Robert Hayward is an internist, health informatician, and Professor of Medicine in the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and Alberta Health Services. His work emphasizes strategies for bringing best evidence to the bedside for improved decision-making. Dr. Hayward established the Centre for Health Evidence, which focuses on the teaching and practice of evidence-based healthcare through virtual practice communities. He has served as electronic editor of the Users Guides to the Health Care Literature and has authored Health Evidence Literacy and Health Information Literacy online curricula. By developing, implementing and evaluating a wide range of front-line information systems, Dr. Hayward has accrued considerable expertise in the areas of systems design, development, implementation, security, integration and end-user engagement. He has brought health organizations into managed information environments and has lead clinical informatics programs and digital health record implementations. Dr. Hayward’s particular aptitude is integration. He has bridged clinical, academic, organizational and corporate communities and has created university-affiliated enterprises to provide services and solutions that help organizations put knowledge to work.Specialties: Health Informatics, Evidence-Based Medicine, Evidence-Based Practice, Clinical Decision Support, General Internal Medicine, e-Learning, Education Informatics, Technology Transfer, Software Development, Electronic Medical Records, Clinical Informatics, Clinician Engagement, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety