Michelle Howard

Adjunct Scientist (Full Status) ICES McMaster Primary Care & Health Systems Research Program

Biography

Dr. Michelle Howard is a researcher in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University. She has an MSc in epidemiology from U of T, and a PhD in health research methodology from McMaster. Her research is in the area of organization of primary care, access, interprofessional teams and quality for chronic conditions.

PhD, Health Research Methodology, McMaster University
MSc, Epidemiology, University of Toronto
BA, McMaster University

Health services research
Healthcare quality
Chronic diseases and conditions
Access to healthcare

Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University
Associate Member, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University

ICES Grants

Grant

2021 - 2025

Continuity of care at the end of life: describing patterns, experiences and outcomes and finding optimal ways to capture

Granting Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators: Howard MI, Isenberg SR
Co-Investigators: Downar J, Gallagher E, Hsu AT, Jones AT, Manuel DG, Tanuseputro P, Webber C
Grant Type: Project Grant
Grant Amount: $336,600

Grant

2019 - 2024

Improving palliative care in the home and community: building CAPACITI (Community Access to PAlliative Care via Interprofessional primary care Teams Intervention)

Granting Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators: Burge FI, Jakda A, Seow H
Co-Investigators: Barwich DB, Brouwers MC, Howard MI, Kelley ML, Kilbertus F, Kortes-Miller KM, Marshall D, Pond GR, Sinding C, Stajduhar KI, Urquhart RL, Winemaker S
Grant Type: Project Grant
Grant Amount: $1,216,350

Grant

2018 - 2021

Physician care at the end of life: describing patterns of care and evaluating outcomes

Granting Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators: Howard M, Isenberg S, Tanuseputro P
Co-Investigators: Bronskill S, Downar J, Hsu A, Manuel D, Shadd J
Grant Type: Project Scheme Grant
Grant Amount: $284,006

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Journal Articles

Journal Article

01/03/2024

Changes in end-of-life symptom management prescribing among long-term care residents during COVID-19

Fremont D, Roberts RL, Webber C, Clarke AE, Milani C, Isenberg SR, Bush SH, Kobewka D, Turcotte L, Howard M, Boese K, Arya A, Robert B, Sinnarajah A, Simon JE, Lau J, Qureshi D, Downar J, Tanuseputro P. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024; Mar 1 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

16/01/2024

Palliative end-of-life medication prescribing rates in long-term care: a retrospective cohort study

Tanuseputro P, Roberts R, Milani C, Clarke AE, Webber C, Isenberg SR, Kobewka D, Turcotte L, Bush SH, Boese K, Arya A, Robert B, Sinnarajah A, Simon JE, Howard M, Lau J, Qureshi D, Fremont D, Downar J. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024; Jan 16 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

18/11/2023

Nurse practitioner and physician end-of-life home visits and end-of-life outcomes

Scott M, Ramzy A, Isenberg SR, Webber C, Eddeen AB, Murmann M, Mahdavi R, Howard M, Kendall CE, Klinger C, Marshall D, Sinnarajah A, Ponka D, Buchman S, Bennett C, Tanuseputro P, Dahrouge S, May K, Heer C, Cooper D, Manuel D, Thavorn K, Hsu AT. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2023; Nov 18 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

14/08/2023

Physician continuity of care in the last year of life in community-dwelling adults: retrospective population-based study

Howard M, Hafid S, Isenberg SR, Webber C, Downar J, Gayowsky A, Jones A, Scott MM, Hsu AT, Conen K, Manuel D, Tanuseputro P. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2023; Aug 14 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

03/08/2023

End-of-life interventions in patients with cancer

Webber C, Hafid S, Gayowsky A, Howard M, Tanuseputro P, Jones A, Scott MM, Hsu AT, Downar J, Manuel D, Conen K, Isenberg SR. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2023; Aug 3 [Epub ahead of print]

Journal Article

04/07/2023

Physician home visits to rostered patients during their last year of life: a retrospective cohort study

Scott MM, Webber C, Clarke AE, Hafid A, Isenberg SR, Jones A, Hsu AT, Conen K, Downar J, Manuel DG, Howard M, Tanuseputro P. CMAJ Open. 2023; 11(4):E597-606. Epub 2023 Jul 4.

