A5078778370- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Homelessness and Social Issues
University of Toronto
2016-2025
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
2010-2025
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
2023-2025
Health Sciences Centre
2023-2025
Sunnybrook Research Institute
2023-2025
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
2016-2024
Trillium Health Centre
2019-2024
Public Health Ontario
2019-2024
Sunnybrook Hospital
2024
Hudson Institute
2023
In recent years, obesity-related diseases have been on the rise globally resulting in major challenges for health systems and society as a whole. Emerging research population suggests that interventions targeting built environment may help reduce burden of obesity type 2 diabetes. However, translation evidence into effective policy planning changes requires engagement collaboration between multiple sectors government agencies designing neighborhoods are more conducive to healthy active...
Engaging peer-interviewers in qualitative inquiry is becoming more popular. Yet, there are differing opinions as to whether this practice improves the research process or prohibitively challenging. Benefits noted literature improved awareness/acceptance of disenfranchised groups, quality research, and increased comfort participants process. Challenges include larger investment time money hire, train, support peer-interviewers, potential disrupt peer recovery. We illustrate, through case...
Clinical practice guidelines.The objective was to update the 2016 version of Canadian clinical guidelines for management neuropathic pain in people with spinal cord injury (SCI).The are relevant inpatient, outpatient and community SCI rehabilitation settings Canada.The were updated accordance Appraisal Guidelines Research Evaluation II tool. A Steering Committee Working Group reviewed evidence on (encompassing screening diagnosis, treatment models care) after SCI. The quality scored using...
Retrospective economic analysis.To determine the total direct costs of publicly funded health care utilization for three fiscal years 2003/04 to 2005/06 (1 April 2003 31 March 2004 1 2005 2006), from time initial hospitalization year after acute discharge among individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).Ontario, Canada.Health system were calculated 559 SCI (C1-T12 AIS A-D) inpatient, emergency department, inpatient rehabilitation (that is, short-stay rehabilitation), complex...
Purpose: To understand the journey of care in prevention and management secondary health conditions (SHCs) following spinal cord injury (SCI). Method: This was a case study design with 'Ontario' as case. The Network Episode Model used conceptual framework. Data sources included depth interviews persons SCI, providers, policy decision makers. Document analysis also conducted on relevant materials policies. Key informants were selected by purposeful sampling well snowball to provide maximum...
The circular economy is rapidly rising up political and business agendas. In contrast to today’s largely linear, ‘take-make-use-dispose’ economy, a represents development strategy that enables economic growth while aiming optimise the chain of consumption biological technical materials. A deep transformation production chains patterns envisaged keep materials circulating in for longer, re-designing industrial systems encouraging cascading use waste. Although there are some elements...
Background Globally, 1 in 3 adults live with multiple chronic conditions. Thus, effective interventions are needed to prevent and manage these conditions reduce the associated health care costs. Teaching self-management practices people diseases is one strategy address burden of With increasing availability access internet, implementation web-based peer support programs has become increasingly common. Objective The purpose this scoping review synthesize existing literature key...
Despite evidence of the benefits research use in post-acute stroke rehabilitation where compliance with clinical practice guidelines has been associated functional recovery and patient satisfaction, rate reliance on literature decision making among physical therapists is low. More examining factors that motivate to consider findings neurological needed inform efforts intervene. The objective this study was identify practitioner, organizational, characteristics providing services post-stroke....
To determine physical therapists' perceptions and use of standardized assessments walking ability post-stroke.Cross-sectional survey.A questionnaire was posted to therapists in neurological practice registered Ontario, Canada (n = 1155). Of the 705 responders, 270 treated adults with stroke completed questionnaire.Assessment tools most frequently used > 6/10 patients were Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment (61.1%), Functional Independence Measure (45.2%), gait speed test (32.2%). Only 11.1%...
Objective To develop person-centered episodes of care (PCE) for community-dwelling individuals in the top fifth percentile Ontario health expenditures order to: (1) describe main clinical groupings spending; and (2) identify patterns spending by sector (e.g. acute care, home physician billings) within across PCE. Data sources were drawn from population-based administrative databases all publicly funded Ontario, Canada 2010/11. Study design This study is a retrospective cohort study....
This article describes the development of priorities and actions to improve state research, policy, practice related accessible housing in Canada for persons with disability or needs. A modified Delphi approach an expert cross-sectoral panel was used gain convergence on a set advancing field Canada. included circulating anonymous pre-meeting survey (N = 49) followed by in-person planning meeting 45). The at identified three clusters from initial list 21 priorities, which included: 1)...
To describe and compare the factors that impact initial rehabilitation type after hip fracture surgery. Retrospective population-based cohort study. People aged between 50 105 with a who had surgical repair in Ontario, Canada, January 1, 2015, December 31, 2021. Descriptive statistics multinomial logistic regression model were used to identify associated type. In this study, 63,401 individuals included mean age of 80 years (standard deviation [SD] 10.9), mostly female (67.3%), 86.3% living...
A Patient Navigator (PN) role was introduced in the Emergency Department (ED) a large metropolitan hospital Southern Ontario (Canada) to assist with care transitions. The purpose of this study describe new PN program and type services provided for older adults ED. Given novelty program, it is critical better understand how ED model may help improve discharge process ED-community transitions adults. This retrospective observational cohort includes data between November 2020 October 2021. In...