This study investigates whether primary care reforms in Ontario and Quebec have improved medication management and health outcomes for seniors.

Principal Investigators

• David Rudoler (Nominated Principal Investigator), Assistant Professor, Ontario Tech University
• Sara Allin, Associate Professor, IHPME, and Director of Operations, NAO
• Erin Strumpf, Associate Professor, McGill University
• Elisabeth Martin, Professeure agrégée, Université Laval
• Agnes Grudniewicz, Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa

NAO Co-Investigators

Greg Marchildon, Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design at IHPME, and Founding Director, NAO

Research Coordinator

Monika Roerig, NAO, IHPME

Funding Details

• Funding organization: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Amount awarded: $518,495
• Funding period: April 1, 2018 – March 31, 2021

Publications

• The impact of team-based primary care on medication-related outcomes in older adults: A comparative analysis of two Canadian provinces, Preventive Medicine Reports (2023)
• Team-based primary care reforms and older adults: a descriptive assessment of sociodemographic trends and prescribing endpoints in two Canadian provinces, BMC Primary Care (2023)
• Comparing public policies impacting prescribing and medication management in primary care in two Canadian provinces, Health Policy (2021)

Presentations & Abstracts

• Did the Implementation of Team-Based Primary Care Models in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, Impact Appropriate Prescribing? Presentation at the International Health Economics Association (IHEA) 2023 Congress, Cape Town, South Africa
• Improving Medication Management in Primary Care In Two Provinces: A Comparative Analysis. Policy paper presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) International Conference (2020)
• Primary Care Reform and Medication Appropriateness for Seniors: A Mixed Methods Study. Poster presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting (2019)