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ICES Western

ICES Western launched in December 2012 as a collaborative initiative of the Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London to foster partnerships between researchers, health care providers, patients and health care administrators.

Key Contacts at ICES Western

Site Director: Kristin Clemens

Associate Director: Salimah Shariff

Privacy, Risk and Compliance Analyst: Theresa FitzGerald

Local Lead Analyst: Jennifer Reid

Facility Administrator: Emmanuel Akanbi

Mailing Address

800 Commissioners Road East, London, Ontario N6A 5W9

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Publications from ICES Western

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Grants

Grant
2022 – 2023

Monitoring inequities in the utilization of preventative services at the local decision-making level: developing a practical approach using cancer screening data in Ontario

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Ali S
Co-Investigators
Asaria M, Cookson R, Hajizadeh M, Stranges S, Wilk P
Grant Type
Catalyst Grant
Grant Amount
$100,000
Grant
2022 – 2023

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physician supply of virtual and in-person mental health care services across reformed primary care payment models in Ontario

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Some N
Co-Investigators
Agic B, Ali S, Anderson K, de Oliveira C, Wells S
Grant Type
Catalyst Grant
Grant Amount
$100,000
Grant
2022 – 2023

Paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Ontario – resource utilization and long term outcomes

Granting Agency
Lawson Health Research Institute
Principal Investigators
Tijssen J
Co-Investigators
McClean M
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$9,204
Grant
2022 – 2023

Formation of Ontario Health Teams and quadruple-aim outcomes: quasi-experimental evaluation

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Sarma S
Co-Investigators
Garg A
Grant Type
Catalyst Grant
Grant Amount
$100,000
Grant
2021 – 2026

Filling knowledge gaps for the success of Ontario Renal Plan 3

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Beaucage MB, Blake PG, Chanchlani R, Clark EG, Clemens KK, Dixon SN, Harel Z, Jain AK, Molnar A, Silver S, Sood MM, Weir MA, Zappitelli M
Co-Investigators
Al-Jaishi A, Bathini L, Bhasin AA, Cowan A, Field B, Bonnie, Garg A, Harvey-Rioux L, Jaakkimainen RL, Kim SJ, Kitchlu A, Knoll G, Kurdyak PA, Muanda F, Nash DM, Naylor K, Nesrallah G, Oliver MJ, Ordon M, Paterson M, Perl J, Roshanov P, Sontrop JM, Sultan H, Vorster AH, Wald R, Walsh MW, Wang C, Welk BK, Yau K, Young A
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$1,143,676
Grant
2021 – 2025

Primary care reform and inequalities in the utilization of healthcare services and health status: analyses using Canadian Community Health Surveys linked with the Ontario health administrative data

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Sarma SK
Co-Investigators
Ali S, Anderson KK, Bauer GR, Devlin RA, Garg A, Hajizadeh M, Hong M, Mathews M, Stranges S, Thind A
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$416,924
Grant
2021 – 2023

Paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Ontario – epidemiology and outcomes

Granting Agency
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Principal Investigators
Tijssen J
Co-Investigators
McClean M
Grant Type
Operating Grant
Grant Amount
$24,000
Grant
2021 – 2023

Denosumab for the prevention of fragility fractures in hemodialysis: pilot study for an innovative, randomized-controlled trial, embedded in routine care

Granting Agency
AHSC AFP Innovation Fund
Principal Investigators
Clemens K
Co-Investigators
Garg A, Molnar A, Naylor K, Silver S, Weir M
Grant Type
Innovation Fund
Grant Amount
$40,881
Grant
2021 – 2023

Denosumab for the prevention of fragility fractures in hemodialysis: pilot study for an innovative, randomized-controlled trial, embedded in routine care

Granting Agency
AHSC AFP Innovation Fund
Principal Investigators
Dave S
Co-Investigators
Bartley D, Butter A, McClure A, Wang P
Grant Type
Innovation Fund
Grant Amount
$80,100
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Awards & Recognitions

Awards & Recognition
08/05/2023

Dean’s Award of Excellence

2023: Awarded to Dr. Kristin Clemens by the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Dr. Clemens is the recipient of the 2023 Dean's Award of Excellence for early career faculty in research and innovation.

Awards & Recognition
14/01/2022

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.

Awards & Recognition
14/05/2021

Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research

2021: Awarded to Dr. Amit Garg by Western University. The prize is the university’s highest distinction for sustained excellence in research.

Awards & Recognition
14/11/2019

MITACS Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

2019: Awarded to Dr. Flory Muanda.

Awards & Recognition
16/09/2018

The BJCP Prize

2018: Awarded to Dr. Flory Muanda for the paper "Use of antibiotics during pregnancy and the risk of major congenital malformations: A population-based cohort study". The prize is awarded to the best paper published in BJCP during an academic year. Read more

Awards & Recognition
24/07/2018

Excellence in Academics Award

2018: Awarded to Dr. Phillip Blanchette by the Oncology Department, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University.

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Scientists at
ICES Western

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ICES Sites & Contacts

ICES sites create an opportunity for scientists who wish to pursue research aligning with the ICES mission to access ICES’ administrative data from remote locations.

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