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Questions? Contact Eliot Frymire, Senior Research Manager
Tel: 613-453-69241 Email: frymire@queensu.ca
What is an AHRQ?
An Applied Health Research Question (AHRQ) is a question posed by a health system policy maker or provider in order to obtain research evidence to inform planning, policy and program development that will benefit the entire Ontario health system. INSPIRE-PHC is one of several Research Providers associated with the AHRQ program.
Research Providers: Research institutes, centres, programs or projects that receive funding from the Research, Analysis and Evaluation Branch through the Applied Health Evidence Program (AHEP) under a Transfer Payment Accountability Agreement
Knowledge Users: Individuals representing Ontario organizations that are seeking research evidence to inform planning, the provision of services, policy and/or program development in health and the health care system.
INSPIRE-PHC Funded AHRQs
Please contact us if you would like a copy of the Findings Report from any of the studies listed below.
2024-2025
Dr. Monica Aggarwal, University of Toronto
Knowledge User: OCFP, Deepy Sur
Virtual Policy Dialogue on the Conceptualization and Measurement of Team Functioning, Effectiveness, Performance and Collaboration in Primary Care.
Dr. Rachelle Ashcroft, University of Toronto
Knowledge Users: AFHTO; ALLIANCE; OCFP, Karen Leiva
Enhancing the Capacity of Social Workers in Primary Care Across Ontario.
Dr. Imaan Bayoumi, Queen’s University
Knowledge User: Public Health Ontario, Sarah Carsley
Trends and determinants of non-attendance at preventive well child visits for young children.
Dr. Colleen Grady, Queen’s University
Knowledge User: Ontario Health East, Kate Hurst
The role of Primary Care Networks in addressing workforce challenges in Ontario Health East.
Dr. Noah Ivers, University of Toronto
Knowledge User: Ontario Health, Liz Muggah, Kate Hurst, Alison Eyre
Evaluation of new team-based primary care investments: access to primary care for equity deserving populations.
Dr. Noah Ivers, University of Toronto
Knowledge User: Ontario Health East, Liz Muggah
Mechanisms by which interprofessional team members improve primary care capacity: a rapid realist review.
Dr. Brianne Wood, NOSM University
Knowledge User: Noojmawing Sookatagaing OHT, Jennifer Lawrance
Geographically-based primary health care capacity assessment: North West OHTs.
2023-2024
Dr. Lisa Bjerre, University of Ottawa
Knowledge User: OH East Francophone Services
Primary Care and French-Language Minorities: Exploring regional access and inequities in language-concordant primary care for French.
Dr. Jennifer Rayner, ALLIANCE and Dr. Joan Tranmer, Queen’s University
Knowledge Users: Primary Care Branch, Bahram Rahman
Assessing Nurse Practitioner Contribution to Primary Care within three practice models in Ontario.
Dr. Clare Liddy, University of Ottawa
Knowledge User: eConsult Centre of Excellence, Dr. Grace Warmels
Improving Access to Palliative Care Services Through Electronic Consultation: A Study on Primary Care Providers’ Adoption of an eConsult Service to Enhance Palliative Care Access.
Dr. Tara Kiran, University of Toronto
Knowledge User: Elizabeth Muggah
Impact of team-based care on physician capacity, patient outcomes and physician wellness.
2022-2023
Dr. Monica Aggarwal, University of Toronto
Knowledge Users: SGFP, AFHTO
The impact of remuneration and extrinsic and intrinsic incentives on interprofessional primary care teams: A rapid review.
Dr. Judith Belle Brown, Western University
Knowledge User: OMA Section on General & Family Practice, Allie Kinnaird/David Schieck
Factors influencing family physicians’ decision-making process to practice comprehensive care.
Dr. Jonathan Fitzsimon, University of Ottawa; Dr. Shawna Cronin, University of Toronto; Dr. Lise Bjerre, University of Ottawa
Knowledge User: Petawawa Centennial Family Health Centre
Evaluating a hybrid virtual primary care program: Health utilization and costs of unattached individuals by length of time without a family physician.
Dr. Morgan Slater, Dr. Catherine Donnelly, Queen’s University; Dr. Michelle Greiver, University of Toronto
Knowledge User: AFHTO, Kavita Mehta
Examining the work done by Interprofessional Healthcare Providers in primary care teams.
Dr. Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, University Health Network
Knowledge User: Ontario Health, Zahra Ismail
Do patients attending virtual-only clinics have higher healthcare utilization?
Dr. Maggie MacNeil, McMaster University
Knowledge User: Greater Hamilton Health Network
Making Primary Care Data Reports meaningful to the public: Co-produced infographics comparing Greater Hamilton Health Network and Ontario-based data.
2021-2022
Dr. Monica Aggarwal, University of Toronto
Knowledge Users: Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO), Kavita Mehta & Ontario College of Family Physicians, Leanne Clarke
The role of primary care in the rollout of COVID 19 vaccines: A review of the international evidence and experience.
Dr. Rachelle Ashcroft, University of Toronto
Knowledge User: Ontario Health, Payam Pakravan
A policy-centered knowledge translation strategy to optimize patients’ experiences with virtual care appointments in primary care.
Dr. Jonathan Fitzsimon, University of Ottawa
Knowledge User: Arnprior Regional Health
COVID-19 assessment in rural, remote and underserviced communities: Assessing the impact of Renfrew County’s Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre (VTAC).
Dr. Colleen Grady, Queen’s University
Knowledge User: Muskoka Ontario Health Team, Dr. David Mathies
Primary Care in Ontario Health Teams: Self-organizing for a collective voice.
Dr. Michael Green, Queen’s University
Knowledge User: Ontario Health, David Kaplan
COVID-19 Vaccination status and Attachment to a primary care provider.
Dr. Sharon Johnston & Dr. Bill Hogg, University of Ottawa
Knowledge User: Community Navigations Services of Eastern Ontario, John Hoyles
A community based Covid-19 health information and services needs assessment system for francophone and vulnerable populations.
Dr. Tara Kiran, University of Toronto
Knowledge Users: Ontario Health, David Kaplan & Zara Ismail
Supporting family physicians to provide data-driven, planned care during the COVID-19.
2020-2021
Dr. Rachelle Ashcroft, University of Toronto
Knowledge User: AFHTO, Kavita Mehta
Recommendations for Patient-Centered Telemedicine: Learning from patients’ experiences with synchronous virtual primary care encounters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Catherine Donnelly, Queen’s University
Knowledge Users: AFHTO, Kavita Mehta and Sandeep Gill
Understanding how primary care teams have responded to COVID-19 restrictions to support access for patients and communities.
Dr. Sathya Karunananthan, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Knowledge User: Regional Geriatric Program of Eastern Ontario, Kelly Milne
Improving access to geriatric services for frail older adults through electronic consultation: A study of primary care providers’ use of an eConsult service.
Dr. Tara Kiran, University of Toronto
Knowledge User: Ontario Health, David Kaplan
Keeping doors open: Family physicians and who continues in person visits during pandemic.
Dr. JP Singh, University of Ottawa
Knowledge User: Public Health Ontario, Gary Garber
The utilization of an electronic consultation service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Amanda Terry, Western University
Knowledge User: MOH-Digital Health, Kathryn May
Creating an action plan for the use of artificial intelligence: COVID-19 pandemic and recovery in primary health care in Ontario.