Publications
The work of our scientists, research associates, and staff are often found in the pages of top journals. Each year, our researchers publish over 400 peer-reviewed papers.

Westerberg BD: Fibrous dysplasia of the temporal bone: Systematic review of management and hearing outcomes.
February 17, 2015
Read MoreFandiño M, Bhimrao SK, Saxby AJ, Dar Santos RC, Westerberg BD. Fibrous dysplasia of the temporal bone: Systematic review of management and hearing outcomes. Otol Neurotol. 2014 Dec;35(10):1698-706. PMID: 25280053
Bansback N, Lynd LD: Challenges in measuring the societal value of orphan drugs: Insights from a Canadian stated preference survey.
June 15, 2015
Read MoreDragojlovic N, Rizzardo S, Bansback N, Mitton C, Marra CA, Lynd LD. Challenges in measuring the societal value of orphan drugs: Insights from a Canadian stated preference survey. Patient. 2015; 8(1): 93–101. PMID: 25586645.
Dodek P: Nonbeneficial treatment Canada: Definitions, causes, and potential solutions from the perspective of healthcare practitioners.
February 17, 2015
Read MoreDownar J, You JJ, Bagshaw SM, Golan E, Lamontagne F, Burns K, Sridhar SK, Seely A, Meade MO, Fox-Robichaud A, Cook D, Turgeon AF, Dodek P, Xiong W, Fowler R; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Nonbeneficial treatment Canada: Definitions, causes, and potential solutions from the perspective of healthcare practitioners. Crit Care Med. 2015 Feb;43(2):270-81. PMID: 25377017.
Lynd LD. Developing a multi-criteria approach for drug reimbursement decision making: An initial step forward.
February 17, 2015
Read MoreDionne F, Mitton C, Dempster B, Lynd LD. Developing a multi-criteria approach for drug reimbursement decision making: An initial step forward. J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol. 2015 Feb 12; 22(1):e68–e77.
Lynd LD: Empowering pharmacists in asthma management through interactive SMS (EmPhAsIS): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
February 17, 2015
Read MoreDe Vera MA, Sadatsafavi M, Tsao NW, Lynd LD, Lester R, Gastonguay L, Galo J, FitzGerald JM, Brasher P, Marra CA. Empowering pharmacists in asthma management through interactive SMS (EmPhAsIS): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014 Dec 13;15:488. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-488. PMID: 25494702.
Bansback N: Surgical assessment: Measuring unobserved health.
February 17, 2015
Read MoreCrump T, Wing K, Bansback N, Sutherland JM. Surgical assessment: Measuring unobserved health. BMC Surg. 2015 Jan 15; 15(1):4. PMID: 25591412.
Khan NA: Prescribing patterns and adherence to medication among South-Asian, Chinese and white people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
February 17, 2015
Read MoreChong E, Wang H, King-Shier KM, Quan H, Rabi DM, Khan NA. Prescribing patterns and adherence to medication among South-Asian, Chinese and white people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A population-based cohort study. Diabet Med. 2014 Dec;31(12):1586-93. doi: 10.1111/dme.12559. Epub 2014 Sep 15. PMID: 25131338.
Torchalla I: Gender, smoking and tobacco reduction and cessation: A scoping review.
February 17, 2015
Read MoreBottorff JL, Haines-Saah R, Kelly MT, Oliffe JL, Torchalla I, Poole N, Greaves L, Robinson CA, Ensom M, Okoli C, Phillips CJ. Gender, smoking and tobacco reduction and cessation: A scoping review. Int J Equity Health. 2014 Dec 12;13(1):114. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 25495141.tobacco
Barbour S, Gill JS: Advances in the understanding of complement mediated glomerular disease: Implications for recurrence in the transplant setting.
February 17, 2015
Read MoreBarbour S, Gill JS. Advances in the understanding of complement mediated glomerular disease: Implications for recurrence in the transplant setting. Am J Transplant. 2015 Feb;15(2):312-9. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13042. PMID: 25612487.
Lynd, LD. Economic and health effect of full adherence to controller therapy in adults with uncontrolled asthma: A simulation study.
February 19, 2015
Read MoreZafari Z, Lynd LD, FitzGerald JM, Sadatsafavi M. Economic and health effect of full adherence to controller therapy in adults with uncontrolled asthma: A simulation study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Oct;134(4):908-915.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.04.009. Epub 2014 May 27. PMID: 24875619.
Bansback, NJ. Decentralized automated dispensing devices: Systematic review of clinical and economic impacts in hospitals.
February 19, 2015
Read MoreTsao NW, Lo C, Babich M, Shah K, Bansback NJ. Decentralized automated dispensing devices: Systematic review of clinical and economic impacts in hospitals. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2014 Mar; 67(2): 138–148. PMID: 24799724.
Gill, JS. Public attitudes and beliefs about living kidney donation: Focus group study.
February 19, 2015
Read MoreTong A, Ralph A, Chapman JR, Gill JS, Josephson MA, Hanson CS, Wong G, Craig JC. Public attitudes and beliefs about living kidney donation: Focus group study. Transplantation. 2014 May 27; 97(10):977–85. PMID: 24717225.