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PI: Pannu, Neesh I; Wasylak, Tracy J; Birdsell, Dale C; Harrison, Tyrone; James, Matthew T
Nearly one in ten people who are hospitalized in Canada develop a complication with sudden loss of kidney function, called acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI may lead to other severe health problems afte…
Using human-centred design approaches, the objective of this project is to engage nurses in generating ideas on how we can support and optimize nurses' experiences with the EHR system, thereby improv…
PI: Wilson, Michael G; Lavis, John N
COVID-19 has created a once-in-a-generation focus on evidence across levels of decision-makers. Their decisions have profoundly shaped the pandemic response and will shape responses to future societa…
PI: Sawatzky, Richard; Cuthbertson, Lena N; Lix, Lisa M; Parrilla Lopez, Maria Jose; Salmon, Amy L; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Zelinsky, Sandra; Zumbo, Bruno D
Questionnaires are often used to measure patients' views about their own health that can only be truly understood from their frame of reference. These questionnaires are often called "patient-reporte…
PI: Wodchis, Walter P; Martin-Misener, Ruth; Sampalli, Tara; Surani, Nadia; Wong, Sabrina T
Primary care renewal has become an important goal of global health system reforms over the past four decades. Team-based care, "the provision of health services ... by at least two health providers w…
PI: Some, Nibene Habib; Agic, Branka
To improve access to mental health care in primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH) approved new physician billing codes for virtual assessments by tel…
PI: O'Neill, Braden; Kurdyak, Paul A
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed care delivery so that more and more mental health care, particularly for mild and moderate conditions such as anxiety and depression, is provided virtually…
PI: Durbin, Janet; Cooper, Brian A; Kozloff, Nicole
Early psychosis intervention (EPI) is the treatment model of choice for young people with psychosis. Programs are guided by a set of provincial standards in Ontario and some other provinces. One stan…
PI: Sorensen, Janice; Mithani, Akber H; Crooks, Valorie A
Many doctors started to routinely care for residents in long-term care homes virtually by video, phone, e-mail, or text during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was done to stop the spread of COVID-19. Con…
PI: Khanassov, Vladimir; Dumas Pilon, Maxine
The COVID-19 pandemic is not experienced equally across populations. Risk factors for worse outcomes of COVID-19 include age, sex, race, and comorbidities. One of the populations that has been most n…
PI: Kengne Talla, Pascaline; Bertrand, Elise; Couturier, Yves; Emami, Elham
Le Canada subit d'importants changements d'ordre socioculturel et démographique, notamment avec le vieillissement de la population. Ces changements affectent notre système de santé qui peine à répond…
Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders affect 11M people in Canada and generate the highest health costs in the country and a significant demand for care in relation to the complex nature of the needs over …
PI: Persaud, Navindra; Adams, Owen B; Lofters, Aisha K
Health equity, or fairness in health outcomes, was prominently mentioned during the pandemic. Racialized people, women, people with a low income, people experiencing homelessness, people who use subs…
PI: Pinto, Andrew D; Ivers, Noah M; Kiran, Tara
High quality primary care is the cornerstone of strong health systems. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered primary care across Canada. Most offices and clinics rapidly shifted to virtual …
PI: Strike, Carol J; Challacombe, Laurel A; Guta, Adrian
People who use drugs have felt the impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic with on their access to addictions medicine at time when access is crucial. The opioid overdose crisis has resulted in an estimated…
PI: Guilcher, Sara J; Tu, Karen
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the provision of healthcare services, making it harder for some people, especially those with more complex health and social needs, to access the care they need. Pe…
PI: Villeneuve, Michael J; Dordunoo, Dzifa
Systemic racism and discrimination adversely affect health on multiple individual, interpersonal, societal, and community levels. In healthcare, these problems are exacerbated by the inequities of ac…
PI: Imanirad, Raha; Diamant, Adam; Razak, Fahad; Verma, Amol
IMPORTANCE: The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused significant challenges for health systems worldwide and has especially challenged the efficiency and effectiveness of many healthcare i…
PI: Jeffs, Lianne P
Globally alternative models of care have become essential to increase HHR capacity in both acute and critical care settings amid the COVID19 pandemic crisis. Although deploying alternative models of …
PI: Zenlea, Ian S; Fierheller, Dianne M; Janzen, Rich
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities around the world. Public health interventions such as social distancing and "lock-downs"…
PI: Boamah, Sheila A; Mitchell, Scott
Before COVID-19, burnout was common among health care workers (HCWs), but now, up to 70% of HCWs are at increased risk of burnout and mental health concerns. HCWs especially those in long-term care (…
Nurses form the backbone of health care around the world, yet often face the highest risks in doing their job. Research led by this PI identified high levels of burnout, exhaustion and workplace safe…
PI: Rochefort, Christian; Poitras, Marie-Eve
Contexte : Au Canada comme ailleurs, certains groupes d'individus ont été touchés disproportionnellement par la pandémie. C'est le cas des infirmières, fortement mobilisées en raison du caractère ess…
PI: Graham, Janice E; Njoo, Howard
The COVID-19 pandemic has served as a deadly reminder of the critical importance of public health (including immunization). Despite the International Health Regulations 2005, the epidemiological warn…
PI: Slater, Morgan B; Schryburt-Brown, Kim A; Donnelly, Catherine A
Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an indescribable impact on daily life. In many regions, long-term care (LTC) homes felt the brunt of this impact, experiencing high rates of infection and mort…
