Ruth Hall

Adjunct Scientist (Full Status)

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Cardiovascular Research Program

Phone
416-480-4055

Biography

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Education

PhD, Health Services Research, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
MSc, Health Services Research, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
BSc, Applied Human Nutrition, University of Guelph

Research Focus

Health care program evaluation
Health care quality
Health services research
Outcomes research

Other Affiliations

Stroke Evaluation Scientist, CorHealth Ontario
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto

Recent ICES Grants

Developing a stroke-specific comorbidity index to predict mortality and disability in a population-based study

Principal investigator: Yu AYX
Co-investigators: Kapral MK, Hill MD, Smith EE, Quan H, Kamal N, Austin PC, Hall R
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Catalyst Grant
2017-2019; $192,558
Stroke care and outcomes in rural Ontario

Principal investigator: Kapral M
Co-investigators: Austin P, Hall R, Jin, Manuel D, Silver R, Swartz
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Operating grant
2016-2018; $181,690

Recent Awards & Recognition

Society of Graduates Literary Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Ruth Hall by the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. The SOG Award recognizes IHPME graduates who have demonstrated leadership and innovation in shaping the health care system. Dr. Hall received the award for the paper "Does the volume of ischemic stroke admissions relate to clinical outcomes in the Ontario stroke system?" published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
2/7/2017

Recent ICES Publications

4/13/2022

Incidence of new onset atrial fibrillation after transcatheter PFO closure using 15 years of Ontario administrative health data

Oliva L, Huszti E, Hall R, Abrahamyan L, Horlick E. Heart Rhythm. 2022; Apr 13 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.04.006

4/6/2022

Developing a random forest algorithm to identify patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defects in Ontario administrative databases

Oliva L, Horlick E, Wang B, Huszti E, Hall R, Abrahamyan L. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2022; 22(1):93. Epub 2022 Apr 6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-022-01837-2

1/25/2022

Association of material deprivation with discharge location and length of stay after inpatient stroke rehabilitation in Ontario: a retrospective, population-based cohort study

MacDonald SL, Hall RE, Bell CM, Cronin S, Jaglal SB. CMAJ Open. 2022; 10(1):E50-5. Epub 2022 Jan 25. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200300

Ruth Hall

Education

Research Focus

Other Affiliations

Recent ICES Grants

Developing a stroke-specific comorbidity index to predict mortality and disability in a population-based study

Stroke care and outcomes in rural Ontario

Recent Awards & Recognition

Society of Graduates Literary Award

Recent ICES Publications

Incidence of new onset atrial fibrillation after transcatheter PFO closure using 15 years of Ontario administrative health data

Developing a random forest algorithm to identify patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defects in Ontario administrative databases

Association of material deprivation with discharge location and length of stay after inpatient stroke rehabilitation in Ontario: a retrospective, population-based cohort study

News coverage

Stroke care gets a good report card

Good news for Windsor-Essex in stroke report card

Access to rehab after strokes remains issue in Ottawa, report finds