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Primary Care & Health Systems Research Program

Program Lead: Liisa Jaakkimainen
Program Coordinator: pchsadmin@ices.on.ca

The Primary Care and Health Systems Research Program investigates the accessibility, timeliness and effectiveness of the primary and acute care systems. Researchers across Ontario are examining the performance of primary care reform models, the use of electronic medical records for research and the effectiveness of quality improvement strategies in acute care settings. We have developed analytic methods to examine injury, evaluate chronic disease management within primary care, measure the coordination of care and wait times across the health care system, and identify health team structures that support quality primary care.


Announcements & Events

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Recent Publications


Recent ICES Grants


collaborations and partnerships

Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

College of Physician and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)

Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP)

Ontario Medical Association (OMA)

Association of Ontario Health Centres

Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)

Toronto Community Health Profiles Partnership (TCHPP)

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)

The Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence


Recent Awards & Recognition

  • Polanyi Prize

    2022: Dr. Kieran Quinn awarded Polanyi Prize in Physiology and Medicine. The prizes are awarded annually to early-career researchers making significant, ground-breaking contributions to Ontario’s research sector.

  • Officer of the Order of Canada

    2022: Dr. Andreas Laupacis named a Fellow of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the field of medicine and to health care initiatives in Canada and internationally.

  • AMS Fellowship in Compassion and Artificial Intelligence

    2022: Awarded to Dr. Bridget Ryan by AMS Healthcare in partnership with the Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit. Read more.


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