Alex Jadad

Alejandro (Alex) Jadad
Born (1963-08-09) August 9, 1963 (age 61)
Medellin, Colombia
NationalityCanadian and Colombian
Alma materPontificia Universidad Javeriana; University of Oxford
Known forJadad Scale; Evidence-based medicine; Systematic reviews; Clinical trials; Bias; eHealth innovation; Collaborative decision-making; Computational Management
SpouseMartha Garcia (m. 1988)
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsFuture of Health and Medicine; Jadad Scale; Evidence-based medicine; Systematic reviews; Clinical trials; Bias detection and reduction; Pain relief; End-of-life care; Artificial intelligence; Machine learning; Medical innovation; Computational Management; Human-machine collaboration
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford; McMaster University; University Health Network; University of Toronto
Doctoral advisorHenry McQuay
Other academic advisorsDavid Sackett; Iain Chalmers; Murray Enkin

Alejandro R. Jadad Bechara (Alex Jadad; born August 9, 1963) is a Canadian-Colombian physician whose work focuses on improving health for all, and transforming healthcare, through creative human-machine collaboration powered by scientific evidence and collaboration across traditional boundaries.[1][2] He is also known as the researcher responsible for the development of the Jadad Scale, the first validated tool to assess the methodological quality of clinical trials. He also co-created the methodology behind 'Computational Management', a systematic approach to facilitate task automation for the integration of artificial intelligence into existing workflows.[3]

  1. ^ Jadad, Alejandro R. (2016-11-01). "Creating a pandemic of health: What is the role of digital technologies?". Journal of Public Health Policy. 37 (2): 260–268. doi:10.1057/s41271-016-0016-1. ISSN 1745-655X. PMID 27899800. S2CID 29935476.
  2. ^ Kotha, S Rani; Jadad, Alejandro R.; Hu, Howard (2015). "Creating a pandemic of health: Opportunities and lessons for a university initiative at the intersection of health, equity and innovation". Harvard Public Health Review.
  3. ^ Jadad-Garcia, Tamen; Jadad, Alejandro R. (2024-02-06). "The Foundations of Computational Management: A Systematic Approach to Task Automation for the Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Existing Workflows". arXiv:2402.05142 [cs.SE].