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Neil Drummond

ResearcherPhysical TherapyUniversity of Alberta

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Neil Drummond

Researcher

Physical Therapy

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
18 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Publications

239

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Research

Primary Care Access To Care Community-Based Patient Engagement Integrated Knowledge Translation Multiple Research Methodologies Primary Public And Population Health Care Research Rapid-Cycle Research And Evaluation

Latest papers

Advancing Family Medicine Through Dyadic Electronic Medical Record Linkage in Dementia Care.
Annals of family medicine · 2026 · senior author
Primary care for depression before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective pre–post study
BMJ Open · 2026
Identifying the need for care in rheumatoid arthritis: A Candidacy 2.0 analysis of lived experiences.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025 · senior author

All 44 publications

Latest funding

Connecting Voices, Bridging Care: A Virtual Knowledge Mobilization Initiative for Underserved People Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Advancing Access: A Planning Initiative for Equitable Care for RA
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$10,000
Inclusive care for marginalized older adults with Parkinson's Disease: a Critical Interpretive Synthesis informed by an expert panel
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$10,000

All 9 grants and awards

44 publications.

Advancing Family Medicine Through Dyadic Electronic Medical Record Linkage in Dementia Care.

Robitaille A, Kokorelias KM, Aubrey-Bassler K, Barber D, Garies S, Garcia L, Grandy M, Harvey K, Marasinghe DH, Kosowan L, McCleary L, Morkem R, Pilato KA, Sharior F, Singer A, Taylor M, Theal R, Helmer-Smith M, Wong S, Williamson T, Drummond N

Annals of family medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1370/afm.250494 PMID: 42379991

Primary care for depression before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective pre–post study

Howard M, Freeman K, Hafid S, Vanstone M, Queenan J, Aubrey-Bassler K, Drummond N, Nicholson K, Mangin D

BMJ Open20261 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108681

Identifying the need for care in rheumatoid arthritis: A Candidacy 2.0 analysis of lived experiences.

Koehn S, Jones CA, Pham A, Barber CEH, Widdifield J, Jasper L, Klein D, Drummond N

Social science & medicine (1982)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118040 PMID: 40222326

Mechanisms of inequitable access to parkinson's disease care: a critical interpretive synthesis.

Koehn S, Drummond N, Jasper L, Pham AN, Leung K, Cloutier D, Wieler M, Jones CA

International journal for equity in health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02538-8 PMID: 41039438

Primary care insights on the management of diabetes: results from a mixed method study of care changes and impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic

Freeman K, Hafid S, Mangin D, Carruthers A, Vanstone M, Aubrey-Bassler K, Lawson J, Lussier M-T, Nicholson K, Drummond N

Family Practice20253 citations

DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmaf027

Development and validation of a rheumatoid arthritis case definition: a machine learning approach using data from primary care electronic medical records.

Pham ANQ, Barber CEH, Drummond N, Jasper L, Klein D, Lindeman C, Widdifield J, Williamson T, Jones CA

BMC medical informatics and decision making2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12911-024-02776-w PMID: 39605005

Candidacy 2.0 (CC) - an enhanced theory of access to healthcare for chronic conditions: lessons from a critical interpretive synthesis on access to rheumatoid arthritis care.

Koehn S, Jones CA, Barber C, Jasper L, Pham A, Lindeman C, Drummond N

BMC health services research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11438-6 PMID: 39187885

Describing primary care patterns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic across Canada: a quasi-experimental pre–post design cohort study using national practice-based research network data

Hafid S, Freeman K, Aubrey-Bassler K, Queenan J, Drummond N, Lawson J, Vanstone M, Nicholson K, Lussier M-T, Mangin D

BMJ Open20247 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084608

Risk of CKD Progression and Quality-of-Care Indicators in the Primary Care Setting.

Yuen J, Harasemiw O, Singer A, Bello A, Ronksley PE, Bohm C, Drummond N, Tangri N

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation2023

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.07.009 PMID: 36058430

Documenting cannabis use in primary care: a descriptive cross-sectional study using electronic medical record data in Alberta, Canada.

Soos B, Garies S, Cornect-Benoit A, Montgomery L, Sharpe H, Rittenbach K, Manca D, Duerksen K, Forst B, Drummond N

BMC research notes2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13104-023-06274-6 PMID: 36726135

Connecting Voices, Bridging Care: A Virtual Knowledge Mobilization Initiative for Underserved People Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Jones, Catherine A; Hoens, Alison A; Barber, Claire E; Drummond, Neil A

Keywords: 1.Co-Production And Partnership Development; 10.Implementation Research Foundation; 2.Knowledge Mobilization For Health Equity; 3.Patient-Oriented Research Integration; 4.Virtual Engagement Innovation; 5.Community-Driven Priorities; 6.Actionable Knowledge Translation Products; 7.Cross-Sectoral Collaboration; 8.Health Services And Policy Research Relevance; 9.Methodological Documentation For Replication

