Research Report June 2008

Special Events / Notable Opportunities and Happenings

• A very successful 2nd Annual Medical Education Research in Primary Care retreat & workshop was held on June 13th. A special thank you to Tina Karwalajtys, Liz Shaw, and Allyn Walsh who worked hard to organize the event.
  
• Congratulations to all department members who presented at Trillium 2008. This includes Michelle Howard, Gina Agarwal, David Chan, Stephanie Laryea, Tina Karwalajtys, Lisa McCarthy, Ainsely Moore, Kim Sheehan, Joy White, and Graham Swanson.
• Congratulations to Janusz Kaczorowski a recipient of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research 2008 Career Investigator Award (Senior Scholar).
  
• The first ever Ontario FHT pharmacist networking day was held on June 23rd 2008.  Congratulations to Lisa Dolovich and Lisa McCarthy for being part of the planning group for this event. The event represents a tangible example of the sustainability of the recently completed PHCTF funded IMPACT research project.
  

Publications:
Dix L, Steggles E, Baptiste S, Risdon C. A process-oriented approach to enhancing interprofessional education and collaborative relationship-centered care: The PIER Project. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2008;22:(3)321-324.

Nair KM, Dolovich L, Brazil K, Raina P. It's all about relationships: A qualitative study of health researchers' perspectives of conducting interdisciplinary health research. BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8: 110 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-110.

Dolovich L, Pottie K, Kaczorowski J, Farrell B, Austin Z, Rodriguez C, Gaebel K, Sellors C.  Integrating Family Medicine and Pharmacy to Advance Primary Care Therapeutics.  Clinical pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2008;83(6):913-917.

Farrell B, Kennie N, Dolovich L. Demonstrating value, documenting care: Lessons learned about writing  comprehensive patient medication assessments in the IMPACT project PART II: Practical suggestions for documentation that makes an impact CPJ.  2008;141(3):182-188.

Kaczorowski J, Chambers LW, Karwalajtys T, Dolovich L, Farrell B, McDonough B, Sebaldt R, Levitt C, Hogg W, Thabane L, Tu K, Goeree R, Paterson JM, Shubair M, Gierman T, Sullivan S, Carter M.  Cardiovascular health awareness program (CHAP):  A community cluster-randomised trial among elderly Canadians.  Preventive Medicine 2008;46:537-544.

Coker E, Papaioannou A, Turpie I, Dolovich L, Taniguchi A, Kaasalainen S, Burns S. Pain management practices with older adults on acute medical units. Perspectives. 2008 Spring; 32(1):5-12.

Funding Awarded:
Finkelstein MM, Verma DK. Health Effects of Diesel Exhaust Exposure Among Construction Operating Engineers. Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. September 2008 - August 2010. $217,200.

Submitted Funding:
Levine M (PI), Holbrook A, Dolovich L. Community-Based Medication Use Monitoring Program.

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. 3 years, $508,982. [LOI]

Dolovich L, Nelson W. Corbett G. MacLean B. Motivational interviewing and medication review delivered by pharmacists to improve the use of medication. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. 2 years. $264,301.50. [LOI]

Dolovich L. Chambers L, Kaczorowski J, Karwalajtys T, Gierman T, for the CHAP team. Reinforcing CHAP+AP as a sustainable community-based stroke prevention program for Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. 2 years. $1,096,862.00

Moore A (co-PI), White J (co-PI), Chan D, McAiney C, McCarthy L, Nair K, Patterson C.
Introduction of an interdisciplinary geriatric program in a family health team. Health Force Ontario. $250,000.

Marshall D, Solomon Patti, Tanaguchi Alan, Boyle Anne, Weaver Lynda (Ottawa), Casamiro Lynn (Ottawa). Development and validation of a Team Objective Structured Clinical Examination (TOSCE) for use in inter-professionals team development in primary care practices. Health Force Ontario. $250,000.

Agarwal G, Hilts L. Risdon C. The McMaster Family Health Team Inter-Professional Mentorship and Evaluation Program Phase 2 (MIME Phase 2); piloting a team enhancement program for the Family Health team environment Health Force Ontario. $250,000.