IHSPR-CAHSPR Article of the Year Award Recipient 2024
The CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR) and Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) are pleased to announce that Dr. Lauren Lapointe-Shaw has received the 2024 IHSPR-CAHSPR Article of the Year (AOTY) Award for her article:
Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, MD, PhD; Christine Salahub, PhD; Peter C. Austin, PhD; et al. Virtual Visits With Own Family Physician vs Outside Family Physician and Emergency Department Use. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(12):e2349452. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49452
This award recognizes published research that has significantly contributed to the advancement of the field of health services and policy research (HSPR) in Canada. Articles were selected for their relevance to HSPR, as well as for the extent to which they showed a clear impact (or potential impact) on policy, practice, or health outcomes. Recipients are honoured with an award of $10,000 and a Certificate of Excellence, as well as an opportunity to present their work at the CAHSPR HSPR Talks Webinar.
Dr. Lauren Lapointe-Shaw
Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto’s Department of Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. At the University Health Network, she is a Scientist, General Internal Medicine physician, and the Research Director of the nascent Seniors Emergency Medicine Centre. She an Adjunct Scientist at ICES. Working closely with patients, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers, she leads research into the quality of physician care in and out of hospital.
In her winning article, Dr. Lapointe-Shaw and team explore whether Ontario residents’ emergency department usage differed after a virtual visit with their own family physician vs. an outside physician.
Overall, Dr. Lapointe-Shaw’s findings suggest that primary care virtual visits may be best with an existing clinical relationship.
View the award-winning article:
Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, MD, PhD; Christine Salahub, PhD; Peter C. Austin, PhD; et al. Virtual Visits With Own Family Physician vs Outside Family Physician and Emergency Department Use. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(12):e2349452. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49452
Top 10 Articles of the 2024 Year
The IHSPR-CAHSPR AOTY competition received an impressive number of high-ranking submissions this year. We are thrilled to present the Top 10 articles (published in 2023) in recognition of the exemplary work led by the HSPR community.
G. Emmanuel Guindon et al.
Cost-effectiveness of pharmacogenomic-guided treatment for major depression
Shahzad Ghanbarian et al.
Narhari Timilshina et al.
Pamela Roach et al.
Kieran Quinn et al.
David Campbell et al.
Jonathan Fitzsimon et al.
Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment for Pediatric Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Armaan Maholtra et al.
Aaron Jones et al.
Kevin Schwartz et al.
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