Dr. Felipe Rodrigues

Dr. Felipe Rodrigues

(on sabbatical)

Dr. Felipe Rodrigues

Associate Professor

Phone: 519-433-3491
Email: frodrig7@uwo.ca
Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9370-5998

Felipe Rodrigues is an Associate Professor of Operations Management and Analytics at King's University College at Western University, Canada, where he blends academic rigour with real-world impact. With a Ph.D. in Healthcare Management Science from Ivey Business School and deep expertise in ICU patient flow optimization, Dr. Rodrigues teaches Operations Management, Supply Chain, and Business Analytics, focusing on systems thinking and practical application.

A recipient of the Ontario Trillium Scholarship and the Canadian Operational Research Society Practice Prize, Felipe’s research has appeared in journals such as Operations Research for Health Care, Critical Care Explorations, Statistics and Computing, and others. His work spans simulation models for hospital “step-down” beds, ICU census forecasting, and dynamic patient flow policies; all designed to improve care access and delivery.

More recently, Dr. Rodrigues has launched a new research stream focused on improving access to care for neurodiverse children. His SSHRC-funded project, “Optimal Contract Policies for Improving Access to Child and Youth Public Services,” addresses wait times in Ontario’s Autism Program using game theory and analytics to shape more equitable care policy.

Beyond the academy, Felipe has advised hospitals and government bodies in Canada and Brazil, including during the COVID-19 crisis. He serves on the Quality Committee of St. Joseph’s Health Care London and was a faculty advisor at LHSC.

At heart, Felipe is a systems thinker committed to solving big problems through analytical precision and human-centred design. When he’s not immersed in research, you’ll find him climbing (working on that 5.11!), spinning vinyl, hiking, or travelling with his wife, son, and their furry crew of cats and a dog.

You can find his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQmA9cKLNruZrA9WXkMAixw 

Education

  • PhD., Business Administration – Management Sciences, Ivey Business School at Western University, 2018 
  • M.Sc., Management of Technology, Quality and Competitiveness, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Brazil, 2007
  • M.A., Integrated Logistics, Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC), Brazil, 2002
  • B.Sc., International Business, Centro Universitário UNA, Brazil, 2001 

Teaching

Teaching Experience

  • Kings University College at Western University, Canada. 2018 - present
    • Operations Management
    • Data Analytics for Management
    • Professional Analytics
    • Introduction to Business Decisions
  • Ivey Business School at Western University, Canada. 2013 – 2018
    • Teaching Assistant: Decision Making with Analytics, Simulation Modeling
  • Kings University College at Western University, Canada. 2016 - 2018
    • Operations Management, Instructor evaluation: Median 6.0, Mean 5.83
    • Global Supply Chain Management
  • Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil. 2006 – 2012
    • Quantitative Methods for Health Care; Quantitative Methods 1 and 2; Operations Research; Operations Strategy; Production Planning and Control; International Business Operations

Research

Healthcare management science • Healthcare operations management • Supply chain management • Business and data analytics • Discrete-event simulation • Queuing theory • Game theory • Queuing games • Machine learning and AI applied to healthcare.

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

Journals

  • Begen, M. A., Rodrigues, F. F., Rice, T., & Zaric, G. S. (2024). A forecasting tool for a hospital to plan inbound transfers of COVID-19 patients from other regions. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 505–505. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18038-3
  • Xian, C., de Souza, C. P. E., He, W., Rodrigues, F. F., & Tian, R. (2024). Variational Bayesian analysis of survival data using a log-logistic accelerated failure time model. Statistics and Computing, 34(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11222-023-10365-6
  • Kobara, Y. M., Wismer, M., Rodrigues, F. F., & de Souza, C. P. E. (2023). Invasive mechanical ventilation duration prediction using survival analysis. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/20479700.2023.2295111
  • Kobara, Y. M., Rodrigues, F. F., de Souza, C. P. E., & Stanford, D. (2023). ICU patient flow: To premature step-down or not? A simulation analysis. International Journal of Healthcare Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/20479700.2023.2266637
  • Xian, C., Souza, C. P. E. d., & Rodrigues, F. F. (2023). Health Outcome Predictive Modelling in Intensive Care Units. Operations Research for Health Care, 100409–. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orhc.2023.100409
  • Murray, L. L.; Wilson, J. G.; Rodrigues, F. F.; Zaric, G. S.. Forecasting ICU Census by Combining Time Series and Survival Models: Critical Care Explorations 5(5):p e0912, May 2023. | https://doi.org/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000912
  • Kobara, Y. M., Rodrigues, F. F., De Souza, C.P.E., Stanford, D. A. (2022), Intensive care unit/step-down unit queuing game with a length of stay decision, Operations Research for Health Care, 100349, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orhc.2022.100349
  • Bayley, T., Begen, M. A., Rodrigues, F. F., & Barrett, D. (2022). Relative Efficiency of Radiation Treatment Centers: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis. Healthcare (Basel), 10(6), 1033–. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061033
  • Rodrigues, F. F., Zaric, G. S., & Stanford, D. A. (2018). Discrete event simulation model for planning level 2 “step-down” bed needs using NEMS. Operations Research for Health Care, 17, 42-54. doi:10.1016/j.orhc.2017.10.001

