Research Report
Congratulations
Congratulations to Principal Investigators Drs. Bridget Ryan, Jennifer Johnson, and Jane Thornton on their recent grant funding success!
PhD candidate in Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Computer Science Jaky Kueper’s recent paper “Connecting artificial intelligence and primary care challenges: findings from a multi stakeholder collaborative consultation” was selected by BMJ Health and Care Informatics as the EDITORS’ CHOICE for MAY 2022.
Kueper JK, Terry A, Bahniwal R, Meredith L, Beleno R, Brown JB, Dang J, Leger D, McKay S, Pinto A, Ryan BL, Zwarenstein M, Lizotte DJ. Connecting artificial intelligence and primary care challenges: findings from a multi stakeholder collaborative consultation. BMJ Health Care Inform. 2022 Jan;29(1):e100493. doi: 10.1136/bmjhci-2021-100493. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35091423
Conference Presentations
Kevin Pottie (Invited Presentation) CDC Community of Practice, GRADE Equity Methods for Guidelines Campbell and Cochrane Equity Methods Group. Webinar April 27, 2022
Jane Thornton (Invited Speaker) RED-S. Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine Basic Team Physician Course. 2022 April. Quebec City, Quebec.
Thornton J, Rosen C, Yuan J, Speechley M. Beyond the Medals: A Cross-Sectional Study Investigating Retired High Performance Female Athletes' Health. CASEM Conference. 2022 April, Quebec City, Canada [Podium].
Mahdi A, Schultz LK, Briscoe G, Thornton J. Assessing the Effectiveness of a Cadaveric Workshop in Improving Resident Physicians' Confidence in Performing Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injections. CASEM Conference. 2022 April, Quebec City, Canada [Podium].
Hadwen B, Pila E, Thornton J. Should Physicians Prescribe Physical Activity to Adults with Adverse Childhood Experiences to Improve Physical and Mental Health? CASEM Conference. 2022 April, Quebec City, Canada [Poster]
Thornton J. Advanced Physical Activity Prescription. Transition to Residency Lecture, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. 2022 April, Toronto, Canada.
Grant Funding
Title: Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Roles, Responsibilities and Health of Medical Office Assistants Working in Family Medicine Clinics in Ontario: Implications for Primary Care Access and Quality.
Granting Agency: PSI Foundation
Principal Investigator: Johnson J.
Co-investigators: Brown JB, Terry AL, Ryan BL. Collaborators: Rutherford M, Lumia J.
Funding Amount: CND: $41,500.
Duration: August 2022 to August 2024. (2 years)
Title: Achieving the quadruple aim: An assessment of a participatory approach to developing individual patient-centred care plans for community-care services
Granting Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Catalyst Grant
Principal Investigators: Mathews M, Dunne B, Sibbald S
Co-Investigators: Antony D, Armstrong R, Lunsky Y, Ryan BL, Ladouceur D, Isard R
Duration: 2022- 2023 (1 year)
Amount: CND$100,000
Title: Exploring the Untold Story of COVID-19: Understanding the Wider and Future Impacts of the Pandemic and Finding Solutions to Improve Population Health, Resiliency, and Preparedness.
Granting Agency: CIHR, Operating Grant: Addressing the Wider Health Impacts of COVID-19.
Principal Investigator: Ryan BL
Co-Principal Investigator: Terry AL
Co-investigators: Ali S, Bayliss L, Black J, Brown JB, Cejic S, Cipriano L, Freeman T, Jan S, Kueper J, Lizotte D, Mathews M, Meyer M, Nicholson K, Ranade S, Rayner J, Sedig K, Silverman M, Speechley M, Stranges S, Summers A, Thind A, Vingilis E, Wetmore S.
Funding Amount: CDN $455,244
Duration: February 2022 to January 2024 (2 years)
Title: Physical Activity Curriculum for Education National Strategy on Medical EducatioN
Granting Agency: CASEM
Principal Investigator: Thornton J.
