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Tony Antoniou

Senior Adjunct Scientist (Full Status) ICES Central Populations & Public Health Research Program

Biography

Tony Antoniou joined ICES as an adjunct scientist in 2013. He has degrees in pharmacy and clinical epidemiology from the Univerisity of Toronto. His research interests include the epidemiology, outcomes and health services utilization of individuals living with HIV, as well as drug safety and outcomes of drug interactions.

  • PhD, Clinical Epidemiology, University of Toronto
  • Health services research
  • Pharmacology
  • Adverse drug effects
  • Drug interactions
  • Research Scholar, Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Assistant Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

ICES Grants

Grant
2021 - 2025

Understanding opioid use and harms among First Nations people in Ontario: integrating administrative data with guidance from communities

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Gomes T, deGonzague B
Co-Investigators
Antoniou T, Bertram JR, Macdonald KJ, Martins D, McGregor L, Mecredy GC
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$1,158,976
Grant
2021 - 2025

Ontario’s Opioid Drug Observatory: generating evidence on the evolving opioid crisis to inform and evaluate drug policy and clinical practice in Ontario

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Gomes T
Co-Investigators
Antoniou T, Bayoumi AM, Caudarella A, Clarke HA, Juurlink DN, Kolla G, Leece P, Mamdani M, Paterson M, Sproule BA, Tadrous M
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$1,002,152
Grant
2021 - 2024

Population-based studies on drug interactions between opioids and commonly prescribed drugs

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Antoniou T, Gomes T, Juurlink DN
Co-Investigators
Ho JM, Mamdani M, Tadrous M
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$237,150
Grant
2019 - 2023

Psychotropic drug use and safety among children and youth

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Antoniou T, Gomes T
Co-Investigators
Gardner W, Juurlink DN, Lunsky YJ, Mamdani M, Pajer K, Penner M, Tadrous M
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$481,952
Grant
2019 - 2022

Study of Post-Hospital care for Opioid Overdoses that are Non-Fatal (SPOON)

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Bayoumi AM, Leece P
Co-Investigators
Antoniou T, Caudarella A, Challacombe LA, Firestone M, Gomes T, Guilchar SJ, Guimond TH, Kendall C, Orkin AM, Powis J, Strike CJ
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$459,000
Grant
2019 - 2020

Harnessing population-based data on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use to improve community-based outreach to at-risk youth in Ontario

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Antoniou T, Challacombe LA
Co-Investigators
Bacon J, Gomes T, Tan DH, Wilton J
Grant Type
Catalyst Grant
Grant Amount
$39,987
Grant
2019 - 2020

The Ontario Naloxone Program for Pharmacies (ONPP): a multiple method evaluation of naloxone distribution, access, program acceptability and risk avoidance

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Antoniou T, Gomes T, Wong A
Co-Investigators
Juurlink D, Leece P, Lum-Wilson N, Mamdani M, Tadrous M
Grant Type
Operating Grant: Evaluation of Interventions to Address the Opioid Crisis
Grant Amount
$100,000
Grant
2019 - 2020

The burden of cancer and the role of engagement in HIV care in mitigating cancer risk in people living with HIV in Ontario

Granting Agency
Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)
Principal Investigators
Burchell A
Co-Investigators
Antoniou T, Kendall C, Moineddin R
Grant Type
Innovation Fund
Grant Amount
$50,000
Grant
2014 - 2019

Impact of HIV on aging-related comorbidities among key affected populations across Canada

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Hogg R, Raboud J, Burchell A, Loutfy M, Klein M, Montaner J, Cooper C, Machouf N, Tsoukas C, Sanche S, Wong A
Co-Investigators
Cescon A, Goldsmith C, Guillemi S, Harrigan R, Harris M, Hull M, Lima V, Moore D, Nosyk B, Palmer A, Phillips P, Samji H, Antoniou T, Cotterchio M, Hosein S, Rachlis A, Rourke S, Smieja M, Walmsley S, Trottier B
Grant Type
Operating Grant
Grant Amount
$2,856,300
Grant
2013 - 2018

Advancing primary healthcare for persons living with HIV in Canada

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Ashgari S, Becker M, Caetano P, Kaposy C, Kendall C, Liddy C, McGee F, Rourke S
Co-Investigators
Allison J, Antoniou T, Arbess G, Bacon J, Bayoumi A, Burchell A, Burt K, Carnochan T, Christie T, Collins K, Farrell G, Glazier R, Guenter D, Hogg W, Ireland L, Johnston S, Keely E, Kelly D, Kerr J, Kitson C, Kovacs C, Loutfy M, Lundigran P, Manuel D, Marshall Z, McLaren M, Moore L, Mugford G, Muggah E, Pinto A, Pottie K, Raboud J, Rachlis A, Rosenes R, Schulz C, Sorensen T, Taljaard M, Tyndall M, Wilson M, Yu B
Grant Type
Team Grant
Grant Amount
$2,498,494
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Awards & Recognition

Awards & Recognition
23/07/2013

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator Award

June 2013: Awarded to Dr. Tony Antoniou

Awards & Recognition
20/09/2011

Post-doctoral fellowship award

September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2013 — Ontario HIV Treatment Network post-doctoral fellowship award recipient Tony Antoniou.

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