Jan Hux

Scientist Emeritus

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Chronic Disease & Pharmacotherapy Research Program

Contact Jan Hux

@jan_hux

Education

SM, Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health
MD, University of Toronto
MSc, Organometallic Photochemistry, University of Western Ontario
BSc, Chemistry, University of Western Ontario

Research Focus

Primary care/Clinical practice
Chronic diseases and conditions
Indigenous health

Other Affiliations

President and CEO, Diabetes Canada
Associate Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto

Recent ICES Grants

Influence of diabetes on cancer screening and prognosis

Principal investigator: Lipscombe L
Co-investigators: Austin P, Hux J, Jaakkimainen L, Krzyzanowska M, Paszat L, Rochon P, Tinmouth J
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant
2012-2015; $215,140

Recent ICES Publications

9/17/2016

Printed educational messages fail to increase use of thiazides as first-line medication for hypertension in primary care: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Zwarenstein M, Grimshaw JM, Presseau J, Francis JJ, Godin G, Johnston M, Eccles MP, Tetroe J, Shiller SK, Croxford R, Kelsall D, Paterson JM, Austin PC, Tu K, Yun L, Hux JE. Implement Sci. 2016; 11(1):124.

5/16/2015