Archives: Project
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Acceptability of N95 Respirators Among Healthcare Workers: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
Summary This project examines the effects of N95 respirators on healthcare workers’ physical and psychological health. It will also investigate adverse outcomes and factors impacting N95 acceptability such as adherence, compliance, and tolerability. Project Resources Principal Investigators KTP Project Staff External Collaborators
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MPOCS Image Atlas
Summary The KTP worked with a team from the Options Lab at St. Michael’s Hospital to develop and disseminate an atlas of mpox lesion images. This atlas aims to provide images of lesions at different stages and on a variety of different skin tones. The KTP will conduct an evaluation of atlas usage post launch.…
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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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Access STEMM
Summary Women and racialized persons are under-represented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) careers. External factors among youth (e.g. lack of role models, gender stereotypes) are STEM gatekeepers. Access STEMM is an interdisciplinary youth outreach program designed to increase access to the intellectual, physical and mentorship space forged by STEM scientists and entrepreneurs at St.…
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Digital Health Literacy for Older Adults: A Rapid Scoping Review
Summary This research topic was initially submitted by a patient-partner through the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research – Evidence Alliance (SPOR-EA). Following careful review by a multi-stakeholder panel of researchers, healthcare professionals, and policy-makers, it was identified as a high-priority area and refined into a research question with the support of patient-partners’ lived experiences. The project…
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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…