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 cohort study examining emergency department visits and hospital admissions among people who use drugs in Ottawa, Canada

Kendall CE, Boucher LM, Mark AE, Martin A, Marshall Z, Boyd R, Oickle P, Diliso N, Pineau D, Renaud B, Rose T, LeBlanc S, Tyndall M, Lee OM, Bayoumi AM. Harm Reduct J. 2017; 14:16.

5/12/2017

High end of life health care costs and hospitalization burden in inflammatory bowel disease patients: a population-based study

Murthy SK, James PD, Antonova L, Chalifoux M, Tanuseputro P. PLoS One. 2017;12(5):e0177211.

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Recent ICES Grants

Assessing the health and economic burden of Lyme disease

Principal investigator: Sander B
Co-investigators: Evans G, Tu K
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Scheme Grant
2016-2017; $100,000
Do cardiovascular medications mitigate the adverse effects of air pollution on increasing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality?

Principal investigators: Chen H, Kwong J
Co-investigator: Tu J
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Scheme Grant
2016-2017; $100,000
Population health analytics in action: improving impact, sustainability and equity in the health care system

Principal investigator: Rosella L
Co-investigators: Henry D, Stukel T, Walker J, Wodchis W
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Foundation Scheme Grant
2016-2021; $1,155,257

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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

Brian MacMahon Early Career Epidemiologist Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Laura Rosella by the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER). This annual award acknowledges early career epidemiologists who have made significant contributions to epidemiology through research, teaching, mentoring or service.
4/2/2017
Walter Rosser Chair in Family Medicine Research

2017: Dr. Richard Birtwhistle was named to the Chair by Queen's University. The Chair is for a five-year appointment beginning January 1, 2017.
3/30/2017
Slaight Family Foundation Grant

2017: $1 million grant awarded to Dr. Janet Smylie to train health care personnel to overcome racial biases which can lead to health care delivery inequities. Read more about the grant.
3/8/2017