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Iman Kassam

(She/Her)
Toronto
As seen in: Nature, BMJ Open, J-Source
Covers:  Digital health, mental health, health equity, population health
Digital Mental Health @CAMHResearch | Health Informatics (MHI) @IHPMEUofT

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Iman Kassam’s Biography

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Iman is a research analyst with the Digital Mental Health Research Lab at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She recently graduated from the Master of Health Informatics (MHI) program at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on the intersection of population mental health, digital health, and health equity.

Iman Kassam’s Journalist Portfolio

Digital resources support mental health clinicians and patients

Digital resources support mental health clinicians and patients

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Supporting the Mental Health of Nurses through Digital Tools

Supporting the Mental Health of Nurses through Digital Tools

Absenteeism rates among nurses have increased across Canada over the last several years, with work environmen…

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Informatics competencies for nurse leaders: protocol for a scoping review

Informatics competencies for nurse leaders: protocol for a scoping review

Introduction Globally, health information technologies are now being used by nurses in a variety of settings.…

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Articles

Trust in the Age of Algorithms: How Gen Z Canadians navigate news, skepticism and selective exposure

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By Iman Kassam
| J-Source Verified
How trust is constructed, negotiated and withheld in an increasingly chaotic digital information landscape News consumption and trust are shifting across generations as the structures of media production and distribution are reshaped by technology. In the past decade, the rise of algorithmically curated feeds, influencer commentary, and platform-specific news cultures have transformed how audiences encounter and evaluate information.
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A scoping review of the characteristics, responsibilities, implementations and evaluations of digital navigators in healthcare

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By Hwayeon Danielle Shin, Jessica Kemp, Iman Kassam, Charlotte Pape, Terri Rodak, John Torous Verified, Sean A Kidd, Gillian Strudwick, Shanuki Goonasekera, Vidhi Modha
| Nature Verified
Abstract The emergence of various tools and technologies has contributed to the creation of new roles in healthcare, such as digital navigators, who support both clinicians and patients with the adoption and sustained use of these technologies. The digital navigator role is gaining traction for its potential to be adapted and scaled across diverse healthcare settings. However, the formalization of digital navigator roles in healthcare remains limited.
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Beyond the famine frame

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By Iman Kassam
| J-Source Verified
Photo by Joshua Brown on Unsplash
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Research Assistant

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes!

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Anytime!