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Giorgia Sulis

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Assistant ProfessorSchool of Epidemiology and Public HealthUniversity of Ottawa

Giorgia Sulis

Assistant Professor

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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24 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 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

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Antibiotic Prescribing Practices Antibiotic Stewardship Global Health Primary Healthcare Private Healthcare Sector West Africa Antimicrobial Resistance Antimicrobial Use

Latest papers

Antibiotic dispensing practices and determinants among informal healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods scoping review.
BMJ global health · 2026 · senior author
Risk-of-bias assessment of vaccine effectiveness studies: a scoping review of systematic reviews.
Epidemiology and infection · 2026 · senior author
Biomarker tests of progression from tuberculosis infection to disease: a systematic review.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026 · senior author

All 24 publications

Latest funding

A feasibility study of a context-specific antibiotic stewardship intervention among physicians in Nigeria's private outpatient facilities
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$481,950
Bridging Farm Practices and Policy: Co-Producing AMR Research with Ontario's Agricultural Communities
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$125,000
Reproducibility of systematic reviews with meta-analysis: relevance to clinical practice guidelines
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$360,138

All 6 grants and awards

24 publications.

Antibiotic dispensing practices and determinants among informal healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods scoping review.

Thapa P, Tandan M, Bhandari B, Gandra S, Timalsina D, Thapaliya S, Bhusal A, Bohora S, Gore G, Oga-Omenka C, Asadullah M, Shukla P, Joshi C, Sheokand S, Dutta M, Rahimi SA, Pai M, Sulis G

BMJ global health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-023208 PMID: 42373214

Risk-of-bias assessment of vaccine effectiveness studies: a scoping review of systematic reviews.

Davoodi Z, Laurie C, Tingley K, Skidmore B, Shaver N, Sundaram ME, Fell DB, Brouwers M, Sulis G

Epidemiology and infection2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s0950268826101794 PMID: 42317109

Biomarker tests of progression from tuberculosis infection to disease: a systematic review.

Tingley K, Li A, MacLean EL, Skidmore B, Maredia N, Ravikumar R, Alvarez GG, Matteelli A, Sulis G

European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0151-2025 PMID: 41881453

Better, not just fewer: Rethinking antibiotic prescribing.

Sulis G, MacFadden DR

PLoS medicine2026First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004941 PMID: 41758778

The Risk of Bias in Vaccine Effectiveness (RoB-VE) project: introduction to a methodological initiative to improve risk-of-bias assessment and reporting in vaccine effectiveness research.

Laurie C, Alonso Coello P, Florez ID, Lê M, Moher D, Sadarangani M, Sundaram ME, Wells G, Wilkinson K, Dwan K, Halperin SA, Nicholls SG, Reeves BC, Sharma Waddington H, Shea B, Brouwers M, Sulis G

Journal of clinical epidemiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.112088 PMID: 41297718

Changes in pneumococcal vaccine coverage in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA): An analysis based on the 2018-2021 follow-up 2 survey.

Sulis G, Maredia N, Wolfson C, Basta NE

PloS one2026First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0338213 PMID: 41576043

Assessing knowledge, attitudes, willingness, and barriers to Pneumococcal vaccination among Canadian older adults: a cross-sectional survey.

Maredia N, Laurie C, Ramsay T, MacDonald SE, McMillan J, Basta NE, Fadel SA, Andrew MK, Wilson K, Chyderiotis S, Elliott S, Bouzanis K, Barratt J, Sulis G

BMC public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-26170-x PMID: 41507867

Barriers and facilitators to antibiotic stewardship in Nigeria's private healthcare sector: A qualitative interview study with national health and regulatory interest holders.

Mahdi A, Ngassa Detchaptche SP, Klinton JS, Eriobu N, Uche B, Maredia N, Oga-Omenka C, Sulis G

PLOS global public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005731 PMID: 41493989

The impact of gender inequities on antimicrobial resistance in low-income countries: a comprehensive review.

Ngassa Detchaptche SP, Jain S, Mahdi AA, Gandra S, Sulis G

Expert review of anti-infective therapy2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2026.2625376 PMID: 41611643

Vaccination experiences and decision-making in older adult Korean immigrants living in Canada: A qualitative descriptive study.

Kim JY, Park I, Cha E, Sulis G, Yang S, Papenburg J, Li P, Banerjee A

PLOS global public health2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005538 PMID: 41417845

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Antibiotic Prescribing Practices Dear Professor Sulis, 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 "Antibiotic dispensing practices and determinants among informal healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods scoping review." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "A feasibility study of a context-specific antibiotic stewardship intervention among physicians in Nigeria's private outpatient facilities" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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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Giorgia Sulis

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Antibiotic dispensing practices and determinants among informal healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods scoping review.

Risk-of-bias assessment of vaccine effectiveness studies: a scoping review of systematic reviews.

Biomarker tests of progression from tuberculosis infection to disease: a systematic review.

Better, not just fewer: Rethinking antibiotic prescribing.

The Risk of Bias in Vaccine Effectiveness (RoB-VE) project: introduction to a methodological initiative to improve risk-of-bias assessment and reporting in vaccine effectiveness research.

Changes in pneumococcal vaccine coverage in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA): An analysis based on the 2018-2021 follow-up 2 survey.

Assessing knowledge, attitudes, willingness, and barriers to Pneumococcal vaccination among Canadian older adults: a cross-sectional survey.

Barriers and facilitators to antibiotic stewardship in Nigeria's private healthcare sector: A qualitative interview study with national health and regulatory interest holders.

The impact of gender inequities on antimicrobial resistance in low-income countries: a comprehensive review.

Vaccination experiences and decision-making in older adult Korean immigrants living in Canada: A qualitative descriptive study.

A feasibility study of a context-specific antibiotic stewardship intervention among physicians in Nigeria's private outpatient facilities

Bridging Farm Practices and Policy: Co-Producing AMR Research with Ontario's Agricultural Communities

Reproducibility of systematic reviews with meta-analysis: relevance to clinical practice guidelines

Standardizing and optimizing the assessment of risk of bias in vaccine effectiveness studies to improve evidence synthesis and guideline development

AGREE II Extension: Quality Appraisal of Living Practice Guidelines

Canada Research Chairs - Tier 2

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