$150,000

Advancing Access: A Planning Initiative for Equitable Care for RA

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Jones, Catherine A; Drummond, Neil A

Keywords: Access To Care; Care Disparities; Health Equity; Health System Improvement; Implementation Study; Marginalized Populations; Primary Care; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Rural Health; Stakeholder Engagement

$10,000

Inclusive care for marginalized older adults with Parkinson's Disease: a Critical Interpretive Synthesis informed by an expert panel

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Jones, Catherine A; Drummond, Neil A

Keywords: Access To Care; Marginalized Older Adults; Parkinson Disease; Rural

$10,000

Prevent and Treat Diabetes for Healthy Living in Indigenous Communities of Alberta (Prev-Treat) program

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Gr: Diabetes Prevention & Treatment in Indigenous Communities: R&W - LOI

Principal investigators: Bello, Aminu; Crowshoe, Harley; Jindal, Kailash K; Levin, Adeera; Sarin, Christopher; Butalia, Sonia; Crowshoe, Lynden L; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Smith, Mary

Keywords: Diabetes; Early Detection And Management; Health Outcomes; Indigenous Peoples; Primary And Secondary Prevention

$35,000

Systematic-Evaluation-Referral-Treatment for Cardiovascular and Renal Risk in Rural/Remote and Northern Alberta Communities (SMART-CARE)

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bello, Aminu; Braam, Branko; Drummond, Neil A; Jindal, Kailash K; Klarenbach, Scott; Komenda, Paul V; Liddy, Clare E; Ronksley, Paul E; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Scott-Douglas, Nairne

Keywords: Diabetes; Early Detection And Management; Hypertension; Indigenous Communities; Kidney Disease

$88,750

The BedMed Initiative - Making better use of existing therapeutics

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Garrison, Scott R; Lewanczuk, Richard Z; Bakal, Jeffrey A; Hill, Michael D; Katz, Alan; Mcalister, Finlay A; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; Perry, Bruce; Trueman, Darryl

Keywords: Chronotherapy; Comparative Effectiveness; Hypertension; Pragmatic Trial

$1,420,736

Improving care and outcomes of patients with CKD managed in primary care

Principal investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant: SPOR PIHCI Network: Quick Strikes

Principal investigators: Bello, Aminu; Brimble, Kenneth S; Drummond, Neil A; Ronksley, Paul E; Tangri, Navdeep

Keywords: Care And Outcomes; Chronic Kidney Disease; Ckd; Primary Care; Suirvellance

$82,156

The Alberta SPOR Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations Network

Nominated PICIHR2014SPOR PIHCI Network: Management & Operations Grant

Principal investigators: Drummond, Neil A

Keywords: Community-Based Patient Engagement; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Multiple Research Methodologies; Primary; Public And Population Health Care Research; Rapid-Cycle Research And Evaluation; Research Network Development; Whole-System Health Care Integration

$500,000

The Alberta SPOR Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations Network

Nominated PICIHR2014SPOR Network in Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations - Alberta

Principal investigators: Drummond, Neil A; Noseworthy, Thomas W; Green, Lee A

$74,570

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Neil Drummond

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Advancing Family Medicine Through Dyadic Electronic Medical Record Linkage in Dementia Care.

Primary care for depression before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective pre–post study

Identifying the need for care in rheumatoid arthritis: A Candidacy 2.0 analysis of lived experiences.

Mechanisms of inequitable access to parkinson's disease care: a critical interpretive synthesis.

Primary care insights on the management of diabetes: results from a mixed method study of care changes and impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic

Development and validation of a rheumatoid arthritis case definition: a machine learning approach using data from primary care electronic medical records.

Candidacy 2.0 (CC) - an enhanced theory of access to healthcare for chronic conditions: lessons from a critical interpretive synthesis on access to rheumatoid arthritis care.

Describing primary care patterns before and during the COVID-19 pandemic across Canada: a quasi-experimental pre–post design cohort study using national practice-based research network data

Risk of CKD Progression and Quality-of-Care Indicators in the Primary Care Setting.

Documenting cannabis use in primary care: a descriptive cross-sectional study using electronic medical record data in Alberta, Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Stephanie Garies

Tyler Williamson

Derelie A Mangin

Alexander Singer

Kris Aubrey-Bassler

Navdeep Tangri

Kathryn Nicholson

Hude Quan

Meredith Vanstone

Michelle Howard

Kerry McBrien

Heather Sharpe

Doug Klein

Scott Brimble

Linda Garcia

Frank Molnar

Jessica Widdifield

James Silvius

Richard Birtwhistle

Tyler Williamson

Sharon Koehn

Adrian Wagg

Stephanie Thompson

Aminu Bello

Michael Stickland

Mingkai Peng

Scott Klarenbach

Rachael Morkem

Paul Ronksley

Clara Bohm

Annie Robitaille

Sonia Butalia

Guanmin Chen

Andrew Cave

Amanda Ramdyal

Claire Barber

Amber Molnar

Sonia Butalia

Sabrina Wong

Denise Cloutier