Astrid Guttmann

Senior Core Scientist (Full Status)
Chief Science Officer (on leave)

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Life Stage Research Program

Phone
416-480-4055

Biography

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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, Paediatrics, cross appointment Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Senior Scientist, SickKids Research Institute
Co-Director, Leong Centre for Healthy Children

Recent ICES Grants

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
Informing the pediatric mental health recovery plan: evaluating delays to diagnoses and changing characteristics of children and adolescents with new neurodevelopmental and mental health disorders in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic

Principal investigators: Moran K, Saunders NR, Toulany A
Co-investigators: Cohen E, Guttmann A, Kurdyak PA, Moore Hepburn C, Penner M, Stukel TA, Sundar P, Vigod SN
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant
2021-2022; $75,000
Deferred Care Outcomes in Canadian Children and Youth: Measuring and Mitigating Risk during COVID-19

Principal Investigators: Brownell MD, Cohen E, Guttmann A, Saunders NR
Co-investigators: Hanlon-Dearman A, Hepburn CM, Katz A, Mahar A, Rayner J, Stukel T, Wanigaratne S, Wilson S
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, COVID-19 Rapid Research
2020-2021; $258,686

Recent Awards & Recognition

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair

2022: Dr. Astrid Guttmann awarded Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Applied Child Health Services and Policy.
6/6/2022
Medal of Honour

2021: Awarded to Dr. Astrid Guttmann by the Health Research Foundation. The award recognizes Dr. Guttmann’s leadership and dedication to improving child and youth health through population-based research on health program and policy performance. Read more.
11/24/2021
Geoffrey C. Robinson Award

2021; Awarded to Dr. Astrid Guttmann by the Canadian Pediatric Society. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to child and youth health through population health or health services research.
9/21/2021

Recent ICES Publications

4/3/2023

Receipt of adequate prenatal care for privately sponsored versus government-assisted refugees in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study

Evans A, Ray JG, Austin PC, Lu H, Gandhi S, Guttmann A. CMAJ. 2023; 195(13):E469-78. Epub 2023 Apr 3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.221207

3/20/2023

Effectiveness of structured care coordination for children with medical complexity: the Complex Care for Kids Ontario (CCKO) randomized clinical trial

Cohen E, Quartarone S, Orkin J, Moretti ME, Emdin A, Guttmann A, Willan AR, Major N, Lim A, Diaz S, Osqui L, Soscia J, Fu L, Gandhi S, Heath A, Fayed N. JAMA Pediatr. 2023; Mar 20 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0115

3/10/2023

Incidence and mortality of children receiving home mechanical ventilation

Amin R, Verma R, Bai YQ, Cohen E, Guttmann A, Gershon AS, Katz SL, Lim A, Rose L. Pediatrics. 2023; 151(4):e2022059898. Epub 2023 Mar 10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-059898

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News coverage

Toronto Star12/2/2022Article

Astrid Guttmann

Education

Research Focus

Other Affiliations

Recent ICES Grants

Maternal disability and child preventive health care: supporting family-centred care

Informing the pediatric mental health recovery plan: evaluating delays to diagnoses and changing characteristics of children and adolescents with new neurodevelopmental and mental health disorders in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic

Deferred Care Outcomes in Canadian Children and Youth: Measuring and Mitigating Risk during COVID-19

Recent Awards & Recognition

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair

Medal of Honour

Geoffrey C. Robinson Award

Recent ICES Publications

Receipt of adequate prenatal care for privately sponsored versus government-assisted refugees in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study

Effectiveness of structured care coordination for children with medical complexity: the Complex Care for Kids Ontario (CCKO) randomized clinical trial

Incidence and mortality of children receiving home mechanical ventilation

News coverage

Refugee children do not place significant demands on health care: Ontario study

Even in hot spots, newcomers to Canada are missing out on COVID-19 vaccines

New study shows one in 20 babies born in Ontario have prenatal opioid exposure