Lorraine Lipscombe

Senior Adjunct Scientist (Full Status)

ICES Affiliation

ICES UofT
Chronic Disease & Pharmacotherapy Research Program

Phone
416-323-6373

Other Affiliations

Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

Associate Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto

Scientist, Women's College Research Institute

Director, Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations

Director, Centre for Integrated Diabetes Care, Women's College Hospital

Staff Physician, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Women's College Hospital

Recent ICES Grants

Keeping in Touch (KiT) with young adults as they transition through type 1 diabetes care

Principal investigators: Booth GL, Brazeau A, Desveaux L, Dhalla I, Goyal S, Greenberg M, Nakhla M, Shulman R
Co-investigators: Austin PC, Cafazzo JA, Goldbloom EB, Halperin IJ, Harrington J, Hillmer M, Isaranuwatchai W, Landry A, Lipscombe L, Mok E, Mukerji G, Parsons JA, Rabasa-Lhoret R, Spaic T, Sultan R, Wright M, Zenlea IS

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Team Grant
2019-2023; $1,200,000

The prevalence and impact of intensive diabetes treatment in older adults

Principal investigator: Lega I
Co-investigators: Austin P, Bronskill S, Campitelli M, Lipscombe L, Rochon P

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Scheme Grant
2018-2021; $290,700

Estimating the risks of adverse drug events using Bayesian evidence synthesis

Principal investigators: Austin P, John-Baptiste A
Co-investigators: Anderson G, Becker T, Lipscombe L

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant
2012-2013; $72,743

Recent Awards & Recognition

Goldie Award for Research

2015: Awarded to Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe by the department of medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Lipscombe was recognized for her research on the prevention, care and outcomes of diabetes, with a specific focus on diabetes in women.

5/19/2015

CIHR New Investigator Award

2012-2017: Awarded to Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe for the project "The influence of diabetes on cancer screening and prognosis".

10/1/2012

CIHR Clinician Scientist Award

2007-2012: Awarded to Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe for the project "Diabetes risk following breast cancer".

10/1/2007

1/31/2023

Growing income-related disparities in cardiovascular hospitalizations among people with diabetes, 1995 to 2019: population-based study

Shah BR, Austin PC, Ke C, Lipscombe LL, Weisman A, Booth GL. Diabetes Care. 2023; Jan 31 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-1936

12/14/2022

Patterns of diabetes testing for older adults without diabetes in Ontario's nursing homes: a population-based study

Chen JTC, Austin PC, Luo J, Campitelli MA, Bronskill SE, Yu C, Rochon PA, Lipscombe LL, Lega IC. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022; Dec 14 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18152

10/25/2022

The association between offspring birthweight and future risk of maternal diabetes: a population-based study

Nham T, Read SH, Giannakeas V, Berger H, Feig DS, Fleming K, Ray JG, Rosella L, Shah BR, Lipscombe LL. Diabet Med. 2022; Oct 25 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14991