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Gillian Booth

Senior Adjunct Scientist (Full Status) ICES Central Chronic Disease & Pharmacotherapy Research Program

Biography

Dr. Booth is an adjunct scientist, who joined ICES in 2000. She holds an appointment as associate professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and is a practicing endocrinologist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. In addition to her research, Dr. Booth is actively involved in a number of committees and organizations, and was a member of the expert panel that developed the 2003 Canadian Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Dr. Booth completed her undergraduate degree in Life Sciences at Queen's University and a Masters of Science degree in Pharmacology prior to graduating from medical school at the University of Toronto in 1993. Following her residency in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, she earned a Masters degree in Clinical Epidemiology and Healthcare Research.

  • MSc, Clinical Epidemiology and Healthcare Research
  • MD, University of Toronto
  • MSc, Pharmacology, Queen’s University
  • BSc, Life Sciences, Queen’s University
  • Endocrine and metabolic disorders
  • Social determinants of health
  • Health policy/reform
  • Environmental issues
  • Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Endocrinologist, St. Michael’s Hospital

ICES Grants

Grant
2024 - 2026

Neighbourhood walkability and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A population-based study

Granting Agency
AHSC AFP Innovation Fund
Principal Investigators
Mozessohn L
Co-Investigators
Cheung M, Chan K, Booth G
Grant Type
Innovation Fund
Grant Amount
$105,854
Grant
2022 - 2025

Achieving equitable uptake and use of diabetes technologies among adults with type 1 diabetes

Granting Agency
Diabetes Canada
Principal Investigators
Weisman A
Co-Investigators
Shulman R, Lovblom L, Lipscombe L, Nakhla M, Dogba MJ, Rabasa-Lhoret R, Brazeau AS, Presseau J, Witteman H
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$300,000
Grant
2021 - 2025

Maternal disability and child preventive healthcare: supporting family-centred care

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Brown H
Co-Investigators
Cohen E, Gemmill M, Guttmann A, Lunsky YJ, Pituch E, Saunders NR, Telner D, Vigod SN, Zwicker JD
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$439,876
Grant
2021 - 2024

A population-based analysis of the adverse effects and adherence of novel diabetes therapy in older persons with cardiovascular disease

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Jackevicius CA
Co-Investigators
Atzema CL, Austin PC, Booth GL, Ko D, Naimark DM, Stukel TA, Tu K, Udell JA
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$367,200
Grant
2021 - 2022

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on type 2 diabetes incidence: finding synergy among science, policy, and action

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Booth GL
Co-Investigators
Campbell DJ, Fazli GS, Mishra S, Moineddin R, Parsons JA, Rosella LC, Shah BR, Taylor GW
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$100,000
Grant
2021 - 2022

Secondary prevention Community Heart Outcomes Improvement and Cholesterol Education (Secondary CHOICES) Study

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Udell JA
Co-Investigators
Abdel-Qadir H, Husam-Eldin M, Alloo J, Anderson TJ, Atzema CL, Austin PC, Bhatia RS, Booth GL, Chow C, Farkouh ME, Goodman SG, Ivers NM, Jackevicius CA, Johnston SE, Kapral MK, Ko D, Lee DS, Lindsay MP, Straus SE, Thompson W, Tobe SW, Tu K, Weisman A
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$100,000
Grant
2019 - 2023

Keeping in Touch (KiT) with young adults as they transition through type 1 diabetes care

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Booth GL, Brazeau A, Desveaux L, Dhalla I, Goyal S, Greenberg M, Nakhla M, Shulman R
Co-Investigators
Austin PC, Cafazzo JA, Goldbloom EB, Halperin IJ, Harrington J, Hillmer M, Isaranuwatchai W, Landry A, Lipscombe L, Mok E, Mukerji G, Parsons JA, Rabasa-Lhoret R, Spaic T, Sultan R, Wright M, Zenlea IS
Grant Type
Team Grant
Grant Amount
$1,200,000
Grant
2015 - 2022

Building healthier cities: a Canadian initiative to identify environmental solutions to curb obesity (the “Healthy Cities, Healthier Lives” Research Program)

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Booth G
Co-Investigators
Chen H, Hoch J, Moineddin R, Rosella L
Grant Type
Foundation Scheme Grant
Grant Amount
$1,250,340
Grant
2013 - 2017

The Cardiac, Vascular, Cognitive Dysfunction (CVCD) cohort alliance

Granting Agency
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Principal Investigators
Anand S, Friedrich M, Tu J
Co-Investigators
Booth G, Chiu M, Lee D, Ko D, et al.
Grant Type
Team Grant
Grant Amount
$1,999,852
Grant
2013 - 2017

The Cardiac, Vascular, Cognitive Dysfunction (CVCD) cohort alliance

Granting Agency
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Principal Investigators
Anand S, Friedrich M, Tu J
Co-Investigators
Booth G, Chiu M, Lee D, Ko D, et al.
Grant Type
Team Grant
Grant Amount
$13,699,636
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Awards & Recognition

Awards & Recognition
22/07/2015

Foundation Scheme Live Pilot 1 Grant

2015: Awarded to Dr. Gillian Booth for building healthier cities: a Canadian initiative to identify environmental solutions to curb obesity (The 'Healthy Cities, Healthier Lives' research program).

Awards & Recognition
01/07/2013

Mid-Career Investigator Heart and Stroke Foundation, Ontario

2013 – 2017: Awarded to Dr. Gillian Booth over four years. Dr. Booth's research topic is "Population-based strategies for reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease due to diabetes."

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Journal Articles

Journal Article
05/12/2023

Association of neighborhood-level marginalization with healthcare use and clinical outcomes following hospital discharge in patients who underwent coronary catheterization for acute myocardial infarction in a single-payer healthcare system

Akioyamen LE, Abdel-Qadir H, Han L, Sud M, Mistry N, Alter DA, Atzema CL, Austin PC, Bhatia RS, Booth GL, Dhalla I, Ha ACT, Jackevicius CA, Kapral MK, Krumholz HM, Lee DS, McNaughton CD, Roifman I, Schull MJ, Sivaswamy A, Tu K, Udell JA, Wijeysundera HC, Ko DT. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2023; Dec 5 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article
13/11/2023

Association of neighborhood-level material deprivation with adverse outcomes and processes of care among patients with heart failure in a single-payer healthcare system: a population-based cohort study

Bobrowski D, Dorovenis A, Abdel-Qadir H, McNaughton CD, Alonzo R, Fang J, Austin PC, Udell JA, Jackevicius CA, Alter DA, Atzema CL, Bhatia RS, Booth GL, Ha ACT, Johnston S, Dhalla I, Kapral MK, Krumholz HM, Roifman I, Wijeysundera HC, Ko DT, Tu K, Ross HJ, Schull MJ, Lee DS. Eur J Heart Fail. 2023; Nov 13 [Epub ahead of print].

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