Health services research

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Journal Articles

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].

Journal Article

07/06/2026

Association between model of anesthesiology care and outcomes after cataract surgery: a population-based cohort study

Aucoin SD, Alkadri J, Maberley D, Yu C, McIsaac DI. CMAJ. 2026; 198(22): E857-E865.

Journal Article

29/05/2026

Association between sex and kidney transplant referral, living donor contacts, waitlisting and kidney transplant: a population-based cohort study

Naylor KL, Zitoun N, Smith G, Romain J, Garg AX, Roberston-Hogg K, Knoll G, Kim SJ, Yoahnna S, Weir M. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2026; 13:20543581261455328.

Journal Article

26/05/2026

Primary care continuity and breast cancer survival: a retrospective cohort study

Walsh R, Lofters A, Groome P, Moineddin R, Krzyzanowska MK, Griffiths R, Grunfeld E. Cancer Causes Control. 2026; 37(6): 92.

Journal Article

22/05/2026

Phenotyping healthcare use before pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis, including by sex and age: a matched cohort study

Amini F, Everett K, Zhu F, Li P, McKay KA, Zhao Y, Maxwell CJ, Marrie RA, Tremlett H. Mult Scler. 2026; May 22 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

11/05/2026

Health care use among patients presenting to emergency department for gout flares in Ontario, Canada: a population-based health systems analysis

Kwok TSH, Morais S, Silverstein WK, Atzema CL, Choy G, Chandratre P, Li P, Widdifield J. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2026; May 11 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

01/05/2026

Predicting days at home after elective surgery for gastrointestinal cancer using HOMEDAYS: Prediction model development and internal validation

Ribeiro T, Bondzi-Simpson A, Chan WC, Mahar A, Jerath A, Coburn N, Hallet J. J Am Coll Surg. 2026; May 1 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

28/04/2026

Association between team-based continuity of care measures and end-of-life health care outcomes: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Hafid S, Isenberg S, Jones A, Wills A, Shorting T, Gayowsky A, Fernandes A, Quinn KL, Webber C, Gallagher E, Tanuseputro P, Howard M. Med Care. 2026; Apr 28. [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

24/04/2026

Healthcare utilization and HIV burden among Black communities in Ontario: a matched cohort study

Mbuagbaw L, Rezene F, Tharao W, Husbands W, Shahin R, Nyambi A, Lawson DO, Kihembo M, Aden M, Ongolo-Zogo C, Dabone C, Boamah S, Jackson-Best F, Dryden O, Nelson L, Verma G, Kopp A, Lofters A. Can J Public Health. 2026; Apr 24 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

23/04/2026

The association between hospital harms and 1-year mortality following a hip fracture in Ontario, Canada: a cohort study

Ali A, Senthinathan A, Rashidian L, Bai YQ, Wodchis WP, Bronskill SE, Backman C, Thavorn K, Kuluski K, Guilcher SJT. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026; Apr 23 [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