Nicholas Pimlott

2009- Present - Scientific Editor, Canadian Family Physician
2008 – Associate Editor, Canadian Family Physician
2007 – Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
2010 – Academic Family Physician of the Year - Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
1996 to 2009 – Research Scholar, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto

Research Synopsis

I am an academic family physician whose clinical and research interests include dementia care by family physicians, care of the elderly the development and application of clinical practice guidelines in family medicine and postgraduate family medicine education. I am also the Scientific Editor of Canadian Family Physician with a strong interest in promoting family medicine clinical and education research.

Honours and Awards

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2016 - Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto - Award for Excellence in Teaching, Mentorship and Advocacy
2015 - Women's College Hospital - Award for Innovation in Education - The Peer Support Writing Group
2014 – Women’s College Hospital – Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Education    
2012 – Women’s College Hospital - Award for Excellence in Teaching
2011 – Excellence in Faculty Development Award - Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto 
2010 – Academic Family Physician of the Year - Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
2009 – Program Leadership Award, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
2007 – Individual Teaching Award (Hospital-Based Clerkship), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
2006– Award for Excellence in Mentorship, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
2005 – Postgraduate Teaching Award, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
2004 – Outstanding Family Medicine Research Article Award, College of Family Physicians of Canada
2003 – Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
2001 – Hospital-Based Clerkship Teaching Award, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
1998 – Ortho-Janssen Literary Award, Canadian Family Physician (for Critical Appraisal Series)
1998 - Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto

Grants

2010 – Driving and Dementia in Ontario (DADIO). Principal Investigator:  Dr. Mark Rappoport. Co-investigators: Dr. Christopher Frank, Dr. Frank Molnar, Dr. Nicholas Pimlott, Dr. Nathan Herrman, Dr. David Wang-Tai, Dr. Gary Naglie, Dr. Mario Masellis. Alzheimer’s Society of Canada. Amount: $104,070.00 over two years. Co-investigator.

2010 - Development and dissemination of a knowledge support tool in genetics for primary care providers.  Principal Investigator: Dr. June C Carroll. Co-investigators: Dr. Roland Grad, Dr. Pierre Pluye, Dr. Nick Pimlott, Dr. Judith Allanson, Dr. Brenda Wilson, Joanne Permaul. CIHR. Amount: $40,000.00. Co-investigator.

2008 – The Role of the Family Physician in the Provision of Dementia Care: Expectations of Patients, Family Caregivers, Medical Specialists and Family Physicians Themselves. Dr. Nicholas Pimlott.  Co-Investigators: Malini Persaud M.ScN., Drs. Neil Drummond, Carole Cohen, James Silvius, William Dalziel and Gary Hollingworth. Janus Research Foundation, College of Family Physicians of Canada, July 1st, 2008. Amount: $10,000.00. Principal Investigator.

2008 – The effectiveness of care for people with dementia during periods of transitions: a Canadian cohort study. Drs. Neil Drummond, James Silvius, William Dalziel, Carole Cohen, Nicholas Pimlott, , Jean Kozak and Malini Persaud et al. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Amount: $100,000 over 3 years. Co-investigator.

2006 - Pathways to Diagnosis: Canadian Cross-Cultural Experiences of the Pre-Diagnosis Period of Alzheimer ’s disease – Juli Finlay M.Sc. (PI).  Co-Investigators: Drs. Neil Drummond, James Silvius, William Dalziel, Carole Cohen, Nicholas Pimlott, Sharon Coehn, Jean 
Kozak and Malini Persaud M.ScN. Agency: Social Sciences Research Council of Canada.  Amount: 
$125,000.00. Co-investigator.

2003 – Dementia New Emerging Teams (NET). Toronto member of the Dementia NET. Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).  The purpose of the Dementia NET is to understand and evaluate the effects of transitions in clinical, social, organizational and economic terms in order to develop services that are dynamic and responsive to the condition of individual patients and their families. Amount: $1.2 million dollars over 5 years. Co-investigator.