ICES manuscripts and publications
Findings derived from ICES studies are also disseminated through ongoing dialogue with stakeholders, presentations at conferences, participation on committees, and distribution of a variety of publications, all of which may be downloaded from the ICES website.
ICES faculty have authored and co-authored hundreds of articles that have been published in distinguished peer-reviewed journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, BMJ, and JAMA. Articles from 1998 to the present are profiled here with complete reference information and abstracts to facilitate access to the full article.
ICES research atlases are comprehensive research studies that provide relevant information to providers, planners and policymakers on the effectiveness of the Ontario health care system. Covering a range of system-related and disease-specific topics, the atlases feature geographical breakdowns of regional patterns in health care delivery. Findings, implications and policy recommendations are provided to help guide quality improvement and decision-making in the dynamic climate of health care.
These reports are narrower in scope than atlases but provide an in-depth examination of specific aspects of health care delivery in Ontario such as access, outcomes, utilization patterns, screening and treatment modalities, and technology. Topics range from drugs and diagnostic technologies to human resources and waiting lists.
Knowledge Transfer Tools and Forums
This popular monthly e-bulletin provides brief highlights of recent ICES findings and implications in a quick-read format.
In keeping with our goal to produce useful, accessible information, in 2007 ICES launched the inTool, a user-friendly, interactive, web-based application that provides Ontario-based health information in a variety of formats, including graphs, tables and maps. All of the information in the inTool is available in PowerPoint for incorporation into presentations and planning documents. Currently, the inTool contains information on access to health services, diabetes, cancer, etc. New topics and levels of analyses are added regularly.
ICES has taken exhibits (graphs and maps) from some of its publications and transferred these to PowerPoint slides, which may be downloaded from the ICES website.
In conjunction with its co-sponsors, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the Canadian Institute for Health Information, ICES hosts a one-day symposium each year that attracts a wide variety of health care professionals and provides an opportunity for ICES researchers to share their findings in a larger, interactive forum.