Ph.D. and MSc. Research Advisory

  • Kobara, Yawo Mamoua, "Statistical Applications to the Management of Intensive Care and Step-down Units" (2022). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 8501. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/8501
  • Xian, C., Predictive Modelling of Health Outcomes in Intensive Care Units in London, Ontario. (masters thesis defended)
  • Xian, C., De Souza, C.P.E., He W., Tian, R., Rodrigues, F.F., Variational Bayes in the linear mixed model for modelling survival data (Ph.D. dissertation is work In progress)

Honours and Awards

 

  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grant  (SSHRC-IDG)  
    • Principal Investigator: “Optimal Contract Policies for Improving Access to Child and Youth Public Services: The Case of the Ontario Autism Program (OAP). Amount awarded: $67,000
  • Western Research Interdisciplinary Development Initiative
    •  Co-Investigator: "Bridging the Gaps: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Policy and Practice in Canada". Amount Awarded $35,000
  • Canadian Operations Research Society Practice Prize (CORS, 2017), 2nd Prize: “Discrete event simulation model for planning level 2 “step-down” bed needs using NEMS.”
  • Ontario Trillium Scholarship
    • $40,000/year over four years
  • Distinguished Faculty
    • 1 out of 5 chosen by the undergraduate business administration class of 2010-A (UFPR)
    • 1 out of 5 chosen by the undergraduate business administration class of 2010-B (UFPR)
  • Patron Faculty
    • Top honour among all faculty chosen by the undergraduate business class of 2011-B (UFPR)
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grant  (SSHRC-IDG)  
    • Principal Investigator: “Optimal Contract Policies for Improving Access to Child and Youth Public Services: The Case of the Ontario Autism Program (OAP). Amount awarded: $67,000
  • Western Research Interdisciplinary Development Initiative
    •  Co-Investigator: "Bridging the Gaps: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Policy and Practice in Canada". Amount Awarded $35,000

Cases

  • Barrett, D., Jain, R., Rodrigues, F. F., Miller, A.: Grooves’ Distillery Records: The Revival of Vinyl. Ivey publishing reference W34652. Jan 2024. https://www.iveypublishing.ca/s/product/grooves-distillery-records-the-revival-of-vinyl/01tOF000002agvdYAA
  • Rodrigues, F. F., Ghamat, S., Lyons, J.: CannEdBiz - The Supply Chain and Distribution Network of a Cannabis Producer and Retailer in Canada. McGraw-Hill Canada(2022), Canadian content companion of Cachon, G., & Terwiesch, C. (2020). Operations management (Second edition.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Rodrigues, F. F., Ghamat, S., Lyons, J.: University Hospital ICU. McGraw-Hill Canada(2022), Canadian content companion of Cachon, G., & Terwiesch, C. (2020). Operations management (Second edition.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Lyons, J., Ghamat, S., Rodrigues, F. F.: Johnny Walter’s Wood and Water. McGraw-Hill Canada(2022), Canadian content companion of Cachon, G., & Terwiesch, C. (2020). Operations management (Second edition.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Lyons, J., Ghamat, S., Rodrigues, F. F.: Thames Valley Health Unit Covid-19 Response. McGraw-Hill Canada(2022), Canadian content companion of Cachon, G., & Terwiesch, C. (2020). Operations management (Second edition.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Ghamat, S., Lyons, J., Rodrigues, F. F.: Mike Safe’s Investment Strategy. McGraw-Hill Canada(2022), Canadian content companion of Cachon, G., & Terwiesch, C. (2020). Operations management (Second edition.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Ghamat, S., Lyons, J., Rodrigues, F. F.: White Harbor Real Estate Valuation. McGraw-Hill Canada(2022), Canadian content companion of Cachon, G., & Terwiesch, C. (2020). Operations management (Second edition.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Kashef, R.: South West Health Centre: Improving patient flow in the intensive care unit. Ivey publishing reference 9B19E007, 7B19E007 and 8B19E007. May 2019. https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=102464
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Kashef, R.: A note on queuing models. Ivey publishing reference 9B19E006. May 2019. https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=102463
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Odegaard, F.: LHSC Multi-Organ Transplant Program: Pooling Ontario's Kidney Transplant Wait-Lists. Ivey publishing reference 9B18E020, 8B18E020, 5B18E020. January 2019. https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=99631
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Kashef, R.: Mobile Blood Donor Clinic: A Discrete Event Simulation Model. Ivey publishing reference 9B17E010, 9B17E010 and 5B17E010. August 2017. https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=87003
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Barrett, D.: NUTS FOR CHEESE: process improvement in a food manufacturing start-up. Ivey publishing (work in progress)
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Wismer, M.: SOUTHWEST HEALTH CENTRE: Decreasing the use of hallway medicine (work in progress)
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Wismer, M.: Rodrigues, F. F.; Wismer, M.: SOUTHWEST HEALTH CENTRE: Optimizing bed allocation when waiting is costly (work in progress)
  •  Rodrigues, F. F.; Zhou, Y..: Jenny Zou’s Sustainable Investment Plan. Ivey publishing (work in progress)
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Jain, R..: GROVES’ DISTILLERY RECORDS: THE REVIVAL OF VINYL. Ivey publishing (work in progress)
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Jain, R..: Car Loan Application: Process improvement when under uncertainty. Ivey publishing (work in progress)

