Colleen Maxwell

Senior Adjunct Scientist (Full Status)

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Life Stage Research Program

Phone
519-888-4567 Ext. 21396

Biography

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Education

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Élisabeth-Bruyère Health Centre & University of Ottawa
PhD, Health Studies, University of Waterloo
MA, Gerontology, University of Waterloo
BSc (Hons), Health Studies, University of Waterloo

Research Focus

Geriatrics and aging
Health care quality
Neurological disorders
Medication adherence

Other Affiliations

Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo
Research Chair, University of Waterloo
Professor, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo
Adjunct Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary

Recent ICES Grants

Incidence and risk factors of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and related adverse health outcomes among Ontario long-term care residents and marginalized older community-dwelling adults with COVID-19 (I-CARE)

Principal investigators: Daneman N, MacFadden DR, Maxwell CJ, Mishra S, Schwartz KL
Co-investigators: Brooks JI, Bowdish DM, Bronskill SE, Burrows LL, Langford BJ, Leung E, Leung V, Manuel DG, McGeer AJ, Morris AM, Nott C, Raybardhan S, So M, Soucy J
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant
2021-2022; $308,904
Progressive degeneration from onset in multiple sclerosis: evaluation of clinical and health-related quality of life, early loss of brain integrity and accelerated immunological senescence

Principal investigator: Marrie RA
Co-investigators: Banwell B, Maxwell C
Multiple Sclerosis Scientific Research Foundation, Team Grant
2015-2018; $3,263,384
FRAMING-LTC: frailty and recognizing appropriate medications in geriatrics and long-term care

Principal investigator: Bell C, Bronskill S, Jeffs L, Maxwell C, Morris A
Co-investigator: Daneman N
Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network (TVN) - National Centre of Excellence, Catalyst Grant
2014-2016; $265,990

Recent ICES Publications

4/28/2022

Multiple sclerosis and the cancer diagnosis: diagnostic route, cancer stage, and the diagnostic interval in breast and colorectal cancer

Groome PA, Webber C, Maxwell CJ, McClintock C, Seitz D, Mahar A, Marrie RA. Neurology. 2022; 98(18):e1798-809. Epub 2022 Apr 28. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000200163

2/27/2022

Greater opioid use among nursing home residents in Ontario, Canada during the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic

Maxwell CJ, Campitelli MA, Cotton CA, Hogan DB, Iaboni A, Gruneir A, Evans C, Bronskill SE. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022; 23(6):936-41. Epub 2022 Feb 27. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2022.02.011

2/7/2022

Potential unintended consequences of antipsychotic reduction in Ontario nursing homes

Harris DA, Maclagan LC, Iaboni A, Austin PC, Rosella LC, Maxwell CJ, Campitelli M, Pequeno P, Guan J, Kirkham J, Bronskill SE. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022; 23(6):1066-72.e7. Epub 2022 Feb 7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2021.12.043

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News coverage

CBC3/11/2022Article

'Significant increase' in opioids dispensed to Ontario long-term care homes during COVID-19: study

Healio8/10/2021Article