Primary Care & Population Health Research Program

Program Lead: Rick Glazier
Program Coordinator: PCPHadmin@ices.on.ca

The Primary Care and Population Health Research Program researches the accessibility and effectiveness of primary health care, and issues in population health. Researchers are currently examining the performance of primary care reform models, the use of electronic medical records for research and quality improvement. We have developed methods to examine the burden of chronic conditions, infectious diseases, and injury; the causes of ill health, the effectiveness of public health interventions, and indigenous health.

A mixed methods study of practice patterns among early-career primary care physicians and their implications for workforce planning

Principal investigators: Goldsmith L, Grudniewicz A, Lavergne R, Marshall E, Rudoler D.
Co-investigators: Glazier R.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, CIHR Project Scheme
2018-2022; $1,243,124
Primary care reform and medication appropriateness for seniors: a comparative study of two provinces

Principal investigators: Allin S, Grudniewicz A, Rudoler D.
Co-investigators: Dolovich L, Glazier R, Laporte A.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, CIHR Project Scheme
2018-2021; $500,586
Enhancing the use of rheumatology EMRs to evaluate and optimize care

Principal investigator: Widdifield J
Co-investigator: Jaakkimainen L.
The Arthritis Society, Operating Grant
2018-2021; $300,000

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collaborations and partnerships

Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

Public Health Ontario (PHO)

College of Physician and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)

Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP)

Ontario Medical Association (OMA)

Ontario HIV Treatment Network

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)

Recent Awards & Recognition

Maurice Wood Award for Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research

2017: Awarded to Dr. Moira Stewart by the North American Primary Care Research Group. Read more.
11/13/2017
The Bill Silverman Prize

2017: Awarded to Drs. Laura Rosella and David Henry for the paper “Risk of bias in systematic reviews of non-randomized studies of adverse cardiovascular effects of thiazolidinediones and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors: application of a new Cochrane risk of bias tool” by Cochrane at its annual summit. The prize is offered annually and explicitly acknowledges Cochrane's value of criticism, with a view to helping to improve its work, and thus achieve its aim of helping people make well-informed decisions about health care by providing the best possible evidence on the effects of healthcare interventions.
9/15/2017
Dean's Award of Excellence for Faculty, Lifetime Achievement Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Moira Stewart by the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
4/27/2017