Roland Halil, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest papers

Association between potentially inappropriate prescribing and adverse patient outcomes using codified STOPP-START and Beers criteria in large, routinely collected population health datasets: a retrospective cohort study.
Journal of clinical epidemiology · 2026
Prevalence and predictors of potentially inappropriate prescribing using codified STOPP-START and Beers criteria: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario's older population.
Journal of clinical epidemiology · 2025
Improving Vaccine Clinic Efficiency Through the CANImmunize Platform.
Online journal of public health informatics · 2024

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Assessing the medication information needs of Canadians: a stakeholder roundtable
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$9,373
Assessing Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP) and predicting patient outcomes in Ontario's elderly population using the modified STOPP criteria in large administrative health databases (the PIP-STOPP study)
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$192,451

All 2 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Association between potentially inappropriate prescribing and adverse patient outcomes using codified STOPP-START and Beers criteria in large, routinely collected population health datasets: a retrospective cohort study.

Bjerre LM, Smith G, Catley C, Halil R, Ramsay T, Cahir C, Ryan C, Farrell B, Thavorn K, Hawken S, Gillespie U, Manuel DG, Abdulaziz KE

Journal of clinical epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112246 PMID: 41865806

02

Prevalence and predictors of potentially inappropriate prescribing using codified STOPP-START and Beers criteria: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario's older population.

Bjerre LM, Catley C, Smith G, Halil R, Ramsay T, Cahir C, Ryan C, Farrell B, Thavorn K, Hawken S, Gillespie U, Manuel DG, Abdulaziz KE

Journal of clinical epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111932 PMID: 40825511

03

Improving Vaccine Clinic Efficiency Through the CANImmunize Platform.

Kuatsidzo A, Wilson K, Ruller S, Daly B, Halil R, Kobewka D

Online journal of public health informatics2024

DOI: 10.2196/53226 PMID: 39413088

04

Emergency department opioid discharge instructions: a multidisciplinary national Delphi study.

Murray NM, Yadav K, Daoust R, James D, Nath A, Halil R, Zayed M, Eagles D

CJEM2022

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-022-00352-7 PMID: 35969328

05

Assessing potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) and predicting patient outcomes in Ontario's older population: a population-based cohort study applying subsets of the STOPP/START and Beers' criteria in large health administrative databases.

Bjerre LM, Ramsay T, Cahir C, Ryan C, Halil R, Farrell B, Thavorn K, Catley C, Hawken S, Gillespie U, Manuel DG

BMJ open2015

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010146 PMID: 26608642

06

Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) in long-term care (LTC) patients: validation of the 2014 STOPP-START and 2012 Beers criteria in a LTC population--a protocol for a cross-sectional comparison of clinical and health administrative data.

Bjerre LM, Halil R, Catley C, Farrell B, Hogel M, Black CD, Williams M, Ryan C, Manuel DG

BMJ open2015

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009715 PMID: 26453592

Assessing the medication information needs of Canadians: a stakeholder roundtable

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Bjerre, Lise

Keywords: Health Advisory; Medication Information; Medication Safety

$9,373

Assessing Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP) and predicting patient outcomes in Ontario's elderly population using the modified STOPP criteria in large administrative health databases (the PIP-STOPP study)

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Bjerre, Lise

Keywords: Adverse Drug Events; Elderly Patients; Emergency Room Visits; Health Administrative Data; Health Care Resource Use; Hospitalizations; Inappropriate Prescribing; Medication Cost; Mortality; Screening Tool

$192,451

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

School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Family Medicine
Department of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
School of Nursing
Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine
Medicine
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.

Barbara Farrell

Department of Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Kednapa Thavorn

Faculty

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Steven Hawken

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Kednapa Thavorn

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Timothy Ramsay

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Krishan Yadav

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Debra Eagles

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Moaweya Zayed

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Raoul Daoust

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Kumanan Wilson

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Raoul Daoust

Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Daniel Kobewka

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Halil, 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 "Association between potentially inappropriate prescribing and adverse patient outcomes using codified STOPP-START and Beers criteria in large, routinely collected population health datasets: a retrospective cohort study." (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]