technology to build safety nets to avoid critical events

• Demonstrate effectiveness of efforts

Publications/programs/training led or participated in related to QI /patient safety/high value care:

Integrating guidelines (monitoring and pacemaker implantation post TAVI, fitness to drive) into workflow on inpatient cardiology unit

Open to supervising trainees in QI research?

Yes, as co-supervisor