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Lillian Lai

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Assistant ProfessorFamily MedicineUniversity of Ottawa

Lillian Lai

Assistant Professor

Family Medicine

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2016.

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Econsult Electronic Consultation Improving Access Patient Experience Patient-Centered Patient-Reported Outcomes Primary Care Quality Of Care

Latest papers

Children With Congenital Heart Disease Who Volunteer for Physical Activity Research Tend to Have Higher Activity Adequacy and Participation Aligned With Activity Recommendations.
Pediatric exercise science · 2026
Improving Specialty Care Access in Ontario Through Triaging Referrals to eConsult (TReC): A RE-AIM Evaluation.
Studies in health technology and informatics · 2026
Genotype-Phenotype Correlations, Treatment, and Prognosis of Children With Early-Onset (Neonatal) Marfan Syndrome.
Clinical genetics · 2025

All 13 publications

Latest funding

COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced Inflammatory Heart Disease Prevalence Registry and Cohort Study (COVID-VIHPR)
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$810,900
Putting patients first: A national patient-centered evaluation of electronic consultations to improve access to specialists
CIHR · 2016 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Building Access to Specialist Care for remote, rural populations through eConsultation (BASE).
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator
$350,000

All 4 grants and awards

13 publications.

Children With Congenital Heart Disease Who Volunteer for Physical Activity Research Tend to Have Higher Activity Adequacy and Participation Aligned With Activity Recommendations.

Pinto V, Lougheed J, Mackie AS, Norozi K, Lai L, Lee S, Graham J, Longmuir PE

Pediatric exercise science2026

DOI: 10.1123/pes.2024-0164 PMID: 41135603

Improving Specialty Care Access in Ontario Through Triaging Referrals to eConsult (TReC): A RE-AIM Evaluation.

O'Dwyer B, Keely E, Goldbloom EB, Lai L, El Bilali K, Mukerji G

Studies in health technology and informatics2026

DOI: 10.3233/shti260011 PMID: 41685469

Genotype-Phenotype Correlations, Treatment, and Prognosis of Children With Early-Onset (Neonatal) Marfan Syndrome.

van der Leest EC, van der Hulst AE, Pals G, Zhytnik L, Lai L, Jacquemart C, Mills L, Houben M, Jira P, Lunshof BL, Warnink-Kavelaars J, de Waard V, Menke LA

Clinical genetics2025

DOI: 10.1111/cge.14722 PMID: 40065510

Increased access to pediatric specialist healthcare using eConsult: A retrospective observational cohort and case-control study.

Lai L, Roubos S, Radhakrishnan D, Benchimol EI, Wang X, Matai L, Keely E, Liddy C, Murto K

Paediatrics & child health2025First author

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxae047 PMID: 40599661

Short- and long-term outcomes of cardiac adverse events following COVID-19 immunization managed in a Canadian pediatric center.

Pham-Huy A, Bowes J, Russell K, Amira A, Lai L

Vaccine2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.06.057 PMID: 39003104

Understanding the physical literacy development of 8- to 12-year-old children living with chronic medical conditions: A comprehensive, mixed methods inquiry.

Blais A, Katz SL, Klaassen RJ, Lougheed J, Reisman JJ, Pohl D, Lawrence S, Lai L, Lee S, Gardin L, Wong D, Sell E, Longmuir P

Child: care, health and development2024

DOI: 10.1111/cch.13316 PMID: 39107675

Fearless in Physical Activity: The Implications of Community-Based Physical Activity Interventions on Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.

Chubbs-Payne A, Yaraskavitch J, Lai L, Graham J, DesClouds P, Longmuir PE

Journal of cardiovascular development and disease2022

DOI: 10.3390/jcdd10010011 PMID: 36661906

"Like Any Other Camp": Experiences and lessons learned from an integrated day camp for children with heart disease.

Blais A, Longmuir PE, Messy R, Messy R, Lai L

Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPN2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jspn.12371 PMID: 35307923

Sensitivity, specificity, and reliability of the Get Active Questionnaire for identifying children with medically necessary special considerations for physical activity.

Longmuir PE, Jackson J, Ertel E, Bhatt M, Doja A, Duffy C, Gardin L, Jurencak R, Katz SL, Lai L, Lamontagne C, Lee S, Lougheed J, McCormick A, McMillan H, Pohl D, Roth J, Theoret-Douglas C, Watanabe Duffy K, Wong D, Zemek R

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme2019

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2018-0314 PMID: 30500268

The impact of electronic consultation on a Canadian tertiary care pediatric specialty referral system: A prospective single-center observational study.

Lai L, Liddy C, Keely E, Afkham A, Kurzawa J, Abdeen N, Audcent T, Bromwich M, Brophy J, Carsen S, Fournier A, Fraser-Roberts L, Gandy H, Hui C, Johnston D, Keely K, Kontio K, Lamontagne C, Major N, O'Connor M, Radhakrishnan D, Reisman J, Robb M, Samson L, Sell E, Splinter W, van Stralen J, Venkateswaran S, Murto K

PloS one2018First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190247 PMID: 29320539

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Lillian Lai

Research

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Latest funding

Children With Congenital Heart Disease Who Volunteer for Physical Activity Research Tend to Have Higher Activity Adequacy and Participation Aligned With Activity Recommendations.

Improving Specialty Care Access in Ontario Through Triaging Referrals to eConsult (TReC): A RE-AIM Evaluation.

Genotype-Phenotype Correlations, Treatment, and Prognosis of Children With Early-Onset (Neonatal) Marfan Syndrome.

Increased access to pediatric specialist healthcare using eConsult: A retrospective observational cohort and case-control study.

Short- and long-term outcomes of cardiac adverse events following COVID-19 immunization managed in a Canadian pediatric center.

Understanding the physical literacy development of 8- to 12-year-old children living with chronic medical conditions: A comprehensive, mixed methods inquiry.

Fearless in Physical Activity: The Implications of Community-Based Physical Activity Interventions on Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.

"Like Any Other Camp": Experiences and lessons learned from an integrated day camp for children with heart disease.

Sensitivity, specificity, and reliability of the Get Active Questionnaire for identifying children with medically necessary special considerations for physical activity.

The impact of electronic consultation on a Canadian tertiary care pediatric specialty referral system: A prospective single-center observational study.

COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced Inflammatory Heart Disease Prevalence Registry and Cohort Study (COVID-VIHPR)

Putting patients first: A national patient-centered evaluation of electronic consultations to improve access to specialists

Building Access to Specialist Care for remote, rural populations through eConsultation (BASE).

Building Access to Specialist Care through eConsultation ( BASE)

Frequent collaborators

Erin Keely

Clare Liddy

Dhenuka Radhakrishnan

Christine Lamontagne

Daniela Pohl

Poppy DesClouds

Charles Hui

Matthew Bromwich

William Splinter

Donna Johnston

Johannes Roth

Sasha Carsen

Geetha Mukerji

Roger Zemek

Jason Brophy

Patricia Longmuir