Co-investigators: Hobden E, Jevremovic T
Funding Amount: $14,080
Duration: May-August 2022
Title: Western Research Hub for Physical Activity and Health
Granting Agency: Interdisciplinary Development Initiatives, Western University
Principal Investigator: Thornton J.
Co-investigators: Stranges S, Oudshoorn A, Shoemaker K, Pila E, Nagamatsu L, Suskin N, Tucker T
Funding Amount: $199,886.17
Grant Duration: August 2022-July 2024 (2 years)
Title: Approaches For ThE pRioritization of patients in priMAry care post-COVID To reduce Health inequities (AFTERMATH).
Principal Investigators: Pinto AD, Ivers N, Kiran T.
Co-investigators: Kaplan DM, Lofters AK, Surani N, Barber D, Dahrouge S, Greiver M, Mangin D, Meaney CA, Moineddin R, O'Neill B, Rayner J, Ryan BL, Steele Gray CA, Terry AL, Thorpe KE, Wood B.
Granting Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Operating Grant: Addressing the Wider Health Impacts of COVID-19.
Funding Amount: $775,816.
Duration: February 2022 to January 2024. (2 years)
Recent Publications
Casey MB, Wilson F, Ng L, Sullivan KO, Caneiro J, O’ Sullivan PB, Horgan A, Thornton JS, Wilkie K, Timonen V, Wall J, McGowan E. “There’s definitely something wrong but we just don’t know what it is”: A qualitative study exploring rowers’ understanding of low back pain. J Sci Med Sport. 2022 May. doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2022.05.001
Dewidar O, Lotfi T, Langendam M, Parmelli E, Saz Parkinson Z, Solo K, Chu DK, Mathew JL, Akl EA, Brignardello-Petersen R, Mustafa RA, Moja L, Iorio A, Chi Y, Canelo-Aybar C, Kredo T, Karpusheff J, Turgeon AF, Alonso-Coello P, Wiercioch W, Gerritsen A, Klugar M, Rojas MX, Tugwell P, Welch VA, Pottie K, Munn Z, Nieuwlaat R, Ford N, Stevens A, Khabsa J, Nasir Z, Leontiadis GI, Meerpohl JJ, Piggott T, Qaseem A, Matthews M, Schünemann HJ; eCOVID-19 recommendations map collaborators. Which actionable statements qualify as good practice statements In Covid-19 guidelines? A systematic appraisal. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2022 Apr 15:bmjebm-2021-111866. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2021-111866. Epub ahead of print. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35428695.
Dewidar O, Lotfi T, Langendam MW, Parmelli E, Saz Parkinson Z, Solo K, Chu DK, Mathew JL, Akl EA, Brignardello-Petersen R, Mustafa RA, Moja L, Iorio A, Chi Y, Canelo-Aybar C, Kredo T, Karpusheff J, Turgeon AF, Alonso-Coello P, Wiercioch W, Gerritsen A, Klugar M, Rojas MX, Tugwell P, Welch VA, Pottie K, Munn Z, Nieuwlaat R, Ford N, Stevens A, Khabsa J, Nasir Z, Leontiadis G, Meerpohl J, Piggott T, Qaseem A, Matthews M, Schünemann HJ; eCOVID-19 recommendations map collaborators. Good or best practice statements: proposal for the operationalisation and implementation of GRADE guidance. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2022 Apr 15:bmjebm-2022-111962. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2022-111962. Epub ahead of print. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35428694.
