Assistant Professor

Catherine Ji

DFCM

MD, MSc

Location
Toronto Western Hospital
Address
440 Bathurst Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5T 2S6
Research Interests
Chronic Diseases, Vaccines, Public Health, Health Service Delivery, Global Health, Electronic Medical Records, Disadvantaged Populations, Observational Studies, Survey Methods, Mixed Methods
Accepting
Not Accepting Students

Awards

2022

DFCM Award of Excellence, Research Excellence - New Investigator, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2022

DFCM Quality and Innovation – Faculty and Staff Impact Award, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Awarded for QI pilot project on improving colorectal cancer screening rates at the Toronto Western Family Health Team

Grants

April 2023

1 year

College of Family Physicians of Canada Workplace Integrated Demonstration Project Grant (WID) – Open Call

Project: Strengthening interprofessional collaboration for effective health promotion and education initiatives at Toronto Western Family Health Team

Role: Principal Investigator

Team: Ji C (PI), Kaur N, Mann A, Ferreira L, Crampton N

Amount: $68,825 CAD

February 2022

2 years

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Addressing the Wider Health Impacts of COVID-19 grant

Project: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine childhood and other primary care immunizations in Ontario, Canada

Role: Principal Investigator

Team: Ji C (PI), Tu K (co-PI), Wilson S (co-PI), Dubey V, Forte M, Kwong J, Morris SK, Piché-Renaud P-P

Amount: $248,750 CAD

June 2021

1 year

NSERC 2021 Encouraging vaccine confidence in Canada grant competition

Project: Training peers in motivational interviewing to increase vaccine confidence among healthcare workers in a large, urban healthcare institution

Role: Principal Investigator

Team: Ji C (PI), Crampton N (Co-PI), Lemieux C, Granton J, Nolan R, Shapiro G, Obadia M

Amount: $49,417 CAD

November 2020

1 year

Pfizer Global Medical Grants Assessment of on-time immunization coverage in children under 2 years of age in Canada (Competitive Grant Program)

Project: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Childhood Immunization Coverage in Ontario, Canada

Role: Principal Investigator

Team: Ji C (PI), Morris SK (Co-PI), Piché-Renaud P-P, Burey S, Friedman J, Science M, Zlotkin S

Amount: $99,595 CAD

September 2020

2 years

College of Family Physicians of Canada Janus Research Grant

Project: Prescription Trends of Thiazide Diuretics in a Canadian Primary Care Population

Role: Principal Investigator

Team: Ji C (PI), Tu K

Amount: $7,500 CAD