David Juurlink

Senior Core Scientist

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Chronic Disease & Pharmacotherapy Research Program

Phone
416-480-4055 Ext. 3039

Assistant
Tilley Creary, Research Administrative Assistant, 416-480-6100 Ext. 7834

Biography

Contact David Juurlink

@DavidJuurlink

Education

PhD, Clinical Epidemiology, University of Toronto
Fellowship, Medical Toxicology, University of Toronto
FRCPC, Clinical Pharmacology, University of Toronto
FRCPC, Internal Medicine, University of Toronto
MD, Dalhousie University
BPharm, Dalhousie University

Research Focus

Adverse drug effects
Drug interactions
Pharmacology
Outcomes research
Toxicology

Other Affiliations

Professor, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Intitute
Head, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Attending Physician, Division of General Internal Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Medical Toxicologist, Ontario Poison Centre, Hospital for Sick Children

Recent ICES Grants

Population-based assessment of opioid use before and after total joint arthroplasty

Principal investigator: Ravi B
Co-investigators: Gomes T, Juurlink D, Kreder H, Redelmeier D.
Physicians' Service Incorporated Foundation, Operating Grant
2017-2018; $73,906
Population-based assessment of sleep deprivation in staff physicians and its impact on patient care and outcomes

Principal investigators: Govindarajan A, Baxter N
Co-investigators: Gagliardi A, Juurlink D, Kennedy E, Murray B, Sutradhar R, Urbach D
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant
2013-2016; $223,882
Beta-blockers, dialyzability and outcomes

Principal investigators: Garg A, Weir M
Co-investigators: Beyea M, Gomes T, Hackam D, Juurlink D, Kitchlu A, Mamdani M, Oliver M, Paterson M, Quinn R, Roberts M, Suri R
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant
2011-2012; $59,956

Recent Awards & Recognition

Eaton Scholar Award

2014: Dr. David Juurlink received the Eaton Scholar Award at the University of Toronto Department of Medicine's Annual Day.
6/9/2014
Toronto's 30 Best Doctors

2014: Dr. David Juurlink was named one of Toronto's 30 best doctors by Toronto Life magazine. Read the article here.
3/10/2014
Goldie Award

2013 — David Juurlink received the Goldie Award from the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. The award is given annually to a member of the Department who is within ten years of appointment to the Department and who has made a contribution of notable merit to the advancement of sound knowledge in Internal Medicine through research or teaching. For more information on the award, see the Department of Medicine website.
7/3/2013

Recent ICES Publications

8/29/2018

Contributions of prescribed and non-prescribed opioids to opioid-related deaths: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Gomes T, Khuu W, Martins D, Tadrous M, Mamdani MM, Paterson JM, Juurlink DN. BMJ. 2018; 362:k3207. Epub 2018 Aug 29.

8/21/2018

Pregabalin and the risk for opioid-related death: a nested case-control study

Gomes T, Greaves S, van den Brink W, Antoniou T, Mamdani MM, Paterson JM, Martins D, Juurlink DN. Ann Intern Med. 2018; 169(10):732-4. Epub 2018 Aug 21.

7/31/2018

Comparing the contribution of prescribed opioids to opioid-related hospitalizations across Canada: a multi-jurisdictional cross-sectional study

Gomes T, Khuu W, Craiovan D, Martins D, Hunt J, Lee K, Tadrous M, Mamdani MM, Paterson JM, Juurlink DN. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018; 191:86-90. Epub 2018 Jul 31.

See more ICES Publications

News coverage

ABC RN1/26/2018Audio

Canada moves to ban over-the-counter codeine sales

The National Post5/31/2017Article

A tiny 100-word research article helped start the deadly opioid crisis, Canadian study shows

Globe and Mail5/24/2017Article