  • Books

  • Schneider, A. H. ; Souza, M. ; Gobara, C. ; Simao, C. A. F. ; Rodrigues, F. F. ; Seleme, L. B. ; Richert, L. C. ; Kaminari, N. Cenários da Indústria automotiva: Região metropolitana de Curitiba 2020. [Translation: Scenarios for the Automotive Industry: Curitiba Metro area 2020]. Curitiba, Paraná: Senai Parana, 2009

Book Chapters

  • Shirazi, Z.; de Souza, C.; Kashef, R.; Rodrigues, F.F.: Deep Learning in the Healthcare Industry: Theory and Applications; Chapter 2. In: Gul, M., Celik, E., Mete, S., & Serin, F. (2020). Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing Applications in Healthcare Management Science (pp. 1-300). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-2581-4
  • Schneider, A. H.; Seleme, L. B.; Rodrigues, F. F.; Souza, M.; Carvalho, H.G.: Innovation in Scenario Building: Methodological Advancements and a Foresight Study of the Automotive Industry in Brazil. In: Nobre, F. S.; Walker, D.; Harris, R. (Org.). Technological, Managerial and Organizational Core Competencies: Dynamic Innovation and Sustainable Development. 1 ed. Hershey, PA - USA: IGI Global, 2011, v. 1, p. 302-325

  • Technical Reports

  • Bailey, T.; Rodrigues, F. F.; Habbous S.; Begen, M.; Smith, A.; Barrett, D .: Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) – Planning & Regional Programs: Relative Efficiency of Cancer Care Centres in Ontario: Data Envelopment Analysis as a Tool for Continuous Improvement of Cancer Care. May 2019.

Conference presentations (Invited Speaker)

  • Rodrigues, F. F.: Practice Operations game: an experiential learning methodology. September 3rd, 2019. McGraw Hill Education webinar.
  • Rodrigues, F. F.: McGraw-Hill Operations Management and Practice Operations Webinar. May 16, 2019
  • Rodrigues, F. F.: Ivey Business School & LHSC: Releasing ICU bed capacity using simulation July 2017. https://youtu.be/lwXCly__ASA
  • Rodrigues, F.F., Malaki, S., Ghamat, S., De Souza, C., Zaric, G.: Optimal contract policies for improving access to child and youth public services: the case of the Ontario Autism Program. ORAHS, Turim, Italy, 2024.
  • Rodrigues, F.F., Malaki, S., Ghamat, S., De Souza, C., Zaric, G.: Optimal contract policies for improving access to child and youth public services: the case of the Ontario Autism Program. CORS, London, Canada, 2024.

