Projects and Publications
Projects UTOPIAN is currently supporting
| Project Title | PI | Participating sites |
| Design and Evaluation of an mHealth Behavioural Intervention for the Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
Joe Cafazzo UHN |
Mt Sinai, NYGH, Southlake, St Joseph's, THP - Summerville |
| PIAAF-FP: Program for the Identification of Actionable AF in the Family Practice setting |
Noah Ivers WCH |
Sunnybrook, WCH |
| Development, testing & implementation of a decision aid for patients with diabetes in clinical care |
Catherine Yu SMH |
Markham, NYGH, Southlake, St Michael's, Sunnybrook, MGH, TWH, WCH |
| The Implementation of the CPCSSN Data Presentation Tool in Primary Care Clinics to enhance the Surveillance, Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease |
Debra Butt TSH |
RVH, M-SH, Mt Sinai, NYGH, TSH, SMH, MGH, WCH |
CPCSSN National Data projects at UTOPIAN
Projects funded by UTOPIAN - 2016
| Project Title | PI | Participating sites |
| Exploring the Primary Care Mental Health Experiences of Eating Disorder Patients: A Thematic Analysis |
Kim Lazare NYGH |
NYGH |
| Coordinated Care Planning in Toronto’s First Wave Health Links: A Qualitative Study of Caregiver and Patient Experiences |
Blaise Clarkson & Tia Pham TEGH/MGH |
Sunnybrook, TEGH/MGH |
| Trends in the Use of Trazodone associated with Public Reporting of the Indicator: "Potentially Inappropriate Antipsychotic use” in Long-Term Care in Ontario |
Evelyn Williams Sunnybrook |
Sunnybrook |
| Determining Patient Preferences Regarding STATIN Therapy For Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease After Utilization of A Shared Decision Aid |
Patricia Marr TWH |
TWH |
| A Feasibility Study of an Emotion-Focused Mindfulness Group to Enhance Coping and Resilience in Family Medicine Patients Living with Common Mental Illnesses |
Rodelyn Wisco & Cleo Haber Mt Sinai |
Mt Sinai |
| Role Modeling of Professionalism in Family Medicine Residency |
Stephen Marisette Markham |
Markham, Sunnybrook |
| Use of email between family physicians and patients: A descriptive survey of family physician practices and knowledge |
Raj Girdhari St Michael's |
Barrie, Markham, Mt Sinai, NYGH, Scarborough, Southlake, St Joseph's, St Michael's, Sunnybrook, TEGH, CVH, Summerville, TWH, WCH |
| Current practices and barriers to screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol and smoking during pregnancy among maternity care providers |
Alice Ordean St Joseph's |
Mt Sinai, Southlake |
| Pregnancy Risks and Women’s Future Cardiovascular Health: A Missed Primary Care Opportunity to Improve Women’s Health? |
Karen Fleming Sunnybrook |
Sunnybrook |
Projects funded by UTOPIAN - 2015
| Project Title | PI | Participating sites |
| Barriers and Facilitators in Follow-Up with Primary Care Providers upon Discharge from Hospital: Patients’ and Caregivers’ Perspectives |
Soumia Meiyappan TWH |
TWH |
| Using Local and National EMR Data to Examine Adult Weight Trends in Primary Care |
Alan Monavvari Markham |
Markham |
| Childhood and Youth Obesity: Assessment of Screening and Management Patterns in Community-based Primary Care Practices |
Matt Orava Barrie |
Barrie |
| Pilot Needs Assessment and Usability Testing of an eLearning Mobile Application for Procedural Skill Acquisition and Training for Residents and Teachers |
Jeremy Rezmovitz Sunnybrook |
Sunnybrook |
| Family Medicine Residents and House Calls: A Pilot Study |
Navsheer Toor Southlake |
Southlake |
| Assessing Attitudes of Evaluation in Competency Based Medical Education |
Peter Tzakas TEGH |
TEGH |
| Validating an algorithm to identify people with living with Hepatitis C using electronic medical record data and assessing the quality of primary care provided |
Zoe von Aesch St Michael's |
St Michael's |
List of selected publications
Wylie G, Menz HB, McFarlane S, Ogston S, Sullivan F, Williams B, Young Z, Morris J. Podiatry intervention versus usual care to prevent falls in care homes: pilot randomized controlled trial (the PIRFECT study). 2017 BMC Geriatrics 17:143. BMC Geriatrics link