Everall AC, Kokorelias KM, Sibbald SL, Wodchis WP, Embuldeniya G. Factors Impacting Primary Care Engagement in a New Approach to Integrating Care in Ontario, Canada. Int J Integr Care. 2022 Mar 4;22(1):20. doi: 10.5334/ijic.5704. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35340350
Harris SB, Parente EB, Karalliedde J. Clinical Use of Insulin Glargine 300 U/mL in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Hypothetical Case Studies. Diabetes Ther. 2022 Mar 30. doi: 10.1007/s13300-022-01247-7. Epub ahead of print. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35355207
Magwood O, Saad A, Ranger D, Volpini K, Rukikamirera F, Haridas R, Sayfi S, Alexander J, Tan Y, Petkovic J, Pottie K. (2022). PROTOCOL: Mobile apps to reduce depressive symptoms and alcohol use in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 2022 Mar, 18e1222. https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1222
Miao W, Sibbald SL, Law B, Solh Z. Understanding the nursing practices and perspectives of transfusion reaction reporting. J Clin Nurs. 2022 Mar 25. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16310. Epub ahead of print. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35485973.
Nash DM, Brown JB, Thorpe C, Rayner J, Zwarenstein M. The Alliance for Healthier Communities as a Learning Health System for primary care: A qualitative analysis in Ontario, Canada. J Eval Clin Pract. 2022 Apr 30. doi: 10.1111/jep.13692. Epub ahead of print. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35488796.
Nasir ZH, Mertz D, Nieuwlaat R, Santesso N, Lotfi T, Motilall A, Moja L, Mbuagbaw L, Klugar M, Turgeon AF, Mathew JL, Canelo-Aybar C, Pottie K, Dewidar O, Langendam MW, Iorio A, Vist GE, Meerpohl JJ, Flottorp S, Kredo T, Piggott T, Mathews M, Qaseem A, Chu DK, Tugwell P, Klugarová J,
Nelson H, Hussein H, Suvada J, Neumann I, Schünemann HJ; eCOVID-19 recommendations map Collaborators. An evaluation of the COVID-19 recommendation map identified diverging clinical and public health guidance. J Clin Epidemiol. 2022 Mar 24;147:83-94. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.03.008. Epub ahead of print. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35339639
Ochieng BM, Lattanzi G, Choge M, Kaseje DCO, Thind AS. Effect of health systems strengthening in influencing maternal and neonatal health outcomes in Bungoma County, Kenya. Pan Afr Med J. 2022 Feb 14;41:125. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.125.30170. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35480409
Pottie K, Smith M, Matthews M, Santesso N, Magwood O, Kredo T, Scott S, Bayliss K, Saad A, Haridas R, Detambel N, Motilall A, Tan Y, Steinberg S, Litynska J, Dietl B, Ioiri A, Reveiz L, Welch V, Klugar M, Mbuagbaw L, Rojas MX, Florez ID, Lotfi T, Qaseem A, Mathew JL, Akl EA, Tugwell P, Schünemann HJ. A multistakeholder development process to prioritize and translate COVID-19 health recommendations for patients, caregivers and the public. A case study of the COVID-19 Recommendation Map. J Clin Epidemiol. 2022 Apr 29:S0895-4356(22)00095-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.04.012. Epub ahead of print. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35500815
Ravichandiran N, Mathews M, Ryan BL. Utilization of healthcare by immigrants in Canada: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey. BMC Prim Care. 2022 Apr 6;23(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s12875-022-01682-2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35387597
Saad A, Magwood O, Benjamen J, Haridas R, Hashmi SS, Girard V, Sayfi S, Unachukwu U, Rowhani M, Agarwal A, Fleming M, Filip A, Pottie K. Health Equity Implications of the COVID-19 Lockdown and Visitation Strategies in Long-Term Care Homes in Ontario: A Mixed Method Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 2;19(7):4275. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074275. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35409954
Scurr T, Ganann R, Sibbald SL, Valaitis R, Kothari A. Evaluating Public Participation in a Deliberative Dialogue: A Single Case Study. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2022 Feb 28. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6588. Epub ahead of print. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35247938.
Sturgiss EA, Peart A, Richard L, Ball L, Hunik L, Chai TL, Lau S, Vadasz D, Russell G, Stewart M. Who is at the centre of what? A scoping review of the conceptualisation of 'centredness' in healthcare. BMJ Open. 2022 May 2;12(5):e059400. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059400. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35501096.
