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Neil Johnston

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Assistant Professor (Part-Time)MedicineMcMaster University

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

51 publications.

01

Social determinants of health and sepsis: a case-control study

Sheikh F, Douglas W, Diao YD, Correia RH, Gregoris R, Machon C, Johnston N, Fox-Robichaud AE

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia20247 citations
02

Associations between education policies and the geographic disposition of family physicians: a retrospective observational study of McMaster University education data

Grierson L, Mercuri M, Elma A, Mahmud M, Bakker D, Johnston N, Aggarwal M, Agarwal G

Advances in Health Sciences Education20244 citations
03

Examining the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on community virus prevalence and healthcare utilisation reveals that peaks in asthma, COPD and respiratory tract infection occur with the re-emergence of rhino/enterovirus

Ho T, Shahzad A, Jones A, Raghavan N, Loeb M, Johnston N

Thorax202319 citationsSenior authorOpen Access
04

Understanding the influence of medical education on physician geographic disposition: A qualitative study of family physician perspectives in Canada

Grierson L, Elma A, Aggarwal M, Bakker D, Johnston N, Agarwal G

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice20233 citationsOpen Access
05

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Community Respiratory Virus Prevalence and Healthcare Utilization Related to Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Respiratory Tract Infection

Ho T, Shahzad A, Jones A, Raghavan N, Loeb M, Johnston N

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine2023Senior author
06

Canadian Conference on Medical Education 2022 abstracts

Hickey H

Canadian Medical Education Journal20226 citations
07

Influence of age, sex and respiratory viruses on the rates of emergency department visits and hospitalisations with respiratory tract infections, asthma and COPD

Satia I, Adatia A, Cusack RP, Greene JM, O'Byrne PM, Killian KJ, Johnston N

ERJ Open Research202116 citationsSenior authorOpen Access
08

Prevalence and contribution of respiratory viruses in the community to rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations with respiratory tract infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma

Satia I, Cusack R, Greene JM, O’Byrne PM, Killian KJ, Johnston N

PLoS ONE202071 citationsSenior author
09

Emergency department visits and hospitalisations for asthma, COPD and respiratory tract infections: what is the role of respiratory viruses, and return to school in September, January and March?

Satia I, Adatia A, Yaqoob S, Greene JM, O'Byrne PM, Killian KJ, Johnston N

ERJ Open Research202016 citationsSenior authorOpen Access
10

Relation between socioeconomic variables and surgical, systemic and radiation treatment in a cohort of patients with breast cancer in an urban Canadian centre

Li J, Cornacchi SD, Farrokhyar F, Johnston N, Forbes S, Reid S, Hodgson N, Lovrics, Lucibello K, Lovrics P

Canadian Journal of Surgery20198 citationsOpen Access

Research institutes and memberships

  • Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health (FIRH)
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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Asthma and respiratory diseases Dear Professor Johnston, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Social determinants of health and sepsis: a case-control study" (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]
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