Dr. Moira Stewart PhD, is a distinguished university professor emeritus at the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine at Western University and formerly the Dr. Brian W. Gilbert Canada Research Chair in Primary Healthcare Research (2003-2017). Dr. Stewart has published widely on the topic of patient-centered care and has edited, with colleagues, an international series of books applying the patient-centered clinical method. She is co-principal investigator of a CIHR community-based primary healthcare team grant on patient-centered innovations for persons with multimorbidity. An innovation, that she led and evaluated, integrated family physician and nurse practitioner care with home care and secondary care.
She is a national leader in capacity building for research as the principal investigator on a CIHR Strategic Training Grant on interdisciplinary primary healthcare research called TUTOR-PHC. Dr. Stewart works with 50 clinicians on a project creating a researchable database of the electronic medical record data in Southwestern Ontario. She works closely with policy-makers on collaborative programs of research such as the Primary Healthcare Program funded by Ontario's Health System Research Fund.
Dr. Stewart has received the following awards and recognition:
- North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Maurice Wood Award for Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research (2017)
- Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, Dean's Award of Excellence for Faculty, Lifetime Achievement Award (2017)
- College of Family Physicians of Canada Lifetime Achievement Award in Family Medicine Research (2012)
- The College of Family Physicians of Canada, Outstanding Family Medicine Research Article Award for “Integrating physicians services in the home – an evaluation of an innovative program” (2011)
- Fellowship, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (2010)
- Co-recipient, Dean’s Award of Excellence – Team Award, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry (2010)
- Martin J. Bass Recognition Award, Department of Family Medicine (2008)
- College of Family Physicians of Canada Family Medicine Researcher of the Year Award (2007)
- James Mackenzie Medal, Royal College of General Practitioners (2004)