Health services research

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Journal Articles

Journal Article

04/03/2026

Acute healthcare utilization associated with positive SARS-CoV-2 testing or serology among people experiencing homelessness: a prospective cohort study

Richard L, Carter B, Liu M, Nisenbaum R, Hwang SW. PLoS One. 2026; 21(3): e0343639.

Journal Article

27/02/2026

Emergency department visits for minor illnesses among recent refugee and immigrant children

Wanigaratne S, Brandenberger J, Lu H, Stukel TA, Odugbemi T, Glazier R, Rayner J, Guttmann A. JAMA Netw Open. 2026; 9(2): e2560070.

Journal Article

09/02/2026

Patterns of specialist healthcare delivery among inflammatory bowel disease patients in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario: a population-based study

Nguyen LJ, Huang V, Habashi P, Gao Y, Tandon P. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol. 2026; 9(1): 24-29.

Journal Article

06/02/2026

Team-based care within community health centres in Ontario, Canada and the association with emergency department visits: a population-based retrospective study

Nash DM, Rayner J, Dixon SN, Bhatti S, Garcia-Feliz S, Kueper JK, Zhang L, Booth RG, Shariff SZ, Pow C, Zwarenstein M. BMC Prim Care. 2026; Feb 6 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

30/01/2026

Real-world outcomes in patients with cirrhosis undergoing cholecystectomy: a population-based study

Nanji S, Bennett S, Mir ZM, Wiseman V, Djerboua M, Flemming JA. J Gastrointest Surg. 2026; 30(4): 102355. Epub 2026 Jan 30.

Journal Article

26/01/2026

Impact of incentive reform and COVID-19 on primary care home visits in Ontario: a population-based interrupted time series analysis

Jones A, Gayowsky A, Sinn CJ, Correia RH, Dash D, Rahman B, Meng MH, Sultan H, Niedra E, Costa AP, Ivers N, Jaakkimainen RL, Watt JA, Lapointe-Shaw L. Ann Fam Med. 2026; 24(1): 44-51.

Journal Article

26/01/2026

Healthcare utilization patterns and costs related to neurofibromatosis 1 in Ontario, Canada

Sivadasan A, Hernandez A, Candido E, Parkin PC, Tu K, Mendoza M, Barnett-Tapia C. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2026; 21(1): 25.

Journal Article

26/01/2026

Timing of insulin pump initiation among individuals with type 1 diabetes in Ontario, Canada

Zhu X, Lipscombe LL, Shulman R, Lovblom LE, Everett K, Weisman A. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026; Jan 26 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

22/01/2026

Family physician and specialist care for persons with dementia living in the community: through thick and thin

Cetin-Sahin D, Sourial N, Bronskill SE, Seitz D, Maclagan LC, Godard-Sebillotte C, Massamba VK, Rochette L, Wilchesky M, Feldman S, Gruneir A, Smith EE, Beuscart JB, Montero-Odasso M, Diong C, Arsenault-Lapierre G, Kosteniuk J, Sivananthan S, Bosson-Rieutort D, Le Berre M, Miskucza K, Vedel I; COVID-ROSA Research Team. Fam Pract. 2025; 43(1): cmaf105.

Journal Article

19/01/2026

Patient-reported symptom and urgent healthcare use in neuroendocrine tumors

Hallet J, Noel C, Sutradhar R, Duncan K, Law C, Singh S, Myrehaug S, Coburn N, Chan WC, Gombay A, Eskander A. Endocr Oncol. 2026; 6(1):e250050. Epub 2026 Jan 19.

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News Releases

News Release

27/02/2026

Newcomer children show lower rates of emergency department use for non‑urgent conditions, study finds

Refugee and immigrant children are less likely to visit the emergency department for minor illnesses compared to children born in Ontario.

News Release

13/11/2025

Male kidney donation is linked to a higher chance of developing a scrotal condition, study finds

The study highlights the importance of post-surgery monitoring.

News Release

03/11/2025

Longer distances to family physician has negative effect on access to health care

Living farther than 30 km from a family physician can negatively affect access to health care, found a new Ontario study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

News Release

29/09/2025

Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities substantially over-represented among long-stay psychiatric inpatients

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) account for more than one in five patients who have been in Ontario’s mental health beds for over a year, according to a new study from researchers at ICES and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

News Release

16/06/2025

More family doctors near retirement, raising concern about future of primary care

News Release

12/06/2025

Correctional populations in Ontario have twenty times the rate of substance use-related healthcare visits, study finds

News Release

14/05/2025

Coordinated primary, palliative, and specialty care improve outcomes for organ failure patients at end of life, studies show

News Release

14/04/2025

Hospital visits for cannabis use linked to higher dementia risk, study finds

News Release

18/12/2024

Patients who leave the emergency department without being seen face higher risk of death, hospitalization

News Release

24/06/2024

Health care delivered in a patient’s preferred language could decrease emergency department visits, hospitalizations and death

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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.

ICES Scientists Research Programs