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Celebrating Black History Month
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IHPME joins the University of Toronto community and the rest of Canada in recognizing Black History Month. This is a time to celebrate the contributions of people of African and Caribbean descent that have enriched every sector of society. During this month (and beyond) we will highlight the achievements of Black scholars at IHPME—in research, policy, patient care and advocacy. Read more.
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Dr. Julia O'Sullivan partners with First Nations communities to strengthen early childhood literacy
She is chief advisor to the Model Schools Literacy Project, a partnership between First Nations communities across Canada and the Martin Family Initiative. Read more.
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'Always give back:' Trainee develops research opportunities for youth amidst doctoral studies
Troy Francis, a PhD student in the Health Services Research program, was awarded a Health System Impact Fellowship from CIHR for his research into the theft of opioids and other controlled substances from hospitals. Read more.
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A vision realized: Trainee leads pilot project to deliver eye care to Indigenous children
Justin Kritzinger, a student in the System Leadership and Innovation program, is working with community organizations on a program to assess the eye health needs of Indigenous kids in Toronto. Read more.
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Doctoral students awarded SSHRC funding
PhD students Victoria Boyd, Sydney Campbell, Joseph Donia and Lauren MacEachern each received doctoral awards from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
Read more.
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'What we are experiencing with the spread of COVID-19 is beyond what I could have imagined'
Dr. Beate Sander reflects on her team’s modelling of the pandemic and how it has informed public health policy in Ontario. Read more.
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Fireside Chat: Celebrating Black Excellence and Authors, moderated by Dr. Beverley Essue. Feb. 3, 6:30–8 p.m. Register here.
AGO Virtual Tour and Talk: Art of the African Diaspora. Feb. 7, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Register here.
Film Screening and Discussion: It Takes a Riot: Black Histories, Black Futures and Community Organizing. Feb. 16, 6–7:30 p.m. Register here.
Conversations with Poet Canute Lawrence. Feb. 24, 7–8 p.m. Register here.
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Webinar: A conversation with experts in England and the U.S. on the COVID-19 pandemic
Feb. 10, 2022, at 11 a.m.
Register here
In this NAO lecture, two experts—Lynn Unruh and Gemma Williams—who have been involved in tracking the range of policy and system responses to COVID in their jurisdictions will provide insights into what went on and why. We will consider what lessons we may learn from the COVID-19 policy responses taken in these two countries, including mistakes to avoid, and challenges to prepare for as we continue to deal with the direct and indirect consequences of the global pandemic.
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IHPME Black and Indigenous Peoples Postdoctoral Fellowships
The program aims to promote and support the academic excellence of promising Black and Indigenous trainees. The award is valued at $70,000 gross salary per year for two years. Each selected postdoctoral fellow will also receive a research start-up fund of $10,000.
Notice of intent to apply is due Feb. 14, 2022.
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The Joint Translational Centre for Digital Health Research launched a funding competition that is open to all University of Toronto staff and affiliated faculty. This funding is to foster collaborative research in digital health between U of T and the University of Manchester and will provide support for small seed projects with a clear pathway to future funding. The submission deadline is Feb. 18, 2022, 5pm (GMT)/12noon (EST) and the funds need to be spent by July 31st 2022. Applications must have a Principal Investigator from U of T and a Principal Investigator from the University of Manchester. Queries should be directed to the Programme Manager, Charlie Stockton-Powdrell: charlotte.stockton-powdrell@manchester.ac.uk.
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The 2022 Martin Lecture, hosted by the Faculty of Arts & Science
COVID-19: Where Will the Virus go Next?
Keynote speaker Professor Andrew Read, director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Pennsylvania State University, will summarize what we know so far about SARS-CoV-2 and explain how our attempts to control its spread might change its evolutionary path.
Feb. 7, 2022, 7 p.m.
