Research Impact
Research Outputs
Our suite of NIHS-funded projects generates many useful resources and outputs across a wide range of topic areas and formats that cater to the needs of different audiences. Our aim is that these research outputs create impact across the health care system by increasing awareness and enabling meaningful uptake of research findings into policy and practice.
NIHS Research
New Initiative and Innovation Awards (2023-24)
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Oral presentation: Uptake Pattern of Flash Glucose Monitoring Systems Among Older Adult Residents of Ontario, by Immigration Status. IHPME Research Impact Day. April 24, 2024. Link: https://ihpme.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Research-and-Impact-Day-Program-2024-Revised.pdf
Oral presentation: Examining the access and effectiveness of Flash Glucose Monitoring Systems Among Older Adult Residents of Ontario, by Immigration Status. Canadian Centre for Health Economics (CCHE) Seminar. November 15, 2024 Link: https://www.canadiancentreforhealtheconomics.ca/learn/conferences-and-seminars/cche-seminar-series-2024-2025/
Poster presentation: Uptake Pattern of Flash Glucose Monitoring Systems Among Older Adult Residents of Ontario, by Immigration Status. Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research. May 14, 2024. Link: https://cahspr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CAHSPR2024-book-of-abstract-posters.pdf
Poster presentation: Time to Access for Flash Glucose Monitoring Systems Among Older Adult Residents of Ontario, by Immigration Status. Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network (OPEN) 2024 Summit. October 9, 2024. Link: https://res.cloudinary.com/code-blocks/image/upload/v1727120771/Open%20Pharmacy%20Research/2024_OPEN_Summit_Program_muykze.pdf
Poster presentation: Examining Uptake Pattern and Time to Access for Flash Glucose Monitoring Systems Among Older Adult Residents of Ontario, by Immigration Status. Data Sciences Institutes Research Day, University of Toronto. October 1, 2024. Link: https://datasciences.utoronto.ca/research_day_2024/
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Oral presentation: AHSPR HSPR Talks: Artificial Intelligence in Health Care and Health Professional Regulation. Canadian Health Workforce Research Network. September 18 2024. Available at: https://www.hsraanz.org/event/cahspr-hspr-talks-artificial-intelligence-in-health-care-and-health-professional-regulation/
Oral presentation: Artificial Intelligence and Health Professions' Regulation. Australian Health Professions Regulatory Authority (AHPRA). February 2024.
Oral presentation: Health Professions’ Regulation in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. April 2024.
Oral presentation: Canadian Network for Agencies of Regulation (CNAR) Fall 2024 webinar.
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Oral presentation: Informing A Governance Model for Integration of Community Pharmacists with Other Primary Care Providers in Ontario Health Teams. Evolving pharmacist scope and the impact on our health care system. October 10, 2024. Link: https://www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/events/evolving-pharmacist-scope-and-impact-our-health-care-system-ldfp-nihs-open-symposium
New Initiative and Innovation Awards (2022-23)
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Oral presentation: Early evaluation of the minor ailment prescribing service. Evolving pharmacist scope and the impact on our health care system. October 10, 2024. Link: https://www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/events/evolving-pharmacist-scope-and-impact-our-health-care-system-ldfp-nihs-open-symposium
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Presentation: Analyzing TTE Data with Sequential Randomization. October 24, 2024.
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Oral presentation: Learning from each other - policy comparison between ON & QC. Evolving pharmacist scope and the impact on our health care system. October 10, 2024. Link: https://www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/events/evolving-pharmacist-scope-and-impact-our-health-care-system-ldfp-nihs-open-symposium
Poster presentation: Individual Power: How is it enacted by Ontario community pharmacists? Annual Undergraduate Summer Research Program (Poster). Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto. August 13, 2024.
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Article: Zhao A, Gregory PAM, Austin Z. Climate-conscious pharmacy practice: An exploratory study of community pharmacists in Ontario. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/17151635241267856
Article: Austin Z, Háji A. What Could (Or Should) Be the Regulatory Response to the Wicked Problem of Climate Change?. Journal of Medical Regulation. 2024 Aug 9;110(2):7-13. Available at: https://meridian.allenpress.com/jmr/article/110/2/7/502482/What-Could-Or-Should-Be-the-Regulatory-Response-to?searchresult=1
Poster presentation: Exploring climate conscious pharmacy practice considerations for community pharmacists: An environmental scan. Climate, Health & Sustainable Care Inaugural Symposium. October 22, 2024. Link: https://climatehealth.utoronto.ca/event/climate-health-sustainable-care-inaugural-symposium/
Trainee Awards (2022-2023)
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Abstract: GUIDE Newcomer International Students. OPEN Summit 2023 Abstracts–Poster and Oral Presentations. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada. 2024;157(1):S1-S45. doi:10.1177/17151635231219546
Article: Aboelzahab YH, Pinto AD, McCarthy L, Dolovich L (2024) Exploring the pharmacist’s role in supporting newcomer international students and their families with the transition to the Canadian healthcare system including medication use: Protocol for a qualitative study. PLoS ONE 19(6): e0304780. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304780
News Article: Why a Two-Kilometre Strip of Yonge Street Has the Highest Life Expectancy in Toronto. The Local. Published online October 8, 2024. Available at: https://thelocal.to/life-expectancy-yonge-doris/
Oral presentation: Exploring the pharmacist's role in supporting newcomer international students and their families with the transition to the Canadian healthcare system including medication use: a qualitative study Undergraduate Summer Research Program Seminars (USRP), Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto.