Journal Article

08/11/2022

Continuity of physician care over the last year of life for different cause-of-death categories: a retrospective population-based study

Howard M, Hafid A, Webber C, Isenberg SR, Gayowsky A, Jones A, Scott M, Hsu AT, Conen K, Downar J, Manuel D, Tanuseputro P. CMAJ Open. 2022; 10(4):E971-80. Epub 2022 Nov 8.

Journal Article

24/10/2022

Describing settings of care in the last 100 days of life for cancer decedents: a population-based descriptive study

Hafid A, Howard M, Webber C, Gayowsky A, Scott M, Jones A, Hsu AT, Tanuseputro P, Downar J, Conen K, Manuel D, Isenberg SR. Cancer Med. 2023; 12(4):4809-20. Epub 2022 Oct 24.

Journal Article

10/01/2022

Inpatient palliative care is associated with the receipt of palliative care in the community after hospital discharge: a retrospective cohort study

Webber C, Isenberg SR, Scott M, Hafid A, Hsu AT, Conen K, Jones A, Clarke A, Downar J, Kadu M, Tanuseputro P, Howard M. J Palliat Med. 2022; 25(6):897-906. Epub 2022 Jan 10.

Journal Article

15/12/2021

Nursing home resident admission characteristics and potentially preventable emergency department transfers

Aryal K, Mowbray F, Gruneir A, Griffith LE, Howard M, Jabbar A, Jones A, Tanuseputro P, Lapointe-Shaw L, Costa AP. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021; 23(8):1291-6. Epub 2021 Dec 14.

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Michelle Howard

Biography

Education

Research Focus

Other Affiliations

ICES Grants

Continuity of care at the end of life: describing patterns, experiences and outcomes and finding optimal ways to capture

Improving palliative care in the home and community: building CAPACITI (Community Access to PAlliative Care via Interprofessional primary care Teams Intervention)

Physician care at the end of life: describing patterns of care and evaluating outcomes

Journal Articles

Changes in end-of-life symptom management prescribing among long-term care residents during COVID-19

Palliative end-of-life medication prescribing rates in long-term care: a retrospective cohort study

Nurse practitioner and physician end-of-life home visits and end-of-life outcomes

Physician continuity of care in the last year of life in community-dwelling adults: retrospective population-based study

End-of-life interventions in patients with cancer

Physician home visits to rostered patients during their last year of life: a retrospective cohort study

Continuity of physician care over the last year of life for different cause-of-death categories: a retrospective population-based study

Describing settings of care in the last 100 days of life for cancer decedents: a population-based descriptive study

Inpatient palliative care is associated with the receipt of palliative care in the community after hospital discharge: a retrospective cohort study

Nursing home resident admission characteristics and potentially preventable emergency department transfers

Get in touch with
Michelle Howard

Michelle Howard

Biography

Education

Research Focus

Other Affiliations

ICES Grants

Continuity of care at the end of life: describing patterns, experiences and outcomes and finding optimal ways to capture

Improving palliative care in the home and community: building CAPACITI (Community Access to PAlliative Care via Interprofessional primary care Teams Intervention)

Physician care at the end of life: describing patterns of care and evaluating outcomes

Journal Articles

Changes in end-of-life symptom management prescribing among long-term care residents during COVID-19

Palliative end-of-life medication prescribing rates in long-term care: a retrospective cohort study

Nurse practitioner and physician end-of-life home visits and end-of-life outcomes

Physician continuity of care in the last year of life in community-dwelling adults: retrospective population-based study

End-of-life interventions in patients with cancer

Physician home visits to rostered patients during their last year of life: a retrospective cohort study

Continuity of physician care over the last year of life for different cause-of-death categories: a retrospective population-based study

Describing settings of care in the last 100 days of life for cancer decedents: a population-based descriptive study

Inpatient palliative care is associated with the receipt of palliative care in the community after hospital discharge: a retrospective cohort study

Nursing home resident admission characteristics and potentially preventable emergency department transfers

Get in touch with Michelle Howard

Get in touch with
Michelle Howard