Jonathan Fitzsimon

Research

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Latest papers

Primary care unattachment: impact on mortality, hospitalizations and costs.
Health affairs scholar · 2026 · first author
Understanding the experience of clinicians and non-clinical staff in Integrated Virtual Care, a hybrid primary care program in rural Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study.
BMC health services research · 2025 · senior author
Assessing the impact of attachment to primary care and unattachment duration on healthcare utilization and cost in Ontario, Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study using health administrative data.
BMC primary care · 2025 · first author

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Analyse géocartographique de l'accès aux soins de santé pour les communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire (CLOSM) dans les régions rurales et éloignées de l'Ontario : l'impact de l'offre de médecins sur la concordance linguistique des soins et le fardeau de déplacement pour les patients.
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 1 grants and awards

10 publications.

01

Primary care unattachment: impact on mortality, hospitalizations and costs.

Fitzsimon J, St-Amant A, Green ME, Glazier RH, Gayowsky A, Premji K, Frymire E, Bjerre LM

Health affairs scholar2026First author

DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxag030 PMID: 41726104

02

Understanding the experience of clinicians and non-clinical staff in Integrated Virtual Care, a hybrid primary care program in rural Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study.

Cronin S, Patel K, St-Amant A, Fitzsimon J

BMC health services research2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13501-2 PMID: 41034894

03

Assessing the impact of attachment to primary care and unattachment duration on healthcare utilization and cost in Ontario, Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study using health administrative data.

Fitzsimon J, Cronin S, Gayowsky A, St-Amant A, M Bjerre L

BMC primary care2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-02771-8 PMID: 40098084

04

Assessing patient experiences with a Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre (VTAC): a mixed-methods study using an online survey and semi-structured interviews in Renfrew County, Ontario.

St-Amant A, Peixoto C, Bair-Patel D, Heideman M, Menkhorst K, Fitzsimon J

BMC primary care2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-02719-y PMID: 39891081

05

Impact of changes in primary care attachment: a scoping review.

Godfrey L, St-Amant A, Premji K, Fitzsimon J

Family medicine and community health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/fmch-2024-003115 PMID: 39875177

06

Evaluating Patient Experience with Integrated Virtual Care (IVC), a Hybrid Primary Care Model in Rural Ontario, Canada: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Buchanan S, Cronin S, St-Amant A, Fitzsimon J

Journal of primary care & community health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/21501319251345741 PMID: 40581963

07

Assessing new patient attachment to an integrated, virtual care programme in rural primary care.

Peixoto C, Fitzsimon J, Hawkins L, Hill J

Canadian journal of rural medicine : the official journal of the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada = Journal canadien de la medecine rurale : le journal officiel de la Societe de medecine rurale du Canada2024

DOI: 10.4103/cjrm.cjrm_14_23 PMID: 38372262

08

Investigating Patient Experience, Satisfaction, and Trust in an Integrated Virtual Care (IVC) Model: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Buchanan S, Peixoto C, Belanger C, Archibald D, Bjerre L, Fitzsimon J

Annals of family medicine2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1370/afm.2978 PMID: 36944507

09

Family physicians' experiences with an innovative, community-based, hybrid model of in- person and virtual care: a mixed-methods study.

Fitzsimon J, Patel K, Peixoto C, Belanger C

BMC health services research2023First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09599-x PMID: 37270531

10

COVID-19 Assessment and Testing in Rural Communities During the Pandemic: Cross-sectional Analysis.

Fitzsimon J, Gervais O, Lanos C

JMIR public health and surveillance2022First author

DOI: 10.2196/30063 PMID: 35022158

Analyse géocartographique de l'accès aux soins de santé pour les communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire (CLOSM) dans les régions rurales et éloignées de l'Ontario : l'impact de l'offre de médecins sur la concordance linguistique des soins et le fardeau de déplacement pour les patients.

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - PA: Health and Official Languages in Minority Communities

Principal investigators: Bjerre, Lise

Keywords: Accès Aux Soins; Concordance Linguistique; Coûts De Déplacements; Fardeau De Déplacement; Régions Rurales Et Éloignées; Soins Primaire; Soins Spécialisés

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Family Medicine

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Kamila Premji

Family Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Lise Bjerre

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Douglas Archibald

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Fitzsimon, 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 "Primary care unattachment: impact on mortality, hospitalizations and costs." (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.] 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]