Persaud N, Lee T, Ahmad H, Li W, Taglione MS, Rajakulasingam Y, Umali N, Boozary A, Glazier RH, Gomes T, Hwang SW, Jüni P, Law M, Mamdani MM, Manns B, Martin D, Morgan S, Oh P, Pinto AD, Shah BR, Sullivan FM, Thorpe KE, Tu K, Laupacis A. Protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effects of providing essential medicines at no charge: the Carefully seLected and Easily Accessible at No Charge Medicines (CLEAN Meds) trial. BMJ Open. 2017 Jun 12;7(5):e015686. BMJ Open link
Loudon K, Zwarenstein M, Sullivan F, Gágyor I, Donnan P, Krishnan J, Hobbelen h, Althabe F, Treweek S. The PRECIS-2 tool has good inter-rater reliability and modest discriminant Validity. J Clin Epidemiol. 2017 Jun 8. pii: S0895-4356(16)30601-1. Doi.10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.06.001. PubMed link
Somasundara D, Sullivan F. Management of Bell’s palsy.Aust Prescr 2017;40:94-731 May 2017 DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2017.030. PubMed link
Loo CK, Greiver M, Aliarzadeh B, Lewis D. Association between neighbourhood walkability and metabolic risk factors influenced by physical activity: a cross-sectional study of adults in Toronto, Canada. BMJ Open. 2017 Apr 8;7(4):e013889. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013889. BMJ Open link
Francis NA, Ridd MJ, Thomas-Jones E, Butler CC, Hood K, Shepherd V, Marwick CA, Huang C, Longo M, Wootton M, Sullivan F; CREAM Trial Management Group. Oral and Topical Antibiotics for Clinically Infected Eczema in Children: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial in Ambulatory Care. Ann Fam Med. 2017 Mar;15(2):124-130. doi: 10.1370/afm.2038. PubMed link
Southgate D, Greiver M, Hubka G, Kostka K, Moineddin R, Moienedin M, Pencharz J, Bogetta H, Mazariegos C, Guindon JA, Petroff A. Effect of a Group Behavioural Management Program on Emotional Regulation of Food Choices: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2017 Mar 23:1-4. doi: 10.3148/cjdpr-2017-006. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed link
Greiver M, Wintemute K, Aliarzadeh B, Martin K, Khan S, Jackson D, Leggett J, Lambert-Lanning A, Siu M. Implementation of data management and effect on chronic disease coding in a primary care organisation: a parallel cohort observational study. J Innov Health Inform. 2016;23(3):580-590. JIHI link
Sullivan F, Daly F, Gagyor I. Antiviral Agents Added to Corticosteroids for Early Treatment of Adults With Acute Idiopathic Facial Nerve Paralysis (Bell Palsy). JAMA. 2016 Aug 23-30;316(8):874-5. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.10160. PubMed link
Aliarzadeh B, Meaney C, Moineddin R, White D, Birken C, Parkin P, Greiver M. Hypertension screening and follow-up in children and adolescents in a Canadian primary care population sample: a retrospective cohort study. CMAJ Open. 2016 May 5;4(2):E230-5. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20150016. PubMed link
Greiver M, Aliarzadeh B, Meaney C, Moineddin R, Southgate CA, Barber DT, White DG, Martin KB, Ikhtiar T, Williamson T. Are We Asking Patients if They Smoke?: Missing Information on Tobacco Use in Canadian Electronic Medical Records. Am J Prev Med. 2015 Aug;49(2):264-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.01.005. Epub 2015 May 18. PubMed link
Greiver M, Williamson T, Barber D, Birtwhistle R, Aliarzadeh B, Khan S, Morkem R, Halas G, Harris S, Katz A. Prevalence and epidemiology of diabetes in Canadian primary care practices: a report from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network. Can J Diabetes. 2014 Jun;38(3):179-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2014.02.030. Epub 2014 May 14. PubMed link
Aliarzadeh B, Greiver M, Moineddin R, Meaney C, White D, Moazzam A, Moore KM, Belanger P. Association between socio-economic status and hemoglobin A1c levels in a Canadian primary care adult population without diabetes. BMC Fam Pract. 2014 Jan 10;15:7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-15-7. PubMed link