Register here
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 Dr. Martin Koyle is the 2022 recipient of The Progress Medal from the Asian Society of Pediatric Urology and Indian Society of Pediatric Urology. The medal is awarded annually to an individual who has achieved eminence in the field of pediatric urology through his or her contributions.
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 Dr. Andrew Pinto, an associate professor at IHPME, was awarded an Applied Public Health Chair worth $1.15 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Public Health Agency of Canada. The award will support his work in upstream prevention in primary health care.
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COVID-19 health inequity in Ontario Dr. Andrew Boozary discusses equity issues relating to Ontario’s vaccine rollout and pandemic response — The Agenda
The neighbourhoods where booster shots just aren’t making it into arms Andrew Boozary says low rates of third dose vaccination in neighbourhoods that have been hardest hit by the pandemic are owing to structural determinants of health — The Toronto Star
Ontario’s young children are heading back to class—but many aren’t yet vaccinated against COVID-19 Karen Born says vaccination is protective against hospitalization and severity of disease — CBC News
Patients with disabilities had longer COVID-19 hospital stays, high readmission rate: study Hilary Brown and Amol Verma say disability-related needs must be included in Canada’s pandemic policies — CTV News
Refusing the COVID-19 vaccine comes with a price Steini Brown comments on vaccine mandates — The Globe and Mail
Solving the long COVID mystery Angela Cheung discusses her research into long COVID — TVO The Agenda
High time to take stock of COVID Peter Coyte wrote an op-ed on health policy responses to the pandemic — Bangkok Post
Ontario nurses want pay parity with police, firefighters amid pandemic staffing crunch Raisa Deber says the Ontario government’s decision to recognize internationally trained nurses makes sense — CBC News
Critics stress health system capacity constraints as Trudeau speaks with premiers Raisa Deber says dialogue about health system reform will be difficult and require buy-in from provincial leaders — CTV News
Quebec to force unvaccinated to pay ‘significant’ financial penalty Raisa Deber says a tax on the unvaccinated would be allowed under the Canada Health Act, which governs the country’s universal health care system — Toronto Sun
Medicine’s gender power and wage gap Fahima Dossa comments on her research which has shown female surgeons earn 24% less in hourly wages than their male counterparts —TVO The Agenda
People hospitalized ‘for’ COVID and those ‘with’ COVID are being reported separately. Here’s why David Fisman says reporting two sets of numbers is controversial — Ottawa Citizen
Experts are hopeful the Omicron wave will be short, but fear for health care capacity continues David Fisman outlines suggestions for protection from infection — Maclean’s
Will Omicron make you immune? Colin Furness discusses natural immunity from SARS-CoV-2 infection — TVO The Agenda
Canada, U.S. warn against throat swabbing for at-home COVID-19 rapid tests Colin Furness says health authorities should provide clear instructions on how to use throat swabs for rapid tests — CTV News
Should Ontario let Omicron rip? Peter Jüni says we should focus on stabilizing hospitalization numbers and ensure the health care system is not overwhelmed — TVO The Agenda
Manitoba shouldn’t give up on containing COVID-19, Ontario epidemiologist says Peter Jüni says the province should try to contain the virus owing to the pressure on its health care system — CBC News
This is what Ontario’s hospitals would look like if everyone was vaccinated Peter Jüni says the province’s health care system would not be at the brink of being overwhelmed if all Ontarians were vaccinated — CTV News
Addressing surgery postponements in the era of COVID-19 Danielle Martin says the issue of wait times for non-emergency surgeries is not a new problem, but COVID has made it worse — CBC’s The Current
Public health doctors have never been needed more—but the strain and burdens have never been clearer David Naylor says public health has long needed more people and better structure — The Toronto Star
U.S. is open as Canada shuts down. The difference? Their health care systems David Naylor contrasts the pandemic responses of Canada and the U.S., pointing to the “collectivist ethos” guiding Canadian policy — Bloomberg
Omicron may be less severe but ‘let it rip’ is not the answer Kieran Quinn says we must protect the vulnerable — Healthy Debate
We should debate the best COVID treatments. But let’s eschew revisionist history Fahad Razak, Arthur Slutsky and David Naylor wrote an op-ed in response to an essay by Norman Doidge
Long COVID will have health, economic impact for years to come, says expert Fahad Razak says provinces should prepare for the long-term effects of COVID — CBC News
Doctors sound alarm as alcohol consumption continues COVID spike Don Redelmeier says he is concerned by the substantial rise in rates of alcohol consumption during the pandemic — Toronto Sun
Experts explore strategies for strengthening Canada’s bioinnovation ecosystem at Medicine by Design event Beate Sander says we cannot separate health and the economy in a panel discussion on Canada’s bioinnovation system — U of T News
Is AI poised to make major breakthroughs in health care? Roxana Sultan was featured on the Ask AI podcast
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The NAO continues to report on provincial, territorial and country-wide health system and policy responses to COVID-19 on its dedicated webpage.
