Owen Adams, University of Ottawa

Research

Capacity Building Health Human Resources Health Policy Knowledge Translation And Exchange

Latest papers

The current state of electronic health records across Canada: an environmental scan and interoperability maturity assessment.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2026
Electronic Access to and Exchange of Patient Information Among Physicians Practising in Canada.
Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2026
Diagnostic test accuracy of screening tools for post-traumatic stress disorder among refugees and asylum seekers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of migration and health · 2023

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Canadian Health Workforce Conference 2016: Optimizing the Canadian Health Workforce
CIHR · 2016 · Principal investigator
$10,000

All 1 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

The current state of electronic health records across Canada: an environmental scan and interoperability maturity assessment.

Kannappan S, Hastings S, Forster A, Dean S, Hollett G, Hagens S, Gheorghiu B, Affleck E, Snyman C, Adams O, Williamson T, Manns B

CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2026

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.251640 PMID: 42082412

02

Electronic Access to and Exchange of Patient Information Among Physicians Practising in Canada.

Beauséjour W, Gheorghiu B, Adams O, Bhyat R, Hagens S

Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante2026

DOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27799 PMID: 41866311

03

Diagnostic test accuracy of screening tools for post-traumatic stress disorder among refugees and asylum seekers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Magwood O, Bellai-Dussault K, Fox G, McCutcheon C, Adams O, Saad A, Kassam A

Journal of migration and health2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmh.2022.100144 PMID: 36568829

04

Public Spending on Health Services and Policy Research in Canada: A Reflection on Thakkar and Sullivan Comment on "Public Spending on Health Service and Policy Research in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States: A Modest Proposal".

Adams O

International journal of health policy and management2018First author

DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.113 PMID: 29764111

05

Assessing the prospects for physician supply and demand in Canada: Wishing it was rocket science.

Adams O, Chauhan TS, Buske L

Healthcare management forum2017First author

DOI: 10.1177/0840470417698486 PMID: 28929873

06

Patient-Centred Care in Canada: Key Components and the Path Forward.

Montague T, Gogovor A, Aylen J, Ashley L, Ahmed S, Martin L, Cochrane B, Adams O, Nemis-White J

Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.)2017

DOI: 10.12927/hcq.2017.25136 PMID: 28550701

07

Policy Capacity for Health Reform: Necessary but Insufficient: Comment on "Health Reform Requires Policy Capacity".

Adams O

International journal of health policy and management2015First author

DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.164 PMID: 26673650

08

Canadian physicians' responses to cross border health care.

Runnels V, Labonté R, Packer C, Chaudhry S, Adams O, Blackmer J

Globalization and health2014

DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-10-20 PMID: 24708810

09

Breaking gridlock in health policy?; Comment on "A new synthesis".

Adams O

International journal of health policy and management2014First author

DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.29 PMID: 24757693

Canadian Health Workforce Conference 2016: Optimizing the Canadian Health Workforce

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Bourgeault, Ivy L; Adams, Owen B; Ballinger, Geoff; Connell, Krista; Grimes, Kelly

Keywords: Capacity Building; Health Human Resources; Health Policy; Knowledge Translation And Exchange

$10,000

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

Community Health Sciences
Department of Medicine
Pediatrics
Medicine/Endocrinology/Metabolism
Family Medicine
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Infectious Diseases
Other

Co-authors at University of Ottawa, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Tyler Williamson

Infectious Diseases

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Braden Manns

Medicine/Endocrinology/Metabolism

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Alan Forster

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Sara Ahmed

School of Physical and Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Tyler Williamson

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Ewan Affleck

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Ewan Affleck

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Capacity Building Dear Professor Adams, 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 "The current state of electronic health records across Canada: an environmental scan and interoperability maturity assessment." (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]