Gillian Booth

Senior Adjunct Scientist (Full Status)

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Chronic Disease & Pharmacotherapy Research Program

Phone
416-480-4055

Biography

Contact Gillian Booth

@gillianlbooth

Education

MSc, Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research
MD, University of Toronto
MSc, Pharmacology, Queen's University
BSc, Life Sciences, Queen's University

Research Focus

Endocrine and metabolic disorders
Social determinants of health
Health policy/reform
Environmental issues

Other Affiliations

Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Endocrinologist, St. Michael's Hospital

Recent ICES Grants

A population-based analysis of the adverse effects and adherence of novel diabetes therapy in older persons with cardiovascular disease

Principal investigator: Jackevicius CA
Co-investigators: Atzema CL, Austin PC, Booth GL, Ko D, Naimark DM, Stukel TA, Tu K, Udell JA
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2021-2024; $367,200
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on type 2 diabetes incidence: finding synergy among science, policy, and action

Principal investigator: Booth GL
Co-investigators: Campbell DJ, Fazli GS, Mishra S, Moineddin R, Parsons JA, Rosella LC, Shah BR, Taylor GW
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2021-2022; $100,000
Maternal disability and child preventive health care: supporting family-centred care

Principal investigator: Brown H
Co-investigators: Cohen E, Gemmill M, Guttmann A, Lunsky YJ, Pituch E, Saunders NR, Telner D, Vigod SN, Zwicker JD
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2021-2025; $439,876

Recent Awards & Recognition

Canada Research Chair

2020: Dr. Gillian Booth named Canada Research Chair in Policy Solutions for Diabetes Prevention and Management.
12/21/2020
Foundation Scheme Live Pilot 1 Grant

2015: Awarded to Dr. Gillian Booth for building healthier cities: a Canadian initiative to identify environmental solutions to curb obesity (The 'Healthy Cities, Healthier Lives' research program).
7/22/2015
Mid-Career Investigator Heart and Stroke Foundation, Ontario

2013 - 2017: Awarded to Dr. Gillian Booth over four years. Dr. Booth's research topic is "Population-based strategies for reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease due to diabetes."
7/1/2013

Recent ICES Publications

10/14/2022

Trends in the association between diabetes and cardiovascular events, 1994-2019

Ke C, Lipscombe LL, Weisman A, Zhou L, Austin PC, Shah BR, Booth GL. JAMA. 2022; Oct 14 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.14914

8/24/2022

Trends in glucose testing among individuals without diabetes in Ontario between 2010 and 2017: a population-based cohort study

Chu A, Shah BR, Rashid M, Booth GL, Fazli GS, Tu K, Sun LY, Abdel-Qadir H, Yu CH, Shin S, Connelly KA, Tobe S, Liu PP, Lee DS. CMAJ Open. 2022; 10(3):E772-80. Epub 2022 Aug 23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210195

7/9/2022