Primary care reform and medication appropriateness for seniors: A comparative study of two provinces (ON, QC)
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
- 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)
- 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)