Michelle Howard, Researcher — McMaster University Department of Family Medicine

Michelle Howard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine.

Dr. Howard’s research focuses on improving communication and decision-making between patients, families and the health care system to plan for serious illness or end of life, and on understanding how primary care and communities can be organized to ensure quality end-of-life care. She is an adjunct scientist with the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (IC/ES-McMaster) conducting health system research with health administrative data, and an associate member of McMaster Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact.