A population-based study of obstructive sleep apnea: using probabilistic case ascertainment through health administrative databases
Talarico R, Povitz M, Pendharkar SR, Reisman W, McIsaac DI, Kendzerska T. Int J Epidemiol. 2026; 55(5): dyag176.
Publications
Validation of a health administrative definition of obstructive sleep apnea in children in Ontario, Canada
Radhakrishnan D, Kendzerska T, Katz S, Blinder H, Bin Hasan S, Naik T, Benchimol E, Narang I, Al-Saleh S. PLoS One. 2026; 21(4): e0347148.
Evaluating the role of inpatient sleep studies in hospitalized adults in relation to one-year mortality and healthcare utilization: a population-based cohort study
Kendzerska T, Pendharkar SR, Talarico R, Luks V, Chandy G, Mulpuru S, Thavorn K, Boulos MI, Mak MSB, Porhownik N, Povitz M. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026; aaoag057. Epub 2026 Mar 16.
Trends in health care services use and mortality in adults with cardiometabolic diseases during the first year of the pandemic in Ontario, Canada
Kendzerska T, Saymeh M, Pugliese M, Povitz M, Robinson B, Edwards JD, To T, Gershon A. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025; e011996. Epub 2025 Sep 24.
Risk profile of young adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Gershon AS, Munn J, McGihon RE, Pequeno P, Luo J, Blazer A, Kendzerska T, Aaron SD, To T. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025; Aug 7 [Epub ahead of print].
Sleep medicine resource utilization in individuals with Parkinson disease: a population study of health administrative data
Gotfrit R, Talarico R, Gros P, Kaminska M, Mestre TA, Kendzerska T. Neurol Clin Pract. 2025; 15(4):e200511. Epub 2025 Jul 11.
Understanding inpatient sleep studies for sleep-disordered breathing: a retrospective population-based study of health administrative databases
Kendzerska T, Pendharkar S, Talarico R, Luks V, Chandy G, Mulpuru S, Thavorn K, Boulos M, Mak M, Povitz M. CHEST Pulm. Epub 2025 May 21.
Association between a recalled Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) device and obstructive lung disease: a province-based study
Kendzerska T, Talarico R, Povitz M, Blades K, Mackenzie C, Gershon A, Ayas N, Kaminska M, Fention M, McBrien K, Hawken S, Ratycz D, Owens R, Pendharkar S. CHEST. 2025; S0012-3692(25): 00577-X. Epub 2025 May 16.
Healthcare utilization trends in adults with asthma or COPD during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to pre-pandemic: a population-based study
Kendzerska T, Pugliese M, Manuel D, Sadatsafavi M, Povitz M, Stukel TA, To T, Aaron SD, Mulpuru S, Chin M, Kendall CE, Thavorn K, Gershon AS. PLoS One. 2025; 20(3):e0316553.
Care utilization patterns among patients dying with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Fernandes A, Hafid S, Gayowsky A, Kendzerska T, Jones A, Gallagher E, Webber C, Downar J, Corriveau S, Manuel DG, Mulpuru S, Da Silva-Krul D, Hsu A, Tanuseputro P, Isenberg SR, Howard, M. Can J Respir Crit Care Sleep Med. 2025; 9(2), 85–93.