Category: Health services and policy research
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Featured Project: Research Integrity Project – Exploring Diversity in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers List
Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list is widely recognized as a measure of global research excellence. However, concerns about equity and methodological transparency have emerged.
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Featured Article: Reinforcing Canada’s Culture of Innovation and Discovery
Drs Sharon Straus and Stephen Toope discuss whether the Goverment of Canada’s recent budget meets the moment in this op-ed.
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Research Integrity Project: Exploring Diversity in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers List
Summary Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list is widely recognized as a measure of global research excellence. However, concerns about equity and methodological transparency have emerged. Literature has revealed growing evidence that the list disproportionately favours researchers from high-income, English-speaking regions, and scholars who are men. This study aims to assess diversity and representation within…
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Sustainability of NIH-funded Implementation Projects
Summary Failure to sustain implementation of health interventions has implications on cost and patient care, and diminishes trust and support for future implementation. We aimed to determine if projects funded through National Institutes of Health Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (DIRH) Study Section of the Research Project Grants (R01) considered or planned for sustainability.…
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Best practices and common challenges with implementing appropriate prescribing and use initiatives worldwide: A qualitative content analysis
Summary Canada does not currently have a national strategy to address optimal prescribing of medications, however there are several initiatives across the country and worldwide aimed at improving appropriate prescribing of medications. The purpose of this study was to describe the various organizations that are conducting work in appropriate use (AU) to understand the types…
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Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations (PIHCI) network summary report and infographic
Summary This project was commissioned by the Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations (PIHCIN) Network, to develop an infographic and summary report that provides an overview of Network activities and impact since their launch in 2014. The PIHCI Network is a pan-Canadian network of networks that was launched through the Canadian Institutes for Health Research…
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Co-creating a new model of long-term care home for older adults experiencing homelessness: Long-term caring
Summary More than 25% of people experiencing homelessness in Canada are older adults (>50 years); in Toronto alone, more than 3000 adults older than 50 years are homeless. They are at higher risk of adverse outcomes such as death compared with people who have stable housing. These numbers grew during COVID-19 because of the increased…