PI: Bourgeault, Ivy L; Atanackovic, Jelena; Benoit, Cecilia M; Corrente, Melissa; McMillan, Kimberly D; Neiterman, Elena
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on the mental heath of health workers with significantly rising levels of distress and burnout at work. The combined impacts of the growing health car…
Residents of long-term care homes in Canada have been the most hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and have experienced significantly higher numbers of cases and deaths compared to the general populati…
PI: Thombs, Brett D; Benedetti, Andrea
There will be serious loneliness and mental health implications from COVID-19 that extend beyond the pandemic for many people, especially older adults. Addressing these needs requires understanding t…
The mental health of children and youth in Canada has been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic worsens existing mental health symptoms among children and youth as well as…
Impacts of COVID-19 on Preventive Primary Care for Young Children: Consequences and Innovations
PI: Bayoumi, Imaan; Li, Patricia T
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted access to health care for young children including shifts to include virtual care (by telephone or video), and long wait times for specialty care. Pr…
Leaving the Hospital with Nowhere to Go: The Impact of Rapid Hospital Transitions During COVID
PI: Kuluski, Kerry H; Fernandes, Liane; Guilcher, Sara J
During the various waves of COVID-19, many patients, who were historically difficult to discharge (Alternate Level of Care patients) were rapidly moved out of hospital to make room for COVID patients…
PI: Sauro, Khara M; Eskander, Antoine; Urquhart, Robin L
Hard decisions were made about healthcare delivery in response to COVID, largely without evidence due to the unprecedented and rapidly evolving nature of the pandemic. Non-urgent surgeries were delay…
PI: Ji, Catherine; Tu, Karen; Wilson, Sarah
Vaccines are one of the most important public health interventions to protect at-risk patients, such as children and older adults with comorbidities, from serious infections. The COVID-19 pandemic ha…
PI: Grierson, Lawrence; Molinaro, Monica L
News reports have highlighted that hospital-based clinicians, including physicians, nurses, and social workers are leaving their professions, catalyzed by COVID-19 circumstances which resemble moral …
PI: Curran, Janet; Clegg, Julie E
Background. Children with complex care needs are a vulnerable population served by our pediatric health and social care systems. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, caregivers of children with complex ca…
PI: Ammi, Mehdi; Kuluski, Kerry H; Wodchis, Walter P
The wider effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health systems and non-COVID patients only start to be understood. Patients with cancer and other multiple chronic conditions (MCC) are particularly …
PI: Razak, Fahad; Baker, Andrew J; Chan, Timothy; Cheung, Angela M; Gibson, Jennifer; Hellsten, Erik; Herridge, Margaret S; Kapral, Moira K; Lee, Nelson L; Mamdani, Muhammad; Rosella, Laura C; Sarhangian, Vahid; Verma, Amol
COVID-19 placed significant strain on hospital capacity in Canada. We will study the effect of this strain on the quality of acute care for adult medical and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, the…
PI: Hilario, Carla T; Parker, Naomi
The COVID-19 pandemic and related public health measures have affected many young Canadians. In particular, the pandemic led to changes that may have affected the use of mental health services among …
Children with disabilities are one of the most marginalized and vulnerable groups of people. Families of children with disabilities encounter many challenges and inequities, such as economic and soci…
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada. The cancer care system aims to lessen this burden by improving survival through screening, early detection and diagnosis, and timely, high quality trea…
PI: Downar, James; Isenberg, Sarina R; McVicar, Jason; Tanuseputro, Peter
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many jurisdictions experienced overwhelming surges in demand for critical care. Some developed critical care triage frameworks or protocols in preparation for this event…
PI: Hedden, Lindsay K; McCracken, Rita
British Columbia continues to grapple with dual public health emergencies: the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid-related overdose crisis. Pandemic-related public health guidelines have rarely recognis…
PI: Howard, Michelle I; Mangin, Derelie
Family doctors and teams in primary care provide the majority of care for chronic diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted routine primary care. It is important that people with one or more ch…
Approximately 1 in 4 Canadians is practicing high-risk alcohol drinking (more than 10 drinks a week for women and 15 drinks a week for men) based on the Canadian guidelines. There has been a striking…
PI: Hawke, Lisa D; Kennell, Sarah; Castle, David
Background. While COVID-19 infection generally results in a mild to moderate short-term illness, some people experience symptoms for months after infection; this is known as 'long COVID.' It is impor…
Over the past two decades, alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits in Canada and other high-income countries (US and UK) have increased dramatically. Prior research from our team has highlig…
PI: Nguyen, Van Hai; Audas, Richard P
During the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person services in bars and restaurants were closed in Canada. Yet, liquor retail sales were not only deemed an essential service and allowed to continue through the …
PI: Austin, Peter C
Scientists frequently want to estimate the effects of treatments, interventions and exposures on patient outcomes (e.g., the effect of smoking on heart disease or the effects of Covid-19 vaccines on …
PI: Austin, Peter C
Predicting the probability of outcomes for patients is important for medical decision making. For example, know which patients are at higher risk of death can inform which patients should be treated …
Bias can negatively affect nurses' decisions and the care that patients receive. Thus far, comprehensive research on bias in healthcare has mostly focused on physician's diagnostic errors. Nurses are…