Conference presentations

 

  • Rodrigues, F.F., Malaki, S., Ghamat, S., De Souza, C., Zaric, G.: Optimal contract policies for improving access to child and youth public services: the case of the Ontario Autism Program. ORAHS, Turim, Italy, 2024.
  • Rodrigues, F.F., Malaki, S., Ghamat, S., De Souza, C., Zaric, G.: Optimal contract policies for improving access to child and youth public services: the case of the Ontario Autism Program. CORS, London, Canada, 2024.
  • Rodrigues, F.F., Begen, M., Zaric, G.: A ward occupancy forecasting model as an integrated planning tool to increase patient transfers and elective surgeries. ORAHS, Graz, Austria, July 2023.
  • Rodrigues, F.F., Begen, M., Zaric, G.: A ward occupancy forecasting model as a tool to increase elective surgery loads in pandemic recovery settings. CORS, Montreal, Canada, May 2023.
  • Kobara, Y.; Rodrigues, F. F., Souza. C.; Stanford, D. A.: Intensive Care Unit / Step Down Unit queuing game with service time decisions. ORAHS, Bergamo, Italy, July 2022.
  • Begen, M.A., Rodrigues, F.F., Zaric, G.S.: A Forecasting Tool For A Hospital To Plan Inbound Transfer Of Covid-19 Patients From Other Regions. CORS 2022, Vancouver, Canada. June 2022.
  • Kobara, Y.; Rodrigues, F. F., Souza. C.; Stanford, D. A.: ICU-SDU Queuing Game with length-of-stay Decisions. ORAHS, Virtual, July 2021.
  • Kobara, Y.; Rodrigues, F. F., Souza. C.; Stanford, D. A.: ICU/SDU Congestion: To Premature Step-down or not to? ORAHS, Virtual, July 2021.
  • Kobara, Y.; Rodrigues, F. F.; Stanford, D. A.: Comparing Two Patients' Flow Policies in a Congested Intensive Care Unit -Step Down Unit (ICU-SDU) system. CORS, 2021 (Virtual), July 2021.
  • Murray, L.; Wilson, J.G.; Rodrigues, F. F.; Zaric, G. S.: Predicting ICU Occupancy by Combining Time Series and Survival Models. CORS, 2021 (Virtual), July 2021.
  • Ghamat, S.; Rodrigues, F.F., Meyer, M.: An Extension to Evaluation of Funding Reform for Cerebrovascular Stroke in Ontario, Canada. CORS, 2021 (Virtual), July 2021.
  • Bailey, T.; Rodrigues, F. F.; Habbous S.; Begen, M.; Smith, A.; Barrett, D.: Updating the Efficiency Metrics for Ontario Cancer Treatment Centres: A Sequential DEA Model. CORS, 2021 (Virtual), July 2021.
  • Ghamat, S.; Rodrigues, F.F., Meyer, M.: An Evaluation of Funding Reform for Cerebrovascular Stroke in Ontario, Canada. ORAHS, Vienna, Austria (virtual), July 2020.
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Zaric, G.; Wilson, J.: MSICU Length-of-stay prediction model based on NEMS. ORAHS, Karlsruhe, Germany, July 2019.
  • Ghamat, S.; Rodrigues, F.F., Meyer, M.: An Evaluation of Funding Reform for Stroke in Ontario, Canada. CORS 2019, Saskatoon, Canada. June 2019.
  • Bailey, T.; Rodrigues, F. F.; Habbous S.; Begen, M.; Smith, A.; Barrett, D.: Efficiency Metrics for Ontario Cancer Treatment Centres. CORS 2019, Saskatoon, Canada. June 2019.
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Zaric, G.; Wilson, J.: MSICU Length-of-stay prediction model based on NEMS. CORS 2018, Halifax, Canada. June 2018.
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Zaric, G.; Stanford, D.: Discrete event simulation model for planning level 2 “step-down” bed needs using NEMS. IFORS 2017, Quebec City, Canada. July 2017.
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Zaric, G.; Wilson, J.: MSICU Length-of-stay prediction model based on NEMS. IFORS 2017, Quebec City, Canada. July 2017.
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Zaric, G.; Stanford, D.; Kojlak, J.; Priestap, F.; Martin, C.: Level 2 bed planning in the London Health Sciences Center: A simulation model for step-down bed capacity planning based inpatient NEMS scores. ORAHS, 21016, Pamplona, Spain.
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Zaric, G.; Stanford, D.; Kojlak, J.; Priestap, F.; Martin, C.: Level 2 bed planning in the London Health Sciences Center: A simulation model for step-down bed capacity planning based inpatient NEMS scores. CORS 2016, Banff, AB.
  • Rodrigues, F. F.; Zaric, G.; Stanford, D.; Kojlak, J.; Priestap, F.; Martin, C.: Level 2 bed planning in the London Health Sciences Center: A simulation model for step-down bed capacity planning based inpatient NEMS scores. SWORD 2016, London, ON.