New publications:
News:
Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé:
- Call for papers for a special issue on Indigenous self-determination in health system reforms (submission deadline February 25, 2022)
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Shannon L. MacDonald, Ruth E. Hall, Chaim M. Bell, Shawna Cronin and Susan B. Jaglal. Association of material deprivation with discharge location and length of stay after inpatient stroke rehabilitation in Ontario: a retrospective, population-based cohort study
Nazlee Maghsoudi, Justine Tanguay, Kristy Scarfone, Indhu Rammohan, Carolyn Ziegler, Dan Werb, Ayden I. Scheim. Drug checking services for people who use drugs: a systematic review
Gillian Parker, Nida Shahid, Tim Rappon, Monika Kastner, Karen Born and Whitney Berta. Using theories and frameworks to understand how to reduce low-value healthcare: a scoping review
Gillian Parker, Monika Kastner, Karen Born, Nida Shahid and Whitney Berta. Understanding low-value care and associated de-implementation processes: a qualitative study of Choosing Wisely Interventions across Canadian hospitals
Nav Persaud, Muhamad Ally, Hannah Woods, Aine Workentin, Nancy N. Baxter, Andrew Boozary, Quinn Grundy, Aisha Lofters, Kwame McKenzie, Andrew Pinto, Holger J. Schünemann and Sharon Straus. Racialised people in clinical guideline panels
Rachel D Savage , Paula A Rochon, Yingbo Na, Rachel Strauss, Kevin A Brown, Andrew P Costa, Sudeep Gill, Jennie Johnstone, Peter Tanuseputro, Nathan M Stall, Pat Armstrong. Excess mortality in long-term care residents with and without personal contact with family or friends during the COVID-19 pandemic
Richard G. Booth and Gillian Strudwick. Preparing nursing for the virtual care realities of a post-pandemic future
Andrea C. Tricco, Sonia M. Thomas, Erin Lillie, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Jemila S. Hamid, Ba’ Pham, Taehoon Lee, Arnav Agarwal, Jane P. Sharpe, Alistair Scott, Rachel Warren, Ronak Brahmbhatt, Erin Macdonald, Ghayath Janoudi, Rajeev H. Muni, Carolina L. M. Francisconi, Trevor Richter and Sharon E. Straus. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Candyce Hamel, Mona Hersi, Shannon E. Kelly, Andrea C. Tricco, Sharon Straus, George Wells, Ba’ Pham and Brian Hutton. Guidance for using artificial intelligence for title and abstract screening while conducting knowledge syntheses
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HELP US SHAPE THE FUTURE. SUPPORT IHPME
IHPME as part of the DLSPH, is the first Canadian public health school to launch its own fundraising campaign. With the support of our generous donors, our Boundless Campaign will enable IHPME to continue shaping training and research in health systems, management and policy.
For more information on how you can get involved, give annually, create a named fund, or consider the School in your estate planning, please contact Annette Paul, Director of Advancement at or visit IHPME Donate or Support/Campaign. Thank you for your support!
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