Dr. Sadeem M. Qureshi

Poor work environments and increased workloads are the biggest reasons for nurse turnover. The International Council of Nurses forecasts 13 million nurses are needed to fulfil this global shortage. Fulfilling this need falls empty, if the new recruits are going to just leave the industry due to poor work design policies that unfortunately do not take the ‘human/worker’ element into consideration. Dr. Qureshi’s research addresses this crucial gap by making use of a human-focused simulation approach to proactively test and quantify different work policies and operational design, and its implications on nurse workload and quality of care.  

Dr. Sadeem M. Qureshi is a Post Doctoral Fellow in the Human Factors Engineering Lab. He is a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CCPE) and has a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB) Certification. His academic background includes: PhD - Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Masters in Quality Systems Engineering; and Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering. Sadeem is the Co-Chair of Early Career Researchers and Professionals subcommittee at the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), and the Chapter Leader (Toronto) for the Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE). Sadeem’s research has led to several awards. Few worthy of mention are: i) ‘IEA K.U. Smith Award (Best PhD Paper)’; ii) 4th Annual Ted Brown and Hal Hendrick ‘Young Investigators Award 2021’.

Dr. Qureshi has 30+ publications, spread across peer-reviewed journal and conference publications. Sadeem’s COVID-19 research was highlighted on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) website.