Populations & Public Health Research Program

The Populations and Public Health Research Program consists of scientists with diverse research interests in Indigenous health, the environment/housing, injuries/trauma, infectious disease/immunization and population health. Program scientists actively pursue the integration and use of novel data sets (e.g., immigration data, transportation data, air and noise pollution data, laboratory testing data) and methods (e.g., risk prediction algorithms, machine learning, causal inference, economic analyses) to conduct research on how best to promote health and prevent disease for all segments of the population.

Recent Publications

9/24/2019

One-year mortality after emergency department visit for nonfatal opioid poisoning: a population-based analysis

Leece P, Chen C, Manson H, Orkin AM, Schwartz B, Juurlink DN, Gomes T. Ann Emerg Med. 2020; 75(1):20-8. Epub 2019 Sep 24. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.07.021.

9/17/2019

Emergency department use in people who experience imprisonment in Ontario, Canada

Tuinema J, Orkin AM, Cheng SY, Fung K, Kouyoumdjian FG. CJEM. 2019; Sep 17 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: 10.1017/cem.2019.401.

8/29/2019

Influenza vaccine effectiveness among patients with cancer: a population-based study using health administrative and laboratory testing data from Ontario, Canada

Blanchette PS, Chung H, Pritchard KI, Earle CC, Campitelli MA, Buchan SA, Schwartz KL, Crowcroft NS, Gubbay JB, Karnauchow T, Katz K, McGeer AJ, McNally JD, Richardson DC, Richardson SE, Rosella LC, Simor A, Smieja M, Zahariadis G, Campigotto A, Kwong JC. J Clin Oncol. 2019; 37(30):2795-804. Epub 2019 Aug 29. DOI: 10.1200/JCO.19.00354.

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Recent ICES Grants

The benefits of pneumococcal vaccination for seniors: a Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases interdisciplinary project on healthy aging and immunization science

Principal investigator: Brown A
Co-investigators: Allin S, Crowcroft N, Deeks S, Fuller-Thomson E, Gibson J, Gray-Owen S, Gubby J, Kwong J, Philpott D, Rudzicz F, Sander B, Upshut R, Watts T, Wilson S

Connaught Fund, The Connaught Global Challenge Award
2019-2021; $248,789

A population-based study of emergency general surgery conditions in patients with solid organ transplants

Principal investigator: Gomez D
Co-investigator: Baxter NN

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2019-2021; $126,225

Is Ontario prepared for the return of measles?

Principal investigators: Bolotin S, Crowcroft NS
Co-investigators: Brisson M, Deeks SL, Goneau LW, Halperin SA, Hatchette TF, Kwong JC, McLachlan E, Severini A, Wilson S

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2019-2022; $436,050

Recent Awards & Recognition

President's Impact Award

2020: Awarded to Dr. Stephen Hwang by the University of Toronto in recognition of his pivotal research and advocacy to improve the health of homeless people. Read more.

3/2/2020

Early Researcher Award

2018: Awarded to William W.L. Wong by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science, Government of Ontario for the project "Developing policy models for viral hepatitis: integrating best evidence of effectiveness, safety, cost, and patient preferences."

5/14/2018

ICES Scientists

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