Chaim Bell

Senior Adjunct Scientist (Full Status)

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Primary Care & Health Systems Research Program

Phone
416-586-4800 Ext. 8409

Biography

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Education

PhD, Clincal Epidemiology and Health Services Research, University of Toronto
FRCPC, Internal Medicine and Clinical Investigation
MD, University of Toronto

Research Focus

Health care quality
Continuity of care
Hospital epidemiology
Medication error
Patient safety

Other Affiliations

Physician-in Chief and General Internist, Sinai Health System
Professor, Department of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Core Member, Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, University of Toronto
Medical Consultant, Health Quality Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Recent ICES Grants

Prescribing cascades: putting the pieces together to optimize prescribing

Principal investigators: Hillmer M, Rochon PA
Co-investigators: Austin PC, Bell CM, Giannakeas V, Gruneir A, Hayes A, McCarthy L, Savage R, Stall NM
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2021-2024; $493,425
Identifying disparities in equitable access to virtual palliative care

Principal investigators: Bell CM, Quinn KL
Co-investigators: Bhatia RS, Downar J, Isenberg SR, Kyeremanteng K, Lee DS, Stall NM, Stukel TA, Tanuseputro P, Vincent D
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2021-2022; $150,000
Using real-world data to simulate the effects of efficient referral strategies on wait times for elective surgery in Canada

Principal investigator: Urbach D
Co-investigators: Aleman DM, Baxter NN, Bell CM, Bodur M, Gagliardi AR, Irish JC, Sutradhar R, White JS
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2019-2023; $673,200

Recent Awards & Recognition

CIHR/Canadian Patient Safety Institute Chair in Patient Safety and Continuity of Care

Funded chair for research and personnel support awarded to Chaim Bell.
6/1/2008

Recent ICES Publications

3/2/2022

Behavioral nudges to improve audit and feedback report opening among antibiotic prescribers: a randomized controlled trial

Daneman N, Lee S, Bai H, Bell CM, Bronskill SE, Campitelli MA, Dobell G, Fu L, Garber G, Ivers N, Kumar M, Lam JMC, Langford B, Laur C, Morris AM, Mulhall CL, Pinto R, Saxena FE, Schwartz KL, Brown KA. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022; 9(5):ofac111. Epub 2022 Mar 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac111

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

6/28/2021

Sex differences in the outcomes of adults admitted to inpatient rehabilitation after stroke

MacDonald SL, Hall RE, Bell CM, Cronin S, Jaglal SB. PM R. 2021; Jun 28 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.12660

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News coverage

Forbes 10/13/2015Article