Oral Presentation: GUIDE Newcomer International Students. Shopper Drug Mart Corporate Partnership Award Presentation, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University Of Toronto. October 2023.
Oral presentation: Exploring the pharmacist's role in supporting newcomer international students and their families with the transition to the Canadian healthcare system including medication use: a qualitative study, Upstream Lab, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Poster Presentation: GUIDE Newcomer International Students. Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network (OPEN) 10th Anniversary Summit, Toronto, Canada. October 2023.
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Academic article: Ledlie S, Tadrous M, Bayoumi A, McCormack D, Cheng C, Besharah J, Munro C, Gomes T. Trends in Opioid-Related Toxicities Among People With and Without Opioid Use Disorder in Ontario. Int. J. Drug Policy. 2024;127:104392. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104392
Infographic: Opioid Toxicities Among People With and Without Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and the Impact of COVID-19 in Ontario. Available on the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network: https://odprn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/OUD-and-COVID-19-Infographic.pdf
Oral presentation: Person, hospital, and geographic factors associated with connection to treatment following hospital discharge for an opioid toxicity. Unity Health Toronto Research Training Centre Research Day, May 2024, Toronto, Canada.
Oral presentation: Trends in opioid-related toxicities among people with and without opioid use disorder in Ontario. The Ontario Public Health Convention, April 2024, Toronto, Canada.
Oral presentation: Trends in opioid-related toxicities among people with and without opioid use disorder in Ontario. Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Graduate Research in Progress Symposium, June 2023, Toronto, Canada.
Oral presentation: Ontario Public Health Convention. April 2024.
Poster presentation: Person, hospital, and geographic factors associated with connection to treatment following hospital discharge for an opioid toxicity. International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users, October 2024, Athens, Greece.
Poster presentation: Trends in opioid-related toxicities among people with and without opioid use disorder and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management, August 2024, Berlin, Germany.
Poster presentation: Person, hospital, and geographic factors associated with connection to treatment following hospital discharge for an opioid toxicity. International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management, August 2024, Berlin, Germany.
Poster presentation: Person, hospital, and geographic factors associated with connection to treatment following hospital discharge for an opioid toxicity. Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Graduate Research in Progress Symposium, June 2024, Toronto, Canada.
Poster presentation: Trends in opioid-related toxicities among people with and without opioid use disorder in Ontario. Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference, May 2024, Ottawa, Canada.
Poster presentation: Person, hospital, and geographic factors associated with connection to treatment following hospital discharge for an opioid toxicity in Ontario. Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference, May 2024, Ottawa, Canada.
Poster presentation: Trends in opioid-related toxicities among people with and without opioid use disorder in Ontario. Canadian Association of Population Therapeutics, October 2023, Toronto, Canada.
Poster presentation: Canadian Association of Population Therapeutics Conference. October 2023.
Poster presentation: Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference. May 2024.
Collaborations
The NIHS is proud to foster collaboration and partnership with a number of key organizations across the Canadian health care system.
The Discovery Pharmacy is the University of Toronto’s dedicated campus pharmacy, providing pharmacy and interdisciplinary health services to the U of T community. The Discovery Pharmacy is a key collaborator with NIHS projects. Funded projects engage with the DRx as Knowledge Users and as a site for recruitment, implementation, and evaluation.
28 Collaborations
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Public Health Agency of Canada
Ontario Pharmacists Association
Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health and Sustainable Care
CASCADES
Diabetes Action Canada
Choosing Wisely Canada
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addictions
Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (CVPD)
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS)
Hospital for Sick Children
Canadian Mother-Child Cohort
British Columba Ministry of Health
Center for International Experience (UofT)
North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (NAO)
MedMe
Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
Patients for Patient Safety Canada
Discovery Pharmacy
ODPRN - Ontario Drug Policy Research Network
OPEN – Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network
Ontario Ministry of Health
Ontario Health
Ontario College of Pharmacists
Canada’s Drug Agency
Health Canada
Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA)
META-PHI