Health services research

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Journal Articles

Journal Article

08/07/2026

Early adulthood outcomes among individuals with neurologic impairment and technology assistance

Doig J, Shulman R, Pullenayegum E, Guttmann A, Cohen E. Pediatrics. 2026; Jul 8 [Epub ahead of print].

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07/07/2026

Association between air temperature and COVID-19 emergency department visits in Ontario, Canada: a population-based case-crossover study

Grubic N, Ge E, Zang Z, Lavigne E, Campitelli MA, Golding H, Cisse T, Koh M, Batomen B, Liu J, Wei X. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2026; Jul 7 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

02/07/2026

Sex differences in healthcare use before the first multiple sclerosis-related demyelinating event

Amini F, Everett K, Zhu F, Li P, McKay KA, Zhao Y, Maxwell CJ, Marrie RA, Tremlett H. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2026; Jul 2 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

24/06/2026

Virtual care remuneration policy and postdischarge follow-up trends

D’Arienzo D, Mahant S, Austin PC, Yoshida-Montezuma Y, Guttmann A. JAMA Netw Open. 2026; 9(6): e2620021.

Journal Article

18/06/2026

Palliative and end-of-life care utilization in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction: a population-based study

Sterling LH, Fernando SM, Talarico R, Qureshi D, Di Santo P, van Diepen S, Herridge MS, Price S, Brodie D, Fan E, Needham DM, Scales DC, Combes A, Slutsky AS, Thiele H, Hibbert B, Tanuseputro P, Mathew R. JACC Adv. 2026; 5(7): 102869. Epub2026 Jun 18.

Journal Article

15/06/2026

Factors associated with severe health outcomes among community-dwelling older adults hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus

Atukorale VN, Kwong JC, Hernandez A, Moineddin R, Lee N, Kopp A, Andrew MK, Bronskill SE, Brown KA, Daneman N, Deeks SL, Johnstone J, McGeer AJ, McNally JD, Mubareka S, Murti M, Smieja M, Wilson SE, Zahariadis G, Bolotin S, Buchan SA. J Infect. 2026; 93(2): 106797. Epub 2026 Jun 15.

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15/06/2026

Differences in admission to trauma centres by sex among adults with traumatic brain injury: a population-based cohort study

Angeloni N, Veroniki A-A, Angriman F, Scales DC, Adhikari N. CMAJ. 2026; 198(23): E885-93.

Journal Article

09/06/2026

Is higher surgeon volume associated with lower complication and revision risk after distal radius fracture surgery? A population-based cohort study of 13,389 patients

Persitz J, Zagorski B, Baltzer H, Calzavara A, Wolfstadt J, Avisar E, Zuo KJ, Chan A, Paul R, Urbach DR. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2026; Jun 9 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

08/06/2026

Frailty and health resource utilization in 5450 adults with acute myeloid leukaemia: a population-based study from Ontario, Canada

Gupta G, Podolsky S, Liu N, Cheung MC, Bankar A. Br J Haematol. 2026; Jun 8 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

08/06/2026

Comparative use of homecare and health services following hospitalization with COVID-19, sepsis, and influenza: Population-based cohort study

Jaswal HK, Pequeno P, Lee S, Quinn KL, Okrainec K. J Gen Intern Med. 2026; Jun 8 [Epub ahead of print].

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News Releases

News Release

29/05/2026

Sex disparities persist in referral of female patients for kidney transplant assessment

Female patients with kidney failure were significantly less likely to be referred to a transplant centre for assessment, with the disadvantage widening with increasing age.

News Release

22/04/2026

Physicians pay the price for taking parental leave, increasing their workload in early pregnancy and returning soon after childbirth

Physicians experiencing pregnancy often maintained or increased their workload in the first and second trimesters, then reduced it in the third.

News Release

22/04/2026

Patients with higher markers of marginalization more likely to rely on emergency departments for concussion care, study finds

Patients experiencing higher levels of socioeconomic marginalization and without established family physicians were more likely to seek initial concussion care in hospital emergency departments (EDs) rather than outpatient settings.

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

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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