Kelly Smith is the inaugural Michael Garron Chair in Patient Oriented Research at the Michael Garron Hospital and Associate Professor and Coprogram Lead for Outcomes & Evaluation in the Institute of Health Policy, Management, & Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on coproducing practical solutions to challenges of healthcare delivery with a focus on patient safety and quality improvement. She is a leading investigator in patient-oriented research, forging partnerships with patients to codesign research and innovations to improve the quality and safety of healthcare delivery. Products of my research have been adapted into toolkits for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and are used by clinicians and health systems from across the Globe to improve patient safety.