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Astrid Guttmann

Senior Core Scientist
Chief Science Officer

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Health System Planning & Evaluation Research Program

Phone
416-480-4055 Ext. 3783

Assistant
Andrea Belisle, Coordinator, Science Office, 416-480-4055 Ext. 7735

Contact Astrid Guttmann

Education

MSc, Epidemiology, McMaster University
MDCM, Medicine, McGill University
MSc, Forestry and Environmental Studies, Oxford University
BA, Philosophy and Theology, Oxford University
BA, European History and Literature, Harvard University

Research Focus

Pediatric health
Health policy/reform
Health care quality

Other Affiliations

Staff Paediatrician, Division of Paediatric Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children
Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto

Recent ICES Grants

Maternal diabetes and perinatal mental illness: a population-based study

Principal investigator: Brown HK
Co-investigators: Guttman AS, Ray J, Vigod S
University of Toronto Research and Innovation, Connaught New Researcher Award
2017-2019; $35,000
Chronic medical conditions and perinatal mental illness

Principal investigator: Brown HK
Co-investigators: Guttman AS, Ray J, Vigod S
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2017-2019; $153,000
Improving outcomes for youth with type 1 diabetes in transition to adult care through strengthening integration with primary care: an exploratory, cross-provincial study

Principal investigators: Chafe R, Guttmann A
Co-investigators: Shah B, Shulman R, Toulany A
CIHR-SPOHR Quick Strikes, Operating Grant
2016-2017; $75,000

Recent Awards & Recognition

Physician Research Award for Scientific Accomplishment

2017: Awarded to Dr. Astrid Guttmann by the SickKids Department of Paediatrics. This award recognizes a physician within 10−20 years of appointment at an academic health sciences centre who has generated impactful research in a field of study.
6/16/2017
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) Eugenie Stuart Award

2016: Presented to Dr. Astrid Guttman. The award recognizes IHPME faculty who contribute to making health care better through outstanding teaching and mentoring.
6/10/2016
CIHR Applied Chair in Child Health Policy and Services Research - Research Chair

2012 - 2017: Awarded to Dr. Astrid Guttmann. Visit the CIHR website for more information.
2/13/2013

Recent ICES Publications

Mental Health and Addictions System Performance in Ontario: A Baseline Scorecard

MHASEF Research Team. March 2018.

2/14/2018

Rotavirus vaccine coverage and factors associated with uptake using linked data: Ontario, Canada

Wilson SE, Chung H, Schwartz KL, Guttmann A, Deeks SL, Kwong JC, Crowcroft NS, Wing L, Tu K. PLoS One. 2018; 13(2):e0192809. Epub 2018 Feb 14.

11/15/2017

Annual trends in follow-up visits for pediatric concussion in emergency departments and physicians' offices

Fridman L, Scolnik M, Macpherson A, Rothman L, Guttmann A, Grool AM, Duque DR, Zemek RL. J Pediatr. 2018; 192:184-8. Epub 2017 Nov 14.

See more ICES Publications

News coverage

Today's Parent6/7/2017Article

Anxiety is sending twice as many kids to the emergency room as it was a decade ago

The Globe and Mail6/7/2017Article

Ontario mental-health services struggling to keep up with youth demand, report finds

Medscape6/2/2017Article

Mental health crises in children, youth: new data