Research Report

Dr. Mathews is leading a Patient Partner Program for the Department of Family Medicine.  As part of this program, there is a “Brown Bag Lunch Seminar Series” held monthly for the Department to join.  The next Brown Bag Series presentation is scheduled for May 17.

  • Hear about the latest research from Dr. Kevin Pottie’s team. 

Title:  Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among Refugees and Other Migrant Populations: A Systematic Scoping Review presented by Yasaman Yazdani.

Contact Leslie Meredith (leslie.meredith@schulich.uwo.ca) for a Zoom invitation if you are interested in attending.

 

Presentations

Opening Keynote Speaker. “What makes a trial more pragmatic: a conceptual approach”. Gardeners Grove, Cultivating Large Pragmatic Trials to Improve Hemodialysis Care. Virtual Conference. Presenters: Zwarenstein M, 2023 Mar 27, London, Ontario, Canada.

Panelist. “Methodological Commentary: SOLUTE trial by Dr. Conor Judge”. Gardeners Grove, Cultivating Large Pragmatic Trials to Improve Hemodialysis Care. Virtual Conference. Presenters: Zwarenstein M, 2023 Mar 28, London, Ontario, Canada, Scientific.

Thornton J. “Advanced Physical Activity Prescription”. Transition to Residency Lecture, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. 2023 April, Toronto, Canada.

 

Grant Funding

Title: Primary Health Care as the Foundation for Health System Performance, Integration and Sustainability
Granting Agency: Health System Research Fund, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Principal Investigator: M. Green, R.H. Glazier
Co-Investigators: J.B. Brown, S. Dahrouge, R. Ganann, M. Greiver, C. Liddy, A.L. Terry
Funding Amount: $1,700,000
Grant Duration: 04/2022 – 03/2023
 
Title: Preventing diabetes in young pregnant Arab Muslim individuals through lifestyle modification using the Nutrition and Exercise Lifestyle Intervention Program (NELIP): A Call to Action
Granting Agency: CIHR, Operating Grant: Diabetes, Psychological Health, Prevention and Self-Management
Principal Investigator: Mottola M
Co-Investigators: Co-As: Burke S, De Vrijer B, Giroux I, McManus R, Melling J, Nagamatsu L, Pila E, Prapavessis H, Thornton J, Tucket T, Van Lieshout R
Funding Amount: $204,150
Grant Duration: 2023 – 2026

 

Publications

Carrard J, Azevedo AM, Gojanovic B, Edouard P, Pandya T, Robinson D, Dönmez G, Ušacka L, Martínez Stenger RA, De Michelis Mendonça L, Thornton J, Reis e Silva M, Schneider I, Zwerver H, Jederström M, Fagher K, AlSeyrafi O, Zondi P, Ahamed F, Zhang M, Van Oostveldt K, Suvachittanont N, Akinyi Okoth C, Bel L, Matthews E, Nelson L, Kotila K, Hollander K, Owen PJ, Evert Verhagen E. Sport and exercise medicine around the world: global challenges for a unique healthcare discipline. BMJ Open SEM. 2023;9:e001603. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001603. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37020535/

Cheng AY, Goldenberg R, Krawchenko I, Tytus R, Hahn J, Liu A, Golden S, Millson B, Harris S. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Antihyperglycemic Prescriptions for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Study. Can J Diabetes. 2023 Mar 21:S1499-2671(23)00056-4. Doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2023.03.001. Online ahead of print. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36958421/

Cheng AYY, Harris S, Krawchenko I, Tytus R, Hahn J, Liu A, Millson B, Golden S, Goldenberg R. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Care and Clinical Parameters in a Primary Care Setting in Ontario, Canada: A Cross-sectional Study. Can J Diabetes. 2023 Jan 10:S1499-2671(23)00001-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2023.01.003. Online ahead of print. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36828737/

Harris SB, Levrat-Guillen F. Use of the FreeStyle Libre system and diabetes treatment progression in T2DM: Results from a retrospective cohort study using a Canadian private payer claims database. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2023 Feb 21. doi: 10.1111/dom.15025. Online ahead of print. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36811267/

Hedden, L., Spencer, S., Mathews, M., Marshall, E.G., Lukewich, J., Asghari, S., Brown, J.B., Gill, P.S., Freeman, T.R., McCracken, R.K., Ryan, B.L., Vaughan, C., Wong, E., Buote, R., Meredith, L., Moritz, L., Ryan, D., McKay, M., Schacter, G. “There’s nothing like a good crisis for innovation”: a qualitative study of family physicians’ experiences with virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Health Serv Res 23, 338 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09256-3

Nash DM, Thorpe C, Brown JB, Kueper JK, Rayner J, Lizotte DJ, Terry AL, Zwarenstein M. Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence Use in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study with Providers and Staff of Ontario Community Health Centres J Am Board Fam Med March/April 2023; 36:221-228; doi:10.3122/jabfm.2022.220177R2 http://www.jabfm.org/content/36/2/221.abstract

Petrella RJ, Gill DP, Kfrerer M, Riggin B, Majoni M, Blunt W, Bliss B, Silva NCBS, Aspinall PS, Adekoya P, DiNunzio M, Marsh J, Zou G, Irwin JD. Hockey fans in training (hockey FIT): Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics from a cluster randomized controlled trial in men with overweight or obesity. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Apr 7:107178. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107178. Online ahead of print. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37031793/

Pottie, K., Gruner, D. Community-based care for refugees to overcome health disparities. Nat Rev Dis Primers 9, 16 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-023-00430-9; Link to article https://rdcu.be/c8JU7.

Thornton J. with K. Reilly, B. Breau and R. Vaughan. White Paper: The Western Research Hub on Physical Activity and Health. Answering the World Health Organization’s Call to Implement the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity. Link