Clinical questions define the research direction
Our research is defined by clinical need and questions, not by the novelty of the technology.
We study how technology can support care around surgery.
CAPITAL brings together clinical, research, patient, educational, implementation, and technical perspectives to address questions in anesthesia and perioperative care.
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Clinical questions set the direction of our research.
Care around surgery can involve navigating unfamiliar information and complex systems. CAPITAL studies where technology can clarify, connect, and support care, as well as what evidence and safeguards are required for responsible use.
Stakeholders shape the research
Clinicians, researchers, patients, and families help define what is useful and meaningful.
Evidence before scale
Evaluating safety, equity, and workflow is essential before clinical implementation and scale.
What the lab is working on.
Six projects across patient education, evidence synthesis, safety, and medical education, from completed studies to a tool in user testing.
- Digital TeammateA bilingual AI assistant for patients preparing for surgeryOpen
- ChatGPT vs. anesthesiologistsCan supervised AI answer real preoperative questions as well as a specialist?Open
- Patient priorities before anesthesiaWhat do patients actually want to know before anesthesia?Open
- LLMs in perioperative careMapping 869 studies of language models across the surgical journeyOpen
- Judging AI-written clinical textMapping how researchers decide whether an AI's answer is good enough for patients and clinicians around surgeryOpen
- AI in anesthesiology trainingA national survey of Canadian anesthesiology residents and fellowsOpen
Find the part of CAPITAL that matters to you.
Each route answers a different need while keeping the lab's projects, research, and responsibilities connected.
Clinicians & researchers
Explore the research themes, evaluation questions, and methods that guide clinically grounded research.
Explore researchHealth-system partners
Frame a focused conversation about workflow, governance, evaluation, and responsible implementation.
Prepare an inquiryPatients & families
Understand what the lab is studying, where clinicians remain responsible, and how lived experience can inform research.
Patient and family guideStudents & trainees
Build practical AI literacy for clinical learning, research appraisal, and safer technology conversations.
AI literacy guides
Founding clinical lead
Dr. Arnaud Romeo Mbadjeu Hondjeu
MD, MSc, FRCPC
- Staff Anesthesiologist, The Ottawa Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa
- Clinical Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- Member of the Research Advisory Group on Diffusion of AI Technologies into Daily Healthcare, Women's College Hospital, Toronto
19 more clinicians, researchers, and students
Bring a focused question. We'll keep the first step clear.
Prepare a concise clinical, research, health-system, educational, or patient-partnership inquiry without sharing personal health information.
Prepare an inquiry