Colleen Maxwell

Adjunct Scientist

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Chronic Disease & Pharmacotherapy 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

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
Exploring frailty and its role in the assessment of high risk medications and risk of poor health outcomes in vulnerable populations

Principal investigators: Maxwell C, Bronskill S
Co-investigators: Austin P, Gill S, Gruneir A, Teare G, Wodchis W, Hogan D, Patten S, Seitz D, Thavorn K
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant
2014-2017; $330,803

Recent ICES Publications

1/28/2019

The association of resident communication abilities and antibiotic use in long-term care

Saxena FE, Bronskill SE, Brown KA, Campitelli MA, Garber G Langford B, Maxwell CJ, McCormack D, Schwartz KL, Daneman N. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019; Jan 28 [Epub ahead of print].

1/14/2019

One-year survival and admission to hospital for cardiovascular events among older residents of long-term care facilities who were prescribed intensive- and moderate-dose statins

Campitelli MA, Maxwell CJ, Maclagan LC, Ko DT, Bell CM, Jeffs L, Morris AM, Lapane KL, Daneman N, Bronskill SE. CMAJ. 2019; 191(2):E32-9. 2019 Jan 14 [Epub ahead of print].

9/26/2018

Incidence and prevalence of MS in children: a population-based study in Ontario, Canada

Marrie RA, O’Mahony J, Maxwell C, Ling V, Yeh EA, Arnold DL, Bar-Or A, Banwell B; Canadian Pediatric Demyelinating Disease Network. Neurology. 2018; 91(17):e1579-90. Epub 2018 Sep 26.

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