Research

Ongoing Projects

1. Health Surveillance of Community-Dwelling, Persons-with-Dementia and Caregiver Dyads
2. Prevalence of moderate-to-severe Osteoarthritis pain of the hip and knee by Index Joints in Canadian Primary Care: A proof of concept study from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network
3. CanTreatCovid: Canadian Adaptive Platform Trial for COVID in Community Settings
4. Physician billing performance quality improvement systematic review
5. Screening patterns and the identification of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Children in Canadian Primary Care
6. The frequency and trends of use of antipsychotics in children and adolescents in the Canadian primary care population

EON 2023 Presentations 

NAPCRG 51st Annual Meeting 

Theal R, Aman J., Lees J., Barber, D. Peer-to-peer workshops to support disease management in patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A mix-methods pilot study. 51st Annual NAPCRG Meeting. October 30 - November 3, 2023. 

Lees J., Theal R., Somers A. Considerations for creating a novel linkage of primary care electronic medical record data with hospital data. 51st Annual NAPCRG Meeting. October 30 - November 3, 2023.

Theal R., and Barber D. Psychotropic Prescribing Patterns for Primary Care Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in South-Eastern Ontario. 51st Annual NAPCRG Meeting. October 30 - November 3, 2023.

EON 2022 Presentations

NAPCRG 50th Annual Meeting 

Lees J., Theal R, Barber D, Herman C. Considerations for creating a Restricted Data Environment with complete primary care electronic medical record data. 50th Annual NAPCRG Meeting. November 18-22, 2022.

Theal R. Applying Patient Segmentation in Primary Care to Develop Peer-to-Peer Support Groups for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. 50th Annual NAPCRG Meeting. November 18-22, 2022.

Theal R, Pathiraja DW., Helmer-Smith M., Sharior F., Wong S., Barber D., Kosowan L., Robitaille A., Garcia L., Singer A., Harvey K., Lussier MT. Lessons learned in establishing a pan-Canadian surveillance system for people living with dementia and their caregivers. 50th Annual NAPCRG Meeting. November 18-22, 2022.

Theal R., Morkem R., Barber D., Queenan J., Kinsella, L. Patterns of High vs. Standard dose flu vaccinations in Canadian Primary Care: A Baseline Cohort Pilot Study. 50th Annual NAPCRG Meeting. November 18-22, 2022.

EON 2022 Publications

Morkem R, Theal R, Barber D, Flemming J, Queenan J, Kehar M. Screening patterns of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children with obesity in Canadian primary care: a cross-sectional study. Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology. 2022;2022:1–9. DOI: 10.1155/2022/8435581

Paglialonga A, Theal R, Barber D, Kyba R, Guergachi A, Keshavjee K. Behavioral Segmentation for Enhanced Peer-to-Peer Patient Education. Studies in health technology. 2022;294:125-126. DOI: 10.3233/SHTI220412

EON 2021 Presentations

NAPCRG 49^th Annual Meeting

Morkem R., Barber D., Flemming J., Queenan J., Theal R., Kehar M. Screening patterns and identification of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese children in Canadian primary care. 49th Annual NAPCRG Meeting. November 19-23, 2021.

Queenan J., Theal R., Morkem R., Kinsella L., Barber D. Patterns of High vs. Standard dose flu vaccinations in Canadian Primary Care: A Baseline Cohort Pilot Study . 49th Annual NAPCRG Meeting. November 19-23, 2021.

Trillium Primary Care Research Day 2021

Lees J., and Barber D. Creating a Restricted Data EnviroNment (RDEN) for the Queen’s Department of Family Medicine's electronic medical record data, 2021.

Theal R., Paglialonga A., Kyba R., Keshavjee K., Barber D., Guergachi A. Applying patient segmentation in primary care to develop peer-to-peer support groups for patients with Type 2 Diabetes . Trillium PHC Conference, Ontario. October, 2021.

Queenan J., Theal R., Morkem R., Kinsella L., Barber D. Patterns of High vs. Standard dose flu vaccinations in Canadian Primary Care: A Baseline Cohort Pilot Study . Trillium PHC Conference, Ontario. October, 2021.

CPCSSN Publications 2024

For the full list of CPCSSN publications, please visit the CPCSSN website.

1. Dev, R., Behlouli, H., Parry, M., Raparelli, V., Norris, C. M., & Pilote, L. (2024). Impact of sex and gender on metabolic syndrome in adults: a retrospective cohort study from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 48(1), 36-43.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjd.2023.08.008

2. Hafid, S., Freeman, K., Aubrey-Bassler, K., Queenan, J., Drummond, N., Lawson, J., Vanstone, M., Nicholson, K., Lussier, M. T., Mangin, D., & Howard, M. (2024). Describing primary care patterns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic across Canada: a quasi-experimental pre–post design cohort study using national practice-based research network data. BMJ Open, 14(5), e084608. https://doi.org/10.1136/BMJOPEN-2024-084608

3. Kueper, J. K., Emu, M., Banbury, M., Bjerre, L. M., Choudhury, S., Green, M., Pimlott, N., Slade, S., Tsuei, S. H., & Sisler, J. (2024). Artificial intelligence for family medicine research in Canada: current state and future directions. Canadian Family Physician, 70(3), 161. https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7003161

4. Spohn, O., Morkem, R., Singer, A. G., & Barber, D. (2024). Prevalence and management of dyslipidemia in primary care practices in Canada. Canadian Family Physician, 70(3), 187. https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7003187

5. Thandi, M., Wong, S. T., Price, M., & Baumbusch, J. (2024). Perspectives on the representation of frailty in the electronic frailty index. BMC Primary Care, 25(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02225-z

6. Wu, M., Dart, A., Kosowan, L., Roychoudhury, S., Ewusie, J. E., Singer, A., & Chanchlani, R. (2024). Temporal trends in practice patterns after introduction of pediatric hypertension guidelines in Canada. JAMA Network Open, 7(2), e2355239–e2355239. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.55239