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Lois Donovan

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Clinical ProfessorDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Calgary

Lois Donovan

Clinical Professor

Department of Medicine

Cumming School of Medicine

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Clinical faculty often co-supervise; many graduate programs need a core faculty member as the main supervisor.
5 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Gestational Diabetes Neonatal Outcomes Pregnancy

Latest papers

Performance of the Siemens' thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin assay in the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism: Prospective cohort study.
Clinical biochemistry · 2025
Peer support, continuity and coordinated care between health professionals are valued by women with type 1 diabetes in pregnancy.
Evidence-based nursing · 2025 · senior author
Assessment of maternal knowledge of infant movement and nutrition guidelines in Canada: The PREVENT survey study (Physical activity, Rest, Exercise and nutrition Values for Education of New moms with Type 2 diabetes/gestational diabetes).
Preventive medicine reports · 2023

All 15 publications

Latest funding

The Wider Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gestational Diabetes Screening, Diagnosis, and Outcomes
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$358,800
Postpartum women's heart health clinical research collaboration - CIHR planning and dissemination grant
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$14,965

All 2 grants and awards

15 publications.

Performance of the Siemens' thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin assay in the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism: Prospective cohort study.

Kline GA, Proctor DT, Moledina N, Paul HA, Robinson JL, Lewis C, Donovan L, Sadrzadeh HSM

Clinical biochemistry2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2025.110938 PMID: 40286898

Peer support, continuity and coordinated care between health professionals are valued by women with type 1 diabetes in pregnancy.

Butalia S, Donovan L

Evidence-based nursing2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/ebnurs-2024-103955 PMID: 38531591

Assessment of maternal knowledge of infant movement and nutrition guidelines in Canada: The PREVENT survey study (Physical activity, Rest, Exercise and nutrition Values for Education of New moms with Type 2 diabetes/gestational diabetes).

Milenkovic J, Luca P, Rath M, Yamamoto J, Donovan L, Huang C, Hamilton J, Ho J

Preventive medicine reports2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102268 PMID: 37342201

The Resistance Exercise in Already Active Diabetic Individuals (READI) Randomized Clinical Trial.

Sigal RJ, Yardley JE, Perkins BA, Riddell MC, Goldfield GS, Donovan L, Malcolm J, Hadjiyannakis S, Edwards AL, Gougeon R, Wells GA, Pacaud D, Woo V, Ford GT, Coyle D, Phillips P, Doucette S, Khandwala F, Kenny GP, READI Trial Investigators

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2023

DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgac682 PMID: 36459469

Outcomes in children of women with type 2 diabetes exposed to metformin versus placebo during pregnancy (MiTy Kids): a 24-month follow-up of the MiTy randomised controlled trial.

Feig DS, Sanchez JJ, Murphy KE, Asztalos E, Zinman B, Simmons D, Haqq AM, Fantus IG, Lipscombe L, Armson A, Barrett J, Donovan L, Karanicolas P, Tobin S, Mangoff K, Klein G, Jiang Y, Tomlinson G, Hamilton J, MiTy Kids Collaborative Group

The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology2023

DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(23)00004-9 PMID: 36746160

Screening for Gestational Diabetes: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.

Pillay J, Donovan L, Guitard S, Zakher B, Gates M, Gates A, Vandermeer B, Bougatsos C, Chou R, Hartling L

JAMA2021

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.10404 PMID: 34374717

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Why the Controversy?

Sacks DB, Coustan DR, Cundy T, Donovan L, Hod M

Clinical chemistry2018

DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2016.266577 PMID: 29021327

Population-Level Outcomes With a 2-Step Approach for Gestational Diabetes Screening and Diagnosis: Response to the Letter to the Editor From Dr. Kong.

Donovan L, Edwards A, Savu A, Butalia S, Ryan E, Johnson J, Kaul P

Canadian journal of diabetes2018First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2018.03.012 PMID: 30026046

Trends in Obstetric Intervention and Pregnancy Outcomes of Canadian Women With Diabetes in Pregnancy From 2004 to 2015.

Metcalfe A, Sabr Y, Hutcheon JA, Donovan L, Lyons J, Burrows J, Joseph KS

Journal of the Endocrine Society2017

DOI: 10.1210/js.2017-00376 PMID: 29308448

Postpartum Diabetes Testing Rates after Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Canadian Women: A Population-Based Study.

Butalia S, Donovan L, Savu A, Johnson J, Edwards A, Kaul P

Canadian journal of diabetes2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2016.12.013 PMID: 28506815

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Lois Donovan

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Performance of the Siemens' thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin assay in the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism: Prospective cohort study.

Peer support, continuity and coordinated care between health professionals are valued by women with type 1 diabetes in pregnancy.

Assessment of maternal knowledge of infant movement and nutrition guidelines in Canada: The PREVENT survey study (Physical activity, Rest, Exercise and nutrition Values for Education of New moms with Type 2 diabetes/gestational diabetes).

The Resistance Exercise in Already Active Diabetic Individuals (READI) Randomized Clinical Trial.

Outcomes in children of women with type 2 diabetes exposed to metformin versus placebo during pregnancy (MiTy Kids): a 24-month follow-up of the MiTy randomised controlled trial.

Screening for Gestational Diabetes: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force.

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Why the Controversy?

Population-Level Outcomes With a 2-Step Approach for Gestational Diabetes Screening and Diagnosis: Response to the Letter to the Editor From Dr. Kong.

Trends in Obstetric Intervention and Pregnancy Outcomes of Canadian Women With Diabetes in Pregnancy From 2004 to 2015.

Postpartum Diabetes Testing Rates after Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Canadian Women: A Population-Based Study.

The Wider Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gestational Diabetes Screening, Diagnosis, and Outcomes

Postpartum women's heart health clinical research collaboration - CIHR planning and dissemination grant

Frequent collaborators

Sonia Butalia

Elizabeth Asztalos

George Tomlinson

Erin Keely

Alun Edwards

Jeffrey Johnson

Kellie Murphy

Jill Hamilton

Josephine Ho

Paola Luca

Carol Huang

Jennifer Yamamoto

Natalia McInnes

Doug Coyle

Jon Barrett

Bernard Zinman

Lorraine Lipscombe

Lisa Hartling

Paul Karanicolas

Amy Metcalfe

Janine Malcolm