Emilie Trinh

Dr. Emilie Trinh is a nephrologist and Associate Professor at the McGill University Health Centre. She holds an MSc in Clinical Epidemiology and a Certificate in Quality Improvement from the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on quality improvement (QI) in dialysis care. She served as the QI Lead for the division of Nephrology and chair of the MUHC Dialysis Quality Improvement Committee from 2018-2026, leading numerous initiatives to improve quality of care and patient outcomes.

Areas of interest: Quality Improvement

Quality Improvement training:

Certificate through U of T's CQUIPS (Excellence in Quality Improvement Certificate Program)

Top 3 quality improvement interests:

• Improving care of dialysis patients

• Reducing health inequities affecting Indigenous patients

• Increasing home dialysis uptake

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

• Implementing a Protocol for Incremental Hemodialysis in Incident Patients With Kidney Failure: A Quality Improvement Initiative https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20543581261478493
• Improving Time to Kidney Transplant Listing: A Single Center Quality Improvement Initiative https://doi.org/10.1177/20543581251389071
• Participated in MedSafer dialysis project with Dr. Emily McDonald https://www.kidneymedicinejournal.org/article/S2590-0595(24)00021-9/pdf

Open to supervising trainees in QI research?

Yes, as a primary or co-supervisor