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Maria Ospina

ResearcherObstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of Alberta

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Maria Ospina

Researcher

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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No publications since 2021.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Research

Indigenous Indigenous Methods Métis Social Determinants Of Health Covid-19 Indigenous Health And Well-Being Mixed-Methods Métis People

Latest papers

Public health measures to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Canada during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.
BMJ open · 2021
Characteristics of frequent users of emergency departments in Alberta and Ontario, Canada: an administrative data study.
CJEM · 2021
Frequent users of emergency departments and patient flow in Alberta and Ontario, Canada: an administrative data study.
BMC health services research · 2020

All 17 publications

Latest funding

Maternal Allergy and AsthMA and Early Life Events of Allergy and Asthma in Children (MAMA-Asthma)
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$447,526
Interventions to address exposure and health outcomes linked with air pollution and climate change - an interdisciplinary team approach
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,799,331
Noochokooyishi Anavaan (The Ways Forward): An equity-focused approach on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and perspectives on future pandemic responses among Métis in Alberta
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$244,000

All 9 grants and awards

17 publications.

Public health measures to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Canada during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.

Polisena J, Ospina M, Sanni O, Matenchuk B, Livergant R, Amjad S, Zoric I, Haddad N, Morrison A, Wilson K, Bogoch I, Welch VA

BMJ open2021

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046177 PMID: 33687956

Characteristics of frequent users of emergency departments in Alberta and Ontario, Canada: an administrative data study.

Chen A, Ospina M, McRae A, McLane P, Hu XJ, Fielding S, Rosychuk RJ

CJEM2021

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-020-00013-7 PMID: 33709355

Frequent users of emergency departments and patient flow in Alberta and Ontario, Canada: an administrative data study.

Chen A, Fielding S, Hu XJ, McLane P, McRae A, Ospina M, Rosychuk RJ

BMC health services research2020

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05774-6 PMID: 33046071

Roles of the underlying cause of delivery and gestational age on long-term child health.

Cairncross ZF, Chaput KH, McMorris C, Ospina M, Brown HK, Metcalfe A

Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology2020

DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12648 PMID: 32043606

Socioeconomic gradients of adverse birth outcomes and related maternal factors in rural and urban Alberta, Canada: a concentration index approach.

Ospina M, Osornio-Vargas ÁR, Nielsen CC, Crawford S, Kumar M, Aziz K, Serrano-Lomelin J

BMJ open2020First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033296 PMID: 32014876

Engaging patients and primary care providers in the design of novel opinion leader based interventions for acute asthma in the emergency department: a mixed methods study.

Villa-Roel C, Ospina M, Majumdar SR, Couperthwaite S, Rawe E, Nikel T, Rowe BH

BMC health services research2018

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3587-7 PMID: 30340482

Sex differences in outcomes after discharge from Alberta emergency departments for asthma: A large population-based study.

Rosychuk RJ, Ospina M, Zhang J, Leigh R, Cave A, Rowe BH

The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma2018

DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2017.1373805 PMID: 28872981

Effectiveness of Educational Interventions to Increase Primary Care Follow-up for Adults Seen in the Emergency Department for Acute Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Villa-Roel C, Nikel T, Ospina M, Voaklander B, Campbell S, Rowe BH

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine2016

DOI: 10.1111/acem.12837 PMID: 26720625

Poor reliability between Cochrane reviewers and blinded external reviewers when applying the Cochrane risk of bias tool in physical therapy trials.

Armijo-Olivo S, Ospina M, da Costa BR, Egger M, Saltaji H, Fuentes J, Ha C, Cummings GG

PloS one2014

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096920 PMID: 24824199

Inconsistency in the items included in tools used in general health research and physical therapy to evaluate the methodological quality of randomized controlled trials: a descriptive analysis.

Armijo-Olivo S, Fuentes J, Ospina M, Saltaji H, Hartling L

BMC medical research methodology2013

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-13-116 PMID: 24044807

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Maria Ospina

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Public health measures to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Canada during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.

Characteristics of frequent users of emergency departments in Alberta and Ontario, Canada: an administrative data study.

Frequent users of emergency departments and patient flow in Alberta and Ontario, Canada: an administrative data study.

Roles of the underlying cause of delivery and gestational age on long-term child health.

Socioeconomic gradients of adverse birth outcomes and related maternal factors in rural and urban Alberta, Canada: a concentration index approach.

Engaging patients and primary care providers in the design of novel opinion leader based interventions for acute asthma in the emergency department: a mixed methods study.

Sex differences in outcomes after discharge from Alberta emergency departments for asthma: A large population-based study.

Effectiveness of Educational Interventions to Increase Primary Care Follow-up for Adults Seen in the Emergency Department for Acute Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Poor reliability between Cochrane reviewers and blinded external reviewers when applying the Cochrane risk of bias tool in physical therapy trials.

Inconsistency in the items included in tools used in general health research and physical therapy to evaluate the methodological quality of randomized controlled trials: a descriptive analysis.

Maternal Allergy and AsthMA and Early Life Events of Allergy and Asthma in Children (MAMA-Asthma)

Interventions to address exposure and health outcomes linked with air pollution and climate change - an interdisciplinary team approach

Noochokooyishi Anavaan (The Ways Forward): An equity-focused approach on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and perspectives on future pandemic responses among Métis in Alberta

Lii Zaanfaan: Understanding Health and Well-being Trajectories of Métis Children in Alberta

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Pregnancy Complications and Long-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Understanding Frequent Emergency Department Visitors in Alberta and Ontario through Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques

The role Metis Women kinship systems in achieving Family, Community and Land Wellness

Ehawawisit (With Child): Maternal and Perinatal Health Outcomes among the Métis in Alberta and the Influence of Proximal, Intermediate, and Distal Determinants of Health

Frequent collaborators

Grant Innes

Scott Fielding

Patrick McLane

Andrew McRae

Lisa Hartling

Omolara Sanni

Richard Leigh

Kumanan Wilson

Carly Mcmorris

Brian Holroyd

Andrew Cave

Isaac Bogoch

Amy Metcalfe

Kerry Courneya

Maria Ospina

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Public health measures to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Canada during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.

Characteristics of frequent users of emergency departments in Alberta and Ontario, Canada: an administrative data study.

Frequent users of emergency departments and patient flow in Alberta and Ontario, Canada: an administrative data study.

Roles of the underlying cause of delivery and gestational age on long-term child health.

Socioeconomic gradients of adverse birth outcomes and related maternal factors in rural and urban Alberta, Canada: a concentration index approach.

Engaging patients and primary care providers in the design of novel opinion leader based interventions for acute asthma in the emergency department: a mixed methods study.

Sex differences in outcomes after discharge from Alberta emergency departments for asthma: A large population-based study.

Effectiveness of Educational Interventions to Increase Primary Care Follow-up for Adults Seen in the Emergency Department for Acute&#xa0;Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Poor reliability between Cochrane reviewers and blinded external reviewers when applying the Cochrane risk of bias tool in physical therapy trials.

Inconsistency in the items included in tools used in general health research and physical therapy to evaluate the methodological quality of randomized controlled trials: a descriptive analysis.

Frequent collaborators

Grant Innes

Scott Fielding

Patrick McLane

Andrew McRae

Lisa Hartling

Omolara Sanni

Richard Leigh

Kumanan Wilson

Carly Mcmorris

Brian Holroyd

Andrew Cave

Isaac Bogoch

Amy Metcalfe

Kerry Courneya

Effectiveness of Educational Interventions to Increase Primary Care Follow-up for Adults Seen in the Emergency Department for Acute Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.