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Journal Articles

18/09/2023

Guidance Document and Framework for Anti-Racist Approaches to Research and Analytics at ICES

08/09/2023

COVID-19 vaccine equity: a retrospective population-based retrospective cohort study examining primary series and first booster coverage among persons with history of immigration and other residents of Ontario, Canada

Wanigaratne S, Lu H, Gandhi S, Shetty J, Stukel TA, Piché-Renaud PP, Brandenberger J, Abdi S, Guttmann A. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1232507. Epub 2023 Sep 8.

Journal Article

05/09/2023

Background rates of adverse events of special interest for COVID-19 vaccines: a multinational Global Vaccine Data Network (GVDN) analysis

Phillips A, Jiang Y, Walsh D, Andrews N, Artama M, Clothier H, Cullen L, Deng L, Escolano S, Gentile A, Gidding G, Giglio N, Junker T, Huang W, Janjua N, Kwong J, Li J, Nasreen S, Naus M, Naveed Z, Pillsbury A, Stowe J, Vo T, Buttery J, Petousis-Harris H, Black S, Hviid A. Vaccine. 2023; Sep 5 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

31/08/2023

Impact of national recommendations for routine pertussis vaccination during pregnancy on infant pertussis in Ontario, Canada: a population-based time-series study

Antoniou T, McCormack D, Fell DB, Kwong JC, Gomes T. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023; 23(1):627. Epub 2023 Aug 31.

Journal Article

28/08/2023

Association of prior outpatient diabetes screening with cardiovascular events and mortality among people with incident diabetes: a population-based cohort study

Ke C, Chu A, Shah BR, Tobe S, Tu K, Fang J, Vaid H, Liu P, Cader A, Lee DS. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2023; 22(1):227. Epub 2023 Aug 28.

Journal Article

23/08/2023

Comparison of socio-economic determinants of COVID-19 testing and positivity in Canada: a multi-provincial analysis

Antonova L, Somayaji C, Cameron J, Sirski M, Sundaram ME, McDonald JT, Mishra S, Kwong JC, Katz A, Baral S, Caulley L, Calzavara A, Corsten M, Johnson-Obaseki S. PLoS One. 2023; 18(8):e0289292. Epub 2023 Aug 23.

Journal Article

22/08/2023

Effectiveness of a fourth COVID-19 mRNA vaccine dose against the Omicron variant in solid organ transplant recipients

Naylor KL, Knoll GA, Smith G, McArthur E, Kwong JC, Dixon SN, Treleaven D, Kim SJ. Transplantation. 2023; Aug 22 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

18/08/2023

A province-by-province cost-effectiveness analysis and budget impact analysis of one-time birth cohort screening of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Canada

Wong WWL, Haines A, Wong J, Hamadeh A, Krahn MD. Sci Rep. 2023; 13(1):13484. Epub 2023 Aug 18.

Journal Article

09/08/2023

Engagement with the HCV care cascade among high-risk groups: a population-based study

Erman A, Everett K, Wong WWL, Forouzannia F, Greenaway C, Janjua N, Kwong JC, Sander B. Hepatol Commun. 2023; 7(9):e0222. Epub 2023 Aug 9.

Journal Article

02/08/2023

Virtual care use among older immigrant adults in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional analysis

Brual J, Chu C, Fang J, Fleury C, Stamenova V, Bhattacharyya O, Tadrous M. PLOS Digit Health. 2023; 2(8):e0000092. Epub 2023 Aug 2.

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12/01/2023

COVID-19 vaccination rates among adults experiencing homelessness substantially lower than rates among adults living in Ontario

News Release

16/02/2022

Cannabis-related emergency department visits increased significantly in Ontario after expansion of the cannabis retail market

News Release

21/01/2022

Physician mental health care visits increased 27 percent during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists

ICES scientists are appointed to the ICES Research Program which best fits their interests and, as such, become members of a network of health services researchers from across Ontario.

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Public health

Journal Articles

Guidance Document and Framework for Anti-Racist Approaches to Research and Analytics at ICES

COVID-19 vaccine equity: a retrospective population-based retrospective cohort study examining primary series and first booster coverage among persons with history of immigration and other residents of Ontario, Canada

Background rates of adverse events of special interest for COVID-19 vaccines: a multinational Global Vaccine Data Network (GVDN) analysis

Impact of national recommendations for routine pertussis vaccination during pregnancy on infant pertussis in Ontario, Canada: a population-based time-series study

Association of prior outpatient diabetes screening with cardiovascular events and mortality among people with incident diabetes: a population-based cohort study

Comparison of socio-economic determinants of COVID-19 testing and positivity in Canada: a multi-provincial analysis

Effectiveness of a fourth COVID-19 mRNA vaccine dose against the Omicron variant in solid organ transplant recipients

A province-by-province cost-effectiveness analysis and budget impact analysis of one-time birth cohort screening of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Canada

Engagement with the HCV care cascade among high-risk groups: a population-based study

Virtual care use among older immigrant adults in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional analysis

News Releases

Patients attending virtual walk-in clinics are twice as likely to visit the emergency department

Healthcare crises affect how survivors of sexual assault seek help

Virtual care associated with significant environmental and patient cost savings

Long COVID implications: increased health care use after infection with SARS-CoV-2

Increased demand for paramedic transports contributes to emergency department wait times

Emergency care and hospitalizations higher among cannabis users, study finds

The impact of reopening schools on community transmission of COVID-19 in January 2021

COVID-19 vaccination rates among adults experiencing homelessness substantially lower than rates among adults living in Ontario

Cannabis-related emergency department visits increased significantly in Ontario after expansion of the cannabis retail market

Physician mental health care visits increased 27 percent during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists