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

8/17/2022

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against hospitalization and death in Canada: a multiprovincial test-negative design study

Nasreen S, Febriani Y, García HAV, Zhang G, Tadrous M, Buchan SA, Righolt CH, Mahmud SM, Janjua NZ, Krajden M, De Serres G, Kwong JC; Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Provincial Collaborative Network (PCN) Investigators. Clin Infect Dis. 2022; Aug 17 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac634

8/2/2022

Uncovering SARS-COV-2 vaccine uptake and COVID-19 impacts among First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples living in Toronto and London, Ontario

Smylie J, McConkey S, Rachlis B, Avery L, Mecredy G, Brar R, Bourgeois C, Dokis B, Vandevenne S, Rotondi MA. CMAJ. 2022; 194(29):E1018-26. Epub 2022 Aug 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.212147

7/26/2022

A time series analysis evaluating antibiotic prescription rates in long-term care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta and Ontario, Canada

Haverkate MR, Macfadden DR, Daneman N, Leal J, Otterstatter M, Mahdavi R, D’Souza AG, Rennert-May E, Silverman M, Schwartz KL, Morris AM, Saatchi A, Patrick DM, Marra F. Antibiotics (Basel). 2022; 11(8):1001. Epub 2022 Jul 26. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11081001

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Recent ICES Grants

Reducing health disparities among women experiencing imprisonment: an evaluation of the impact of transferring responsibility for prison healthcare to the Ministry of Health

Principal investigators: Liauw J, Hutcheon JA, Kouyoumdjian FG, Slaunwhite AK
Co-investigators: McLeod KE, Ogilvie GS, Palis H, Proctor L, Sharifi N

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2021-2022; $100,000

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

Person-centred segmentation: characterizing population segments to inform care

Principal investigators: Kuluski KH, Rosella LC
Co-investigators: Donnelly CA, Green ME, Logozzo J, Mansfield EA, McCarthy L, Slater MB, Wood B

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2021-2022; $100,000

Recent Awards & Recognition

Member Royal Society of Canada

2021: Dr. Laura Rosella elected Member of Royal Society of Canada.

9/9/2021

Canada Research Chair

2020: Dr. Angela Colantonio named Canada Research Chair in Traumatic Brain Injury in Marginalized Populations.

12/21/2020

Canada Research Chair

2020: Dr. Laura Rosella named Canada Research Chair in Population Health Analytics (renewal).

12/21/2020

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Announcements & Events

Two ICES-affiliated scientists recognized by Royal Society of Canada

Two ICES-affiliated scientists recognized by Royal Society of Canada

Three ICES projects receive COVID-19 CIHR funding

Three ICES projects receive COVID-19 CIHR funding

Canada Research Chairs Program recognizes ICES researchers

Canada Research Chairs Program recognizes ICES researchers

Recent Publications

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against hospitalization and death in Canada: a multiprovincial test-negative design study

Uncovering SARS-COV-2 vaccine uptake and COVID-19 impacts among First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples living in Toronto and London, Ontario

A time series analysis evaluating antibiotic prescription rates in long-term care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta and Ontario, Canada

Recent ICES Grants

Reducing health disparities among women experiencing imprisonment: an evaluation of the impact of transferring responsibility for prison healthcare to the Ministry of Health

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)

Person-centred segmentation: characterizing population segments to inform care

collaborations and partnerships

Recent Awards & Recognition

Member Royal Society of Canada

Canada Research Chair

Canada Research Chair

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