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Brent McLeod

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Lecturer (Adjunct)Family MedicineMcMaster University

Brent McLeod

Lecturer (Adjunct)

Family Medicine

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2018

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Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 CIHR grant, most recently in 2016.

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mcleob1@mcmaster.ca

36 publications.

Evaluating patient characteristics and trends of avoidable emergency department visits: Informing community health services to reduce emergency department utilization

Strum RP, Costa AP, McLeod B, Sivakumaran R, Mondoux S

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy20261 citations

DOI: 10.1177/13558196251358761

Short-Term Outcomes of Paramedic Treat and Discharge: A Cohort Study of Emergency Service Use in Ontario, Canada

Strum RP, Mondoux S, Costa A, McLeod B, Dodd T, Turcotte K, Miller P

Prehospital Emergency Care20261 citations

DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2025.2525528

Utilization and Metrics Associated with Paramedic Treat and Discharge Medical Directives for Paramedic Services and Emergency Departments: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Strum RP, Mondoux S, Dodd T, Costa A, McLeod B, Turcotte K, Miller P

Prehospital Emergency Care2026

DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2026.2666857

Identifying the context-specific roles enacted by community paramedics in Canada

Lanos CJ, Leyenaar MS, Caperon L, D’Angelo B, Grenier M, Harrisson J, Heffern J, Hirello L, Hultink A, Kustra D

Australasian Journal of Paramedicine2026

DOI: 10.1177/27536386261430036

Post-Pandemic Growth in 9-1-1 Paramedic Calls and Emergency Department Transports Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Rates in the COVID-19 Era: Implications for Paramedic Resource Planning

Strum RP, McLeod B, Mondoux S, Miller P, Costa AP

Prehospital Emergency Care20258 citations

DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2024.2372452

Identifying and profiling prearrival characteristics of avoidable emergency department visits transported by paramedics: a cohort study using linked prehospital and hospital data

Strum RP, Costa A, McLeod B, Mondoux SE

Emergency Medicine Journal20253 citations

DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2024-214792

Assessing urgent care centres as alternatives to emergency departments for paramedic transported non-emergent patients: implications for length of stay

Strum RP, McLeod B, Costa A, Mondoux SE

Emergency Medicine Journal2025

DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2024-214592

Effectiveness of the community paramedicine at home (CP@home) program for frequent users of emergency medical services in Ontario: a randomized controlled trial

Agarwal G, Angeles R, Brar J, Pirrie M, Marzanek F, McLeod B, Thabane L

BMC Health Services Research202410 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11952-7

Neighborhood socioeconomic factors and characteristics correlated with avoidable emergency department visits: A spatial analysis of a Canadian academic hospital

Strum RP, McLeod B, Costa AP, Mondoux S

PLoS ONE20249 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311575

Ambulance Services Attendance for Mental Health and Overdose Before and During COVID-19 in Canada and the United Kingdom: Interrupted Time Series Study

Law G, Cooper R, Pirrie M, Ferron R, McLeod B, Spaight R, Siriwardena AN, Agarwal G, Consortium CECDAAGM

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance20241 citations

DOI: 10.2196/46029

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Brent McLeod

Evaluating patient characteristics and trends of avoidable emergency department visits: Informing community health services to reduce emergency department utilization

Short-Term Outcomes of Paramedic Treat and Discharge: A Cohort Study of Emergency Service Use in Ontario, Canada

Utilization and Metrics Associated with Paramedic Treat and Discharge Medical Directives for Paramedic Services and Emergency Departments: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Identifying the context-specific roles enacted by community paramedics in Canada

Post-Pandemic Growth in 9-1-1 Paramedic Calls and Emergency Department Transports Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Rates in the COVID-19 Era: Implications for Paramedic Resource Planning

Identifying and profiling prearrival characteristics of avoidable emergency department visits transported by paramedics: a cohort study using linked prehospital and hospital data

Assessing urgent care centres as alternatives to emergency departments for paramedic transported non-emergent patients: implications for length of stay

Effectiveness of the community paramedicine at home (CP@home) program for frequent users of emergency medical services in Ontario: a randomized controlled trial

Neighborhood socioeconomic factors and characteristics correlated with avoidable emergency department visits: A spatial analysis of a Canadian academic hospital

Ambulance Services Attendance for Mental Health and Overdose Before and During COVID-19 in Canada and the United Kingdom: Interrupted Time Series Study

Frequent collaborators

Gina (Ragini) Agarwal

Ricardo Angeles

Melissa Pirrie

Andrew Costa

Ryan Strum

Shawn Mondoux