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William Gardner

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ProfessorSchool of Epidemiology and Public HealthUniversity of Ottawa

William Gardner

Professor

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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25 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2013.

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Access Portals Evidence-Based High-Volume Low-Intensity Implementation Science Knowledge Exchange And Transfer Mental Health Literacy Participant Driven Primary Care Capacity

Latest papers

Geographic variation and neighbourhood correlates of mental health-related hospitalizations and emergency department visits in children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study.
Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026 · senior author
Association between a publicly funded universal drug program and antipsychotic and antidepressant medication dispensing to children.
BMC pediatrics · 2025
Improving transitions in care for children and youth with mental health concerns: implementation and evaluation of an emergency department mental health clinical pathway.
BMC health services research · 2025

All 52 publications

Latest funding

Improving Transitions in Care for Children and Youth with Mental Health Concerns: Implementation and Evaluation of an Emergency Department Mental Health Clinical Pathway
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$345,000
Canadian Youth Network for Innovation in Mental Health
CIHR · 2013 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 2 grants and awards

52 publications.

Geographic variation and neighbourhood correlates of mental health-related hospitalizations and emergency department visits in children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study.

Antoniou T, Gozdyra P, Fridman D, Pajer K, Gomes T, Penner M, Tadrous M, Juurlink DN, Gardner W

Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2026.1575531 PMID: 42232876

Association between a publicly funded universal drug program and antipsychotic and antidepressant medication dispensing to children.

Kitchen SA, Gomes T, Tadrous M, Pajer K, Gardner W, Lunsky Y, Penner M, Juurlink D, Mamdani M, Antoniou T

BMC pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-024-05345-2 PMID: 39923012

Improving transitions in care for children and youth with mental health concerns: implementation and evaluation of an emergency department mental health clinical pathway.

Tucci A, Cloutier P, Polihronis C, Kennedy A, Zemek R, Gray C, Reid S, Pajer K, Gardner W, Barrowman N, Cappelli M, Jabbour M

BMC health services research2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-12524-z PMID: 40165260

Brief Report: A population-based study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on benzodiazepine use among children and young adults.

Antoniou T, Pajer K, Gardner W, Penner M, Lunsky Y, McCormack D, Tadrous M, Mamdani M, Gozdyra P, Juurlink DN, Gomes T

European child & adolescent psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00787-024-02531-6 PMID: 39110190

Telementoring to Strengthen Child and Youth Mental Health Care Capacity in Primary Care Providers: Session Duration and Learning Outcomes.

Pajer K, Gardner W, Ouellette C, Cheng M, Bissex S, MacKay R, MacLaurin T, Gandy H

Clinical pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1177/00099228241270035 PMID: 39183567

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on prescription stimulant use among children and youth: a population-based study.

Antoniou T, Pajer K, Gardner W, Penner M, Lunsky Y, McCormack D, Tadrous M, Mamdani M, Gozdyra P, Juurlink DN, Gomes T

European child & adolescent psychiatry2024

DOI: 10.1007/s00787-023-02346-x PMID: 38180538

Principles for Primary Care Screening in the Context of Population Health.

Kelleher KJ, Gardner W, Kemper AR, Chavez L, Pajer K, Rosic T

Academic pediatrics2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.02.015 PMID: 38458490

Mortality in adolescents and young adults following a first presentation to the emergency department for alcohol.

Harrison LD, Dumicho AY, Eddeen AB, Tanuseputro P, Kendall CE, Fiedorowicz JG, Rosic T, Fernando SM, McNaughton CD, Corace K, Kurdyak P, Beckerleg W, Webber C, Gardner W, Sood M, Myran DT

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine2024

DOI: 10.1111/acem.14843 PMID: 38097531

Physician Follow-Up of Pediatric and Young Adult Emergency Department Visits for Substance Use in Ontario, Canada.

Rosic T, Cloutier P, Myran D, Imsirovic H, Kurdyak P, Gardner W

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.06.019 PMID: 39140931

Geographic variation and sociodemographic correlates of prescription psychotropic drug use among children and youth in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study.

Antoniou T, McCormack D, Kitchen S, Pajer K, Gardner W, Lunsky Y, Penner M, Tadrous M, Mamdani M, Juurlink DN, Gomes T

BMC public health2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14677-6 PMID: 36631810

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William Gardner

Research

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Latest funding

Geographic variation and neighbourhood correlates of mental health-related hospitalizations and emergency department visits in children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study.

Association between a publicly funded universal drug program and antipsychotic and antidepressant medication dispensing to children.

Improving transitions in care for children and youth with mental health concerns: implementation and evaluation of an emergency department mental health clinical pathway.

Brief Report: A population-based study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on benzodiazepine use among children and young adults.

Telementoring to Strengthen Child and Youth Mental Health Care Capacity in Primary Care Providers: Session Duration and Learning Outcomes.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on prescription stimulant use among children and youth: a population-based study.

Principles for Primary Care Screening in the Context of Population Health.

Mortality in adolescents and young adults following a first presentation to the emergency department for alcohol.

Physician Follow-Up of Pediatric and Young Adult Emergency Department Visits for Substance Use in Ontario, Canada.

Geographic variation and sociodemographic correlates of prescription psychotropic drug use among children and youth in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study.

Improving Transitions in Care for Children and Youth with Mental Health Concerns: Implementation and Evaluation of an Emergency Department Mental Health Clinical Pathway

Canadian Youth Network for Innovation in Mental Health

Frequent collaborators

Kathleen Pajer

Melanie Penner

Mina Tadrous

Tara Gomes

Tony Antoniou

Yona Lunsky

Muhammad Mamdani

Yona Lunsky

William Gardner

Paul Kurdyak

Mario Cappelli

Roger Zemek

Tea Rosic

Kimberly Moran

Purnima Sundar

Alene Toulany

Sara Ahmed

Simone Vigod

Astrid Guttmann

Eyal Cohen

Ian Colman

Natasha Saunders

Franco Momoli

Manish Sood

Alexa Bagnell

Richard Sawatzky

Daniel Myran

Roger Zemek

Jason Gilliland

Richard Sawatzky

Martin Alda

Laura Duncan

Ayse Kuspinar

Norman Rosenblum

Mona Jabbour

Rudolf Uher

Kathy Georgiades

Brian Hutton

David Juurlink