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Annalee Yassi

ResearcherSchool of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British Columbia

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Annalee Yassi

Researcher

School of Population and Public Health

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (11 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

Global Health Occupational Health Covid-19 Healthcare Workers Infection Control And Prevention Mental Health Health Equity Building Research Capacity

Latest papers

Ten Years of Occupational Blood and Body Fluid Exposures in British Columbia Healthcare Workers: Epidemiology and Follow-up.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2026 · senior author
Breaking the Silence on Genocide in Gaza: Kudos from Jewish Health Professionals.
Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2026
The Case for Local AI Development: Lessons From Computer‑Aided Detection of Tuberculosis and Silicosis in Southern Africa's Ex‑Miners.
Annals of global health · 2026

All 91 publications

Latest funding

From Evidence to Action: Engaging Stakeholders to Advance Equitable Access to Health and Compensation Benefits for Malawian Ex-Miners with Tuberculosis and Silicosis
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$19,980
Fostering a research collaboration on new global trends in violence against health workers
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Using locally developed computer-assisted detection to promote social justice for a population with a high burden of lung disease: A participatory equity-sensitive approach
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$638,776

All 21 grants and awards

91 publications.

Ten Years of Occupational Blood and Body Fluid Exposures in British Columbia Healthcare Workers: Epidemiology and Follow-up.

Worku Atena Y, Lockhart K, Grant J, Patrick DM, Vigor D, Yassi A

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000003865 PMID: 42617038

Breaking the Silence on Genocide in Gaza: Kudos from Jewish Health Professionals.

Rosenbaum D, Yassi A, Belik J, Beder M, Green S, Cohen M

Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie2026

DOI: 10.1177/00084174251409230 PMID: 41508575

The Case for Local AI Development: Lessons From Computer‑Aided Detection of Tuberculosis and Silicosis in Southern Africa's Ex‑Miners.

Terespolsky S, Yassi A, Ehrlich R, Bruton J, Lockhart K, Wang H, Klein R, Sive W, Statheros J, Spiegel JM

Annals of global health2026

DOI: 10.5334/aogh.5064 PMID: 41694799

Determining Thresholds for Computer-Aided Detection for Silicosis-An Analytic Approach.

Barker S, Yassi A, Spiegel J, Kistnasamy B, Ehrlich R

American journal of industrial medicine2025

DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23720 PMID: 40188380

Unmet Occupational Health Needs of Malawian Ex-Miners from the South African Gold Mines.

Haridas R, Ehrlich R, Moyo Y, Yassi A, Spiegel J, Kalua K

Annals of global health2025

DOI: 10.5334/aogh.4680 PMID: 40487711

Community engagement in Indigenous food systems contamination studies: A systematic scoping review.

Andrade-Rivas F, Kassem H, Mok K, Cassidy-Matthews C, Little M, Lemire M, Yassi A, Spiegel J

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336439 PMID: 41237176

Assessing measles immunity among healthcare workers, a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature (2013-2023). Where do we go from here?

Ng YF, Lockhart K, Dawar M, Vigor D, Yassi A

Vaccine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127214 PMID: 40359814

Are COVID-19 vaccination mandates for healthcare workers effective? A systematic review of the impact of mandates on increasing vaccination, alleviating staff shortages and decreasing staff illness.

Okpani AI, Adu P, Paetkau T, Lockhart K, Yassi A

Vaccine2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.01.041 PMID: 38281897

Response to letter to the editor: Did the health care vaccine mandate work? An evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on vaccine uptake and infection risk in a large cohort of Canadian health care workers.

Okpani AI, Lockhart K, Barker S, Grant JM, Yassi A

American journal of infection control2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.05.019 PMID: 39284644

Did the health care vaccine mandate work? An evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on vaccine uptake and infection risk in a large cohort of Canadian health care workers.

Okpani AI, Lockhart K, Barker S, Grant JM, Yassi A

American journal of infection control2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.05.002 PMID: 38754783

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Annalee Yassi

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Ten Years of Occupational Blood and Body Fluid Exposures in British Columbia Healthcare Workers: Epidemiology and Follow-up.

Breaking the Silence on Genocide in Gaza: Kudos from Jewish Health Professionals.

The Case for Local AI Development: Lessons From Computer&#x2011;Aided Detection of Tuberculosis and Silicosis in Southern Africa's Ex&#x2011;Miners.

Determining Thresholds for Computer-Aided Detection for Silicosis-An Analytic Approach.

Unmet Occupational Health Needs of Malawian Ex-Miners from the South African Gold Mines.

Community engagement in Indigenous food systems contamination studies: A systematic scoping review.

Assessing measles immunity among healthcare workers, a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature (2013-2023). Where do we go from here?

Are COVID-19 vaccination mandates for healthcare workers effective? A systematic review of the impact of mandates on increasing vaccination, alleviating staff shortages and decreasing staff illness.

Response to letter to the editor: Did the health care vaccine mandate work? An evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on vaccine uptake and infection risk in a large cohort of Canadian health care workers.

Did the health care vaccine mandate work? An evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on vaccine uptake and infection risk in a large cohort of Canadian health care workers.

Frequent collaborators

Jerry Spiegel

David Moore

Mieke Koehoorn

Jaime Guzman

Jennifer Grant

George Astrakianakis

Matthew Little

Deanne Taylor

Gaston De Serres

Barbara Astle

Daniel Rosenbaum

Chenoa Cassidy-Matthews

Rabia Khan

KHUMBO KALUA

Samantha Green

Bonnie Henry

Aviroop Biswas

CHAD Kim Sing

Marie-France Coutu

Katherine Boydell

Heather Johnston

Mel Krajden

Mark Gilbert

Jaques Belik

Mark Loeb

The Case for Local AI Development: Lessons From Computer‑Aided Detection of Tuberculosis and Silicosis in Southern Africa's Ex‑Miners.